Pepperstone vs ICM Capital
| Pepperstone | ICM Capital |
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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 and cTrader platforms. | ICM Capitals offers ultra-low spreads on FX, CFDs and futures via the MT4 platform. |
| 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. | |
 Traders from US not accepted |
Traders from US not accepted |
| Awards | |
| Best Forex Broker 2021 - DayTrading.com | Global Forex Broker of the Year 2020 - The Forex Expo Dubai
Most Trusted Forex Broker Middle East 2020 - Global Forex Awards Retail Most Trusted Forex Broker 2019 - Go From Egypt Best Forex Broker 2019 - The Forex Expo Dubai Best Mobile Trading Platform 2017 - Jordan Forex Expo Best Institutional Forex Broker 2016 - MENA Forex Expo Best Customer Service Provider 2012 - Arab FX Championship Best Forex Broker 2011 - Middle East Forex and Investment Summit |
| Bonus | |
| None | None |
| Instruments | |
| CFD, Forex, Indices, Crypto, Futures, Spread betting | Forex, CFDs, stocks, commodities, futures |
| Demo Account | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Minimum Deposit | |
| £200 / $200 | $200 |
| Payment Methods | |
| Apple Pay, Credit Card, Mastercard, POLi, QIWI, UnionPay, Visa | Credit Card, Mastercard, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill, UnionPay, Visa, Wire Transfer |
| Minimum Trade | |
| 0.01 Lots | 0.01 lots |
| Regulator | |
| FCA, ASIC, SCB, DFSA, CMA, BaFin | FCA, SVGFSA |
| Margin Trading | |
| Yes | No |
| Margin Rate | |
| MetaTrader 4 | |
| Yes | Yes |
| MetaTrader 5 | |
| Yes | No |
| cTrader | |
| Yes | No |
| STP Account | |
| No | No |
| ECN Account | |
| Yes | No |
| DMA Account | |
| No | No |
| Mobile Apps | |
| iOS, Android and Windows | Yes |
| Auto Trading | |
| Yes | Yes (EAs) |
| Trade Signals | |
| Yes (Via Chartist Software) | Yes |
| Social Trading | |
| No | Yes |
| Copy Trading | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Islamic Account | |
| No | Yes |
| Account Currencies | |
| USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, CHF | USD, EUR, GBP |
| CFD | |
| Leveraged contracts for difference can be used to take positions on several major financial markets. | |
| Leverage | |
| 1:500 | 1:30 (Retail), 1:200 (Professional) |
| FTSE Spread | |
| 1 pt | 2.0 |
| GBPUSD Spread | |
| 0.38 pips (Via Razor) | 1.8 |
| Oil Spread | |
| 0.7 pips | 2.0 |
| Stocks Spread | |
| DAX (1 pt in main trading session), DOW (1.6 pts in main trading session) | Variable |
| Forex | |
| Pepperstone offers spreads from 0.0 pips on the Razor account and have almost 61+ pairs available to trade. Lots start at 0.01. | A decent portfolio of online currencies are available for trading at ICM Capital. |
| GBPUSD Spread | |
| 0.38 pips (Via Razor) | 1.8 |
| EURUSD Spread | |
| 0.09 pips (Via Razor) | 1.3 |
| EURGBP Spread | |
| 0.49 pips (Via Razor) | 1.3 |
| Assets | |
| 180 | 50+ |
| Cryptocurrency | |
| Pepperstone offers trading on the major Cryptocurrencies via a range of trading platforms. | Crypto trading not offered |
| Spread | |
| BTC $10, ETH $4 | |
| Coins | |
| BCH, BTC, ETH, LTC, DASH | |
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| 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. | |