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Extract · SW-pepperstone-international-ma · PakistanYou looked up pepperstone.com

Pakistan does not license retail forex brokers, so no broker holds a local licence here. That is how this market is built, not a sign of fraud.

Last checked2026-09-29

Entity

Pepperstone International Markets Limited

Pepperstone

No local licensing here

Pepperstone

Which company you actually sign with in Pakistan, and whose licence that is.

A
PEPPERSTONE EU LIMITED

another company under the same brand

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission · 388/20

B
Pepperstone International Markets Limited

the company you looked up

Financial Services Authority (Seychelles) · no number published

Check it yourself:https://fsaseychelles.sc/regulated-entities/capital-markets

Licences held across the group

Pakistan does not license retail forex brokers, so no broker holds a local licence here. That is how this market is built, not a sign of fraud.

Rung 1 · comparable supervisionno

PEPPERSTONE EU LIMITED

licensed by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission · 388/20

SupervisionFull: capital requirements, client-money segregation, regular reporting.
CompensationA scheme exists, but it usually does not cover clients resident abroad.
Source · read · 2026-09-29
Rung 2 · offshore registrationyes

Pepperstone International Markets Limited

licensed by Financial Services Authority (Seychelles) · no number published

SupervisionFormal: the registration is real; supervision is limited.
CompensationNone.
Source · read · 2026-09-29

DIFFERENT legal entities trade under one brand here, on different licences. The one you sign with decides which rung you are on: the protection differs, and the licence the brand advertises on its site may not be the one you get.

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SC-FSAFinancial Services Authority (Seychelles)read

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