Pepperstone

Pepperstone is a Melbourne-based broker specializing in providing markets access to financial instruments, including Forex, index, share, commodities, cryptocurrencies and currency index CFDs.[1][2][3]

Pepperstone Group Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryFinancial services
Founded2010 (2010)
FounderOwen Kerr
Joe Davenport
Headquarters
Melbourne
,
Australia
Key people
Tamas Szabo, CEO
Fiona Lock, Director
ServicesFinancial Markets Access
Number of employees
205
Websitepepperstone.com

History

Pepperstone was founded in 2010 by Owen Kerr and Joe Davenport.[4][5]

Owen Kerr received the Australian EY Entrepreneurs Of The Year award in 2014.[6][7]

In 2013, Pepperstone helped the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Australian Federal Police uncover Australia's largest insider trading case in history.[8] Another media report claimed that a senior employee was sacked after tipping off the regulator.[9]

In 2014, the firm was ranked #1 on BRW Fast Starters, with reported revenues of $60m and 66% growth.[10]

In October 2014, Pepperstone ceased accepting Japanese clients after an inquiry by ASIC regarding the lack of a license from the Japanese Financial Services Agency.[11]

In March 2016 Pepperstone announced it had finalized the sale of most of its business to Champ Private Equity.[12]

In February 2017, to comply with its FCA obligations, the firm temporarily closed down their UK operations.[13]

CHAMP Private Equity sold its stake in Pepperstone 2.5 years after investing in the online investment platform. The business was bought by its senior management team led by chief executive Tamas Szabo and CHAMP managing director Fiona Lock.[14]

Services and operation

Pepperstone maintains an interbank network utilizing Equinix. Pepperstone utilizes various third-party currency trading tools and infrastructure, including MetaTrader 4 and 5 and Zoho CRM.[1][15] In common with many MT4 brokers, the company offers the MT4 percent allocation management module (PAMM) tool for money managers.[16][17]

In August 2012, the company announced the launch of its EDGE FX trading platform as an alternative to its MT4 platform.[18]

Pepperstone offers a standard account type, oriented towards smaller accounts, and a Razor account with tighter spreads for more advanced and Expert Advisor (EA) algorithmic traders.[19]

Regulation and protection

Services are offered from multiple legal entities:

Pepperstone Limited serves clients globally. The company is regulated by the FCA UK, ASIC Australia, CySEC Cyprus, DFSA Dubai, CMA Kenya, SCB Bahamas and BaFin Germany.[20]

References
  1. "MetaTrader 4". Pepperstone. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. "Pepperstone Financial Pty Ltd Forex Broker Information". TradingCharts.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. "Available Instruments". Pepperstone. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. Mote, Christopher (22 September 2011). "Owen Kerr, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Winner". Anthill. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  5. "Pepperstone Financial Pty Ltd". Australian Securities & Investments Commission. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  6. "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Revealed". anz.businesschief.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. Pash, Chris (21 November 2014). "The Pepperstone Guys Have Been Named Entrepreneurs Of The Year In Australia". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. Durkin, Patrick (11 May 2014). "Alleged insider trading case cracked through LinkedIn". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  9. Jefferson, Andrew (26 August 2014). "Employer won't back down over insider trading sacking". The Herald Sun.
  10. "Fast Starters 2014". BRW. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  11. "14-267MR ASIC concerns see Pepperstone exit the Japanese market". ASIC. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  12. "Pepperstone finalises deal with Champ". The Australian. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  13. "Pepperstone suspends Forex trading in the UK – LeapRate Exclusive". LeapRate. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  14. "CHAMP to exit Pepperstone; new role for managing director Fiona Lock". Australian Financial Review. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  15. R., Sharanya (1 April 2011). "[Case Study] Pepperstone Financial uses Zoho CRM API for Optimizing Lead Conversions". Zoho. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  16. "Pepperstone Floats Tool For FX Traders". Institutional Investor. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  17. "Pepperstone Launches Multi Account Manager (MAM) Tool for Professional Traders of Multiple Forex Accounts". Yahoo! News. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  18. "Pepperstone - Australia's Largest FX Broker Launches EDGE Trading Environment". Yahoo! News. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  19. "Pepperstone Razor Forex Trading Account (SMART 100)". Anthill Magazine. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  20. "BaFin License". Finance Magnates. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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