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Fidelity vs Pepperstone

Compare Fidelity and Pepperstone side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

Fidelity

Fidelity

Long-term investors and beginners

Fidelity is a US brokerage founded in 1946 offering stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, mutual funds, crypto, fractโ€ฆ

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Pepperstone

Pepperstone

Active CFD and forex traders

Pepperstone is a CFD and forex broker with Standard and Razor accounts, 0 โ‚ฌ minimum deposit, and platforms inโ€ฆ

Head-to-head comparison

Fidelity vs Pepperstone
Feature Fidelity Pepperstone
Minimum deposit - 0 โ‚ฌ
Stock trading fee $0 commission per online US stock trade Australian share CFDs 0.07%; German share CFDs 0.10%; UK share CFDs 0.10%; US share and ETF CFDs 0.02 USD per share
Regulators SEC, FINRA, SIPC BAFIN, ASIC, CMA, CYSEC, DFSA, FCA, SCB
Best for Long-term investors and beginners Active CFD and forex traders
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
Forex
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CFDs
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Crypto
Bonds
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Options
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Futures
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Fractional Shares
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Funds
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Money Market Funds
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Margin
Ready Made Portfolios
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Investment Plans
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Multi Currency
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Business Account
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Demo Account
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Pros & cons

Fidelity

Fidelity

Pros

  • No commission on US stock and ETF trades
  • No account minimum, no account fee, no inactivity fee
  • No withdrawal fee
  • Fractional shares available from $1
  • Extensive research and educational resources
  • Fidelity Go robo-advisor free under $25,000
  • Fidelity does not accept payment for order flow
  • Excess-of-SIPC coverage totalling $1 billion in aggregate

Cons

  • No futures trading
  • No forex or CFD trading
  • Crypto limited to five coins with a 1% spread
  • No paper trading or demo account
  • Margin rates higher than some specialist discount brokers
  • A small subset of ETFs carry a $100 service fee per purchase
Pepperstone

Pepperstone

Pros

  • 0 โ‚ฌ minimum deposit on Standard and Razor accounts
  • No account, inactivity or market data fees
  • Razor spreads start from 0.0 points
  • Standard forex account has no commission and spreads from 1 pip
  • Free demo accounts include unlimited virtual capital
  • Most crypto CFDs can be traded 24/7
  • API access and cTrader Automate support custom trading systems
  • Accounts support 10 base currencies

Cons

  • Razor forex commission starts at USD 2.96 per standard lot, per side
  • US share and ETF CFDs cost 0.02 USD per share
  • UK share CFDs cost 0.10% per side
  • Overnight swap costs apply to positions held across days
  • TradingView is not available for Standard CFD accounts
  • Demo accounts expire after 60 or 90 days of inactivity
  • Crypto CFDs do not give ownership of the underlying crypto asset
  • Some demo features, including cTrader Copy Trading, are restricted
Fidelity

Fidelity

Fidelity is a US brokerage founded in 1946 offering stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, mutual funds, crypto, fractional shares and the Fidelity Go robo-advisor with no account minimums.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

Pepperstone

Pepperstone

Pepperstone is a CFD and forex broker with Standard and Razor accounts, 0 โ‚ฌ minimum deposit, and platforms including MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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