E8 Markets
Disclosure score 63/100 — Partially documented. This measures how much E8 Markets publishes about its own rules on the pages we have verified. It is not a judgement of whether the firm is good, and a low score can simply mean we have not read enough of its site yet.
E8 Markets is partially documented at 63/100: 3 of 9 criteria published in full, 5 in part, and 1 not found on the pages we read. If you are choosing on regulator or licence or payout terms, read the firm's own pages before you pay.
Published in full
- Consistency rule formula published12/12
- Soft-breach rules disclosed10/10
- Restricted countries named8/8
Published in part
- Payout terms fully specified6/15
- Maximum loss limit fully specified7/15
- Rule changes dated and traceable2/7
- Legal entity identified6/10
- Daily loss limit fully specified12/15
Not found on the pages we read
- Regulator or licence disclosed0/8
Not found is not "does not exist" — it is where our reading stopped.
Why you can trust this page
Every figure comes from E8 Markets's own terms, rules or help pages (Tier B) or a legal document or register (Tier A); nothing from aggregators or review sites is used to state a fact. The score is nine published criteria with nine published weights — recompute it from the table below. Outbound links may earn a referral fee; they cannot move a score, a rank, or a word on this page.
How the 63/100 breaks down
Every weight is published. Add the right-hand column and you get the score — no hidden weighting, no editorial adjustment. If you disagree with a line, you can say exactly which one.
| Criterion | Weight | Awarded | What it means here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily loss limit fully specified | 15 | 12 | Percentage, basis, whether it is measured on balance or equity, and the reset time. All four, or partial credit. |
| Maximum loss limit fully specified | 15 | 7 | Percentage, static or trailing, and the reference point it trails from. |
| Consistency rule formula published | 12 | 12 | The formula, not just the percentage. An explicit “no consistency rule” scores full marks. |
| Payout terms fully specified | 15 | 6 | Split, frequency, profitable-day requirements and minimum amounts, for every cycle offered. |
| Soft-breach rules disclosed | 10 | 10 | Profit deductions, warning systems and split reductions that cost money without closing the account. |
| Legal entity identified | 10 | 6 | Entity name, jurisdiction and company registration number. |
| Regulator or licence disclosed | 8 | 0 | A named regulator and licence number, or a clear statement that there is none. |
| Restricted countries named | 8 | 8 | The actual list, not a generic clause about unlawful jurisdictions. |
| Rule changes dated and traceable | 7 | 2 | Changes carry effective dates and state whether existing accounts are affected. |
| Total | 100 | 63 |
Plans and rules
Objectives
Drawdown
A $100,000 account, day one
- Account closed
- Trading day over, account survives
- Room to lose on day one
- Profit still needed to pass phase one
Risk rules
Payout
Soft breaches — where money disappears without the account closing
On the E8 Trader account, any open, close, stop or pending-order execution from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after a restricted high-impact release has its profit removed, without an account violation. Evaluation phases have no news restriction.
Permissions
Execution
Source: help.e8markets.com/en/articles/12041696-e8-classic Tier B MEDIUM verified 2026-09-06
Rule change history
Who you are actually contracting with
Most firms split the simulated-trading operator from the execution entity. Which entity you face can depend on the platform you pick, and that changes your counterparty risk. Nobody else puts this in a comparison.
- Jurisdiction
- Texas, United States
- Reg. no.
- Not yet verified?
- Regulator
- Not yet verified?
Named in the Terms of Service (effective date printed as 11/03/2025). Governing law Texas; mandatory arbitration and class-action waiver. No company registration number is printed on the site or in the Terms.
Alternatives with a 2-Step plan
Sources, and what we could not verify
| Source | Tier | Confidence | Covers | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| help.e8markets.com/en/articles/12041696-e8-classic | Tier B | MEDIUM | E8 Classic phases and targets, 4% daily and 8% maximum drawdown headline figures, 40% best-day rule, payout minimum (more than 50% of daily drawdown), news window on funded accounts, copy-trading policy, leverage. Article shows only 'Updated over a month ago' — no date. | No usable date |
| help.e8markets.com/en/articles/11769446-daily-drawdown | Tier B | HIGH | Daily drawdown mechanics: 4% of initial balance fixed in dollars, loss level = day-start balance minus that amount, reset 00:00 server time, breach on equity or balance. Anomaly: the article lists E8 One and E8 Pro as the products it applies to, yet the E8 Classic article links to it for its own daily rule. | No usable date |
| help.e8markets.com/en/articles/11782996-dynamic-drawdown | Tier B | HIGH | Dynamic drawdown (E8 One only): trails the highest closed balance, locks at the initial balance once closed profit equals the drawdown amount. | 2026-06-04 |
| help.e8markets.com/en/articles/5514278-accepted-countries | Tier B | HIGH | Restricted country lists for forex/crypto and futures, product caps by country, payout-processor restrictions. | 2026-09-06 |
| e8markets.com/e8-markets-terms-and-conditions | Tier A | HIGH | E8 Funding LLC as contracting entity, Texas law, arbitration, no-refund policy, Terms effective immediately on posting, clause 6.2: E8 may change any evaluation structure at any time without notice and 'no user shall have any vested rights in prior offerings'. Effective date printed as 11/03/2025 — US date order assumed (3 November 2025); could read as 11 March 2025. | No usable date |
Not verified
Maximum drawdown type— The E8 Classic article says 8% 'in the whole period' but does not say static or trailing; the separate Maximum Drawdown article has not been read.Daily drawdown basis for Classic— The Classic article says 'from your starting balance of the day'. The linked Daily Drawdown article uses a fixed dollar amount from the initial balance — and lists other products, not Classic, as its scope. Recorded as day-start balance with this caveat.Payout cycle— The Classic article states the split as 'up to 100%' and a minimum amount; how often a payout can be requested was not found.Company registration number— Not printed anywhere read. Texas Secretary of State not searched.Regulator— No statement either way.Prices and sizes— The checkout is a configurable builder; not captured.
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Questions about E8 Markets, answered from the record
How is the E8 Markets daily loss limit calculated?
On E8 Classic, the daily loss limit is 4% of the balance recorded at day start, measured on balance or equity, resetting at 00:00 server time. That basis is the part most comparison tables leave out, and it changes the dollar floor from day two onward.
Does E8 Markets have a consistency rule?
Yes: 40%, defined as best day as a share of total profit (payout eligibility) on E8 Classic.
Has E8 Markets changed rules retroactively?
Not on our record. 0 rule changes logged for E8 Markets, none applied to accounts that already existed.
What is the E8 Markets disclosure score?
63/100, computed from nine published criteria with published weights. It measures how much E8 Markets publishes about its own rules, not whether the firm is good.