Algorithmic trading
Automate your trades, improve execution, and optimise your strategy with pre-built or custom algorithms.
Why choose Pepperstone for algorithmic trading?
Unlock the power of automation and take your trading to the next level with a broker trusted by 900K+ global clients.¹
Backtest your strategy
Refine your ideas with confidence. Backtest your strategy on a trading simulator through our Smart Trader Tools package to identify strengths, spot weaknesses and optimise before going live.
Choose from a variety of solutions
Select from a wide range of pre-built Expert Advisors or design your own custom algorithms to match your trading style.
Backtest your strategy
Refine your ideas with confidence. Backtest your strategy on a trading simulator through our Smart Trader Tools package to identify strengths, spot weaknesses and optimise before going live.
Choose from a variety of solutions
Select from a wide range of pre-built Expert Advisors or design your own custom algorithms to match your trading style.
Choose from a variety of solutions
Select from a wide range of pre-built Expert Advisors or design your own custom algorithms to match your trading style.
Backtest your strategy
Refine your ideas with confidence. Backtest your strategy on a trading simulator through our Smart Trader Tools package to identify strengths, spot weaknesses and optimise before going live.
Access 1000s of markets
Find Expert Advisors and code algorithms for use across 2750+ CFD and spread bet instruments, including FX, shares, indices, commodities and more.
Trade with super-tight spreads
Minimise costs and maximise profits with highly competitive spreads from 0.0pts on a Razor account.2
Access 1000s of markets
Find Expert Advisors and code algorithms for use across 2750+ CFD and spread bet instruments, including FX, shares, indices, commodities and more.
Trade with super-tight spreads
Minimise costs and maximise profits with highly competitive spreads from 0.0pts on a Razor account.2
Trade with super-tight spreads
Minimise costs and maximise profits with highly competitive spreads from 0.0pts on a Razor account.2
Access 1000s of markets
Find Expert Advisors and code algorithms for use across 2750+ CFD and spread bet instruments, including FX, shares, indices, commodities and more.
What is algorithmic trading?
Algorithmic trading lets you automate your trades using pre-built or custom algorithms. By leveraging technology, you can execute strategies faster, more accurately, and without the emotional biases that can impact manual trading.
Why use algorithmic trading?
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, algorithmic trading empowers you to trade smarter by enabling you to:
Automate your trades
Let algorithms handle execution 24/7, helping you capture potential opportunities, even when you’re away from the screen.
Reduce human error
Trade with precision and consistency by eliminating emotional decisions and manual mistakes.
Test your ideas
Run your strategy in a simulated environment against historical market data to hone your approach before trading with real capital.
Optimise execution
Secure the underlying market price you want with automated buy and sell orders.
Automate your trades
Let algorithms handle execution 24/7, helping you capture potential opportunities, even when you’re away from the screen.
Reduce human error
Trade with precision and consistency by eliminating emotional decisions and manual mistakes.
Test your ideas
Run your strategy in a simulated environment against historical market data to hone your approach before trading with real capital.
Optimise execution
Secure the underlying market price you want with automated buy and sell orders.
How to access our algorithmic trading tools
By creating a Pepperstone account, you automatically gain access to our algorithmic trading tools through the platforms we support. Here’s how to get started:
Open a Pepperstone trading account
Create an account in minutes.
Choose your preferred trading platform
Download MT4, MT5 or cTrader.
Access algo trading tools instantly
Use Expert Advisors (EAs) for strategy automation on MT4/MT5 or automate via cBots on cTrader.
Customise, automate and test
Adjust settings, run backtests and automate your strategies with AI-enhanced execution.
Learn more about algorithmic trading and Expert Advisors
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1 Data for the Pepperstone Group, correct as of 1 March 2026.
2 Other fees and charges may apply.