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Compare up to four reviewed profiles across safety, accounts, disclosed costs, platforms, payments, protection and public complaint outcomes.

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Comparison rule: only source-linked numeric values can receive a “lower” or “higher” marker. Unknown values display as Not verified, never as zero.

Methodology
Broker

Safety & regulation

Legal entity, licence status and published trust assessment.

Trust score
8.7
8.5
Regulatory status
REGULATED
REGULATED
Legal entity
Stratos Markets Limited
Pepperstone Group Limited
Published licences
  • FCA · active
  • ASIC · active
  • ASIC · active
  • FCA · active
Entity / domain match
  • FCA: unverified / unverified
  • ASIC: unverified / unverified
  • ASIC: matched / matched
  • FCA: matched / matched

Client protection

Protection claims remain tied to the exact source and reviewed entity.

Client fund segregation
Not verified
Not verified
Negative balance
Not verified
Not verified
Investor compensation
Not verified
Not verified
Compensation scheme
Not verified
Not verified

Accounts

Account-level terms are kept separate instead of being blended into one headline figure.

Account types
  • Retail
  • Professional
  • Standard Account
  • Razor Account
  • Professional Account
  • Demo Account
Lowest verified deposit
Not verified
Not verified
Highest verified leverage
Not verified
Not verified
Minimum trade size
  • Retail: Not verified
  • Professional: Not verified
  • Standard Account: Not verified
  • Razor Account: Not verified
  • Professional Account: Not verified
  • Demo Account: Not verified
Base currencies
Not verified
Not verified
Demo account
Not verified
Not verified

Disclosed trading costs

These are reviewed broker disclosures, not live spreads or measured execution data.

Spread type
  • Retail: not verified
  • Professional: not verified
  • Standard Account: not verified
  • Razor Account: not verified
  • Professional Account: not verified
  • Demo Account: not verified
Advertised spread
  • Retail: Not verified
  • Professional: Not verified
  • Standard Account: Not verified
  • Razor Account: Not verified
  • Professional Account: Not verified
  • Demo Account: Not verified
Commission
  • Retail: Not verified
  • Professional: Not verified
  • Standard Account: Not verified
  • Razor Account: Not verified
  • Professional Account: Not verified
  • Demo Account: Not verified
Swap-free option
  • Retail: Not verified
  • Professional: Not verified
  • Standard Account: Not verified
  • Razor Account: Not verified
  • Professional Account: Not verified
  • Demo Account: Not verified

Platforms & markets

Published platform access and product categories.

Trading platforms
  • Trading Station
  • MetaTrader 4
  • TradingView
  • Pepperstone Platform
  • Pepperstone Mobile App
  • MetaTrader 4
  • MetaTrader 5
  • cTrader
  • TradingView
Devices
Not verified
Not verified
Algorithmic trading
  • Trading Station: Not verified
  • MetaTrader 4: Not verified
  • TradingView: Not verified
  • Pepperstone Platform: Not verified
  • Pepperstone Mobile App: Not verified
  • MetaTrader 4: Not verified
  • MetaTrader 5: Not verified
  • cTrader: Not verified
  • TradingView: Not verified
Copy trading
  • Trading Station: Not verified
  • MetaTrader 4: Not verified
  • TradingView: Not verified
  • Pepperstone Platform: Not verified
  • Pepperstone Mobile App: Not verified
  • MetaTrader 4: Not verified
  • MetaTrader 5: Not verified
  • cTrader: Not verified
  • TradingView: Not verified
Markets
  • Forex
  • Indices
  • Commodities
  • Shares CFDs
  • Forex
  • Index CFDs
  • Share CFDs
  • Commodity CFDs
  • ETF CFDs
  • Cryptocurrency CFDs
  • Currency Indices
  • CFD Forwards

Deposits & withdrawals

Method, fee and processing-time disclosures by direction.

Payment methods
Not verified
Not verified
Fees
Not verified
Not verified
Processing time
Not verified
Not verified

Service & public cases

Support disclosures and FINTRADEA-reviewed public case outcomes.

Support channels
Not verified
Email / Phone
Service hours
Not verified
Not verified
Support languages
Not verified
Not verified
Public complaint cases
0
0
Resolution rate
Not enough public cases
Not enough public cases
Broker response rate
Not enough public cases
Not enough public cases
Published risk records
1 documented
1 documented

Evidence & freshness

Source coverage and latest review date.

Verified official sources
1
1
Structured-data source
  • Broker disclosed
  • Not verified
  • Broker disclosed
  • Not verified
Last profile review
2026-07-19
2026-07-19