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.
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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.
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.
Why trade perp CFDs with Pepperstone?
Everything you need, backed by a broker you can trust.
Fast and reliable execution
Receive a 99.32% fill rate, with no dealer intervention.¹
Elite tech
Choose from TradingView, MT5, cTrader or our native platform and app.
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.
Ready to trade?
Switch to Pepperstone now and join our global community of over 900,000 traders.2 Apply in minutes with our simple application process.
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Answer
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4
Fund
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.
² Total number of accounts held with the Pepperstone Group globally, correct as of 1 March 2026.