Where are Pepperstone's perpetual CFDs available?
Pepperstone lists perpetual CFDs on its Australian, EU, German and UAE sites, and on the professional pages of its UK site. Who may trade them is the open question. In the UK they are for professional clients only. In Australia, the EU, Germany and the UAE, the product pages do not say whether retail clients can trade them.
So ask before you fund for this product. Tell Pepperstone your country and client category and ask for written confirmation. If perps are open to you, you can open a Pepperstone account and find them on TradingView, MT5, cTrader or the Pepperstone app.
Pepperstone perpetual CFDs by entity
| Entity | Perps listed | Retail eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| UK (FCA) | On the professional pages | Professional clients only |
| Australia (ASIC) | Yes, with published commission | Not published |
| EU (CySEC) and Germany (BaFin) | Yes | Not published |
| UAE site | Yes | Not published |
| International site (SCB, Bahamas) | Five perps appear on its retail margin table | Not stated on product pages |
What perpetual CFDs does Pepperstone offer?
Pepperstone's Australian costs page lists 17 perps: two indices, three commodities and twelve single names, including Korean and Chinese technology companies. The EU and German pages list a similar set, plus Unitree, a Chinese robotics company. In the UK, the Unitree perp is quoted in USDC, a dollar stablecoin.
Perpetual CFDs on Pepperstone's Australian costs page
| Group | Symbols | Commission per side |
|---|---|---|
| Indices | NAS100, US500 | 0.015% |
| Commodities | GOLD, WTOIL, BRENTOIL | 0.03% on GOLD; 0.015% on oil |
| Single names | AMD, CXMT.CN, DRAM, GOOGL, MSTR, MU, NVDA, SKHYNIX.KR, SMSN.KR, SNDK, SPCX, TSLA | 0.03% on MSTR; 0.015% on the rest |
How do perpetual CFDs work?
A perpetual CFD tracks a market price with no expiry date, so you can hold it for as long as your margin allows. Instead of rolling from one contract to the next, you pay or receive a funding amount each day. Pepperstone's perps trade 24/7, so a gold or NAS100 perp keeps quoting at the weekend, when the underlying market is shut.
As with any CFD, you never own the asset and you can go long or short. You do not need a crypto wallet, even though the perpetual format comes from crypto markets.
How does funding work on perpetual CFDs?
At Pepperstone, the funding rate is set weekly in advance and applied daily at 5 pm New York time to positions open at that moment. Because the rate is published before the week starts, you know the daily cost before you hold.
That differs from an ordinary CFD's overnight financing, which is usually worked out each day from interest rates. It also differs from exchange-traded perpetual futures, where the rate floats with market prices.