Eightcap vs Rakuten Securities Australia

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. That said, Eightcap currently holds a stronger overall rating (4.1) than Rakuten Securities Australia (2). Eightcap has a higher minimum deposit than Rakuten Securities Australia, at 100.0. Both platforms offer their clients bonuses, demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping. Traders should note that Eightcap offers a minimum lot size of 0.1 and a maximum lot size of 10.0, while Rakuten Securities Australia offers 0.01 and 100.0. Eightcap offers a greater leverage limit of 1:500, whereas Rakuten Securities Australia allows a maximum of only 1:400.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.1/5 (46 reviews)
4.4/5
4/5
4.1/5
4.1/5
2/5 (1 reviews)
2.1/5
2.1/5
2.1/5
1.8/5
Minimum deposit ($) 100.0 50.0
Commission 3.5 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 0.1 0.01
Maximum lot size 10.0 100.0
Spread Variable Fixed
Broker type STP, ECN, NDD ECN, Market Maker
Maximal leverage (1:?) 500 400
Availability STP, ECN, NDD ECN, Market Maker
Regulation FCA (UK), CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), SCB (The Bahamas) ASIC (Australia)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), TradingView MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Paypal, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, BPay, Bitcoin, POLi Wire Transfer, Neteller, Skrill, BPay, Internal transfer, Local Deposits
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, NZD, CAD, SGD, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, AUD
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Bulgarian English, Japanese, Mandarin, Chinese, Korean, Romanian
Country Australia Australia
Trading platform(s) timezone Australia, The Bahamas, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Vanuatu, United Kingdom, Vietnam Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia
Other trading instruments Stocks, Indices, Commodities, Shares, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals Commodities, CFDs
spreads
EUR/USD - -
GBP/USD - -
USD/JPY - -
USD/CAD - -
XAU/USD - -

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