Pepperstone Vs. ETX Capital - 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 1965, ETX Capital dedicated the last decades to both spread betting and CFD trading until their recent rebranding into OvalX.
Best For
Professional traders that day-trade or scalp Algorithmic traders using their own custom built robots Experienced traders	Forex traders for variety of currencies and high net worth equities Traders seeking commission free equities inside their 250 commission-less selection Traders who want to trade commodity futures and bonds
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 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
BaFin (Germany) FCA (UK) ASIC (Australia) DFSA (United Arab Emirates) CySec (Cyprus) SCB (Bahamas) CMA (Kenya)	FCA (UK) FSCA (South Africa) CySec (Cyprus)
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	Commission-free trades for 250 equities Low minimum deposit to open standard account (100£) Wide selection of commodity futures and bonds Decent educational material for market research, including seminars on indices, commodities and currencies
The Bad
Avaliable asset offering is not that comprehensive No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs	Doesn’t provide live news feed on standard account No ability to purchase real stocks or ETFs (All assets are CFDs) Expensive commissions on shares (Eg minimum $15 on US shares, 10 € on EU shares)
Status
Operational	Inactive
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	1965
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$200	From $100 to $10,000
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal Neteller Skrill POLi Bpay Unionpay Mpesa	Visa Mastercard Maestro Skrill UnionPay Bank Transfer
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - USD, GBP, AUD, EUR, CHF, HKD, SGD, JPY, NZD.	3 - EUR, USD, GBP
🗽 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, BE, CN, SG, CH.
📊 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	5,174
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
1,300	5,000
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
60	60
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
31	17
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
25	20
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
100	19
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
20	5
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	8
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	45
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
1 ETF	1 ETF
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	Varies by Cryptocurrency (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.1 Troy ounces of Gold)	Varies per commodity (Eg 0.1 for WTI, 1 for Cotton)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Bond
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies per futures contract (Eg: 0.1 Copper, 1 for Bonds)
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
400	30
💪 Professional Leverage
500	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 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	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
No	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
Yes	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	Yes
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	Depending on asset class. (Eg: U.S shares have a 2 cents per share charge with a minimum of $15 per order, European shares have a 0.1% of transaction value charge with a minimum 10 € charge)
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.77 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.6 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 0.4 to 1.5 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - Average 13.81 Pips	Dynamic - From 60 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $13
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $30	Dynamic - From $226.4
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	No
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	No
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
Yes	No