Eightcap Global — Rules & Drawdown, Explained

The full, no-spin rule breakdown for Eightcap Global, straight from the same compliance engine our automated desk trades against. This is a cash broker account - a drawdown here is recoverable.

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Account typeCash / live broker account
PlatformsMT4, MT5, TRADINGVIEW
Profit target—
Informational - the desk trades its edge, not a target.
Daily loss limit3%
Max total drawdown15%
Drawdown typeStatic (fixed floor)
Consistency ruleNo consistency rule
News tradingAllowed
EA / algorithmic tradingYes
Autonomous execution needs this to be allowed - if it isn't, an algo desk can't touch the account.
Copy tradingAllowed
Max leverage1:500
US residents eligibleNo
Weekend holdingYes
Challenge cost—
Not tracked in our compliance engine - check the firm's own pricing.
Payout split—
Not tracked in our compliance engine - check the firm's own terms.

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Rules read from The Algo Vision compliance engine, firm terms last checked 2026-08-24. We enforce these exact rules on live accounts.

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