Pacific Union vs Eightcap

PU Prime vs Eightcap Comparison Table 2024
PU Prime	Eightcap
Review 4.2	Review 4.6

Pacific Union Prime is an FSCA and offshore-regulated multi-asset broker offering competitive fees and direct market access on forex, commodities, stocks, bonds and indices. The broker supports the popular MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms and a proprietary mobile app. Fees vary by account type with no commission and spreads from 1.9 pips on the Standard account and $7 commission per lot and spreads from 0.4 pips on the Prime account.
Customer Reviews
	3.5 Based on 2 Eightcap customer reviews
Bonus Offer
$50 No Deposit Bonus
Promotions
PU Prime: Claim A 50% Bonus Up To $10,000
Comment by Reviewer
"PU Prime will appeal to traders seeking high leverage and low fees in a direct-to-market trading environment."	"Eightcap delivers in every area for day traders with a growing selection of charting platforms and AI-powered tools. Now sporting 250+ crypto CFDs and the Crypto Crusher market scanner, it's also become a stand-out choice for crypto trading, winning our 'Best Crypto Broker' award two years in a row."
Pros
Industry-recognized MT4 and MT5 platforms and mobile apps Good range of assets with nearly 1000 instruments over six asset classes Competitive fees with the Prime account spreads starting at 0.4 with a $7 commission Safeguards clients with segregated funds and negative balance protection PU Social app with copy trading capabilities Demo account with virtual funds Swap-free Islamic account Multilingual customer service	Having excelled across all key areas for day traders, Eightcap outperformed more than 490 competitors to win our 'Best Overall Broker' award for 2024, also securing our 'Best Crypto Broker' title. With tight spreads from 0 pips, low commission fees, and high leverage up to 1:500 for certain clients, Eightcap provides cost-effective and flexible trading conditions that can accommodate an array of strategies, including day trading and scalping. After bolstering its roster in 2021, Eightcap offers one of the most extensive selections of cryptocurrency CFDs in the market, with crypto/fiat pairs, crypto/crypto pairs, plus crypto indices for broader exposure to the market. Eightcap stands out with a selection of powerful trading tools, including MT4 and MT5, the innovative algorithmic trading platform Capitalise.ai, and more recently the 50-million strong social trading network TradingView.
Cons
No tier 1 regulatory oversight Relatively high $40 minimum withdrawal and handling fee for withdrawals under $100 Standard account spreads are mediocre	In spite of an increasing variety of tools, Eightcap doesn't offer industry favorites like Autochartist or Trading Central, which offer cutting-edge charting analytics, live news, and market insights for short-term traders. Eightcap needs to continue bolstering its suite of instruments to match category leaders like Blackbull Markets with its 26,000+ assets, featuring a particularly weak selection of commodities. The demo account expires after 30 days and can only be extended upon request - a notable inconvenience compared to the likes of XM with its unlimited demo mode. Despite a useful library of educational guides and e-books, Eightcap still trails IG’s comprehensive toolkit for aspiring traders with its dedicated IG Academy app and 18 course categories.
Awards
	Best Overall Broker 2024 - DayTrading.com Best Cryptocurrency Broker 2024 - DayTrading.com Best Forex Broker 2023 - DayTrading.com Best Cryptocurrency Broker 2023 - DayTrading.com Best MT4/MT5 Broker 2022 - DayTrading.com Best Customer Service Broker 2021 - Global Brands Magazine Best Global Forex MT4 Broker 2020 - Global Forex Awards
Instruments
Forex, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, Indices	CFDs, Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$50	$100
Trading Platforms
MT4 MT5	MT4 MT5 TradingView
Payment Methods
AstroPay Bitwallet Credit Card Debit Card FasaPay Mastercard UnionPay Visa Wire Transfer	Bitcoin Payments BPAY Credit Card Debit Card Dragonpay FasaPay Neteller PayPal PIX Payment Skrill UnionPay Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FSA (Financial Services Authority of Seychelles), FSCA (Financial Sector Conduct Authority), SVGFSA (Financial Services Authority St Vincent & The Grenadines)	ASIC, FCA, xCySEC, SCB
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
STP Account
Yes	No
ECN Account
Yes	Yes
DMA Account
No	No
MAM Account
No	Yes
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
No	Yes
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	iOS & Android
App Review
	Eightcap supports the MT4, MT5 and TradingView apps, catering to mobile traders looking for advanced charting tools. While we don’t love the increasingly outdated design of the MetaTrader suite, its dozens of technical indicators and drawing tools, multiple charting styles, and straightforward overlays in horizontal mode are excellent. The push notifications and active social network on the TradingView app are also valuable additions for aspiring traders and Eightcap has published helpful videos on connecting TradingView accounts to iOS and Android devices.
Android App Rating
	4.4
iOS App Rating
	4.8
Copy Trading
Yes	No
Copy Trading Platform
PU Social enables clients to mirror the positions and strategies of expert traders. The app is available on iOS and Android devices and features a social investing network with thousands of traders.
Social Trading
Yes	Yes
Trade Signals
None	Yes
VPS Hosting
No	Yes
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
	$0
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD JPY HKD SGD	USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD SGD
Stock Exchanges
Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng Hong Kong Stock Exchange Japan Exchange Group London Stock Exchange Nasdaq New York Stock Exchange Russell 2000 S&P 500 SIX Swiss Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Commodities
Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gold Natural Gas Oil Orange Juice Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat	Gold Nickel Oil Palladium Platinum Silver Zinc
CFD Trading
PU Prime offers CFD trading on hundreds of shares, as well as indices, commodities, bonds and cryptocurrencies. The leverage available varies by asset, and spreads also vary greatly between instruments and account types with the tightest near zero and the widest in the hundreds of pips. Stock, index, commodity and bond CFDs are traded on the leading MT4 platform.	Eightcap offers a wide range of trading options with 800+ CFDs across stocks, indices, bonds, commodities, and cryptocurrencies (depending on location), with leverage up to 1:30/1:500. It excels in its tools, notably the AI-enabled economic calendar covering 25+ countries with impact filters (high, medium, low). However, its commodities offering, particularly in softs like cotton and wheat, as well as the limited precious metal and energy assets, is its weakest area.
Leverage
1:500
FTSE Spread
Not Available	1.2
GBPUSD Spread
From 0.5 pips	0.1
Oil Spread
From 1.6 pips	0.03
Stocks Spread
Variable	0.03 (Apple Inc)
Forex Trading
PU Prime clients can trade 40+ forex pairs via the MT4 and MT5 platforms with dynamic leverage up to 1:500. Spreads start from near zero on Prime accounts, which also charge a $7 commission per lot, and a zero-commission Standard account with wider spreads is also available.	Eightcap offers 50+ currency pairs in line with the industry average but trailing category leaders like CMC Markets with its 300+ currency pairs. However, Eightcap stands out with institutional-level spreads from 0.0 pips on major pairs like the EUR/USD, alongside low $3.50/side commissions. The broker also offers rich forex data to inform trading decisions, including key fundamentals, bullish/bearish indicators and a calendar that tracks key events in the foreign exchange market.
GBPUSD Spread
From 0.5 pips	0.1
EURUSD Spread
From 0.2 pips	0.0
EURGBP Spread
From 0.4 pips	0.1
Assets
800+	50+
Currency Indices
	USD
Cryptocurrency
Pacific Union offers leveraged cryptocurrency trading against the US Dollar. Spreads are tight and updated in real-time. Traders can analyze crypto markets using powerful trading software.	Eightcap’s crypto offering is best-in-class with 250+ crypto derivatives, surpassing that of almost every alternative. Testing also reveals Bitcoin spreads of 12 pips, coming in lower than most competitors, while it offers real-time trading ideas through the Crypto Crusher market scanner. Add in convenient deposits and withdrawals in digital currencies, and Eightcap offers the complete package for serious crypto traders.
Spread
From 0.7 pips	$12 (BTC)
Coins
BTC BCH ETH LTC EOS XLM	BTC ETH LTC BCH XRP XMR DSH EOS XLM ADA TRX DOGE BNB DOT MATIC VET AXS NEO SOL UNI AAVE KSM THETA CAKE SUSHI ATOM XTZ SNX COMP FLOW EGLD PUNDIX RAY ZIL QTUM BAND OMG FIDA BADGER NEAR ONT KNC SHIB MTL CLV BAT XEM STMX CHR WAVES FTM AUDIO TOMO MRK GRT ENJ CRV RUNE DAWN DODO HOT ZEC 1INCH HBAR AVAX PROM ALPHA LINA CEL SXP SAND CREAM ICP FIL PAXG DENT REN REEF LRC PERP STORJ IOTA ALCX ALGO LINK MANA
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

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