PreviewPreliminary data. Licences were checked on 2026-11-05. Anything we could not confirm on a regulator’s own register is marked “Verification pending”. User ratings have not started. Tier groupings are illustrative.
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Pepperstone

Website pepperstone.com Founded 2010

Pepperstone operates through entities including Pepperstone Group Limited (ASIC AFSL 414530), Pepperstone Limited (FCA FRN 684312), Pepperstone EU Limited (CySEC 388/20), Pepperstone GmbH (BaFin 151148), Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited (DFSA F004356) and Pepperstone Markets Limited (Securities Commission of The Bahamas, SIA-F217).

Licences last checked 2026-11-05
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10.0
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High · 10.00 /10
Formula v1 · Regulation only, so far

Is Pepperstone regulated?

Yes. 6 active licences, including 3 from Tier-1 regulators (ASIC, FCA, BaFin).

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Licences

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Legal entityRegulatorLicence no.Licence typeStatusVerifiedSource
Pepperstone Group Limited
Australia
ASICT1
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
414530 Australian financial services licence Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
Pepperstone Limited
United Kingdom
FCAT1
Financial Conduct Authority
684312 FCA authorised investment firm (FRN) Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
Pepperstone EU Limited
Cyprus
CySECT2
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
388/20 Cyprus Investment Firm licence Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
Pepperstone GmbH
Germany
BaFinT1
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
151148 Wertpapierinstitut (investment firm) authorisation Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited
United Arab Emirates
DFSAT2
Dubai Financial Services Authority
F004356 DFSA Authorised Firm licence Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗
Pepperstone Markets Limited
Bahamas
SCBT3
Securities Commission of The Bahamas
SIA-F217 Securities Industry Act registration Active ✓ 2026-11-05 Register ↗

Score breakdown

Formula v1
Preliminary score: only regulation strength has been assessed, so the score shown is that part alone, out of 10. The other four parts are added in the next research phase.
Regulation strengthweight 45%
10.0 /10
Best active licence tier, plus 0.5 for each extra active licence.
Transparencyweight 20%
Not assessed yet
Five disclosure checks, 2 points each: legal entity named, licence numbers shown, physical address, client agreement and execution policy published, full fee schedule.
Client protectionweight 15%
Not assessed yet
Segregated funds 4, negative balance protection 3, compensation scheme 3.
Risk signalsweight 10%
Not assessed yet
Starts at 10. Minus 4 per regulator warning and 0.5 per unresolved complaint (up to 4).
Track recordweight 10%
Not assessed yet
One point per year since the first licence, up to 10.

Regulator warnings and clone alerts

Clone firm

A clone firm called “DIFC Investment (Clone of FCA Authorised firm)” (difcinvestment.world) is using this broker’s details.

Warning published by FCA on 2023-04-21. Source ↗

Clone firm

A clone firm called “Pepper/Pepperforeign.com (clone of FCA authorised firm)” (m.pepperforeign.com) is using this broker’s details.

Warning published by FCA on 2021-02-05. Source ↗

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