Eightcap is an Australian forex and CFD broker founded in 2009 in Melbourne. The group operates internationally through entities in Australia, the United Kingdom, Cyprus and several offshore jurisdictions, offering more than 800 CFD instruments across forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs and cryptocurrencies.
Regulation
ASIC
FCA
CySEC
SCB★
FSA
FSC
Clients from Mexico are served by Eightcap Global Limited under licence SCB Bahamas SIA-F220. Mexico has no dedicated retail-CFD regulator: CNBV oversees banks and securities markets but does not cover retail CFDs, and CONDUSEF only handles complaints against entities licensed in Mexico. The Bahamas entity has no investor compensation scheme, so escalation for a Mexican client runs through the broker's internal procedure and then the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.
Platforms and instruments
MetaTrader 4
MetaTrader 5
TradingView
TradeLocker
The broker lists more than 800 CFD instruments across forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs and cryptocurrencies. Trading conditions vary by platform, so the available account type and leverage depend on the platform chosen.
Account types
- Standard: spreads from 1.0 pip, no commission, minimum deposit $100
- Raw: spreads from 0.0 pips, commission of $7 per lot round turn on a USD account ($3.50 per side), minimum deposit $200
The Raw account is available on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and TradeLocker; TradingView offers the Standard account only. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lots on both accounts, with a margin call at 80% and stop-out at 50%.
Maximum leverage on the Bahamas entity is 1:500. The selectable leverage ladder starts at 1:10 on MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, and at 1:30 on TradingView and TradeLocker.
Accounts can be opened in AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, NZD, SGD and USD; there is no Mexican peso (MXN) account. A swap-free option is not offered to clients in Mexico.
Payments for clients from Mexico
Deposit & withdrawalVisaMastercardPayPalBank transferSPEISkrillNetellerCrypto
Eightcap charges no internal fees on deposits or withdrawals. Card, e-wallet and crypto deposits are processed instantly, while bank transfers take 1-5 business days. On withdrawals, cards take 2-5 business days, e-wallets about 1 business day and crypto is processed instantly. Withdrawals follow a return-to-source policy and can only be sent to an account in the client's own name. Mexican clients can also fund in pesos via SPEI local bank transfer through the PayRetailers gateway, usually credited within 1-2 business days; accounts are held in USD or another base currency, so peso deposits are converted. The full set of methods and limits appears in the client area after opening a live account.
Localisation and support
The website and educational materials are available in Spanish. Support runs 24/5 in several languages including Spanish, through live chat and email at [email protected]; no dedicated Mexican phone line is published.
Public sources
TradingView: 4.4 out of 5 across 7,800 reviews. Trustpilot: 4.1 out of 5 across 3,733 reviews. No regulatory fines against Eightcap have been recorded. The FCA has issued a clone-firm warning about Eightcap VIP (eightcap.vip), an unauthorised website impersonating the regulated broker; the official site is eightcap.com.
