Between 54-87% of retail CFD accounts lose money. Based on 69 brokers who display this data.
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BrokerDNA™
The BROKERDNA™ score tells you, overall, how reputable, suitable, and affordable a broker is compared to other brokers. This score is algorithmically-generated based on 31 factors. Neither our team, nor the brokers featured on our site, are able to change this without changing their service offering. Learn more here. |
Pepperstone
9.3
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VISIT PEPPERSTONE
The BROKERDNA™ score tells you, overall, how reputable, suitable, and affordable a broker is compared to other brokers. This score is algorithmically-generated based on 31 factors. Neither our team, nor the brokers featured on our site, are able to change this without changing their service offering. Learn more here. |
MB Trading
0.6
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VISIT MB TRADING
The BROKERDNA™ score tells you, overall, how reputable, suitable, and affordable a broker is compared to other brokers. This score is algorithmically-generated based on 31 factors. Neither our team, nor the brokers featured on our site, are able to change this without changing their service offering. Learn more here. |
AvaTrade
9.7
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VISIT AVATRADE
The BROKERDNA™ score tells you, overall, how reputable, suitable, and affordable a broker is compared to other brokers. This score is algorithmically-generated based on 31 factors. Neither our team, nor the brokers featured on our site, are able to change this without changing their service offering. Learn more here. |
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About |
Pepperstone is regulated by ASIC. Pepperstone have provided Forex trading services since 2010. |
MB Trading is regulated by NFA 0339826. MB Trading have provided Forex trading services since 1999. |
AvaTrade is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, ASIC (Australia), FSA (Japan), FSB (South Africa) and BVI. AvaTrade have provided Forex trading services since 2006. |
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Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia | El Segundo, CA, USA | Dublin, Ireland | |
TRADING SERVICES OFFERED |
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Spot Forex | ||||
Forex (CFD) | ||||
CFD | ||||
Spread Betting | ||||
Social Trading | ||||
MARKETS & INSTRUMENTS | ||||
Forex (currency pairs) | 61 | 59 | ||
Commodities Offered | 12 | 16 | ||
Stocks Offered | 60 | 99 | ||
Bitcoin | ||||
Majors | ||||
Indices | ||||
US Stocks | ||||
Penny stocks | ||||
Energies | ||||
Metals | ||||
Agriculturals | ||||
FTSE | ||||
Dow Jones | ||||
Dax | ||||
Nikkei | ||||
ETFs | ||||
IPO | ||||
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79.8% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. |
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Losses can exceed deposits |
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71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. |
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PLATFORM & FEATURES |
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MT4 | ||||
MT5 | ||||
MT4 Mac | ||||
WebTrader | ||||
Mirror Trader | ||||
ZuluTrade | ||||
Sirix | ||||
cTrader | ||||
PAMM | ||||
Custom Platforms | No | MBT, LightWave | AvaTradeAct, AVAOptions | |
APPS |
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Available Languages |
English, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Arabic |
English |
English, Italian, German, French, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, Malay, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese and Dutch |
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79.8% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. |
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ACCOUNT INFORMATION |
From micro accounts to ECN accounts, compare the accounts offered by Pepperstone and MB Trading |
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Demo account | ||||
Mini account | ||||
Micro account | ||||
Standard account | ||||
ECN Account | ||||
Islamic account | ||||
Zero spread account | ||||
VIP account | ||||
Fixed spreads | ||||
Variable spreads | ||||
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79.8% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. |
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Losses can exceed deposits |
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71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. |
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TRADING CONDITIONS |
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Scalping | ||||
Hedging | ||||
Expert advisors (EAs) | ||||
Virtual private server | ||||
Direct market access | ||||
STP broker | ||||
Market maker | ||||
Min trade | 0.01 Lot | 0.1 Lot | 0.01 Lot | |
Max trade | None | None | None | |
Min deposit | $200 | $400 | $100 | |
RISK MANAGEMENT |
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Stop losses | ||||
Limit orders | ||||
One-click trading | ||||
Trailing stops | ||||
Price alerts | ||||
Signal trading | ||||
FUNDING METHODS |
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Credit card | ||||
Bank transfer | ||||
Standard account | ||||
Paypal | ||||
Neteller | ||||
Skrill | ||||
Payment processing time | Varies | Varies | Varies | |
Withdrawal processing time | Varies | Varies | Varies | |
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79.8% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. |
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Losses can exceed deposits |
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71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. |
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DETAILED INFO |
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Excluded countries | US | US | BE,BR,NZ,US,KE,IN,GH | |
Contact email | Send Email | Send Email | Send Email | |
Phone number | 61 3 9020 0155 | No | (44) (0) 8005200423 | |
Live Chat | ||||
Website | https://pepperstone.com/ | https://www.mbtrading.com/ | http://www.avatrade.com/ | |
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EUR/USD (Average: 0.7 pips) | 0.09 pips + $5.00 | Not offered | 0.9 pips | |
GBP/USD (Average: 1.1 pips) | 0.59 pips + $5.00 | Not offered | 1.6 pips | |
USD/JPY (Average: 1.1 pips) | 0.25 pips + $5.00 | Not offered | 1.1 pips | |
AUD/USD (Average: 0.8 pips) | 0.17 pips + $5.00 | Not offered | 1.1 pips | |
USD/CHF (Average: 2.3 pips) | 0.35 pips + $5.00 | Not offered | 1.6 pips | |
USD/CAD (Average: 2.9 pips) | 0.31 pips + $5.00 | Not offered | 2.0 pips | |
NZD/USD (Average: 3.6 pips) | 1.1 pips + $5.00 | Not offered | 1.8 pips | |
EUR/GBP (Average: 2.4 pips) | 1.0 pips + $5.00 | Not offered | 1.5 pips | |
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79.8% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. |
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Losses can exceed deposits |
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71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. |
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FEES |
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Inactivity Fee | No | Yes | No | |
Commission | Yes | No | No | |
Deposit Fee | No | No | No | |
Withdrawal Fee | No | Yes | No | |
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71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. |
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Last update |
All information collected from https://pepperstone.com/. Last updated on 01/04/2021. |
All information collected from https://www.mbtrading.com/. Last updated on 01/04/2021. |
All information collected from http://www.avatrade.com/. Last updated on 01/04/2021. |
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Company |
Pepperstone provide a trading platform for retail and institutional investors looking for a broker that provides fast execution, reliable technology, award winning customer service all at superior competitive pricing. |
MB Trading is an online forex trading service provider who are regulated by the FINRA, SIPC, RFED/IB, NFA. To open an account with MB Trading, minimum deposits start from $400. |
Since 2006, Avatrade have attracted over 20,000 traders to their platform. While their spreads are not the most competitive, they do offer traders a range of great features, such as guaranteed stop losses, the ability to hedge / scalp, and low margins. |
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If you’re a trader looking for a broker that offers the popular MT4 trading platform, Pepperstone is likely a better fit. However, if you want a broker with ECN execution, MB Trading may be more appropriate.
You can determine a broker’s reliability & trustworthiness by looking at eight factors:
Based on these eight factors, we consider Pepperstone and MB Trading to be equally reliable. We’ve broken down why below:
Pepperstone is regulated by Financial Conduct Authority,UK and ASIC, while MB Trading is regulated by NFA 0339826.
AvaTrade are regulated by Central Bank of Ireland, ASIC, IIROC, FSA, FSB, UAE and BVI
If a broker has been around for a long period of time, they’re likely to be more reliable (in comparison, most scam brokers only exist for several years before they disappear).
This also suggests that a broker has good risk management processes that have prevented them being caught out by major financial events, as was the case with Alpari UK going bust when they were there was a policy reversal of capping the Swiss Franc against the Euro.
Pepperstone has been around for 11 years, while MB Trading have been around for 22 years. Our third alternative broker, AvaTrade, have been around for 15 years.
You wouldn’t want your broker paying their staff out of the same bank account account that you’re depositing your trading funds into, would you?
Fortunately, all regulated brokers must use segregated bank accounts to hold client money. This is one of the reasons why we only feature regulated brokers here on BrokerNotes.
All three brokers above will hold your money in a separate bank account.
Most tier-1 banks like Barclays and HSBC have been around for over 100 years and manage trillions of dollars of assets, proving that they have stood the test of time.
Both Pepperstone and MB Trading use tier one banks, but we are not sure of which bank specifically.
If a broker has been penalised by a regulator in the past five years, it may mean that they were caught doing something they shouldn’t be doing - which may be of concern to you as an end client.
We’re not aware of any penalties or fines imposed by regulators on Pepperstone or MB Trading in the past five years.
While not always the case, the number of traders a broker has can be a good metric for understanding how reputable a brokers is.
Companies that are publicly listed on a stock exchange tend to be considered more reputable as they will be required to disclose their financials, and aspects of their operations, to the public.
Both Pepperstone and MB Trading are privately owned companies.
Most reputable brokers tend to be headquartered in a major capital city or a financial hub such as Cyprus.
Pepperstone are based in Melbourne, Australia, while MB Trading are based in El Segundo, CA, USA .
Assuming the brokers you’re choosing between are reputable, the next point to consider is whether they offer all of the features you require to trade.
This can be broken down into three categories:
If you’re looking to trade currency pairs, both Pepperstone and MB Trading offer forex trading. Pepperstone have a slightly larger variety of currency pairs with 61 pairs, compared to offered by MB Trading. Also, if you’re looking to trade cryptocurrencies, Pepperstone offers a handful of cryptocurrency CFDs to trade, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple.
If you’re looking to trade commodities like gold, silver or oil, Pepperstone may be a better fit as MB Trading does not offer commodity trading.
Pepperstone also offer social trading, which allows you to follow the trading activity, engage in discussion, and even copy the trades of other traders.
Pepperstone also offer social trading, which allows you to follow the trading activity, engage in discussion, and even copy the trades of other traders.
In addition to the platform, you’ll also want to ensure that the broker you choose offers the account type best suited to your needs. AvaTrade, for example, offer a mini account, standard account and VIP account.
If you have a certain trading style (e.g. scalping, hedging, or using EAs), you’ll want to double check that the broker you choose allows this, as not all of them do.
Pepperstone does allow scalping and hedging. While MB Trading also allows scalping but doesn't allow hedging. You can trade with EAs (expert advisors) on Pepperstone but you can't trade EAs (expert advisors) with MB Trading.
In terms of risk management tools, Pepperstone does offer negative balance protection to prevent you owing your broker more than you’ve deposited, but MB Trading doesn't offer this.
Pepperstone also offer stop losses, limit orders, and price alerts to help you automate aspects of your trading strategy.
Pepperstone accept Paypal.
Comparing the fee structures of different brokers can be a minefield at times. The important thing to consider is what the spreads & fees are on the specific instruments and account type that you will be using.
For trading EUR/USD, Pepperstone and MB Trading both charge points. Therefore, both brokers are equally affordable for this instrument. You can jump back up to our comparison of their currency pair & indice spreads above.
Another consideration is whether or not your broker charges inactivity, deposit/withdrawal fees, or commissions on trades. If you’re a frequent trader, inactivity fees are unlikely to be an issue.
There’s no such thing as a perfect broker, but some are going to be a better fit for you than others.
Objectively, MB Trading is more reliable based on our criteria above. Pepperstone has a wider range of instruments to trade. Pepperstone offer lower spreads on popular forex instruments like EUR/USD and are used by more traders.
Both brokers offer demo accounts, allowing you to test their platforms to see which is suitable for you. You can test drive their demos using the links below:
Finally, if you’re really not sure you can always use our free tool (takes 15 seconds) that will help you find a suitable broker based on your precise requirements here.