Pepperstone vs FBS

Pepperstone vs FBS Comparison Table 2023
Pepperstone FBS
4.8
4.3
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Pepperstone offers CFD trading to both retail and professional traders. Clients can trade FX, indices, commodities and shares on MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView platforms.

FBS is a top online broker offering MT4 & MT5 trading across a range of popular markets. Multiple account tiers and loyalty bonuses are available.

CFDs and FX are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.
Pros
  • World-renowned broker with licenses in 7 jurisdictions, including the UK (FCA) and Cyprus (CySEC)
  • Active Trader Program for high-volume traders with discounts on forex, indices and commodities (eligible jurisdictions only)
  • Excellent suite of automated trading tools including Capitalise.ai, Smart Trader and API trading
  • In-depth and frequent webinars covering charting strategies and trading tips
  • Competitive Razor account with tight spreads averaging 0.12 pips for EUR/USD
  • Award-winning customer support via telephone, email or live chat
Cons
  • Cryptos only available for professional clients in some jurisdictions
  • Limited payment methods for UK clients
  • Traders from the US not accepted
Awards
  • Best Overall Broker 2023 - DayTrading.com
  • Best Trading App - DayTrading.com 2022
  • Best Forex Broker - DayTrading.com 2021
  • #1 Overall Client Satisfaction - UK Investment Trends 2022
  • #1 Value for Money - UK Investment Trends 2022
  • #1 Quality of Trade Execution - UK Investment Trends 2022
  • #1 Ease of Platform Navigation - UK Investment Trends 2022
  • #1 Charting - UK Investment Trends 2022
  • Best Forex Broker Overall - Compareforexbrokers.com 2022
  • Best MT4 Broker - Good Money Guide Best MT4 Broker 2022
  • Top 5 MetaTrader brokers - Broker Chooser Top 5 MetaTrader brokers 2022
  • Best Customer Service Broker WBO 2022
  • Most Reliable Forex Broker MENA 2020
  • Best Social Trading Application MENA 2020
  • Best Mobile Trading Platform Asia 2020
  • Best FX Broker Europe 2019
  • Most Transparent Forex Broker 2018
  • Best Forex Broker Asia 2018
  • Best Safety of Client Funds Asia 2015
Promotions

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Bonus
$100 welcome bonus (only available in certain regions)
Instruments
CFD, Forex, Indices, Currency Indices, ETFs, Shares, Commodities, Spread Betting, Crypto (not Africa and only Pro clients in UK) CFDs, forex, indices, shares, commodities, cryptocurrencies
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
$500 recommended $1
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots 0.01 lots
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, DFSA, CMA, BaFin, CySEC, SCB ASIC, CySEC, IFSC, FSCA
Margin Trading
Yes Yes
MetaTrader 4
Yes Yes
MetaTrader 5
Yes Yes
cTrader
Yes No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
Yes No
Autochartist
Yes No
eSignal
No No
Trading Central
No No
STP Account
Yes Yes
ECN Account
Yes Yes
DMA Account
Yes No
MAM Account
Yes Yes
PAMM Account
Yes Yes
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 No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
Yes Yes
Mobile Apps
iOS, Android and Windows iOS & Android
Auto Trading
Yes Yes (EAs)
Copy Trading
Yes No
Copy Trading Platform
Pepperstone offers an impressive range of third-party platforms, including DupliTrade, a tool that allows investors to automatically replicate the trading activity of experts
Social Trading
Yes No
Trade Signals
Yes (Via Chartist Software) MT4 & MT5
VPS Hosting
Yes Yes
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No Yes
Ethical Investing
No No
Custodial Account
No No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No No
Inactivity Fee
0
Islamic Account
Yes Yes
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • CAD
  • AUD
  • JPY
  • CHF
  • USD
  • EUR
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
Trade CFDs across a wide range of assets with up to 1:500 leverage for professionals and 1:30 for retail clients Go long or short on popular financial markets with leveraged CFDs
Leverage
1:500 1:30 EU and restricted countries, 1:3000 rest of the world
FTSE Spread
1.0 pts From 0.0
GBPUSD Spread
0 pips (Via Razor) From 0.6
Oil Spread
2.0 pips From 0.0
Stocks Spread
From 0.0 pts for US shares Variable
Forex Trading
Pepperstone offers spreads from 0.0 pips on the Razor account and has 60+ pairs available to trade. Lots start at 0.01. Trade a long list of currencies, including exotics, with competitive spreads
Forex App

Pepperstone deliver their MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 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 – the Pepperstone mobile app is a powerful addition.

The FBS Trader app allows clients to manage their finances and speculate on 44 forex pairs, among other assets. Instant deposits are available, as well as one-click trading. Users can also conduct technical analysis via interactive charting with multiple indicators. The app is free to download from the respective app stores.

GBPUSD Spread
0 pips (Via Razor) From 0.6
EURUSD Spread
0 pips (Via Razor) From 0.5
EURGBP Spread
0 pips (Via Razor) From 2.1
Assets
60+ 44
Currency Indices
  • USD
  • EUR
  • JPY
Cryptocurrency
Pepperstone offers a long list of popular cryptocurrencies FBS offer trading on crypto/metal, crypto/crypto or crypto/fiat pairs.
Spread
BTC 30, ETH 0 Floating
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
  • MTC
  • NEO
  • OMG
  • SHB
  • SOL
  • TRX
  • UNI
  • VEC
  • XLM
  • XMR
  • XRPZEC
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
No No
CFDs and FX are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.
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