Pepperstone Free VPS: how to obtain it?

It is possible to get a Pepperstone VPS for free. We will show you just how to do that by following the steps below:

The very first step you will need to follow is to open a real Pepperstone account (74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs). This process is very convenient and should not take you much time at all. You will need to choose to open a live account as you will later need to apply for professional status to qualify for free VPS.

During the registration process, you will have to verify your account and complete a questionnaire to start live trading. This part of the process will also include uploading proof of your ID and address which can also be completed quickly.

To open a live account, you need to go to the “dashboard” tab, then click on “add trading account,” and finally select the “live” tab to request a live account.

With your account open, you will then need to apply for professional trader status. This requires you to satisfy at least 2 of the following 3 requirements.

• Have completed an average of 10 transactions of significant size per quarter in the past year.
• Maintain a financial instrument portfolio of over €500,000 (in your bank or trading account).
• Possess relevant experience in the financial services sector.

This requirements may vary based on the jurisdiction.

With two of these satisfied, you will be on the way to professional status. For a full rundown, you can see our Pepperstone Professional Account opening tutorial for excellent guidance.

There are many perks to having this status. Among them is increased leverage that can increase to as much as 500:1 though you may lose some retail trader privileges like negative balance protection in the process.

You will find these details and more by reading our Pepperstone Professional account review.

At this point, you could ask your account manager about getting the Pepperstone VPS free but you will most likely also need to trade required volume as well as being a professional client. This amount should qualify you for both their New York City Server and FXVM for free.

Once all of the previous steps are complete, you can go ahead and apply for the VPS program directly through the brokers’ website. Pepperstone will then verify your request and cover the cost of the VPS service provided.

Next, it is time to choose the VPS service you want to go with. Pepperstone offer their own VPS and they partner up with two different providers, New York City Server (NYCS) and FXVM.

It is also possible to use the VPS before hitting the required number of lots, but you will then subsequently need to change to a free plan.

In some situations, you may not meet the monthly requirements to qualify for free Pepperstone VPS. This typically happens if you do not trade enough lots and the broker has the right to revoke the free usage.

In these cases, you will be asked to pay if you want to continue using the VPS and if not, then it could be switched off.

VPS hosting allows traders to run automated algorithmic strategies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a virtual machine. Participants in Pepperstone’s VPS service program will be entitled to free access to the VPS service.
The program is only available to Pepperstone customers. To access the program, you must achieve a trading volume of $1,000,000 (or the equivalent in any currency/asset) within a 60-day period. If successful, Pepperstone will grant access to the VPS service free of charge for the following month.

A VPS or virtual private server is a special type of server which is housed on a computer. It has the ability to run trading platforms on a dedicated computer at all times of the day, with no downtime and only a slight lag.

VPS is short for Virtual Private Server. These allow traders to run automated algorithmic strategies, including expert advisors around the clock 24/7 on a virtual machine. They are really effective in time-saving and providing you with no-downtime trading even throughout the night when you are not by a computer. They are also extremely stable which reduces the chance of technology or connectivity issues.

You don’t have to worry about installing your VPS on either MT4 or MT5 with Pepperstone as they are pre-installed on the trading platform. All you have to do is to download the platform and subscribe to a VPS plan with third-party providers supported by Pepperstone.