Pepperstone Vs. Oanda - Compare and Choose the Right One


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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.	Oanda is an international Forex broker founded in 1996 with headquarters in the United States. Oanda specialises exclusively in currency trading solutions for all trader levels. Their greatest selling points are their strong regulatory framework and robust proprietary platforms.
Best For
Professional traders that day-trade or scalp Algorithmic traders using their own custom built robots Experienced traders	Forex traders of all levels (from beginner to advanced)
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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	High trustworthiness, regulated by the best regulators in the world Fast, simple and professional trading platforms Competitive spreads in their currency pairs
The Bad
Avaliable asset offering is not that comprehensive No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs	Extremely limited offering of assets (104) No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
Up to 1 day	1 day minimum (may take longer)
📋 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. *There is no document verification needed for gross account deposits below US$9,000.
🏛 Financial Regulators
BaFin (German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) Financial Conduct Authority Australian Securities and Investments Commission ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Securities Commission of the Bahamas Capital Markets Authority of Kenya	Financial Conduct Authority Australian Securities and Investments Commission Monetary Authority of Singapore Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada Financial Futures Association of Japan
📍 Year Founded
2010	1996
💳 Minimum Deposit
$200	$, €, £, - 0.
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Paypal Skrill	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - USD, GBP, AUD, EUR, CHF, HKD, SGD, JPY and NZD	9 - USD, EUR, GBP, SGD, CHF, JPY, AUD, CAD, HKD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
CA, NZ, JP, BE, KR, KZ, AR, PR.	AF, AL, BS, BB, BW, BF, BI, KH, KY, CF, TD, CD, CG, CU, ER, ET, GH, IR, IQ, JM, KP, LY, MU, MN, MA, MM, NI, NG, PK, PS, PA, SN, SL, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TN, UG, VU, YE, ZW.
📊 STP Account
Yes	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Assets
📚 Available Assets
Stocks Cryptos Commodities Currencies ETFs Indices CFDs	Currencies Commodities Indices Cryptos CFDs
📙 Stocks
1300 +	N/A
📘 Currency Pairs
60	68
📗 Commodities
31	13
📕 Indices
28	16
📔 ETFs
100	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
20	4
📒 Bonds
N/A	6
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All Pepperstone assets are CFDs.	All Oanda's assets are CFDs. In the case of commodities, they only have 13, but each commodity has various trading pairs against several different currencies, eg: GOLD/EUR, GOLD/CHF, etc.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Varies by Stock	N/A
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Varies by ETF	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by Crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	Varies by crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	1 unit of any currency pair (Eg: 1 Euro, 1 Usd, 1 GBP, etc)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 0.1 Troy ounces of Gold)	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
N/A	1 unit of any Bond contract
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:500	Up to 1:100
✍ 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	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 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	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
No	Yes, $10 after 1 year of inactivity
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
No	Credit and Debit cards are free, when it comes to Bank transfer depends on the account's base currency (eg: the first withdrawal costs $, €, £ 20 and any subsequent ones 35). In the case of SGD, there are no fees.
💰 Commissions
For Standard account : All fees included in the spread For Razor account: From $7 per Lot round turn	No, but they do charge currency conversion fees. If your account base currency is GBP and you trade the EUR/USD pair, you'll be paying a conversion fee.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.6 Pips	Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 0 to 0.6 Pips	Dynamic - From 30 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - 0.6 Pips on Average	Dynamic - From 26 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	N/A
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	N/A
📉 BTC
From 30 Pips	Dynamic - From $100
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No