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Eightcap

Australia · Eightcap Pty Ltd

Costs
Raw USD accounts: USD3.50/lot/side. Standard: from 1 pip; shares incur commission.
Platforms
MT4, MT5 and TradingView.
Client protection
PDS provides negative balance protection, with a cross-account netting clause.
Sources and applicability

Public documents for the named entity/account. Confirm residence acceptance when applying.

Client protection

Confirm the PDS version used for the application.

PDS — section 6.3 ↗ · 2026-09-29

Terms for the named entities. Minimum spreads are not total costs or a cheapest-first ranking.

Eightcap

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Brand overview and official site

Eightcap operates through 7 legal entities recorded in the current FXVeritas research file across Australia, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Bahamas, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Official website snapshot
An official website snapshot is not on file for this broker.

Official website snapshot

Client protection

Shown per legal entity. Group-wide claims are not used.

EIGHTCAP GROUP LTD

Segregated client money
Not recorded
Negative balance protection
Not recorded
Investor compensation
Not recorded
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

Eightcap EU Ltd

Segregated client money
Not recorded
Negative balance protection
Not recorded
Investor compensation
Not recorded
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

Eightcap Pty Ltd

Segregated client money
Not recorded
Negative balance protection
Not recorded
Investor compensation
None stated on opened AU legal HTML.
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

Eightcap Global Limited

Segregated client money
Not recorded
Negative balance protection
Not recorded
Investor compensation
None stated in the opened excerpt.
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

Eightcap International Ltd

Segregated client money
Not recorded
Negative balance protection
Not recorded
Investor compensation
Not recorded
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

Eightcap International Trading

Segregated client money
Not recorded
Negative balance protection
Not recorded
Investor compensation
Not recorded
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

CLMarkets Limited

Segregated client money
Not recorded
Negative balance protection
Not recorded
Investor compensation
Not recorded
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Not recorded
Insolvency treatment
Not recorded

Research changes

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    Eightcap · Eightcap Pty Ltd · costs source check

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    Eightcap · Eightcap Pty Ltd · platforms source check

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    Eightcap · Eightcap Pty Ltd · protection source check

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