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Pepperstone
Pepperstone Limited
FCA · 684312
Matched to regulator records · Status wording: see source
Public entity/licence records grouped by the regulator’s country.
This does not establish resident eligibility. Check the contracting entity and access conditions separately.
Scope, limitations and evidence ↗ · 2026-09-19The comparison or profile below also includes brand-wide information. It may not all apply to the entities above.
United Kingdom · FCA
Only documents for this country/regulator. Account-opening approval remains a separate check.
The UK page describes segregated funds and possible FSCS cover up to £85,000 for eligible clients. This is not compensation for trading losses.
Pepperstone Limited — Client funds and compensation ↗Source checked: 2026-09-29
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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.
Official website snapshot
Confirmed residency evidence and an exact legal-entity route are both required. Account approval and product access remain subject to the entity’s terms.
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7
Legal entities in research file
4/7
Verified licences in research file
Recorded on file
Client protection
2
Official-source conflicts
Aug 23, 2026
Last checked
Active
Research coverage
Catalog-applicable comparison currently records 1 entity and 1 of 1 licence as verified. Research-file totals above can be larger.
Check the contracting entity and current terms on the official website before applying. A website link does not confirm account approval.
Pepperstone is a brand used by several licensed companies. Official legal-document sets tell the applicant which entity they are registering with.
This record isolates Pepperstone Group Limited (Australia), Pepperstone Limited (UK), Pepperstone EU Limited (Cyprus), and Pepperstone Markets Limited (Bahamas), plus stated DIFC, UAE introducer, and Kenya names.
From the full research file on record.
The catalog-applicable comparison scope is narrower, so its counts can be lower. Neither figure contradicts the other.
Research confidence
Research completeness/source coverage; not broker safety or suitability.
Licence verification
4 regulator-registers confirmed
7 licences recorded
Primary sources
Research file review
Latest source check
Outstanding issues
Researched by FXVeritas Research Desk · Evidence standard: Primary-source verification · Research evidence methodology · Editorial independence · Corrections policy
Editorial summary from the research file. Recorded answers follow below.
Pepperstone is a brand used by several licensed companies. Official legal-document sets tell the applicant which entity they are registering with.
This record isolates Pepperstone Group Limited (Australia), Pepperstone Limited (UK), Pepperstone EU Limited (Cyprus), and Pepperstone Markets Limited (Bahamas), plus stated DIFC, UAE introducer, and Kenya names.
Brand is not a licence. Each legal entity is listed with the current licence record(s) isolated for that entity.
Pepperstone
Current licence evidence
Research-file sourceRegulator
Research-file sourceFCA register
Research-file sourceCySEC register
Research-file sourceSource unavailable
Research-file sourceDFSA register
Research-file sourceSource unavailable
Research-file sourceSource unavailable
Only regions named on an official page or legal document. A site loading is not acceptance.
Applicants using the Australia legal-document set / AU licensed entity
Pepperstone Group Limited
ASIC · 414530
Region
Applicants using the Australia legal-document set / AU licensed entity
Legal entity
Pepperstone Group Limited
Regulator / licence
ASIC · 414530
Evidencehttps://pepperstone.com/en-au/about-us/policies/legal names Pepperstone Group Limited as the Australian-licensed entity. FSG/PDS issued by that company.
Applicants using the UK legal-document set
Pepperstone Limited
FCA · 684312
Region
Applicants using the UK legal-document set
Legal entity
Pepperstone Limited
Regulator / licence
FCA · 684312
Evidencehttps://pepperstone.com/en-gb/about-us/policies/legal is the Pepperstone Limited UK document set. The page footer prints Company Number 08965105 and FCA FRN 684312.
Applicants using the EEA legal-document set
Pepperstone EU Limited
CySEC · 388/20
Region
Applicants using the EEA legal-document set
Legal entity
Pepperstone EU Limited
Regulator / licence
CySEC · 388/20
Evidencehttps://pepperstone.com/en-eu/legal-documents/ is explicitly EEA legal documents (Pepperstone EU Limited).
Applicants using the international /en/ legal-document set
Pepperstone Markets Limited
Securities Commission of The Bahamas · SIA-F217
Region
Applicants using the international /en/ legal-document set
Legal entity
Pepperstone Markets Limited
Regulator / licence
Securities Commission of The Bahamas · SIA-F217
Evidencehttps://pepperstone.com/en/legal-documents/ states the documents govern Pepperstone Markets Limited.
UAE onshore introduction / consultation (not product issuance)
Pepperstone Financial Services LLC
UAE CMA · 20200000358
Region
UAE onshore introduction / consultation (not product issuance)
Legal entity
Pepperstone Financial Services LLC
Regulator / licence
UAE CMA · 20200000358
EvidenceOfficial AE support page: LLC is introducer/consultant; product issuer is Pepperstone Markets Limited.
Withdrawn, revoked, or closed retail authorisations. Not current onboarding licences.
No historical licence row was isolated.
Dated events from official pages or registers. Incidents are historical records, not current licence status.
2010
FSG: Pepperstone group founded in 2010.
Recorded event
2014-03-28
Pepperstone Limited incorporated in the UK as 123FX.COM LTD.
Incorporation
2015-11-13
UK company renamed Pepperstone Limited.
Recorded event
2020-08-03
CySEC licence 388/20 issued to Pepperstone EU Limited.
Licence
Shown per legal entity. Group-wide claims are not used.
Advertised figures only. Observed spreads were not measured. Marketing ECN/STP is not treated as the legal model.
No account-type table was isolated.
Legal documents first. Advertised ECN, STP, or NDD is not certified unless a legal policy confirms it.
Recorded policies
slippage
AU PDS execution-risk section: order fills at next best price / fair market value if liquidity is exhausted.
requotes
unknown
last_look
unknown
stop_loss
unknown as a guarantee
negative_pricing
AU PDS NBP limits losses to equity.
abnormal_markets
AU PDS: operational disruption can delay execution.
scalping
unknown from opened legal extracts
hedging
AU legal page lists Hedging Counterparties Policy.
EA
unknown
arbitrage
unknown
Only methods and rules isolated on opened official pages.
Primary-source ledger for this public record. Affiliate and coupon pages are excluded.
Official broker source · Unverified · Not checked
Official page · other · 2026-09-12View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
ASIC current AFS extract 202609 Pepperstone Group Limited AFSL 414530
Regulator · regulator · 2026-09-20View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
UK Terms and Conditions (Pepperstone Limited)
Official page · other · 2026-09-12View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
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Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
FCA Register Pepperstone Limited FRN 684312
Regulator · regulator · 2026-09-19View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
Official page · other · 2026-08-23View source
DFSA public register Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited F004356
Regulator · regulator · 2026-09-19View source
Official pages disagree. FXVeritas does not pick a winner. This is not a fraud or safety label.
Official-source discrepancy
Source A: AU PDS: we will provide Negative Balance Protection limiting maximum losses to account equity.
Source B: Regulated-offices page: Negative Balance Protection: Yes, for retail clients.
Status: conflicting official sources · Last checked: Aug 23, 2026
Official-source discrepancy
Source A: Opened PDS header: Date updated November 2022
Source B: Same file also prints Date Updated November 2021
Status: conflicting official sources · Last checked: Aug 23, 2026
Unknowns are part of the public record. They are not filled from other brokers.
Short answers from the full FXVeritas research file for Pepperstone. They describe recorded evidence, not safety or suitability.
What the sources show →FXVeritas records 7 legal entities in the research file for Pepperstone. 4 of 7 research-file licences are regulator-verified. Regulatory protection can differ by the entity serving the client.
The current FXVeritas file records 7 legal entities. A brand name is not a licence.
The current file records 7 regulator codes: ASIC, FCA, CySEC, Securities Commission of The Bahamas, DFSA, UAE Capital Markets Authority, Capital Markets Authority (Kenya).
The current file records 7 licence identifiers.
FXVeritas has independently verified 4 of 7 research-file licences.
Client-protection evidence is recorded as verified for the legal entities in this file. That is evidence coverage, not a guarantee that every client is protected.
3 licence items remain unresolved, and 2 official-source discrepancies are recorded. These are research-file states, not confirmed misconduct.
Historical record only. A past settlement or withdrawn licence is not the current licence status.
No dated incident or regulatory action was isolated.
Continue into regulator hubs, platforms, methodology, and comparison tools.
Application-condition research. Approval and account opening are not guaranteed.
UK entity terms, costs and identity-check documents published.
UK CFD and spread-betting agreements and cost disclosures are listed separately. The page says the entity and applicable regulation are identified during application.
The UK page describes segregated funds and possible FSCS cover up to £85,000 for eligible clients. This is not compensation for trading losses.
Read official source ↗ · 2026-09-29Your next check: Check the contracting entity and current terms when applying. Identity checks and approval still apply.
Read official source ↗Pepperstone GB — Legal documents · Source checked:
Each finding shows its own check date and applies only to the named entity and source; the group file remains incomplete.
Client-protection evidence ·
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.
Provider disclosure · Checked: 2026-09-29
Australia, UK, Cyprus and DIFC entity sections
Client-protection evidence ·
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.
Provider disclosure · Checked: 2026-09-29
Australia, UK, Cyprus and DIFC entity sections
Compensation scheme · Checked: 2026-09-29
Compensation limits and eligibility steps
Entity and residence scope ·
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.
Provider disclosure · Checked: 2026-09-29
Australia, UK, Cyprus and DIFC entity sections
These are saved research additions, not dates when a regulator changed a licence. Previous source-check and import records remain in the audit archive.
· Research record updated
Pepperstone · Entity-specific protection and DIFC custody evidence added
