Pepperstone expands product lineup with launch of Perp CFDs
Pepperstone has launched Perpetual CFDs, allowing clients to trade selected markets 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without contract expiration. The new product enables clients to trade popular assets, including precious metals, crude oil, and major equity indices, while eliminating the need to roll positions when contracts expire.
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The launch marks Pepperstone's latest product expansion as brokers respond to growing demand for continuous market access and more flexible trading instruments. Combining traditional CFD trading with perpetual contract mechanics, the product allows traders to maintain positions without a fixed expiration date, subject to margin requirements.
Availability: Perpetual CFDs are available in eligible jurisdictions but are not offered in the UK due to regulatory restrictions.
How Pepperstone's Perpetual CFDs work
Pepperstone's Perpetual CFDs combine features of traditional CFD trading with pricing mechanics commonly associated with perpetual futures markets. Traders can hold positions for as long as they choose, provided margin requirements are met, while eliminating the need to roll positions when contracts expire.
A distinguishing feature of Pepperstone's offering is its weekly pre-announced funding rate. Rather than relying on funding rates that fluctuate several times a day, as is common on many cryptocurrency exchanges, Pepperstone publishes the funding rate in advance for the coming week. The adjustment is then applied once daily as a swap, providing traders with greater transparency over the cost of maintaining open positions.
At launch, the broker offers Perpetual CFDs on several of the world's most actively traded markets, including Gold, Silver, Brent Crude, WTI Crude, the Nasdaq index, and the S&P 500. Trading is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, enabling investors to react to macroeconomic events and market-moving news outside traditional exchange hours.
The contracts can be traded through Pepperstone's existing infrastructure, including MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView, and the Pepperstone Trading Platform, allowing clients to access the new product without opening separate accounts or using digital wallets.
Growing demand for 24/7 trading
The launch reflects a broader trend toward extended trading hours and greater flexibility in financial markets. As investors increasingly seek to respond to economic developments and geopolitical events outside traditional exchange sessions, brokers and exchanges have expanded access to around-the-clock trading across a growing range of asset classes.
Perpetual contracts have become widely used in cryptocurrency derivative markets because they allow traders to maintain positions without contract expiration. By introducing Perpetual CFDs, Pepperstone applies a similar trading model to traditional markets, offering continuous access to selected commodities and equity indices within a regulated CFD framework.
The new contracts support both long and short positions and are available through Pepperstone's existing trading platforms. According to the broker, the weekly funding schedule is intended to provide greater predictability than funding models commonly used for perpetual cryptocurrency derivatives.
About Pepperstone
Founded in 2010, Pepperstone is a global Forex and CFD broker offering more than 1,400 trading instruments. The company operates in over 160 countries and is regulated by several financial authorities, including ASIC, FCA, CySEC, BaFin, and DFSA.
Risk disclaimer: Perpetual CFDs are complex leveraged products that involve a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Investors should ensure they understand how the product works, including its margin requirements, funding costs, and the potential for significant losses before trading.