Pepperstone
Forex.com
Our Rating
9.33
7.28
74.7% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider
72% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs

Regulations and Licenses

Feature
Pepperstone
Forex.com
ASIC (Australia)
FCA (UK)
MAS (Singapore)
CYSEC (Cyprus)
CIRO / IIROC (Canada)
DFSA (Dubai)
BaFin (Germany)
CMA (Kenya)
SCB (Bahamas)

Brokerage

Feature
Pepperstone
Forex.com
EUR/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.1
-
GBP/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.6
-
AUD/USD Avg. Raw Spread
0.3
-
EUR/USD Standard Spread
1.10
1.2
EUR/USD Fixed Spreads
-
GBP/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.40
1.6
AUD/USD Avg. Standard Spread
1.20
1.4
Commissions (USD Base)
$3.50
$6.00
Minimum Deposit
$0
$100
Swap Free Account
No Inactivity Fees
Funding Methods
16+
4+
No Funding Fees

Markets and Instruments

Feature
Pepperstone
Forex.com
Currency Pairs
62+
80+
Cryptocurrency CFDs*
12+
8+
Index CFDs
14+
15+ (Standard Account)
Share CFDs
300+
220+ (Standard Account)
Commodities CFD
9+
26+
Stockbroking
-
Retail Max Leverage (Australia)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
-
Pro. Max Leverage (Australia)
500:1
-
Retail Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (The United Kingdom)
500:1
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Europe)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
Pro. Max. Leverage (Europe)
500:1
400:1
Retail Max. Leverage (UAE)
Major Pairs 30:1
Minor Pairs 20:1
-
Pro. Max. Leverage (UAE)
500:1
-
Retail Max. Leverage (USA)
Spot 50:1
Futures 6.25:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Canada)
Major Pairs 33:1
Minor Pairs 17:1
Retail Max. Leverage (Kenya)
400:1
-
Retail Max. Leverage (With offshore regulators)
200:1
Major Pairs 200:1
Minor Pairs 100:1

*Cryptocurrency CFDs are not available to retail traders in the UK due to FCA regulations
*CFD trading is not available in the USA due to NFA and CFTC regulations, American traders spot trade in place of CFDs.

Trading Platforms + Tools

Feature
Pepperstone
Forex.com
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
cTrader
TradingView
Proprietary Platform
Automated Trading
Social + Copy Trading
Standard Stop Loss
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Demo Account

Overall

Pepperstone
Forex.com
Our Rating
9.33
7.28