How do Pepperstone and Tickmill stack up against each other?

The Radar Chart below highlights how the brokers stack up against each other across various metrics. The highest score a broker can receive in each area is 5.

At FX Scouts Tanzania, we help traders find the broker that suits their trading needs. In many cases, the best way to achieve this is to compare brokers side-by-side.

To compare Pepperstone and Tickmill, we used the same factors we use when reviewing brokers: The trust and regulation of the broker, the trading platform, the costs and trading conditions, and the level of education and market analysis available at the broker.

Does Pepperstone or Tickmill have a better trust and regulation rating?

Trust and regulation are some of the most important factors to consider when choosing a Forex broker. Trust in the Forex trading business is almost entirely founded upon regulation. We spend many hours evaluating the safety of each broker by delving into their fine print and confirming each one of their regulatory licences on the online registers. The more top-tier authorities a broker is regulated by, the higher its trust rating.

In our comparison, we found that Pepperstone holds two Tier 1 and three Tier 2 licences, and Tickmill holds one Tier 1 and one Tier 2 licences.

 

Can I trust Pepperstone?

Yes as Pepperstone was founded in 2010 and is regulated by ASIC, BaFin, CMA, CySEC, DFSA, FCA and SCB.

 

Can I trust Tickmill?

Yes as Tickmill was founded in 2014 and is regulated by CySEC, FCA, FSCA, LFSA and FSA-Seychelles.

 

Based on these findings, Pepperstone earned a higher trust rating than Tickmill.

Does Pepperstone or Tickmill have lower costs?

Another important aspect we consider when comparing brokers is the cost of trading. When evaluating trading costs, we always consider the minimum deposit required to open an account and the ongoing trading costs, including the spreads and commissions. When calculating trading costs, we measure the cost to trade one lot of EUR/USD using the broker’s account with the lowest minimum deposit. The cost includes both the spread and any commission charged. 

Not all brokers publish their trading costs, so we often open accounts and trade on their platforms to verify the spreads and commissions. Based on our reviews, we found that Tickmill has overall lower trading costs than Pepperstone. 

 

Does Pepperstone or Tickmill offer a better choice of trading platforms?

Traders want Forex brokers to offer them a choice of trading platforms, so we give brokers who offer multiple platforms higher ratings. Trading platforms we consider include MetaTrader4, MetaTrader5, cTrader and proprietary mobile and web-based platforms. 

In this case, Pepperstone offers support for cTrader, MT4 and MT5 and Tickmill offers support for MT4 and MT5. 

Do the brokers offer copy trading?

Copy trading is a great option for beginner traders who can’t trade full-time or lack experience with Forex trading. In this case both Pepperstone and Tickmill offer copy trading.

 

Which broker offers a better choice of trading instruments?

A variety of CFD instruments – and a large range of CFDs for each instrument category allow traders more opportunities for profitable trading. The best brokers will have thousands of CFDs to trade, covering all these instrument categories. We found that Pepperstone offers a greater range and depth of instruments to trade than Tickmill. Pepperstone offers 70 Forex pairs to trade and Tickmill offers 62 Forex pairs to trade.

And what about Cryptocurrencies?

In this case, Pepperstone offers 19 cryptocurrencies while Tickmill offers 8 cryptocurrencies. So if you want to trade cryptocurrencies, we advise trading with Pepperstone.

Which broker offers better deposit and withdrawal processes?

Although brokers may have reasonable trading fees, many traders are caught out by the high non-trading fees charged by some brokers, including deposits and withdrawals. Traders want to be able to deposit and withdraw funds quickly and cheaply. Most brokers have multiple funding methods with zero fees for making deposits, but some brokers make it more expensive and take longer to process withdrawals. 

We rate brokers more highly that process withdrawals within 24 hours by multiple withdrawal methods and without charging processing fees. We found that neither Pepperstone nor Tickmill charges a withdrawal fee. Overall, Tickmill has better deposit and withdrawal processes than Pepperstone. 

Which broker offers better educational support?

We often find that brokers offer very little in the way of educational materials, forcing traders to use other third-party sites or self-educate elsewhere. Beginner traders need well-structured, well-presented materials in multiple formats to get a good start at trading. More experienced traders also benefit from webinars led by experts in the field and advanced trading strategy sections with new trading ideas. 

Tickmill has better educational support than Pepperstone. Both Pepperstone and Tickmill offer educational support for more experienced traders.

 

Which broker offers better market analysis materials?

To successfully predict the price movements of an instrument, traders will need access to frequent market research and analysis. We find that research and market analysis are always better when they are produced in-house and updated frequently. Third-party resources don’t show the same expertise in trading ideas, so we place a strong emphasis on frequent in-house updates. Some brokers also often offer interactive webinars where traders can learn from experts in the field. 

We found that Pepperstone offers better research analysis than Tickmill and that both Pepperstone and Tickmill offer frequent webinars.

 

Our overall Verdict on Pepperstone

Pepperstone is a multi-regulated CFD broker offering ECN trading on Forex, indices, commodities and shares. The beginner and professional trading community admire this Australian broker for their wide trading platform selection including cTrader, MT4 and MT5 and highly industry competitive trading conditions despite a limited selection of tradable products and slightly unimpressive market research.

The cTrader platform, while not the most popular in the world because of limited broker support, is one of the most powerful trading tools available to the retail trader. This cTrader platform, in addition to the MT4 & MT5 choice, combined with remarkably tight spreads (EURUSD - 0.09 pips) on the Razor account, is perfectly suited for the professional or serious amateur trader. For the beginner, the standard account with reasonable trading fees (EURUSD - 1 pip), and the structured education offering will provide a strong base for success. Nevertheless, while some withdrawal methods charge a small fee, it is hard to find fault with Pepperstone and their trading solution.

Our overall Verdict on Tickmill

A trustworthy broker with MT4 and MT5 support and two of the lowest-cost trading accounts in the industry, Tickmill provides a perfect trading environment for serious beginners and more experienced traders. However, traders from Tanzania will be onboarded through Tickmill’s Seychelles-based entity, which provides less protection than regulators in the EU or Australia.

With three account types on offer, the Pro and VIP accounts have market-leading trading conditions, leaving the fixed-fee classic account feeling out of place. The Pro and VIP accounts have identical spread costs for traders with EURUSD spreads from 0.20 pips. With a 100 USD minimum deposit, the Pro account has a commission of 4 USD (round turn) per 1 lot traded, compared to the professional VIP account with a commission of 2 USD (round turn) and a minimum deposit of 50,000 USD.

Education and market analysis are both excellent and experienced traders will appreciate the wide range of currency pairs.

Overall, while Tickmill’s standard account is more expensive than other similar brokers, the two low-cost commission accounts make it an excellent choice of broker for Metatrader users looking for a new broker.

 

Which broker has the highest overall rating?

Pepperstone has an overall rating of 4.61 and Tickmill has an overall rating of 4.48. For more detail please read our reviews of Pepperstone and Tickmill.