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  • Pepperstone

    Pepperstone Group Limited

    ASIC · 414530

    Matched to regulator records · Status wording: see source

    Scope, limitations and evidence

    The Australian disclosure reports this entity and AFS licence.

    Confirm the actual contracting entity after the application’s residence and classification steps.

    Scope, limitations and evidence ↗ · 2026-09-20

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Pepperstone

Australia · ASIC

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Client protection

Pepperstone

Australia · Pepperstone Group Limited

Client protection
January 2026 TMD: retail negative balance protection.
Sources and applicability

Australian entity disclosures; check account/product applicability.

Client protection

Client qualification applies. Check Pro terms separately.

TMD v6 January 2026 — pages 2–3 ↗ · 2026-09-29

Terms for the named entities. Minimum spreads are not total costs or a cheapest-first ranking.

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Pepperstone

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Pepperstone operates through 7 legal entities recorded in the current FXVeritas research file across Australia, United Kingdom, Cyprus, The Bahamas, Dubai International Financial Centre, United Arab Emirates, and Kenya.

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Client protection

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Pepperstone Group Limited

Segregated client money
Yes for the stated AU retail/wholesale service: client money in an ADI trust account under Australian Client Money Rules; not used to hedge LPs or meet other-client trading obligations; operational money kept separate.
Negative balance protection
Yes for the opened PDS: losses limited to account equity; account prevented from going into deficit.
Investor compensation
No statutory compensation scheme stated on regulated-offices page
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
Retail leverage caps in PDS; AFCA membership 28689; 50% margin close-out for retail on regulated-offices page / Wholesale clients have a separate information statement; NBP wording in opened PDS is not limited to retail in the extracted sentence, but regulated-offices page says NBP for retail clients
Insolvency treatment
unknown beyond client-money trust wording

Pepperstone Limited

Segregated client money
UK Terms (Pepperstone Limited): money paid to the firm is deposited into a segregated client money account with a credit institution, maintained in compliance with the FCA Client Money Rules.
Negative balance protection
UK Terms cl. 6: if automated stop-out does not prevent a negative equity balance, a Retail Client is not liable and the account is adjusted to zero within 1 Business Day. Does not apply to Professional Clients or Eligible Counterparties, to commissions/charges, or to negative equity from a Terms or market-rules breach.
Investor compensation
UK Terms cl. 4.7: covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for eligible investors; compensation may be available up to GBP 85,000. Details at www.fscs.org.uk. FCA register status was not isolated.
Compensation limit
GBP 85000
Retail / professional difference
Retail NBP and FSCS eligibility as stated in UK Terms / Professional Clients and Eligible Counterparties are excluded from that NBP clause; tiered margins professional-only
Insolvency treatment
FSCS is described as a compensation scheme for eligible investors, not a full-balance guarantee

Pepperstone EU Limited

Segregated client money
unknown from opened EU index; ICF information document is listed but was not opened
Negative balance protection
unknown from opened EU index
Investor compensation
Investor Compensation Fund Information document is listed on the EU legal page
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
KIDs and ICF document listed for the EU entity / Tiered margins professional-only
Insolvency treatment
unknown

Pepperstone Markets Limited

Segregated client money
unknown from 2021 T&Cs extract
Negative balance protection
unknown from 2021 T&Cs extract
Investor compensation
not stated
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
unknown / unknown
Insolvency treatment
unknown

Pepperstone Markets Kenya Limited

Segregated client money
Stated: segregated client account at banks licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya
Negative balance protection
unknown
Investor compensation
unknown
Compensation limit
Not recorded
Retail / professional difference
unknown / unknown
Insolvency treatment
unknown

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Australia · Pepperstone Group LimitedEntity documents reviewed

Retail PDS/TMD and professional conditions separated.

The Australian entity provides terms, retail product and target-market disclosures and identity-check guidance. Professional conditions are listed separately.

Razor FX/gold: from USD3.50/lot/side. Standard FX: no separate commission.

Costs table: Standard EUR/USD minimum 1 pip. The account overview’s 0.1 is not pair-specific. Holding costs are separate.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-29

MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView and Pepperstone platform.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-29

January 2026 TMD: retail negative balance protection.

Client qualification applies. Check Pro terms separately.

Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-29

Your next check: Check the contracting entity and current terms when applying. Identity checks and approval still apply.

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Pepperstone AU — Legal documents · Source checked:

What the sources show

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Client-protection evidence ·

Pepperstone Group Limited

Pepperstone's entity table states segregated client money and retail negative balance protection for Pepperstone Group Limited. It lists no compensation scheme. Professional-client terms differ.

Sources and scope
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Client-protection evidence ·

Pepperstone Limited

The UK entity table records segregation, retail negative balance protection and FSCS cover up to £85,000 for eligible investors. FSCS separately requires an eligible claimant and regulated activity; investment losses are not insured.

Sources and scope
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Entity and residence scope ·

Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited

The DIFC disclosure says client money is held by related entity Pepperstone Group Limited in a segregated account. This identifies a custody relationship, not automatic eligibility for every UAE resident.

Sources and scope
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Research changes

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    Pepperstone · Entity-specific protection and DIFC custody evidence added

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