Desktop Trading Platforms and Trading Tools
With MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView and Pepperstone’s own web trader platform all available, Pepperstone offers support for more trading platforms than most brokers.
Pepperstone Trading Platform
The Pepperstone trading platform was launched in 2024 and integrates with the Pepperstone mobile app. While not as sophisticated or powerful as the third-party platforms, beginners will find it easier to use. Features include:
- Swap between charts with Quick Switch
- View and amend positions and trade on live streaming prices
- Multiple charting options and analysis for comprehensive insights
- Technical indicators and risk management features for informed trading
- Instrument performance, spreads, margins and market hours updates
- Easy instrument search and find
- Ready to use demo account with every live trading account
- Build customised watchlists
- Access and follow public watchlists
MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView
Pepperstone also offers traders MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader, and TradingView, each of which offers Expert Advisors, automated trading support, strategy backtesting, customisable charting, indicators, and copy trading functionality.
All platform choices are free to use, all can be downloaded to your PC or Mac, and all have web versions of the platform. Traders who want more EAs and don’t mind the dated interface should consider using one of the MetaTrader products. cTrader is often a favourite for beginner traders as it requires less setup, has a more modern interface, and offers more advanced order types. Pepperstone’s Razor Account also seamlessly integrates with TradingView, which provides unsurpassed charting options and a well-designed social trading experience.
Trading Tools
Pepperstone’s trading tool options are above average when compared to similar brokers, with free Autochartist for all traders and Smart Trader Tools for MT4 and MT5.
Smart Trader Tools for MetaTrader4/5
At Pepperstone, MT4 and MT5 traders can benefit from this dedicated suite of 28 tools, expert advisors, and indicators. Smart Trader Tools help traders manage their risk, control all trades from a single terminal and view the correlations between currency pairs and other CFDs. The full set of tools includes sophisticated alarms and broadcast facilities, with up-to-date market data and functions integrated within the MetaTrader interfaces.
Autochartist
Free for all Pepperstone clients, Autochartist is an award-winning automated technical analysis tool that plugs into MT4, MT5, and cTrader and scans all available CFD markets for trading opportunities. Autochartist’s advanced pattern recognition engine identifies the strongest potential trading opportunities and predicts future price movements.
API Trading
Pepperstone supports trading via its Application Programming Interface (API). This technology is ideal for those using trading systems or developing their own custom-built system. It allows an increased ability to see the depth of market and access to multiple liquidity providers.
Discounted VPS Services
Via two third-party companies (ForexVPS and New York City Servers), Pepperstone offers a discounted VPS (Virtual Private Server) service for traders using the MT4 and MT5 platforms. VPS hosting allows traders to run automated algorithmic strategies, including expert advisors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a virtual machine.
Both ForexVPS and New York City Servers have dedicated 24/5 customer support teams to help new users set up and install EAs and indicators directly to the virtual machines. VPS services have the advantage of never suffering connectivity issues and have extremely low latency due to their proximity to major international exchanges.
Social Trading
While Pepperstone does not offer a dedicated social trading platform, it supports both the Metatrader Signals marketplace and Duplitrade, a popular third-party trading strategy marketplace that allows you to automate your trading by following proven expert traders. TradingView also offers one of the most developed social trading experiences available.
While MetaTrader Signals can be followed by anyone using the Metatrader platform, the Duplitrade copy trading system is only accessible through Pepperstone with a minimum deposit of 5000 USD (or equivalent).