FBS versus Eightcap

Eightcap provides traders with a competitive choice of trading solutions. Manual traders benefit from Capitalise AI, enabling automation of strategies in a code-free environment, and the MT4 plugin Amazing Trader, a charting algorithm. The core MT4/MT5 platforms fully support algorithmic trading and have integrated copy trading services.

FBS shines with its trading community of 23+ million traders from 150+ countries and 410,000+ partners. It makes it a competitive choice for copy traders, for which FBS developed its proprietary service and mobile app. The out-of-the-box MT4/MT5 platforms are also available, and FBS maintains lucrative bonuses and promotions.

We have conducted an in-depth review of Eightcap and FBS to determine which presents the better overall choice and which traders will benefit the most at either broker.

• Features and Platforms
• Available Markets
• Typical Spreads and Fees
• Security and Trust
• FBS versus Eightcap - Verdict

Features and Platforms

Features & Platforms	Eightcap (visit site)	FBS (visit site)
Headquarter:	Australia	Belize
Established :	2009	2009
Retail Loss Rate:	Undisclosed	75.20%
Regulation:
Minimum Deposit:	$100	$1
Demo Account:
Managed Account:
Islamic Account:
Inactivity Fee
Deposit Fee:	Third-Party	Yes+Third-Party
Withdrawal Fee	Third-Party	Yes+Third-Party
Funding Methods:	13	6
MT4:
MT5:
cTrader:
Proprietary Platform:
Automated Trading:
Social / Copy Trading:
MT4/MT5 Add-ons:
Guaranteed Stop Loss:
Negative Balance Protection:
Bonuses and Promotions:
Unique Feature One:	Cutting-edge trading tools	Large trading community
Unique Feature Two:	Competitive cost structure	Cent accounts for beginners
Broker Offers:	See what Eightcap offers	See what FBS offers

Noteworthy:

Quality education and research exist at both Eightcap and FBS. The latter requires a minimum deposit of $1,000 for competitive trading conditions, while the latter provides MAM accounts for account managers.

Available Markets

Forex traders get a below-average choice of currency pairs at Eightcap with 40+ and FBS with 37, but the overall asset selection at Eightcap, where traders get 800+ trading instruments, trumps FBS. It includes 122 cryptocurrency CFDs, making Eightcap a leader in this category, while FBS offers beginners an introduction to multi-asset trading.

Typical Spreads and Fees

FBS maintains an edge with its commission-based Forex cost structure. The minimum fee of -0.1 pips negative spread comes with a $6.00 commission for final costs of $5.00. Traders at Eightcap pay a minimum of $7.00, consisting of a $7.00 commission and raw spreads of 0.0 pips.