Pepperstone vs FBS

Pepperstone vs FBS Comparison Table 2025
Pepperstone	FBS
Review 4.8	Review 4.3
Traders from US not accepted See available CFD brokers	Traders from US not accepted See available CFD 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.	Founded in 2009, FBS is an award-winning CFD broker operating in over 150 countries with a client base exceeding 27 million traders. Traders are supported at every stage of their journey with 24/7 assistance, market analytics, trading calculators, and competitive pricing with zero commissions.
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
3.2 Based on 5 Pepperstone customer reviews	5 Based on 4 FBS 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."	"FBS is an excellent choice for day traders at every level and budget, with just a $5 minimum deposit and intensive academy for aspiring traders alongside access to MT4, MT5 and highly leveraged trading opportunities up to 1:3000 for experienced traders."
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.	FBS strikes the balance between robust features and ease of use, with a sign-up process taking <10 minutes, an intuitive app, advanced research through Market Analytics & more recently VIP Analytics, plus immersive education through the FBS Academy and Trader’s Blog. 24/7 customer support that performed excellently during testing is available, alongside a $5 minimum deposit, high leverage options, and a huge variety of 200+ funding options, making it ideal for traders with small accounts. FBS offers lightning-fast execution speeds from just 10 milliseconds, placing it among the industry leaders for highly active traders like scalpers who demand rapid order processing. The trading firm has picked up over 90 awards and amassed more than 27 million clients, making it one of the largest and most established brokers globally.
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 such as eToro, with no option to invest in real coins.	Despite enhancing the selection of currency pairs, now providing over 70, FBS still trails industry leaders like BlackBull Markets in its market offering with a particularly narrow selection of commodities and indices. There are only two base currencies available - EUR and USD - which isn't practical for minimizing currency conversion fees for many global traders, and is especially striking given the broker’s user base spans over 150 nations. Investor protection is only available for clients within the EU, meaning global traders may not be protected if their account goes negative, significantly increasing the risk to your funds. Although the FBS app offers a terrific mobile trading experience for aspiring traders and MT4/MT5 cater to advanced traders, the absence of cTrader and TradingView, which are increasingly offered by alternatives like Pepperstone, will deter day traders familiar with these platforms.
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 Application Asia 2024 Best Forex Broker in Africa 2023 Best Forex Broker South Africa 2023 Best Trading Account for Beginners 2023 Best Financial Broker of 2022-2023
Instruments
CFDs, Forex, Currency Indices, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, ETFs, Crypto, Spread Betting	CFDs, Forex, Indices, Shares, Commodities
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$0	$5
Trading Platforms
MT4 MT5 cTrader TradingView AutoChartist DupliTrade Quantower	FBS App MT4 MT5
Payment Methods
Apple Pay BPAY Credit Card Debit Card Google Wallet Mastercard Neteller PayPal PIX Payment POLi Skrill UnionPay Visa Wire Transfer	AstroPay Bitwallet Credit Card Debit Card Doku Wallet FasaPay JCB Card M-Pesa Maestro Mastercard Neteller Perfect Money PIX Payment Rapid Transfer Skrill Sticpay Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
0.01 Lots	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, CySEC, DFSA, CMA, BaFin, SCB	ASIC, CySEC, FSC
Margin Trading
Yes	Yes
STP Account
Yes	Yes
ECN Account
Yes	Yes
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	No
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.	FBS offers an intuitive proprietary app that is designed to be user-friendly for traders of all levels. Available on both Android and iOS, it’s not only easy to navigate but also ensures swift trade execution with speeds from 0.01 seconds. This, combined with a user-friendly interface, provides excellent control over short-term trading strategies. More experienced traders will also appreciate support for the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) apps, featuring advanced charting packages and Expert Advisors (EAs).
Android App Rating
4.1	4.9
iOS App Rating
4.4	4.6
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader	Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader
Copy Trading
Yes	No
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.
Social Trading
No	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	$0
Islamic Account
Yes	Yes
Account Currencies
USD EUR GBP CAD AUD NZD JPY CHF HKD SGD	USD EUR
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	CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Deutsche Boerse Dow Jones Euronext FTSE UK Index Hang Seng IBEX 35 London Stock Exchange Nasdaq New York Stock Exchange S&P 500
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	Gold Natural Gas Oil Palladium Platinum Silver
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.	FBS is a CFD broker, allowing you to speculate on the price movements of these assets without actually owning them. CFDs are available in various asset classes, including forex, commodities, indices, and stocks, but there are no opportunities for trading ETFs, bonds, or options. However, what truly empowers traders is the competitive spreads and generous leverage up to 1:3000 (capped at 1:30 for EU traders), all without inactivity or withdrawal fees.
Leverage
1:30 (Retail), 1:500 (Pro)	1:30 (EU & Restricted Countries), 1:3000 (Global)
FTSE Spread
1.0	0.0
GBPUSD Spread
0.4	0.6
Oil Spread
2.5	0.0
Stocks Spread
0.02	Variable
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.	FBS offers an improved selection of 72 majors, minors and exotics. Spreads are fairly competitive, averaging 0.7 pips for EUR/. There’s also an excellent range of forex market resources and tools on offer, including calculators and an intensive forex course.
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.	The FBS Trader app allows clients to manage their finances and speculate on over 70 forex pairs, among other assets. Instant deposits are available, as well as one-click trading make for a seamless mobile trading experience. Users can also conduct technical analysis via interactive charting with multiple indicators and timeframes. The app is free to download from the respective app stores.
GBPUSD Spread
0.4	0.6
EURUSD Spread
0.1	0.5
EURGBP Spread
0.4	2.1
Assets
100+	70+
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.	Crypto trading not offered
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

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.