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Head to head
Exness or Eightcap? Fees, regulation, platform and product range compared side by side — with a verdict drawn from the data.
Risk warning: CFDs and leveraged products are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Investments can fall in value. Past performance is not an indicator of future results.
Institutional-grade pricing and instant withdrawals, wrapped in an offshore licence that carries no compensation scheme.
A cost-competitive CFD broker with the best TradingView integration in the business — and a regulatory structure you need to read carefully.
Advertising disclosure: where a partnership is active, we may earn a commission through broker links. The provider’s terms apply. Commissions do not influence our ratings; paid placements are separately labelled as sponsored.
Four decision axes, each derived from the recorded data.
Overall both land on 3.8 out of 5. On commissions there is little between them — €5.00 against €5.00 for a reference EUR 5,000 order. Both score 74 out of 100 on the group index. Your account's protection depends on its legal entity. Both cover 6 of 14 asset classes. On platform and app Exness is ahead, 4.1 against 4.0 out of 5. Which one is right depends on which of these axes matters for your trading profile.
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Data as of: 30 Aug 2026
| Criterion | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Group index | 74 of 100 | 74 of 100 |
| Best for | High-frequency FX tradersCost-sensitive scalpingInstant withdrawalsGold and metalsEmerging-market payment rails | TradingView-native tradersFX and index CFD scalpersMetaTrader EA usersCost-sensitive active tradersTraders wanting a low entry deposit |
| Regulation | FCACySECFSCAFSACBCSFSC BVI | ASICFCACySECSCBFSAFSC |
| Top-tier licences | 1 | 2 — Better |
| Investor protection | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Listed group | No | No |
| Banking licence | No | No |
| Segregated client accounts | Yes | Yes |
| Negative balance protection | Yes | No |
| Audited financials | Yes | Yes |
| Disclosed regulatory actions | None | None |
| Founded | 2008 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Limassol, CY | Melbourne, AU |
| Fees | 4.3 — Better | 4.2 |
| Safety & regulation | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Trading platform | 3.9 | 4.2 — Better |
| Product range | 3.0 | 3.2 — Better |
| Mobile app | 4.2 — Better | 3.8 |
| Research | 3.2 | 3.4 — Better |
| Customer support | 4.3 — Better | 4.0 |
| Deposit & withdrawal | 4.8 — Better | 4.4 |
| Account opening | 4.6 — Better | 4.3 |
| Education | 3.0 | 3.5 — Better |
| Reference order EUR 5,000 | €5.00 | €5.00 |
| Minimum deposit | US$10 — Better | US$100 |
| Stocks (per order) | in the spread | in the spread |
| US stocks | in the spread | n/a |
| ETFs | Not offered | Not offered |
| Options | Not offered | Not offered |
| Futures | Not offered | Not offered |
| Crypto | in the spread | in the spread |
| Bonds (order) | n/a | n/a |
| Funds (order) | n/a | n/a |
| EUR/USD spread | 1.0 pips | 1.0 pips |
| Index CFD spread | n/a | n/a |
| FX conversion | n/a | n/a |
| Inactivity fee | None | None |
| Custody fee | n/a | n/a |
| Withdrawal fee | free | free |
| Deposit fee | free | free |
| Overnight financing | n/a | n/a |
| Other fees |
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| Asset classes (of 14) | 6 | 6 |
| Exchanges | n/a | n/a |
| Stocks | Yes | Yes |
| ETFs | No | No |
| Options | No | No |
| Futures | No | No |
| Forex | Yes | Yes |
| CFDs | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto | Yes | Yes |
| Bonds | No | No |
| Funds | No | No |
| Commodities | Yes | Yes |
| Indices | Yes | Yes |
| Warrants | No | No |
| Spread betting | No | No |
| Social trading | No | No |
| Platforms | Exness TerminalMetaTrader 5MetaTrader 4Exness TradeTradingView | MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5TradingViewTradeLockerMetaTrader mobile apps |
| Demo account | Yes | Yes |
| Fractional shares | No | No |
| Maximum leverage | 1:2000 · Pro 1:2000 | 1:500 · Pro 1:500 |
| Account opening | Under 10 minutes online; verification typically clears the same day | Fully online — form plus ID and proof-of-address upload; usually approved within one business day |
| Account types | StandardStandard CentProZeroRaw Spread | StandardRaw |
| Payment methods | Credit cardDebit cardBank transferCryptoSkrillNeteller | Bank transferCredit cardDebit cardPayPalSkrillNetellerCrypto |
| Account currencies | USDEURGBP | AUDCADEURGBPNZDSGDUSD |
| Deposit time | Instant for cards, e-wallets and crypto; up to 1 business day for bank transfer | Instant for cards, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller and crypto; 1–5 business days for wire transfer |
| Withdrawal time | Automated and typically instant, 24/7, back to the original method | 1 business day for Skrill and Neteller, instant for crypto, 1–5 business days for cards and wire |
| Free withdrawals | n/a | n/a |
| Languages | EnglishArabicChineseThaiVietnameseIndonesianHindiBanglaUrduSwahili+4 | EnglishGermanSpanishFrenchItalianPortugueseChineseThaiIndonesian |
| Channels | Live chatEmailPhone | Live chatEmailPhone |
| Availability | 24/7 | 24/5, market hours |
Editorial assessment based on the recorded data.
Exness
Institutional-grade pricing and instant withdrawals, wrapped in an offshore licence that carries no compensation scheme.
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Eightcap
A cost-competitive CFD broker with the best TradingView integration in the business — and a regulatory structure you need to read carefully.
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