Pepperstone Razor vs Standard Account: All-In Cost in Pips
Razor adds 0.70 pips a lot on MT4/5, 0.60 on cTrader. Standard adds a markup Pepperstone's EU pages give as 1 pip or a 0.6 minimum. Both priced.
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Is IC Markets cTrader Cheaper Than MT4? 15 Pairs, in Pips
IC charges MT4 Raw $3.50 a lot per side and cTrader $3 per USD 100k. Converted pair by pair: cTrader wins on most pairs and loses on every GBP-base pair.
Is a Raw Spread Account Cheaper Than a Standard Account?
IC Markets' own schedule, converted to pips: the $0-tier raw account costs 0.80 all in, exactly Standard's 0.8 floor. The break-even rule, worked.
Is Forex Commission Charged Per Side or Per Round Turn?
Both, and the schedule line says which. Pepperstone and IC Markets read line by line: per side, roundtrip, and one line that says neither.
How to Convert a Forex Commission Per Lot Into Pips
Double the per-side commission, divide by $10 a pip: $3.50 is 0.70 pips. Four raw-account schedules read on 14 September 2026, converted line by line.
Eightcap vs Blueberry Markets Raw Account Cost Per Lot: Tied
Both raw accounts charge $3.50 a side on forex: $7.00 round turn, 0.70 pips a lot. Both schedules, plus the 0.30-pip Raw vs Standard crossover.
OANDA Japan Sets Date to Stop New MT4 Orders
OANDA Japan has published a two-stage MetaTrader 4 wind-down: new orders stop 25 September 2026, the service ends 27 November. The line worth reading is what the destination account costs.
Helio vs TradeLocker: The Platform Bill, Per Account
Two broker-facing platforms' bills, one published and one reported, get converted to a common unit. One published price card works out at $5.00 per live account per month, the other's reported entry tier at $3.93 — and then the two definitions of an active account turn out not to match.
€100,000 and No Admission: CySEC Settles With Robomarkets
The Cypriot regulator published a board decision on 24 August recording a €100,000 settlement with Robomarkets Ltd over possible breaches, the retail CFD product-intervention rules among them. A settlement is not a finding, and the conduct reviewed ended in June 2024.
A Passport Closes: Triton Capital Markets Surrenders Its Malta Licence
The company that traded for years as FXDD Malta ceased to be licensed on 25 August. The exit is reported as voluntary; the line worth reading is what a lapsed EEA passport does to the entity that would have signed the account agreement.
Fusion Markets vs Tickmill: The All-In Cost, Priced to the Pip
Two low-cost schedules converted into the only unit that permits comparison — pips per standard lot, round turn. One raw account prices at 0.45 before spread, the other at 0.60, and neither figure is an average.
iFOREX, Reviewed
A London-listed parent, a British Virgin Islands onboarding entity, and a published cost page with no numbers on it. The disclosure is the story, and the August guidance cut is where the red pen lands.
