FXGiants vs Pepperstone Comparison

FXGiants vs Pepperstone Broker Comparison
FXGiants versus Pepperstone Comparison Table
Online BrokerMinimum DepositTrading PlatformsMarketsAbout
$100
Minimum Deposit
MT4
Trading Platform
300+
Markets To Trade
FXGiants offers a range of MT4 accounts types including a Cent account and fixed spreads accounts
About
$200
Minimum Deposit
MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView
Trading Platforms
1000+
Markets To Trade
Pepperstone provides a wide range of trading platforms, allowing styles such as scalping, news trading and automated trading
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FXGiants and Pepperstone Comparison

FXGiants offers market execution and instant execution across its range of account types. The difference is that market execution does not requote but may have slippage, while instant execution may have slippage but does not requote. Pepperstone does not requote or reject orders, but uses Equinix Data Centres and other technologies for high speed order transmission.

Both brokers offer MT4, but Pepperstone also provides MT5, TradingView and cTrader.

Quick comparison

Both offer MT4, Pepperstone also provides MT5 and cTrader. FXGiants has a Cent account.

Minimum deposit and account types

The minimum deposit for FXGiants is $100 and for STP/ECN accounts is $500. The minimum deposit for Pepperstone is $200 or AU$200 or £200.

  • FXGiants offers a Cent Account, a Live Floating Spread Account, a Live Fixed Spread Account, a Live Zero Fixed Spread Account, an STP/ECN Absolute Zero Account, an STP/ECN Account NO Commission and an STP/ECN Zero spread Account. The Live Fixed Spread Account has spreads from 0 pips fixed with a $9 per lot per side commission. The STP/ECN Zero Spread Account has variable spreads from 0 plus a $3.75 per lot per side commission. FXGiants provides social and copy trading via AutoTrade and TradeCopier.
  • Pepperstone offers a Standard and a Razor account for CFD trading and in the UK additionally offers a spread betting account. Pepperstone provides trading guides, a market review and an economic calendar its website. Pepperstone says that latency is as low as 30ms. The minimum trade size is 0.01 lots.
  • Pepperstone's Standard and Islamic accounts do not charge commissions and hence offer higher spreads as they include a mark up. The Razor account charges commissions and allows scalping.

Markets

  • FXGiants provides 300+ covering Forex, Indices, Energy, Soft Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Metals and Stocks.
  • Pepperstone offers 1000+ covering Forex, Indices, Energy, Soft Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Metals and Stocks.
FXGiants vs Pepperstone Summary Table
BrokerTrading PlatformsDescription
FXGiants
Broker
MT4
Trading Platform
FXGiants offers a range of MT4 account types incuding a Cent account, STP/ECN accounts and fixed spreads accounts
Description
Pepperstone
Broker
MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView
Trading Platforms
Pepperstone has a wide range of trading platforms and allows trading styles such as scalping, news trading and automated trading
Description

Cryptocurrency CFDs

  • FXGiants offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple.
  • Pepperstone offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Cardano, Chainlink, Dogecoin, Binance Coin, EOS, Polkadot, Stellar, Uniswap, Tezos, Solana, Polygon, Avalanche and Terra CFDs.

Spreads

  • FXGiants can offer Forex spread from 0 with and without a commission charge. Pepperstone can offer Forex spreads from 0 with a commission charge and from 0.6 without a commission charge.

Commissions

  • FXGiants charges a commission from $3.75 per lot round trip.
  • Pepperstone charges a commission of $3.76 or AU$3.5 or €2.61 per lot per side on the Razor account, depending on the account currency. cTrader commissions are 7 units per lot round trip of the first quoted currency in the traded currency.

Online trading platforms

Both brokers offer MT4. Pepperstone also offers MT5, cTrader and TradingView.

Why FXGiants or Pepperstone ?

Traders who want to trade on MT4 may do so at either broker. Traders who want to trade on MT5, the successor to MT4 can find this platform at Pepperstone. Those who want to trade on cTrader or TradingView can find these platforms at Pepperstone. Traders who want to trade on fixed spreads accounts may do so at FXGiants. Traders who want to trade with a small trade size can find a Cent account at FXGiants.

Comparison summary

  • Both brokers offer CFD trading
  • Pepperstone additionally provides spread betting in the UK
  • Both offer MT4
  • Pepperstone additionally provides MT5, cTrader and TradingView
  • FXGiants offers a Cent account