Exness vs Pepperstone (November 2026)
A side-by-side comparison built from each broker's own published record — licenses checked against official registers, terms quoted from their own pages, with the source linked on every claim.
| Open account | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Financial Services Authority · Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten · Financial Services Commission · Financial Services Commission · Capital Markets Authority · Financial Sector Conduct Authority · Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission · Financial Conduct Authority | ASIC · FCA · CySEC · DFSA · SCB |
| License no. | Financial Services Authority SD025 Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten 0003LSI Financial Services Commission reg. 2032226, investment business licence SIBA/L/20/1133 Financial Services Commission reg. 000022129, licence 9110312 Capital Markets Authority 162 Financial Sector Conduct Authority FSP 51024 (also authorized as OTC Derivatives Provider under Exness (SC) Ltd) Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission 178/12 Financial Conduct Authority 730729 | ASIC AFSL 414530 (ACN 147 055 703) FCA 684312 (Company No. 08965105) CySEC 388/20 (Company No. HE 398429) DFSA F004356 SCB SIA-F217 (Company No. 177174 B) |
| Founded | 2008 | 2010 |
| Minimum deposit | Not published | $10 |
| EUR/USD spread from | not published as a fixed figure; broker claims "cut trading costs by up to 50% on forex" vs. average of other brokers compared, week of 5-10 April 2026 | 0.0 pips (Razor account, raw spread + commission from $3.50 per lot per side) |
| Leverage | ASIC (Australia): Retail 30:1 · Pro 500:1 | |
| Gulf Payments | UAE local bank · AED account | |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 5, Exness Terminal, Exness Trade app (mobile) | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView, Pepperstone platform (web + mobile app) |
| Broker-published claim | "Instant withdrawals" — funds sent within seconds, including weekends. Broker states over 98% of withdrawals are processed automatically; exact times vary by payment method. [Source] | Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay withdrawals: "Same Day - Up to 1 working day"; bank transfers: "Same Day - Up to 3 working days". Pepperstone notes final settlement depends on third-party institutions and can vary. [Source] |
| Withdrawal methods | Not published | Visa, Mastercard, Bank transfer, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, UnionPay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, USDT |
| Crypto deposits/withdrawals | Not published | Yes |
| Islamic Accounts | Yes | Yes |
| Measured by us | Not in our test program yet | Testing in progress |
| Accepts clients from | Not published | Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Thailand, Mexico, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Turkey, Mongolia, Kenya, Colombia, Italy, Vietnam, Chile, Peru, Indonesia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain |
| Open account | Open account |
We do not name a winner here. The two records sit side by side because the right answer depends on where you live, what you trade, and which entity would onboard you — all of which the table shows.
By Country
- Pepperstone Yes / Exness No: Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Thailand, Mexico, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Turkey, Mongolia, Kenya, Colombia, Italy, Vietnam, Chile, Peru, Indonesia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain
Is Exness or Pepperstone better?
Neither is better in the abstract. Compare the rows that apply to you: whether each broker accepts clients from your country, which entity and regulator you would be onboarded under, the minimum deposit, and how withdrawals work on the rail you would actually use.
Which is safer, Exness or Pepperstone?
Safety follows the entity that holds your money, not the brand. Both records list every regulator and license number each broker publishes — check which entity serves your country, then verify that license on the regulator's own register.