Pepperstone vs Deriv.com

Pepperstone vs Deriv Comparison Table 2025
Pepperstone	Deriv
Review 4.8	Review 4.6
Traders from US not accepted See available CFD brokers	Traders from US not accepted See available binary options brokers
Established in Australia in 2010, Pepperstone is a top-rated forex and CFD broker with over 400,000 clients worldwide. It offers access to 1,300+ instruments on leading platforms MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView, maintaining low, transparent fees. Pepperstone is also regulated by trusted authorities like the FCA, ASIC, and CySEC, ensuring a secure environment for day traders at all levels.	Established in 1999, Deriv is an innovative broker now serving over 2.5 million global clients. The firm offers CFDs, multipliers and more recently accumulators, alongside its proprietary derived products which can't be found elsewhere, providing flexible short-term trading opportunities.
CFDs and FX are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 81.8% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.
Customer Reviews
3.3 Based on 6 Pepperstone customer reviews	4.3 Based on 4 Deriv customer reviews
Comment by Reviewer
"Pepperstone stands out as a top choice for day trading, offering razor-sharp spreads, ultra-fast execution, and advanced charting platforms for experienced traders. New traders are also welcomed with no minimum deposit, extensive educational resources, and exceptional 24/7 support."	"Deriv is ideal for active traders seeking alternative and unique ways to speculate on global financial markets, from multipliers and accumulator options to its bespoke synthetic indices, which mimic real market movements and are available 24/7, allowing for continuous trading opportunities regardless of market hours."
Pros
Pepperstone boasts impressive execution speeds, averaging around 30ms, facilitating fast order processing and execution that’s ideal for day trading. There’s support for a range of industry-leading charting platforms including MT4, MT5, TradingView, and cTrader, catering to various short-term trading styles, including algo trading. Pepperstone has greatly improved the deposit and withdrawal experience in recent years, adding Apple Pay and Google Pay in 2025, as well as PIX and SPEI for clients in Brazil and Mexico in 2024. Pepperstone emerges as a low-cost broker, especially for serious day traders with spreads from 0.0 in the Razor account and rebates up to 30% (index and commodities) and $3/lot (forex) through the Active Trader program. Pepperstone has scooped multiple DayTrading.com annual awards over the years, most recently 'Best Overall Broker' in 2025 and 'Best Forex Broker' runner up in 2025. Award-winning customer support is available via telephone, email or live chat with response times of <5 minutes during testing. Now offering spread betting through TradingView, Pepperstone provides a seamless, tax-efficient trading experience with advanced analysis tools.	Deriv stands out with its innovative products, from multipliers and derived indices to its addition of accumulator options, providing exclusive short-term trading opportunities. Deriv revamped its app in 2025, now sporting a slicker interface alongside improved position management and streamlined contract details for smarter mobile trading, earning it DayTrading.com's 'Best Trading App' award. Account funding is a breeze with a very low minimum deposit of $5 and a huge selection of payment options, plus Tether was added to the cashier in 2023. Although response times trail alternatives in our personal experience, Deriv offers 24/7 support and is one of the few brokers to offer WhatsApp assistance. After integrating TradingView and adding MT5 web trader, Deriv now offers a first-class selection of charting tools across desktop, web and mobile devices.
Cons
Pepperstone’s demo accounts are active for only 30 days, which may not be not long enough to familiarize yourself with the different platforms and test trading strategies. Pepperstone does not support cTrader Copy, a popular copy trading feature built into the excellent cTrader platform and available at alternatives like IC Markets, though it has introduced an intuitive copy trading app. Despite enhancements to its range of markets, crypto offerings are relatively limited compared to other brokers who focus on this area, with no option to invest in real coins.	Apart from the MFSA in the EU, Deriv lacks top-tier regulatory credentials, reducing the level of safeguards like access to investor compensation. Although there’s a basic blog, there's little in terms of technical analysis or market reports which could help active traders identify potential opportunities. While the Academy launched in 2021 is a step in the right direction, there is limited education on advanced trading topics for seasoned traders and no live webinars to upskill new traders. Leverage up to 1:1000 will appeal to traders with a large risk appetite but frustratingly there is no ability to flex the leverage in the account area.
Awards
Best Overall Broker - DayTrading.com 2025 Best Forex Broker Runner Up - DayTrading.com 2025 Best Trading App Runner Up - DayTrading.com 2025 Best MT4/MT5 Broker Runner Up - DayTrading.com 2025 Best TradingView Broker Runner Up - DayTrading.com 2025 Best Forex Broker - DayTrading.com 2024 Best Overall Broker - DayTrading.com 2023 Best Trading App - DayTrading.com 2022 Best Forex Broker - DayTrading.com 2021	Best Trading App 2025 - DayTrading.com Most Trusted Broker 2024 - Ultimate Fintech Global Awards Best Trading Experience LATAM 2024 - Ultimate Fintech Global Awards Best LATAM Region Broker 2024 - Ultimate Fintech Global Awards Best Customer Service 2024 - Global Forex Awards
Instruments
CFDs, Forex, Currency Indices, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, ETFs, Crypto, Spread Betting	CFDs, Multipliers, Accumulators, Synthetic Indices, Forex, Stocks, Options, Commodities, ETFs
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$0	$5
Trading Platforms
MT4 MT5 cTrader TradingView AutoChartist DupliTrade Quantower	Deriv Trader Deriv X Deriv Go MT5 cTrader TradingView
Payment Methods
Apple Pay BPAY Credit Card Debit Card Google Pay Mastercard Neteller PayPal PIX Payment POLi Skrill UnionPay Visa Wire Transfer	Volet Airtel Airtm AstroPay Banxa Bitcoin Payments Boleto Credit Card Diners Club FasaPay JCB Card JetonCash M-Pesa Maestro Mastercard Neteller Paysafecard Paytrust Perfect Money PIX Payment Przelewy24 Skrill Sticpay Trustly Visa WebMoney Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, CySEC, DFSA, CMA, BaFin, SCB	MFSA, LFSA, BVIFSC, VFSC, FSC, SVGFSA
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
STP Account
Yes	No
ECN Account
Yes	No
DMA Account
Yes	No
MAM Account
Yes	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
Yes	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
Yes	Yes
Market Maker
No	Yes
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
Yes	Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	iOS & Android
App Review
Pepperstone excels for its excellent integration with the MT4, MT5, cTrader, and TradingView apps, making it a standout option for day traders familiar with these leading third-party trading solutions. These platforms deliver a stable and reliable mobile trading experience, enhanced by Pepperstone's almost unrivalled execution speeds and wide range of asset classes. Recent improvements also helped it secure second place in DayTrading.com's annual 'Best Trading App' award for 2025.	Deriv excels with its straightforward app design, enhanced in 2025 with streamlined position management and clearer contract details, alongside its diverse trading opportunities, from traditional markets to custom indices that simulate real-world markets and offer 24-hour trading, including on weekends. The in-app chat assistance, which can’t be found at many alternatives, is also fast and reliable, providing an important layer of support for new users. These all helped Deriv secure DayTrading.com's 'Best Trading App' award in 2025.
Android App Rating
4.1	4.5
iOS App Rating
4.4	4.2
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader	Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader, DBots
Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
Copy Trading Platform
Pepperstone facilitates the replication of experienced traders' strategies through MetaTrader Signals, DupliTrade and now its own copy trading app (available in certain regions) through a partnership with Pelican Trading, providing access to thousands of experienced traders and personalized risk parameters. On the downside, it lacks support for cTrader Copy which may deter users familiar with the terminal from Spotware.	Deriv allows clients to replicate the positions of experienced traders through signals on DMT5. You can receive signals in real-time and decide whether to action trades in your own account. The best part is that the process of copying is fully automated, which is ideal for beginners seeking a hands-off approach. Deriv is also one of a select few cTrader brokers to support copy trading for hands-off investing opportunities.
Social Trading
No	No
Trade Signals
Yes (Via Chartist Software)	DMT5
VPS Hosting
Yes	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	No
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
$0	$25
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD JPY CHF HKD SGD	USD EUR GBP
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Deutsche Boerse Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng Hong Kong Stock Exchange IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group Korean Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange Nasdaq New York Stock Exchange Russell 2000 S&P 500 Shanghai Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange Shenzhen Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange Taiwan Stock Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group Nasdaq New York Stock Exchange Russell 2000 S&P 500 Shanghai Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Commodities
Aluminium Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Livestock Natural Gas Nickel Oil Orange Juice Palladium Platinum Precious Metals Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat Zinc	Cocoa Coffee Copper Cotton Gold Lead Natural Gas Nickel Oil Palladium Platinum Precious Metals Silver Sugar Zinc
CFD Trading
Pepperstone maintains its position as one of the fastest and most dependable CFD brokers during our latest round of testing. With execution speeds averaging around 30ms and an outstanding fill rate of 99.90%, the broker ensures a seamless trading experience without requotes or dealing desk interference. It also provides ample trading opportunities across over 1,300 assets.	Since broadening its range of CFDs in 2023, Deriv now offers trading on rising and falling prices across hundreds of global financial markets. This includes the firm’s exclusive synthetic indices which imitate real markets but run around the clock for additional trading opportunities.
Leverage
1:30 (Retail), 1:500 (Pro)	1:1000
FTSE Spread
1.0	1.28
GBPUSD Spread
0.4	1.4
Oil Spread
2.5	0.02
Stocks Spread
0.02	0.59 (Apple)
Forex Trading
Pepperstone offers ultra-competitive forex spreads averaging 0.12 pips on EUR/USD in the Razor account, accompanied by a diverse portfolio comprising 100+ currency pairs - an extensive selection surpassing most competitors. Additionally, Pepperstone distinguishes itself by offering three currency indices (USDX, EURX, JPYX), not commonly found among alternative platforms. Pepperstone has now won our annual 'Best Forex Broker' award twice.	Deriv has expanded its range of currency pairs, now enabling clients to go long or short on a over 40 major, minor and exotic currency pairs. Spreads on EUR/USD are also competitive at 0.44 pips, especially since being slashed in 2021, while forex CFDs are available via MT5 and multipliers on the broker's beginner-friendly DTrader.
Forex App
Pepperstone deliver their MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader and TradingView platforms across both Android and iOS. With faster processing times, the ability to hedge your positions, advanced pending orders and more tools and indicators to take your trading to the next level – they are a powerful addition for mobile traders.
GBPUSD Spread
0.4	1.4
EURUSD Spread
0.1	1.4
EURGBP Spread
0.4	1.0
Assets
100+	40+
Currency Indices
USD EUR JPY
Cryptocurrency
Pepperstone continues to prove itself as one of the most trusted crypto brokers. Although its selection of digital tokens is average, you can trade popular cryptos like Bitcoin and altcoins like Ripple with up to 1:10 leverage, while its crypto indices provide a holistic view of the digital currency markets not found on most day trading platforms.	Deriv.com continues to offer a strong selection of 30+ crypto pairs - more than double the range offered at competitor, IQ Cent. 1:2 leverage on crypto is also available allowing traders to magnify potential returns, and there are zero commissions, catering to aspiring traders looking for simple pricing.
Spread
BTC 30, ETH 0	From 0.5
Coins
BCH BTC ETH LTC DASH ADA LINK DOGE EOS DOT XRP XLM XTZ UNI BNB	ADA ALG AVA BAT BCH BNB BTC DOG DOT DSH EOS ETC ETH FIL IOT LNK LTC MKR NEO OMG SOL TRX UNI XLM XMR XRP XTZ ZEC
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No
Binary Options
Binary options trading not offered	Deriv.com offers premium binary options on traditional and emerging financial markets with payouts up to 50,000 USD. Binaries are available 24/7, 365 days a year with around the clock customer support and one of the slickest trading platforms we've used.
Payout
	100%
Expiry Times
	15 seconds to 365 days
Ladder Options
No	Yes
Boundary Options
No	Yes

Review	Review
CFDs and FX are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 81.8% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.