Pepperstone Vs. easyMarkets - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Pepperstone is an Australian broker founded in 2010 with the aim of providing a professional trading experience with low fees and tight spreads. Currently Pepperstone counts with 7 financial licenses and operates in almost every country around the world.	Founded in 2001, easyMarkets offers three types of accounts – VIP, Premium and Standard – with fixed spreads for its Web, App and MT4 platforms.
Best For
Professional traders that day-trade or scalp Algorithmic traders using their own custom built robots Experienced traders	Forex traders who want transparent trades with fixed spreads Traders who want access to higher leverage with its global entities
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 4 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 3 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
BaFin (Germany) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) DFSA (United Arab Emirates) CySec (Cyprus) SCB (Bahamas) CMA (Kenya)	CySec (Cyprus) FSAS (Seychelles) FSC (British Virgin Islands) ASIC (Australia)
The Good
Well regulated on several jurisdictions Low latency, fast execution under 30ms Competitive spreads and low commissions from 0.0 pips on their Razor account	Low minimum deposit required for standard accounts No fees or commissions Clear trading conditions with fixed spreads Offers free guaranteed stop loss
The Bad
Avaliable asset offering is not that comprehensive No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs	Asset offering isn’t that comprehensive There is no possibility of buying real stocks or ETFS Limited trading hours
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2010	2001
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$200	$25 for Standard account, $2,000 for premium and $10,000 for VIP
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal Neteller Skrill POLi Bpay Unionpay Mpesa	Visa Mastercard American Express Maestro JCB Skrill Neteller AstroPay Sofort giropay Ideal Bank transfer BPay Fasapay Sticpay WebMoney bitwallet Perfect Money
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - USD, GBP, AUD, EUR, CHF, HKD, SGD, JPY, NZD.	19 - EUR, CAD, CZK, JPY, NZD, USD, SGD, CHF, GBP, MXN, AUD, PLN, TRY, CNY, HKD, NOK, SEK, ZAR, BTC.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
AF, AS, AQ, AR, AM, AZ, BY, BE, BZ, BT, BA, BI, CM, CA, CF, KM, TD, CD, CG, CI, ER, GF, PF, GP, GU, GN, GW, GY, HT, VA, IR, IQ, JP, KZ, LB, LR, LY, ML, MQ, YT, MZ, MM, NZ, NI, KP, PS, PR, RE, KN, LC, VC, WS, SO, GS, KR, SS, SD, SR, SY, TJ, TN, TM, TC, US, UY, VU, VE, VG, EH, YE, ZW, RU.	US, IL, CA, AF, AI, BI, KY, KY, TD, CD, CG, DM, GQ, FJ, GW, HY, HN, IR, IQ, LA, MZ, MM, NI, KP, PW, PA, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TM, VU, VE, YE.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
Yes	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
1,536	196
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,300	64
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
60	62
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
31	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
25	13
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
100	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
20	17
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	23
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	Varies per stock (Eg: AMZN 0.05, APPL 0.25)
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$2,500 (0.025 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.1 Troy ounces of Gold)	Varies per commodity (Eg: $25 for WTI, $75 for XAG)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
400	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
Yes	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	Yes
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	None
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
For Standard account : All fees included in the spread For Razor account: From $7 per Lot round turn	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.77 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 0.7 to 1.7 Pips)
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 0.4 to 1.5 Pips	Fixed - 150 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - Average 13.81 Pips	Fixed - Based on Account Type (From 5 Pips to 30 Pips)
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Fixed - $13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $30	Fixed - $100
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
Yes	No