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IG vs Pepperstone
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Showing data for: United StatesChange country
Legal entities: 5
Legal entities: 8
Availability and regulation
- Entities and regulators · IG
- ASICBaFinDFSAFCAFSCA
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- IG Australia Pty Ltd · ASIC · Australia · 515106 · Confirmed in the register
- IG Europe GmbH · BaFin · Germany · 148759 · Confirmed in the register
- IG Limited · DFSA · United Arab Emirates · F001780 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
- IG Markets Limited · FCA · United Kingdom · 195355 · Confirmed in the register
- IG Markets South Africa Limited · FSCA · South Africa · 41393 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
- Entities and regulators · Pepperstone
- CySECFSC MauritiusDFSABaFinASICFCACMA KenyaSCB
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- Pepperstone EU Limited · CySEC · Cyprus · 388/20 · Confirmed in the register
- Pepperstone Financial Markets Limited · FSC Mauritius · Mauritius · GB21026314 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
- Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited · DFSA · United Arab Emirates · F004356 · Confirmed in the register
- Pepperstone GmbH · BaFin · Germany · 151148 · Confirmed in the register
- Pepperstone Group Limited · ASIC · Australia · 414530 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
- Pepperstone Limited · FCA · United Kingdom · 684312 · Confirmed in the register
- Pepperstone Markets Kenya Limited · CMA Kenya · Kenya · 128 · Confirmed in the register
- Pepperstone Markets Limited · SCB · Bahamas · SIA-F217 · According to the broker; not confirmed in the register
No verified data for either broker: Maximum leverage
Costs
CFD account · currency: no data · IG Europe GmbH
The client terms leave the base currency to the trading platform and accept payments in GBP, EUR, USD, SEK, NOK, DKK or CHF, so no single account currency is recorded.
- Minimum deposit · IG
- No verified dataBank transfers have no minimum. Card and PayPal payments have a minimum per payment that depends on the currency, for example 300 EUR, 250 GBP or 50 USD. The amount depends on the payment method and currency, so no single amount is recorded.
- Minimum deposit · Pepperstone
- No verified data
- Minimum deposit · Pepperstone
- No verified data
- Minimum deposit · Pepperstone
- 0 EUR
- Minimum deposit · Pepperstone
- 0 EUR
- Minimum deposit · Pepperstone
- 10 GBP
- Minimum deposit · Pepperstone
- 10 GBP
- Spread type · IG
- Variable
- Spread type · Pepperstone
- Raw
- Spread type · Pepperstone
- Variable
- Spread type · Pepperstone
- Raw
- Spread type · Pepperstone
- Variable
- Spread type · Pepperstone
- Raw
- Spread type · Pepperstone
- Variable
- Typical spread · IG
- No verified data
- Typical spread · Pepperstone
- No verified data
- Typical spread · Pepperstone
- No verified data
- Typical spread · Pepperstone
- 0.1 pipsBenchmark: EURUSD
- Typical spread · Pepperstone
- 1.1 pipsBenchmark: EURUSD
- Typical spread · Pepperstone
- No verified data
- Typical spread · Pepperstone
- No verified data
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- Commission· IG
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 0CFDs other than share CFDs carry only the spread. Share CFDs carry a commission instead of a spread, for example 0.05% per side with a 10 EUR minimum online on euro shares. Positions held after 23:00 CET incur overnight funding.
- Commission· Pepperstone
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 3.5 USDPer lot, per side
- Commission· Pepperstone
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 0 USDPer lot, per side
- Commission· Pepperstone
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 2.6 EURPer lot, per side
- Commission· Pepperstone
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 0 EURPer lot, per side
- Commission· Pepperstone
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 2.25 GBPPer lot, per side
- Commission· Pepperstone
Amounts use different currencies. No exchange rate or price ranking is applied.
- 0 GBPPer lot, per side
- Inactivity fee · IG
- No verified data
- Inactivity fee · Pepperstone
- 0 USDPer month
- Inactivity fee · Pepperstone
- 0 USDPer month
- Inactivity fee · Pepperstone
- 0 EURPer month
- Inactivity fee · Pepperstone
- 0 EURPer month
- Inactivity fee · Pepperstone
- 0 GBPPer month
- Inactivity fee · Pepperstone
- 0 GBPPer month
- Withdrawal fee · IG
- No verified data
- Withdrawal fee · Pepperstone
- 0 USD
- Withdrawal fee · Pepperstone
- 0 USD
- Withdrawal fee · Pepperstone
- 0 EUR
- Withdrawal fee · Pepperstone
- 0 EUR
- Withdrawal fee · Pepperstone
- 0 GBP
- Withdrawal fee · Pepperstone
- 0 GBP
- Currency conversion fee · IG
- No verified data
- Currency conversion fee · Pepperstone
- No verified dataRealised profits and losses in another currency are converted at the spot rate (terms and conditions, clause 7.9). The fee of up to 1% applies only to transfers between your accounts (clause 7.8). The fee can be waived (clause 7.11).
- Currency conversion fee · Pepperstone
- No verified dataRealised profits and losses in another currency are converted at the spot rate (terms and conditions, clause 7.9). The fee of up to 1% applies only to transfers between your accounts (clause 7.8). The fee can be waived (clause 7.11).
- Currency conversion fee · Pepperstone
- up to 1%Applies only to contracts in currencies other than AUD, USD, GBP, CHF and EUR. The fee can be waived (general terms, clause A.I.10 c).
- Currency conversion fee · Pepperstone
- up to 1%Applies only to contracts in currencies other than AUD, USD, GBP, CHF and EUR. The fee can be waived (general terms, clause A.I.10 c).
- Currency conversion fee · Pepperstone
- No verified dataRealised profits and losses in another currency are converted at the spot rate (terms and conditions, clause 7.9). The fee of up to 1% applies only to transfers between your accounts (clause 7.8). The fee can be waived (clause 7.11).
- Currency conversion fee · Pepperstone
- No verified dataRealised profits and losses in another currency are converted at the spot rate (terms and conditions, clause 7.9). The fee of up to 1% applies only to transfers between your accounts (clause 7.8). The fee can be waived (clause 7.11).
As of: September 25, 2026
As of: September 24, 2026
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As of: September 23, 2026
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As of: September 23, 2026
As of: September 23, 2026
Fees are EURUSD benchmarks for the selected account, not a complete tariff. Missing data never means free.
Platforms and markets
- Platforms · IG
- IG Europe GmbHIGMetaTrader 4TradingViewNo data for 4 entities
- Platforms · Pepperstone
- Pepperstone EU LimitedcTraderMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5PepperstoneTradingViewPepperstone GmbHcTraderMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5PepperstoneTradingViewNo data for 5 entities
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Pepperstone LimitedcTraderMetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5PepperstoneTradingView
- Instrument categories · IG
- IG Europe GmbHForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDETFsCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDFuturesCFDNo data for 4 entities
- Instrument categories · Pepperstone
- Pepperstone EU LimitedForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDETFsCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDPepperstone GmbHForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDETFsCFDCommoditiesCFDCryptocurrenciesCFDNo data for 5 entities
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Pepperstone LimitedForexCFDIndicesCFDStocksCFDETFsCFDCommoditiesCFD
Trading and automation
- Expert Advisors · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- Expert Advisors · Pepperstone
- Pepperstone EU LimitedYesNo data for 7 entities
- API access · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesIG REST APINo data for 4 entities
- API access · Pepperstone
- Pepperstone EU LimitedYescTrader Automate (cTrader API, C#)No data for 7 entities
- VPS · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesfree on conditionsNo data for 4 entities
- VPS · Pepperstone
- Pepperstone LimitedYesfree on conditionsNo data for 7 entities
- Hedging · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- Hedging · Pepperstone
- Pepperstone EU LimitedYesNo data for 7 entities
- Copy trading · IG
- No data for 5 entities
- Copy trading · Pepperstone
- Pepperstone EU LimitedNoNo data for 7 entities
- Historical data · IG
- IG Europe GmbHYesNo data for 4 entities
- Historical data · Pepperstone
- No data for 8 entities
No verified data for either broker: Scalping