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PepperstoneFP Markets Review
Written by Steven Hatzakis
Edited by John Bringans
Fact-checked by Blain Reinkensmeyer
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
FP Markets shines as a low-cost broker for trading forex and CFDs – as long as you use the MetaTrader or cTrader platform. The Iress platform suite offers well over 10,000 tradeable symbols, but it’s mostly a share trading platform – and is generally a much pricier option.
Forex and CFD traders will find a versatile, affordable MetaTrader and cTrader offering at FP Markets, but without the research and educational content offered by industry leaders.
Overall
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Minimum Deposit:
$100 AUD -
Trust Score:
87 -
Tradeable Symbols (Total):
10000
Can I open an account with this broker?
Yes, based on your detected country of HK, you can open an account with this broker.
FP Markets pros & cons
Pros
- Founded in 2005, FP Markets is regulated in two Tier-1 jurisdictions, one Tier-2 jurisdiction, and one Tier-4 jurisidiction.
- FP Markets offers the MetaTrader and cTrader suites, along with ultra-competitive spreads available by way of its commission-based Raw ECN account.
- FP Markets took home Best in Class honors in the MetaTrader and Best Zero Spread Forex Brokers of 2024 categories in our 2024 Annual Awards.
- FP Markets provides access to the Iress platform suite which offers over 10,000 tradeable symbols.
Cons
- FP Markets’s new mobile app is a welcome addition to its mobile lineup, but it still lacks many of the features typically found in the best mobile trading apps.
- FP Markets’ educational content is not particularly strong, though it has improved year over year with the introduction of educational courses and more articles.
- FP Markets’ Iress platform is more focused on share trading than forex, and data fees can add up quickly unless you are an active trader or maintain a high-balance account.
- FP Markets’ Social Trading portal is compatible with MetaTrader 4, yet lacks the advanced performance metrics found with copy trading leaders.
- While available in other regions, the cTrader platform is not available to FP Markets clients in Australia.
Overall Summary
| Feature |
FP Markets
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|---|---|
| Overall Rating |
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| Trust Score | 87 |
| Offering of Investments |
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| Commissions & Fees |
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| Platform & Tools |
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| Research |
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| Mobile Trading |
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| Education |
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Is FP Markets safe?
FP Markets is considered Trusted, with an overall Trust Score of 87 out of 99. FP Markets is not publicly traded, does not operate a bank, and is authorised by two Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), one Tier-2 regulator (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and two Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). FP Markets is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) and regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system. Learn more about Trust Score or see where the different FP Markets entities are regulated.
| Feature |
FP Markets
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|---|---|
| Year Founded | 2005 |
| Publicly Traded (Listed) | No |
| Bank | No |
| Tier-1 Licenses | 2 |
| Tier-2 Licenses | 1 |
| Tier-3 Licenses | 0 |
| Tier-4 Licenses | 1 |
Offering of investments
FP Markets’ MetaTrader offering is limited to roughly 130 tradeable symbols, whereas the Iress platform suite offers an extensive range of CFDs to global clients, including over 10,000 shares, 71 forex pairs, four metals, 12 indices, five cryptocurrencies, and three commodities.
Cryptocurrency: Cryptocurrency trading is available at FP Markets through CFDs, but not available through trading the underlying asset (e.g. buying bitcoin). Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents.
| Feature |
FP Markets
|
|---|---|
| Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs) | Yes |
| Tradeable Symbols (Total) | 10000 |
| Forex Pairs (Total) | 71 |
| U.S. Stock Trading (Non CFD) | No |
| Int'l Stock Trading (Non CFD) | No |
| Social Trading / Copy Trading | Yes |
| Cryptocurrency (Physical) | No |
| Cryptocurrency (Derivative) | Yes |
| Disclaimers | Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients). |
Commissions and fees
FP Markets offers highly competitive pricing through its MetaTrader and cTrader offering, making it one of the most cost-competitive brokers available to traders globally – at least for its commission-based ECN account offering.
FP Markets also earned Best in Class honors for Commissions and Fees in our 2024 Annual Awards. It's worth noting that FP Markets' share CFD offering on Iress provides Direct Market Access (DMA) in terms of its pricing and execution process, including full depth of book available within the platform. That said, the broker's Iress ViewPoint account option is less affordable, and is geared towards active traders with high-balance accounts.
Standard versus Raw ECN account: FP Markets’ Raw ECN account features competitive spreads – averaging 0.1 pips as of October 2023. Its Standard account is a pricier option due to its significantly higher spreads (averaging 1.1 pips as of October 2023 for the EUR/USD). Likewise, its cTrader platform can be used with the spread-only standard account or the commission-based Raw account, which has a flat rate of $6 per round-turn standard lot for forex trading.
Iress ViewPoint Accounts (Australia): The FP Markets Iress platform suite offers three account options with varying minimum deposit requirements: Standard (AUD 1,000 minimum deposit), Platinum (AUD 25,000), and Premier (AUD 50,000). To avoid platform and data fees, you must either qualify for the Premier account or spend at least AUD 150 in commissions each month. Active traders and traders with high-balance accounts will find better deals at Saxo and CMC Markets.
Iress Investor Account (Australia): For traders seeking a bare-bones, low-cost experience, FP Markets also offers its Iress Investor trading platform. Monthly fees are waived for this less expensive account option, but with the reduced price come some platform limitations. There is no streaming data by default (click to refresh quotes), and the charting package is far more limited than its ViewPoint platform counterpart. My take: if you can’t afford the ViewPoint account, then pass on Iress Investor.
| Feature |
FP Markets
|
|---|---|
| Minimum Deposit | $100 AUD |
| Average Spread EUR/USD - Standard | 1.1 |
| All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active | 0.8 |
| Active Trader or VIP Discounts | Yes |
| ACH or SEPA Transfers | No |
| PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw) | Yes |
| Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) | Yes |
| Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit) | Yes |
| Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw) | Yes |
Mobile trading apps
FP Markets delivers a good variety of mobile apps for forex and CFD traders. Its proprietary app has a nice layout for a new mobile app but lacks the advanced features that I’ve come to expect from the best brokers in this industry. Thankfully, Metatrader and cTrader platform suites are available as reliable alteranatives.
Apps overview: FP Markets offers four mobile trading apps: the popular MetaTrader platform suite developed by MetaQuotes software corporation, the cTrading platform suite developed by Spotware Systems, and the Iress trading platform, as well as its proprietary FP Markets mobile software.
Ease of use: As Iress is mostly optimized for share trading – not forex – I focused on FP Markets' MetaTrader offering and the FX Markets proprietary app for this review.
Charting: FP Markets’ mobile app offers rudimentary charting, with no drawing tools and no indicators. That being said, traders at FP Markets also have access to the impressive charting tools that come standard with the MetaTrader suite of platforms.
Trading tools: FP Markets mobile app lacks any substantial trading tools. There is a favorites watchlist, and several other predefined asset class lists – but that’s it. You won’t find any integrated research or streaming news headlines.
| Feature |
FP Markets
|
|---|---|
| Android App | Yes |
| Apple iOS App | Yes |
| Mobile Alerts - Basic Fields | Yes |
| Watchlists - Total Fields | 7 |
| Watchlist Syncing | No |
| Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) | 30 |
| Charting - Drawing Tools (Total) | 15 |
| Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlines | Yes |
| Mobile Charting - Multiple Time Frames | Yes |
| Mobile Economic Calendar | Yes |
Other trading platforms
FP Markets offers the Iress platform suite for share trading, but MetaTrader is the primary platform option for forex and CFD trading. With support for Autochartist plugin integration as well as platform add-ons from FX Blue as part of its Trader Toolbox offering, FP Markets is a great choice for traders who wan to use MetaTrader. FP Markets' excellent MetaTrader offering had it finishing Best in Class for MetaTrader in our 2024 Annual Awards.
Platforms overview: FP Markets offers the entire MetaTrader platform suite, including MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5). There are also three web-based platforms available by way of the Iress platform suite: Iress Trader, Iress Investor, and Iress ViewPoint for active traders. For forex traders, MetaTrader is the better choice, while the Iress platform (specifically its ViewPoint account) is more ideal for shares trading.
Copy trading: FP Markets also offers its own social copy trading platform, and traders at FP Markets gain access to the MetaTrader signals market. These features – combined with support for Myfxbook – make FP Markets a good choice for social copy trading. Learn more about the best brokers for copy trading.
Charting: Charting on the Iress ViewPoint platform is powered by TradingView, and includes a clean watchlist tool and nearly 100 available technical indicators. That said, I had a hard time pulling up forex quotes and did not find any forex news headlines. Despite the decent charting tools available with the Iress platforms, MetaTrader remains the better choice for forex trading at FP Markets.
| Feature |
FP Markets
|
|---|---|
| Virtual Trading (Demo) | Yes |
| Proprietary Platform | Yes |
| Desktop Platform (Windows) | Yes |
| Web Platform | Yes |
| Social Trading / Copy Trading | Yes |
| MetaTrader 4 (MT4) | Yes |
| MetaTrader 5 (MT5) | Yes |
| DupliTrade | No |
| ZuluTrade | No |
| Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total) | 30 |
| Charting - Drawing Tools (Total) | 15 |
| Charting - Trade From Chart | Yes |
| Watchlists - Total Fields | 7 |
Market Research
Most of FP Markets’ research is found under the Traders Hub section on its website, where it is separated into technical and fundamental analysis. When compared to the best brokers for research, including IG, Saxo, CMC Markets, FP Markets has room to improve, and could enhance its research offering by expanding it to include a wider array of daily content.
Research overview: FP Markets provides daily written articles and video content on its official YouTube channel. Headlines stream within the FP Markets MetaTrader platforms from top-tier sources such as Citibank, Rabobank, Commerzbank, Reuters, and other forex news providers.
Market news and analysis: FP Markets’ research section consists of a Daily Report, Technical Report, a weekly Market Insights outlook, and a Fundamental Analysis section that provides daily articles that cover global markets. It’s worth noting that the Forex News section had outdated content.
| Feature |
FP Markets
|
|---|---|
| Daily Market Commentary | Yes |
| Forex News (Top-Tier Sources) | Yes |
| Autochartist | Yes |
| Trading Central (Recognia) | No |
| Social Sentiment - Currency Pairs | Yes |
Education
Though education is not FP Markets’ strongest point, the broker’s educational content continues to improve year over year with content such as podcasts, articles, and archived videos on its YouTube channel – all consolidated within its FP Markets Academy portal. Adding more advanced video courses would only serve to improve FP Markets’ educational experience.
Learning center: FP Markets offers nearly sixty archived webinars as well as a handful of instructional videos on its YouTube channel, and there are at least 34 articles available under its Forex 101 section. I was pleased to see that FP Markets has launched a podcast, though I found it to be pretty basic. The podcast felt like a transcribed audiobook – not like an organic conversation. Adding interviews and more of a personal touch (and perhaps some market updates) would go a long way towards improving FP Markets’ foray into this new content format.
Room for improvement: While FP Markets has organized its educational content by experience level, the advanced section is still light on content, and courses are limited to a brief article and accompanying video and lack progress-tracking and quizzes. Improving these features combined with a general expansion of the range and depth of FP Markets’ educational material would help FP Markets compete with education leaders such as Admiral Markets and IG.
| Feature |
FP Markets
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|---|---|
| Education (Forex or CFDs) | Yes |
| Client Webinars | Yes |
| Client Webinars (Archived) | Yes |
| Videos - Beginner Trading Videos | Yes |
| Videos - Advanced Trading Videos | Yes |
| Investor Dictionary (Glossary) | Yes |
Final thoughts
FP Markets stands out for the competitive pricing available to forex traders with its ECN account. However, that pricing is only available with the MetaTrader platform, and FP Markets offers only 764 symbols on MetaTrader 5 (MT5).
While there are over 10,000 symbols available for share trading, they are segmented away on the Iress platform, and its associated platform and data fees can be a hurdle – unless you are an active trader or you maintain a high-balance account.
Overall, forex and CFD traders will be satisfied by the MetaTrader experience provided by FP Markets, though the scope of its research and educational offering are limited, when compared to the best brokers. Nonetheless, FP Markets does continue to show incremental improvement within the research and education categories, and again placed best in class in the MetaTrader, Algo Trading, and Commissions & Fees categories in our 2024 Annual Awards.
About FP Markets
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, FP Markets (First Prudential Markets) was founded in 2005 as an online retail forex and CFD broker. The brand’s entities are regulated in Australia and Europe, with a total of 95 employees as of 2019. Read more on Wikipedia about FP Markets.
ForexBrokers.com 2024 Annual Awards
For the ForexBrokers.com 2024 Annual Awards, brokers were evaluated against ForexBrokers.com’s 8 Primary Categories: Commissions & Fees, Offering of Investments, Platforms & Tools, Mobile Trading Apps, Research, Education, Trust Score, and Overall.
Best in Class honors were awarded to the Top 7 forex brokers in each of the following areas: Beginners, Social Copy Trading, Ease of Use, MetaTrader, Algo Trading, Crypto Trading, and Professional Trading.
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Category awards
 FP Markets
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Commissions & Fees | Algo Trading | MetaTrader |
| Rank #1 | |||
| Streak #1 | |||
| Best in Class | |||
| Best in Class Streak | 4 | 3 | 4 |
2024 Review Methodology
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Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of Research for ForexBrokers.com. Steven previously served as an Editor for Finance Magnates, where he authored over 1,000 published articles about the online finance industry. A forex industry expert and an active fintech and crypto researcher, Steven advises blockchain companies at the board level and holds a Series III license in the U.S. as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA).
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Blain Reinkensmeyer has 20 years of trading experience with over 2,500 trades placed during that time. He heads research for all U.S.-based brokerages on StockBrokers.com and is respected by executives as the leading expert covering the online broker industry. Blain’s insights have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Chicago Tribune, among other media outlets.