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  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "kind": "demoOffering",
  "id": "eightcap-mt4-bs",
  "urls": {
    "html": "/demo-accounts/eightcap-mt4-bs.html",
    "json": "/demo-accounts/eightcap-mt4-bs.json",
    "markdown": "/demo-accounts/eightcap-mt4-bs.md"
  },
  "policy": "Documentation research, not account or execution testing. Research regions do not establish residence eligibility. Requires Verification is an evidence gap, not proof of unavailability. Source conflicts and product/entity qualifications must remain attached to claims. Demo results do not establish live trading performance.",
  "record": {
    "checked": "2026-10-12",
    "tested": false,
    "funds": null,
    "currency": null,
    "fundsLabel": "Not recorded",
    "fundsNote": "Not stated in current FAQ; amount/currency/reset require checking.",
    "expiryType": "fixed",
    "expiry": "30 days",
    "expiryNote": "MT4: 30 days. MT5: 35 days of inactivity. TradingView: platform-specific expiry not stated. FAQ also contains generic 30-day wording.",
    "evidence": "documented",
    "signup": "Demo available before applying for live account. Create replacement via Client Portal > Trading Accounts > Demo. Exact initial demo fields and deposit requirements not established.",
    "note": "Confirm residency routing, current virtual balance/reset, TradingView expiry and whether generic 30-day wording affects it.",
    "id": "eightcap-mt4-bs",
    "broker": "Eightcap",
    "entity": "Eightcap Global Limited",
    "regions": [
      "BS"
    ],
    "region": "BS",
    "regionLabel": "The Bahamas",
    "researchScope": "The Bahamas",
    "platform": "mt4",
    "platformLabel": "MetaTrader 4",
    "terms": "Simulation; not proof of live fills. Paid Eightcap Challenges excluded from this demo comparison.",
    "eligibility": "Markets depend on account type and region. Country-to-Bahamas entity routing not established; global FAQ names multiple entities.",
    "evidenceNote": "Official broker documentation; see scope and remaining checks. Signup and trading not tested.",
    "sources": [
      "eightcap-2"
    ],
    "visit": "eightcap-2",
    "regulation": {
      "status": "Verified",
      "entity": "Eightcap Global Limited",
      "regulator": "Securities Commission of The Bahamas",
      "finding": "Exact entity independently listed as SIA registrant as at 2026-09-30; number not independently verified.",
      "scope": "Markets depend on account type and region. Country-to-Bahamas entity routing not established; global FAQ names multiple entities.",
      "sources": [
        "eightcap-reg-1",
        "eightcap-reg-2"
      ]
    },
    "signupLink": {
      "kind": "portal",
      "note": "Demo registration portal; select your platform.",
      "status": "Official entry route",
      "url": "https://portal.eightcap.com/en-US/auth/open-demo",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eightcap.com/en/traders/",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "tested": false
    },
    "execution": {
      "scope": "Eightcap Global Limited, Bahamas; entity-level client agreement; MT4, MT5 and TradingView records.",
      "tested": false,
      "role": {
        "value": "Principal",
        "status": "Documented",
        "note": "Client agreement §9.2 says Eightcap acts as principal and market maker.",
        "sources": [
          "ex-a-eight-terms"
        ],
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "arrangement": {
        "value": "Market making; market execution",
        "status": "Broker-reported",
        "note": "Agreement §§9.2 and 9.5 describe market making and market execution. Raw-spread branding does not establish agency.",
        "sources": [
          "ex-a-eight-terms"
        ],
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "demo": {
        "value": "Requires Verification",
        "status": "Requires Verification",
        "note": "The FAQ confirms demo-related features but did not establish sufficiently detailed demo-versus-live execution differences for each recorded platform.",
        "sources": [
          "ex-a-eight-faq"
        ],
        "checked": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "review": {
        "checked": "2026-10-13",
        "outcome": "Reviewed; supported findings in role, arrangement. Remaining uncertainty is recorded per field and scope.",
        "remainingChecks": [
          "Obtain Bahamas-specific MT4, MT5 and TradingView demo execution specifications for slippage, rejections, liquidity, financing and margin."
        ]
      }
    },
    "markets": {
      "scope": "Eightcap Global Limited · The Bahamas · MetaTrader 4. Market coverage not yet reviewed.",
      "tested": false,
      "forexCfd": {
        "status": "Requires Verification",
        "note": "Forex CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.",
        "sources": [],
        "checked": null
      },
      "cryptoCfd": {
        "status": "Requires Verification",
        "note": "Cryptocurrency CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.",
        "sources": [],
        "checked": null
      }
    },
    "api": {
      "status": "Requires Verification",
      "type": null,
      "route": "Not established for this offering",
      "note": "API access has not yet been established for this legal entity and demo platform. This does not mean it is unavailable.",
      "requirements": "Confirm the account, platform and regional requirements with the broker.",
      "sources": [],
      "docs": [],
      "checked": null,
      "tested": false
    }
  },
  "sources": {
    "eightcap-2": {
      "id": "CB-EIGHT-FAQ",
      "title": "Eightcap FAQ",
      "url": "https://www.eightcap.com/en/faqs/",
      "owner": "Broker",
      "evidence": "Confirms MT4/MT5/TradingView demos; platform-specific expiry; pre-live access; Bahamas entity/number and multiple group entities.",
      "access_note": "Opened official source 2026-10-12."
    },
    "eightcap-reg-1": {
      "id": "CB-SCB",
      "title": "SCB SIA registrants — 30 September 2026",
      "url": "https://scb.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/SIA-Firms-as-at-30-September-2026-1.pdf",
      "owner": "Regulator",
      "evidence": "ActivTrades Corp (p1) and Eightcap Global Limited (p5): dealing as agent/principal and arranging deals, including CFD trading. No licence-number column.",
      "access_note": "Followed live SCB registrant search link; PDF text and screenshot requests checked."
    },
    "eightcap-reg-2": {
      "id": "CB-EIGHT-FAQ",
      "title": "Eightcap FAQ",
      "url": "https://www.eightcap.com/en/faqs/",
      "owner": "Broker",
      "evidence": "Confirms MT4/MT5/TradingView demos; platform-specific expiry; pre-live access; Bahamas entity/number and multiple group entities.",
      "access_note": "Opened official source 2026-10-12."
    },
    "ex-a-eight-faq": {
      "title": "Eightcap FAQs",
      "url": "https://www.eightcap.com/en/faqs/",
      "owner": "Broker",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "locator": "Demo availability and TradingView demo questions; separate live slippage explanation.",
      "access": "Official page/PDF text read through web retrieval on 2026-10-13."
    },
    "ex-a-eight-terms": {
      "title": "Eightcap Global Limited client agreement",
      "url": "https://shared.assets.eightcap.com/files/agreements/eightcap-global-client-agreement.pdf",
      "owner": "Broker",
      "checked": "2026-10-13",
      "locator": "Section 9.2, principal and market maker; section 9.5 market execution.",
      "access": "Official page/PDF text read through web retrieval on 2026-10-13."
    }
  }
}