BlackBull Markets vs Eightcap Comparison
We’ve made it easy to compare the best forex brokers, side-by-side. Our editorial team has collected thousands of data points, written hundreds of thousands of words of research, and tested over 60 brokers to help you find the best forex brokers in the industry. Our research is unbiased and independent; learn more about how we test. That same research and data powers our broker comparisons. Let's compare BlackBull Markets vs Eightcap.
Can I trust BlackBull Markets?
BlackBull Markets is not publicly traded, does not operate a bank, and is authorised by one Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), zero Tier-2 regulator (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and one Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). BlackBull Markets is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Financial Markets Authority (FMA).
Can I trust Eightcap?
Eightcap is not publicly traded and does not operate a bank. Eightcap is authorised by three Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), zero Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and two Tier-4 regulators (High Risk). Eightcap is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), and regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system.
Is BlackBull Markets good?
BlackBull Markets is a plain-vanilla MetaTrader broker with a growing range of products and support for a handful of third-party social copy trading platforms.
Is Eightcap good?
Eightcap enhances its status as a MetaTrader-only broker with support for a suite of third-party plug-ins and access to Capitalise.ai’s algorithmic trading platform.
What is the minimum deposit requirement for opening an account with BlackBull Markets?
To open a trading account with BlackBull Markets, you'll need to make an initial minimum deposit of $0.
What is the minimum deposit requirement for opening an account with Eightcap?
Eightcap requires a minimum deposit of $100 before you can open an account and start trading.
What funding options does each broker offer?
It's important to make sure that your forex broker accepts the funding options and deposit methods that work best for you. BlackBull Markets offers Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit), Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) and Neteller (Deposit/Withdraw) for banking, whereas Eightcap provides Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit), Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw), Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) and Neteller (Deposit/Withdraw).
Does BlackBull Markets or Eightcap offer lower pricing?
Comparing the trading costs of forex and CFDs is not easy. Not every broker publishes average spread data, and pricing structures vary. Based on our thorough, data-driven testing of each broker's commissions and fees, we found that BlackBull Markets offers better pricing overall for traders.
Methodology: When testing each broker's commissions, fees, and pricing, we analyze multiple trade scenarios and award points based on the expansiveness (or inexpensiveness) of the broker's spreads. We then run multiple scenarios for different investor types, incorporating any miscellaneous fees, to determine an "all-in" cost per trade. Learn more about how we test.
Is BlackBull Markets or Eightcap safer for forex and CFDs trading?
At ForexBrokers.com, we track over 110 international regulatory agencies and sort them by tiers (Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, Tier-4, and Tier-5) to help you choose well-regulated, highly trusted forex brokers. Learn more about our proprietary Trust Score rating system. Based on our research on the regulatory status of over 60 brokers, we've found that Eightcap holds 3 global Tier-1 licenses, while BlackBull Markets holds 1. Both BlackBull Markets and Eightcap hold 0 global Tier-2 licenses.
After evaluating each broker based on their number of held licenses, years in business, and a range of other data-driven variables, we've determined that Eightcap (85) earned a higher Trust Score than BlackBull Markets (78).
Which trading platform is better: BlackBull Markets or Eightcap?
To compare the trading platforms of both BlackBull Markets and Eightcap, we tested each broker's trading tools, research capabilities, and mobile apps. For trading tools, BlackBull Markets offers a better experience. With research, BlackBull Markets offers superior market research. Finally, we found BlackBull Markets to provide better mobile trading apps.
Here’s what trading platforms are available at BlackBull Markets:
- Proprietary Platform - No
- Web Platform - Yes
- cTrader - Yes
- DupliTrade - No
- MT4 - Yes
- MT5 - Yes
- ZuluTrade - Yes
- TradingView - Yes
Here’s what trading platforms are available at Eightcap:
- Proprietary Platform - No
- Web Platform - Yes
- cTrader - No
- DupliTrade - No
- MT4 - Yes
- MT5 - Yes
- ZuluTrade - No
- TradingView - Yes
What about MetaTrader? How about copy trading?
The MetaTrader trading platform suite is wildly popular among forex and CFD traders across the globe. Both BlackBull Markets and Eightcap offer MetaTrader 4 (MT4). Forex traders also appreciate the ability to engage in social copy trading. BlackBull Markets and Eightcap both offer copy trading.
What can I trade with each broker?
BlackBull Markets provides traders 72 currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD) compared to Eightcap's 56 available pairs. If you are interested in trading CFDs, BlackBull Markets offers traders access to 26000 CFDs, while Eightcap offers access to 736 CFDs; so BlackBull Markets offers 25264 more CFDs than Eightcap.
We found in our testing that BlackBull Markets offers a more diverse selection of investment options than Eightcap, allowing you to trade Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs), U.S. Stocks (CFD), Int'l Stock Trading (Non CFD), Cryptocurrency (Derivative) and Social Trading / Copy Trading. Neither have Cryptocurrency (Physical) and Spread Betting.
Overall winner: BlackBull Markets
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