Perpetual CFDs: Open for business 24/7.
Trade markets without a closing bell – weekends, holidays, day or night. When the news breaks at 2am on a Sunday, you can be straight in. No waiting.
What are perpetual CFDs?
A perpetual CFD is a derivative contract that tracks an underlying asset with no expiry date. Unlike standard futures or dated CFDs, you can hold your position indefinitely – as long as your margin supports it.
To keep the contract price in line with the underlying market, a funding rate is applied. On most native perp venues, this rate shifts hour to hour with market demand. Pepperstone's doesn't. It is a single fixed weekly rate, split into daily charges, so you know your cost before the week starts.
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Where regular CFDs stop, perps carry on.*
Perp CFDs don't replace how you already trade – they sit alongside it. When your regular CFD market closes, perp CFDs keep you in the market, ready to take a position or manage risk whenever you need to.
| Regular CFDs | Perp CFDs | |
| When | Monday–Friday market hours | 24/7, weekends and holidays included |
| Best for | Your core weekly trading | Weekend, after-hours coverage, managing open risk |
| Expiry | Varies by contract | None. Hold as long as your margin supports it |
| Funding | Overnight swap | Fixed weekly rate, applied daily |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView, Pepperstone platform and app. | MT5, cTrader, Pepperstone platform and app. |
* Perp CFDs are synthetic CFDs that provide exposure to a synthetic market or valuation rather than a directly traded asset. Like all leveraged CFDs, they carry a high level of risk and can result in rapid losses. Synthetic markets may behave differently from the markets they reference.
Why trade perp CFDs?
Explore a new way to trade. The same CFD experience, now with around-the-clock access.
Weekly funding rate
Know your holding costs before the week begins – one fixed rate, published in advance and applied once daily.
No expiry date
Keep your position as long as your margin supports it – no rollovers, no forced closes at contract expiry.
Pre-IPO exposure
Take a position on high-profile companies ahead of their market debut.
No auto-deleveraging
Trade with standard CFD risk controls – no ADL, no crypto liquidation mechanics.
No wallet
Open and trade directly from a Pepperstone account – no crypto wallet, no API keys.
Go long or short
Take a view in either direction on any instrument, bullish or bearish.
Weekly funding rate
Know your holding costs before the week begins – one fixed rate, published in advance and applied once daily.
No expiry date
Keep your position as long as your margin supports it – no rollovers, no forced closes at contract expiry.
Pre-IPO exposure
Take a position on high-profile companies ahead of their market debut.
No auto-deleveraging
Trade with standard CFD risk controls – no ADL, no crypto liquidation mechanics.
No wallet
Open and trade directly from a Pepperstone account – no crypto wallet, no API keys.
Go long or short
Take a view in either direction on any instrument, bullish or bearish.
Why trade perp CFDs with Pepperstone?
Everything you need, backed by a broker you can trust.
Fast and reliable execution
Receive a 99.00% fill rate, with no dealer intervention.¹
Elite tech
Choose from TradingView, MT5, cTrader or our native platform and app.
Fast and reliable execution
Receive a 99.00% fill rate, with no dealer intervention.¹
Elite tech
Choose from TradingView, MT5, cTrader or our native platform and app.
Elite tech
Choose from TradingView, MT5, cTrader or our native platform and app.
Fast and reliable execution
Receive a 99.00% fill rate, with no dealer intervention.¹
Dedicated support
Get support 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, and 18 hours on weekends.
Regulated broker
We follow stringent regulatory processes and keep client funds segregated in tier-1 banks.
Dedicated support
Get support 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, and 18 hours on weekends.
Regulated broker
We follow stringent regulatory processes and keep client funds segregated in tier-1 banks.
Regulated broker
We follow stringent regulatory processes and keep client funds segregated in tier-1 banks.
Dedicated support
Get support 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, and 18 hours on weekends.
Ready to trade better?
Switch to Pepperstone now and join our global community of over 900K+ traders.* Apply in minutes with our simple application process.
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That’s it! You’re ready to trade.
¹ Fill rates are based on all trading data between 01/01/2026 and 31/03/2026.
* Total number of accounts held with the Pepperstone Group globally, correct as of 1 March 2026.