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Capital.com vs Pepperstone: Comparison and Analysis

Written by Filippo Ucchino Fact-Checked by Luca Puddu Publication Date Last Updated
Our verdict · CFD/FX trading

Pepperstone is better than Capital.com for CFD trading in Australia by a small margin, because it executes orders in 50 ms and asks for a lower minimum deposit (none against US$14.00), and it leads in operating conditions. Pepperstone allows scalping, hedging, high-frequency trading strategies and VPS, and it has MetaTrader 5, cTrader and TradingView, which Capital.com does not offer. It has faster deposits (on the same day against 3 days) and faster withdrawals (2 days against 5 days). Capital.com, on the other hand, has a lower EUR/USD cost (US$7.00 per lot against US$9.00), more tradable symbols (5,500 against 1,350) and guaranteed stop-loss orders. Both Capital.com and Pepperstone are regulated by ASIC in Australia. A demo account, expert advisors and API access are available at both brokers.

Capital.com

CFDCFD Capital.com offers CFD trading: leveraged contracts that follow the price of an asset without owning it. Switch the comparison to CFD/FX to rate it on that. FXFX Capital.com offers forex trading: currency pairs such as EUR/USD, traded with leverage. Forex is rated together with CFDs, on the CFD/FX side. Regulated in your country Capital.com is allowed by ASIC to onboard clients residing in Australia.
Capital.com review ›
79CFD/FXOverall score Capital.com scores 79/100 for CFD/FX trading. The overall score is calculated from the data in this comparison across 12 areas.
Open Account

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.

Best overall

Pepperstone

CFDCFD Pepperstone offers CFD trading: leveraged contracts that follow the price of an asset without owning it. Switch the comparison to CFD/FX to rate it on that. FXFX Pepperstone offers forex trading: currency pairs such as EUR/USD, traded with leverage. Forex is rated together with CFDs, on the CFD/FX side. Regulated in your country Pepperstone is allowed by ASIC to onboard clients residing in Australia.
Pepperstone review ›
83CFD/FXOverall score Pepperstone scores 83/100 for CFD/FX trading. The overall score is calculated from the data in this comparison across 12 areas.
Open Account

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.

Best for

What we compare A comparison of the kinds of traders Capital.com and Pepperstone are best suited to, based on what each one actually offers in Australia.
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Pepperstone is better than Capital.com for professional traders, high-volume traders and scalpers. Swing traders, news traders and algo traders can choose either Pepperstone or Capital.com.

Best for
Overall score Capital.com 79 -4 Pepperstone 83 Best
Day trading i
Long-term investing i
Professional traders i
High-volume traders i
Scalpers i
Swing traders i
News traders i
Algo traders i
Stock traders i
Crypto traders i
Futures traders i
Options traders i

Regulation

What we compare A comparison between the financial authorities that supervise Capital.com and the ones that supervise Pepperstone.
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Capital.com and Pepperstone are both regulated in Australia, by ASIC.

Regulation
Section score Capital.com 100 Pepperstone 100
Tier-1 regulators
ESMA (European Union) i
FCA (United Kingdom) i
ASIC (Australia) i
CFTC (United States) i
NFA (United States) i
SEC (United States) i
CIRO (Canada) i
MAS (Singapore) i
SFC (Hong Kong) i
JFSA (Japan) i
FINMA (Switzerland) i
Tier-2 regulators
FMA (New Zealand) i
CBR (Russia) i
FSCA (South Africa) i
DFSA (Dubai) i
CSRC (China) i
ISA (Israel) i
LFSA (Malaysia) i
JSC (Jordan) i
CMA (Kenya) i
Tier-3 regulators
FSA (Seychelles) i
MMA (Maldives) i
SCB (Bahamas) i
FSC (Mauritius) i
VFSC (Vanuatu) i
FSC (Belize) i
CIMA (Cayman Islands) i
SV FSA (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) i
FSRC (St. Kitts & Nevis) i
BMA (Bermuda) i
BVI FSC (British Virgin Islands) i
EDR (External Dispute Resolution) i

Safety

What we compare A comparison of the tools and services that Capital.com and Pepperstone have in place to protect your money in Australia.
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Capital.com and Pepperstone both offer segregated client funds and two-factor authentication.

Safety
Section score Capital.com 65 Pepperstone 65
Company info
Is it publicly traded i
Is it a bank i
Year founded i 2016 2010
Parent company i Capital Com SV Investments Ltd Pepperstone Group Limited
CEO i 0 Tamas Szabo
Money safety
Segregated client funds i
Two-factor authentication i
Investor compensation scheme i
Additional money insurance i
Partner bank i N/A N/A
Brand power
Number of customers worldwide i 890,000 909,000
Annual revenue i US$0 US$13,000,000
Monthly website search traffic i 2M monthly visits 1.3M monthly visits

Costs

What we compare A comparison of what it costs to trade with Capital.com and with Pepperstone in Australia, both on each trade and on holding the account.
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Capital.com and Pepperstone are equally good for costs, as Capital.com is cheaper on EUR/USD, at US$7 per lot (against Pepperstone's US$9), and has tighter S&P 500 CFD spreads, at 0.4 points (against Pepperstone's 0.5 points). On the other hand, Pepperstone has tighter gold CFD spreads, at 0.21 points (against Capital.com's 0.5 points), and charges lower Bitcoin CFD fees, at US$15 (against Capital.com's US$50). Neither Capital.com nor Pepperstone charges inactivity fees or account maintenance fees.

Costs
Section score Capital.com 76 Pepperstone 74 -2
Broker fees
Deposit fees i
Withdrawal fees i
Overnight fees i
Inactivity fees i
Currency conversion fees i
Discounts on volume i
Real time market data fee i
Dividend withholding i
Account opening fees i
Account maintenance fee i
Portfolio management fee i
Fees on CFDs
Forex commission per lot i Free US$7
EUR/USD average standard spread i
0.7 pips
1 pips
EUR/USD average raw spread i
0.1 pips
EUR/USD average fixed spread i
EUR/USD total cost per lot i US$7 US$9
S&P 500 fees (CFD) i 0.4 points 0.5 points
Gold fees (CFD) i 0.5 points 0.21 points
Bitcoin fees (CFD) i US$50 US$15
US stocks fees (CFD) i Free US$0.02
Fees on stocks
Stock fee type i Spread Commission, Percentage
US stocks fees (real) i
ETF fees (real) i
Management costs i
Connection costs i
Fees on futures
Futures fees per contract i
Platform fees i
Fees on options
Options fees per contract i
Event fees i
Fees on savings plans
IRA opening fee i
IRA maintenance fee i
401k opening fee i
401k maintenance fee i

Available markets

What we compare A comparison of the markets and products you can trade with Capital.com and with Pepperstone in Australia, and of how many instruments each one gives access to.
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Capital.com and Pepperstone are equally good for available markets, as Capital.com gives access to 5,500 tradable symbols (against Pepperstone's 1,350). On the other hand, Pepperstone offers CFDs on ETFs. Both Capital.com and Pepperstone offer CFDs on commodities, crypto, forex, indices and stocks.

Available markets
Section score Capital.com 75 Pepperstone 75
Total tradable symbols i 5,500 1,350
Currency pairs i
Indices i
Commodities i
Stocks i
ETF i
Cryptocurrencies i
Bonds i
Interest rates i
Portfolios i
CFDs i Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices, Stocks Commodities, Crypto, ETF, Forex, Indices, Stocks
Futures i
Options i
Assets you can own i

Platform

What we compare A comparison of the trading platforms that Capital.com and Pepperstone make available to their clients in Australia.
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Pepperstone is better than Capital.com for platforms, given that Pepperstone offers cTrader, MetaTrader 5 and social trading, which Capital.com does not. Both Capital.com and Pepperstone offer a proprietary platform and MetaTrader 4.

Platform
Section score Capital.com 83 -14 Pepperstone 97 Best
Proprietary platform i
MetaTrader 4 i
MetaTrader 5 i
cTrader i
Social trading platform i
Copy trading platform i
ZuluTrade i
TradingView i
Duplitrade i
Mirror Trader i
NinjaTrader i
AutoChartist i
Real time pricing i
5 digit pricing i
One-click trading i

Mobile

What we compare A comparison of the mobile apps of Capital.com and Pepperstone in Australia, and of what each one lets you do from your phone.
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Pepperstone is better than Capital.com for mobile trading, given that Pepperstone offers the cTrader app, the MetaTrader 5 app and mobile charting tools, which Capital.com does not. Both Capital.com and Pepperstone offer a proprietary mobile app and the MetaTrader 4 app.

Mobile
Section score Capital.com 73 -13 Pepperstone 86 Best
Proprietary app i
Social trading app i
Copy trading app i
MetaTrader 4 app i
MetaTrader 5 app i
cTrader app i
Mobile trading signals i
Mobile alerts i
Mobile charting tools i
Mobile drawing tools i
Mobile watchlist i
Smartwatch app i

Trading features

What we compare A comparison of the trading tools and strategies that Capital.com and Pepperstone allow on their platforms in Australia.
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Pepperstone is better than Capital.com for trading features, as Pepperstone offers tier-1 liquidity providers and VPS hosting, which Capital.com does not, and allows for scalping. Both Capital.com and Pepperstone offer negative balance protection and trailing stops.

Trading features
Section score Capital.com 72 -15 Pepperstone 87 Best
Trade execution
Broker type i Agency Hybrid
Average execution time i 50 ms
Slippage occurrence i
Requotes occurrence i 0.08%
Tier-1 liquidity providers i
PFOF i
Leverage
Major FX pairs leverage i 30:1 30:1
Minor/Exotic FX pairs leverage i 20:1 20:1
Major indices leverage i 20:1 20:1
Minor indices leverage i 10:1 10:1
Gold leverage i 20:1 20:1
Commodities leverage i 10:1 10:1
Equities leverage i 5:1 5:1
Cryptocurrency leverage i 2:1 2:1
Risk management
Stop losses i
Take profits i
Limit orders i
Trailing stop i
Margin call i
OCO orders i
Guaranteed stop loss i
Negative balance protection i
Minimum trade size (FX) i 0.01 lots 0.01 lots
Minimum trade size (stocks) i US$0 US$1
Fractional stocks i
Trading compliance
Scalping strategies allowed i
Hedging strategies allowed i
Automated trading strategy allowed i
EAs use allowed i
HFT strategy allowed i
VPS use allowed i
API use allowed i
Price scraping allowed i
FIFO rule applies i

Account types

What we compare A comparison of the kinds of account you can open at Capital.com and at Pepperstone in Australia, and of who each one is meant for.
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Pepperstone is better than Capital.com for account types, given that Pepperstone offers a corporate account, a managed account and an Islamic account, which Capital.com does not. Capital.com and Pepperstone both offer a demo account and a professional traders account.

Account types
Section score Capital.com 43 -34 Pepperstone 77 Best
Demo account i
Unlimited demo account i
Standard account i
Micro account i
Cent account i
Nano account i
Raw spread account i
ECN account i
Swap-free account i
Islamic account i
Professional traders account i
Fixed spread account i
Spread betting account i
Copy trading account i
Corporate account i
Managed account i
Stock investing account i
Margin investing account i
Savings account i
Retirement account i

Account opening

What we compare A comparison of what it takes to open and fund an account with Capital.com and with Pepperstone in Australia.
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Pepperstone is better than Capital.com for account opening, given that Pepperstone does not require a minimum deposit (against Capital.com's US$14), offers 6 account base currencies (against Capital.com's 3), and supports 3 e-wallets (against Capital.com's 1). Capital.com and Pepperstone both offer credit cards and debit cards.

Account opening
Section score Capital.com 67 -18 Pepperstone 85 Best
Minimum deposit i US$14 US$0
Minimum withdrawal i US$0 US$0
Wire transfers i
Credit cards i
Debit cards i
eWallets i PayPal PayPal, Neteller, Skrill
Local payment methods i
Account base currencies i AUD, EUR, USD USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, SGD, HKD
Deposit waiting time i up to 3 business days Instant
Withdrawal waiting time i up to 5 business days up to 2 business days
Bonus program i

Customer care

What we compare A comparison of the customer support of Capital.com and Pepperstone in Australia, in how it can be reached and how fast it answers.
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Pepperstone is better than Capital.com for customer care, since Pepperstone offers customer support in 10 languages (against Capital.com's 1), and offers a dedicated account manager, which Capital.com does not. Capital.com and Pepperstone both offer phone support and priority support.

Customer care
Section score Capital.com 69 -9 Pepperstone 78 Best
Number of languages supported i 28 10
Website languages i Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese Arabic, English, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese
Website available in English i
Customer support languages i English Arabic, English, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese
Customer support in English i
Call back request i
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Tax withholding agent i
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Learning

What we compare A comparison of the educational material that Capital.com and Pepperstone provide to their clients in Australia.
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Capital.com is better than Pepperstone for learning, given that Capital.com offers professional reports and a glossary, which Pepperstone does not. Capital.com and Pepperstone both offer education for advanced traders and webinars.

Learning
Section score Capital.com 100 Best Pepperstone 84 -16
Education
Education center i
Education for beginners i
Education for advanced traders i
Webinars i
Tutorials i
Glossary i
Research
Economic calendar i
Traders' sentiment i
Daily market commentary i
Daily trading ideas i
News via social media i
Professional reports i
Watchlist i
Capital.com
Open Account CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.
Pepperstone
Open Account CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.
Our verdict

Capital.com vs Pepperstone: which one should you choose?

Capital.com

CFD/FX Choose Capital.com if you want an online CFD broker with a wide choice of markets and guaranteed stop-loss orders.

Open Account CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.
Pepperstone

CFD/FX Choose Pepperstone if you want a forex brokerage service for high-frequency trading strategies with cTrader and no minimum deposit.

Open Account CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.

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