Side-by-side comparison of Exness and Pepperstone on every dimension professional traders care about — from fees and leverage to regulators, scalping rules, and EA support. Updated May 2026.
Exness is one of the largest brokers in the world by trading volume — over $4 trillion/month. Founded in 2008, Exness is famous for instant withdrawals and ultra-high leverage up to 1:Unlimited.
Pepperstone is an Australian broker founded in 2010 in Melbourne, specialised in ECN execution and the favourite of algo / scalping traders. Multiple Tier-1 licenses (FCA + ASIC + DFSA + CySEC).
Pepperstone wins 6/13 categories — the better all-round choice.
| Field | Exness | Pepperstone |
|---|---|---|
| Rebate per lot | $9.70 / lot | $8.20 / lot |
| Spread from | 0.3 pips | 0 pips |
| Execution speed | 23 ms | 30 ms |
| Max leverage | Unlimited* | 1:500 |
| Min deposit | $10 | $0 |
| User rating | 4.5 / 5 (5,102) | 4.7 / 5 (3,210) |
| Trust score | 8.78 / 10 | 9.08 / 10 |
| Execution type | Market Execution | ECN / DMA Aggregation |
| Liquidity providers | 14+ | 22+ |
| Regulators | FCA (UK) #730729 · CySEC (CY) #178/12 · FSCA (ZA) #51024 | ASIC (AU) #414530 · FCA (UK) #684312 · CySEC (CY) #388/20 |
| Platforms | MT4 · MT5 · Exness Terminal · Exness Trade App | MT4 · MT5 · cTrader · TradingView · Pepperstone Mobile |
| Payout frequency | รายวัน | รายวัน |
| Withdrawal time | ทันที (auto) | 1 วันทำการ |
| Swap-free / Islamic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scalping allowed | ✓ | ✓ |
| EA / algo allowed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Negative balance protection | ✓ | ✓ |
