Eightcap
AvaTrade
Our Rating
9.00
8.33
Eightcap don't provide % of clients who lose money
71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
Eightcap
AvaTrade
ASIC (Australia)
FSCA (South Africa)
CIRO / IIROC (Canada)
DFSA (Dubai)
ADGM (Abu Dhabi)
CBI (Ireland)
FSC BVI (British Virgin Islands)
SCB (Bahamas)

Brokerage

Feature
Eightcap
AvaTrade
EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.06
-
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.73
-
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.27
-
EUR/USD Standard Spread
1.0
-
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
0.90
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.0
-
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.2
-
Commissions (USD Base)
$3.50
-
Minimum Deposit
$250 (Raw)
$500 (Standard)
$100
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
8+
7+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
Eightcap
AvaTrade
Currency Pairs
40+
55+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
250+
15+
Index CFDs
10+
33+
Share CFDs
400+
625+
Commodities CFD
4+
30+
Stockbroking
-
-
Retail Max Leverage (Australia)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max Leverage (Australia)
500:1
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
-
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Europe)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (Europe)
-
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (UAE)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (UAE)
-
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Canada)
-
Major Pairs 33:1
Minor Pairs 17:1
Retail Max. Leverage (South Africa)
-
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (South Africa)
-
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
500:1
400:1

*Cryptocurrency CFDs are not available to retail traders in the UK due to FCA regulations
*CFD trading is not available in the USA due to NFA and CFTC regulations, American traders spot trade in place of CFDs.

Trading Platforms + Tools

Feature
Eightcap
AvaTrade
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
cTrader
TradingView
Proprietary Platform
Automated Trading
Social + Copy Trading
Standard Stop Loss
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Demo Account

Overall

Eightcap
AvaTrade
Our Rating
9.00
8.33