Pepperstone vs IQ Option

Both of these regulated forex brokers have built a positive reputation, and feedback from our members supports that. Both brokers have the same overall rating, 4.3. Pepperstone has a lower minimum deposit, at 0.0. Both platforms offer their clients demo accounts, mobile trading, scalping. Traders should note that Pepperstone offers a minimum lot size of 0.01 and a maximum lot size of 100.0, while IQ Option offers 1.0 and 20000.0. Pepperstone offers a lower maximum leverage of 1:30, whereas IQ Option allows trading with up to 1:500.
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Overall Rating: Platform: Pricing: Customer service: Features:
4.3/5 (175 reviews)
4.6/5
4.3/5
4.3/5
4.2/5
4.3/5 (25 reviews)
4.3/5
4.2/5
4.3/5
4.3/5
Minimum deposit ($) 0.0 10.0
Commission 3.5 0.0
Accepting US clients?
Swap free accounts
Segregated accounts
Interest on margin
Managed accounts
Accounts for money managers (MAM, PAMM)
One click trading
API
OCO orders
Trading over the phone
Hedging allowed
Trailing stops
Mobile trading
Scalping allowed
Bonuses
Demo Accounts
Web based trading
Contests
Decimals 5 5
Minimum lot size 0.01 1.0
Maximum lot size 100.0 20000.0
Spread Variable Variable
Broker type STP, ECN, DMA Dealing Desk
Maximal leverage (1:?) 30 500
Availability STP, ECN, DMA Dealing Desk
Regulation FCA (UK), CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), BaFIN (Germany), SCB (The Bahamas), DFSA (UAE), CMA CySEC (Cyprus)
Trading Platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader, Web Platform, Mobile Platform Web Platform, Mobile Platform
Funding/Withdrawal methods Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Moneybookers, Paypal, Neteller, UnionPay, Skrill, FasaPay Wire Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Check, Online Check, WebMoney, cashU, Neteller, Skrill, FasaPay, Qiwi, Bitcoin, WeChat Pay, iDeal, Sofort Banking
Account Currency USD, GBP, EUR, CHF, JPY, NZD, CAD, SGD, HKD, AUD USD, GBP, EUR, ZAR, RUB
Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Chinese, Polish, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Korean, Urdu, Hindi English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Russian, Chinese, Bangla, Polish, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Vietnamese, Dutch, Swedish, Urdu, Hindi, Czech, Latvian, Romanian
Country Australia Antigua and Barbuda
Trading platform(s) timezone United Arab Emirates, Australia, The Bahamas, Chile, Cyprus, Germany, Kenya, Malaysia, United Kingdom Antigua and Barbuda
Other trading instruments Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, Spread Betting, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals, ETFs Stocks, Options, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Shares, CFDs, Cryptocurrency, Precious Metals
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