Eightcap Review 2026

The TradingView integration is genuinely useful for the millions of traders who already use TradingView for charting. You can place orders directly from your TradingView charts without switching platforms. For traders who have spent years building custom layouts and indicators in TradingView, this is transformative. We tested this extensively and found execution to be seamless, with orders filling at expected prices without requotes.

Eightcap's 250+ cryptocurrency CFDs genuinely stands out — most regulated brokers offer 20-50 crypto pairs at most. Their selection includes major coins, DeFi tokens, meme coins, and emerging altcoins. However, these are CFDs, not actual cryptocurrency purchases — you don't own the underlying asset and leverage is limited to 1:5 for retail clients.

Eightcap is not trying to be everything to everyone. They don't have the educational resources of AvaTrade or the research depth of Saxo Bank. But if you want clean execution, TradingView integration, and a massive crypto selection with Tier-1 regulation, Eightcap delivers exactly that proposition.

On the Raw account, EUR/USD typically trades at 0.0-0.2 pips during London/NY sessions. Add the $7 round-turn commission, and your effective cost is around 0.7-0.9 pips equivalent. For comparison: IC Markets charges $7 with similar spreads, Pepperstone charges $7, but XM's Zero account charges $3.50 total. The difference matters mainly for very high-volume scalpers trading 100+ lots daily.

The Standard account's 1.0+ pip spreads with no commission is simpler to calculate and may actually cost less for small position sizes. If you're trading micro-lots (0.01), the $0.07 commission per trade on Raw accounts adds up proportionally more. For swing traders holding positions for days, the spread difference is negligible compared to overnight swap costs.

The lack of inactivity fees is genuinely valuable. Many traders maintain multiple broker accounts for different purposes — having an Eightcap account specifically for TradingView trading or crypto CFDs costs nothing to maintain even if you don't use it for months. Compare this to eToro ($10/month) or Saxo ($100/quarter).

Your TradingView subscription (free or paid) works with Eightcap's price feed. You can place market orders, limit orders, stop losses, and take profits directly from charts. The execution matches MT4/MT5 speed. However, some advanced order types (like trailing stops) aren't available through TradingView — you'd need to use MT4/MT5 for those.

For forex-only traders using EAs: MT4 has the larger ecosystem of pre-built strategies and the MQL4 coding community is more established. For multi-asset traders or those wanting more timeframes: MT5's 21 timeframes vs MT4's 9 provide better analysis options. Most Eightcap traders use MT4 by habit, but MT5 is technically superior.

Capitalise.ai lets you describe strategies in plain English: "When EUR/USD crosses above the 50-day moving average, buy 0.1 lots with a 20 pip stop loss." We tested it and found it genuinely works for simple strategies. However, complex multi-condition strategies are better served by MT4/MT5 EAs.

The TradingView integration alone is worth considering Eightcap if you're already invested in that ecosystem. Having tested multiple brokers' TradingView "integrations," Eightcap's implementation is among the best. You're not using a watered-down version — it's full TradingView with order execution.

For crypto-focused traders who want regulated access, Eightcap's 250+ CFDs is unmatched among Tier-1 regulated brokers. You won't find Solana, Polkadot, and meme coin CFDs at most traditional forex brokers. The tradeoff: you don't own the underlying crypto and leverage is limited.

Where Eightcap falls short: research and education. Experienced traders won't miss these, but beginners might struggle. The 800 instrument count is adequate but pales next to multi-asset platforms. Support quality is inconsistent — not bad, but not premium either. The 4.1/5 rating reflects specific strengths in fees (4.4), platforms (4.3), and safety (4.2), balanced against genuine gaps in research (3.7) and education (3.5).