Funds being withdrawn from Pepperstone account

[whau]

I need help!!

Pepperstone has scammed me a lot of money, started by withdrawing money from my account in May 2016 then now they have taken a lot more money out of my account.

Yesterday alone they took AUD$84.46 out of my account. Last week they took AUD$123.67 and the week before $42.09

I also noticed when I deposited additional $2000 a month ago, they would take more money out. They claimed is for dividends and price adjustment. Basically back in March when i first traded, nothing happens till May (2 months later). I noticed they started withdrawing money outta my account everyday for dividends.

I only had 3 short contracts DJ30 and 6 short contracts US500. I first had $4700 balance 8 weeks ago + $2000 deposited a month ago, Total $6700. Now I barely have less than $1900 left in my account. I told them several times to stop scamming me. The respond is always them same "That it's just price adjustment, you get paid the same if you long, you don't lose money at all". Also they can't provide me how they calculate the dividend. Basically they just take as much as they want from my account then say it's price adjustment.

I know is all bull****. They are scam broker. They have already taken AUD$513 out of my account in 3 months. No way they will deposit me AUD$513 in my account if I long those trades. The high swap fees alone I got charged over $222 in 3 months + further $513 (withdraw for dividends everyday). All happens in 3 months.

I've attached 2 pictures, u can see how they withdrew money everyday. The money scam just got bigger and bigger.
What to do? They took control of my account just like other traders had reviewed them a broker scam.

 

[robusta]

Sorry this has happened to you.

Step 1, Contact them and close your account.

Step 2, Contact your bank and get them blocked from making withdrawals,


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...t/news-story/8ac5d73db83b8ce41b75079ffb319a04

 

[Macro Polo]

I need help!!

Pepperstone has scammed me a lot of money, started by withdrawing money from my account in May 2016 then now they have taken a lot more money out of my account.

Yesterday alone they took AUD$84.46 out of my account. Last week they took AUD$123.67 and the week before $42.09

I also noticed when I deposited additional $2000 a month ago, they would take more money out. They claimed is for dividends and price adjustment. Basically back in March when i first traded, nothing happens till May (2 months later). I noticed they started withdrawing money outta my account everyday for dividends.

I only had 3 short contracts DJ30 and 6 short contracts US500. I first had $4700 balance 8 weeks ago + $2000 deposited a month ago, Total $6700. Now I barely have less than $1900 left in my account. I told them several times to stop scamming me. The respond is always them same "That it's just price adjustment, you get paid the same if you long, you don't lose money at all". Also they can't provide me how they calculate the dividend. Basically they just take as much as they want from my account then say it's price adjustment.

I know is all bull****. They are scam broker. They have already taken AUD$513 out of my account in 3 months. No way they will deposit me AUD$513 in my account if I long those trades. The high swap fees alone I got charged over $222 in 3 months + further $513 (withdraw for dividends everyday). All happens in 3 months.

I've attached 2 pictures, u can see how they withdrew money everyday. The money scam just got bigger and bigger.
What to do? They took control of my account just like other traders had reviewed them a broker scam.

It just looks like you were trading a stock market with a short position and got charged a dividend - that is normal because the index paid a dividend to long positions, and therefore charges it to short positions.

What was the scam part of it?

 

[cynic]

I need help!!

Pepperstone has scammed me a lot of money, started by withdrawing money from my account in May 2016 then now they have taken a lot more money out of my account.

Yesterday alone they took AUD$84.46 out of my account. Last week they took AUD$123.67 and the week before $42.09

I also noticed when I deposited additional $2000 a month ago, they would take more money out. They claimed is for dividends and price adjustment. Basically back in March when i first traded, nothing happens till May (2 months later). I noticed they started withdrawing money outta my account everyday for dividends.

I only had 3 short contracts DJ30 and 6 short contracts US500. I first had $4700 balance 8 weeks ago + $2000 deposited a month ago, Total $6700. Now I barely have less than $1900 left in my account. I told them several times to stop scamming me. The respond is always them same "That it's just price adjustment, you get paid the same if you long, you don't lose money at all". Also they can't provide me how they calculate the dividend. Basically they just take as much as they want from my account then say it's price adjustment.

I know is all bull****. They are scam broker. They have already taken AUD$513 out of my account in 3 months. No way they will deposit me AUD$513 in my account if I long those trades. The high swap fees alone I got charged over $222 in 3 months + further $513 (withdraw for dividends everyday). All happens in 3 months.

I've attached 2 pictures, u can see how they withdrew money everyday. The money scam just got bigger and bigger.
What to do? They took control of my account just like other traders had reviewed them a broker scam.

With short contracts on the cash CFDs, one can reasonably expect to be charged dividend adjustments. It would of course be helpful if the provider/broker willingly furnishes some information demonstrating the validity of such cnarges.

As far as I can tell, from the information you've provided, the charges to your account might actually be correct.

 

[minwa]

With 6k why are you trading indices with OTC CFDs ?

Move to futures(minis).

 

[whau]

It just looks like you were trading a stock market with a short position and got charged a dividend - that is normal because the index paid a dividend to long positions, and therefore charges it to short positions.

What was the scam part of it?

I believe they use dividend a convenient way to steal money out of my account (take much more than they should have). $513 in 3 months doesn't sound right? First 2 months, nothing happened, 3rd month onward started taking small amount out, then now take as much as they want. Market up almost 7 weeks and they took $513 for price adjustment?

I asked them to provide me how they calculated the dividend charge, they said they couldn't show me. So they can take money but can't tell u how.

 

[minwa]

I only had 3 short contracts DJ30 and 6 short contracts US500.

I'm more interested in how you made profit with only holding shorts while the market grinded up ! Dosn't sound like you traded in and out with only 9 contracts.

 

[whau]

With 6k why are you trading indices with OTC CFDs ?

Move to futures(minis).

I was initially trading forex, currency pairs. All good then decided to try indices but without knowing such cost as high swap fees+ dividend. First 2 months no dividend charge then 3rd month onward got hit with dividend everyday. They didnt mention anywhere about that. Trade demo account it doesn't show dividend/price adjustment till trade real account. Don't think they have futures (minis). All i saw is indices (minimum contract size is 1)

 

[minwa]

I was initially trading forex, currency pairs. All good then decided to try indices but without knowing such cost as high swap fees+ dividend. First 2 months no dividend charge then 3rd month onward got hit with dividend everyday. They didnt mention anywhere about that. Trade demo account it doesn't show dividend/price adjustment till trade real account. Don't think they have futures (minis). All i saw is indices (minimum contract size is 1)

Ah I see, yeah you picked a really bad instrument (OTC CFD) to trade indices. Basically you're trading against the broker in their own market.

 

[whau]

I only had 3 short contracts DJ30 and 6 short contracts US500.

I'm more interested in how you made profit with only holding shorts while the market grinded up ! Dosn't sound like you traded in and out with only 9 contracts.

I first traded currencies with $3000 deposit in total then up to $4700 equity & balance before i moved to open short DJ30 and US500 back in March. Of course i lost when market grinded up then further deposited $2000 to keep my trades. Now i barely had less than $2000 left after $513 dividend charge + $222 swap charge + commission.

 

[minwa]

I first traded currencies with $3000 deposit in total then up to $4700 equity & balance before i moved to open short DJ30 and US500 back in March. Of course i lost when market grinded up then further deposited $2000 to keep my trades. Now i barely had less than $2000 left after $513 dividend charge + $222 swap charge + commission.

That sucks - but unlikely you will get any back, when you opened your account you pretty much signed on the forms that they can do anything with the numbers lol it's their market.

Take it as a lesson, rebuild and go at it again in FX or futures. You did well initially turning a profit in FX - most never do.

Another example of OTC broker doing whatever they is I heard personally is FXCM manipulating the spreads and rejecting orders to stop a position on a very profitable trader's account, to the tune of causing a $40k+ trade loss that would have never been stopped in a real market because price never went there.

 

[cynic]

I believe they use dividend a convenient way to steal money out of my account (take much more than they should have). $513 in 3 months doesn't sound right? First 2 months, nothing happened, 3rd month onward started taking small amount out, then now take as much as they want. Market up almost 7 weeks and they took $513 for price adjustment?

I asked them to provide me how they calculated the dividend charge, they said they couldn't show me. So they can take money but can't tell u how.

Whilst I have my reservations about the integrity of the industry, it is common practice in said industry to make adjustments in lieu of dividends and interest for cash CFDs.

Unfortunately, a dearth of support staff, able to comprehend and explain the workings behind those charges, is also alarmingly commonplace.

However, this is no excuse for wrongful accusations of fraudulent behaviour!

Did you happen to read the relevant sections of their product disclosure and/or client agreement documentation?

 

[Macro Polo]

I believe they use dividend a convenient way to steal money out of my account (take much more than they should have). $513 in 3 months doesn't sound right? First 2 months, nothing happened, 3rd month onward started taking small amount out, then now take as much as they want. Market up almost 7 weeks and they took $513 for price adjustment?

I asked them to provide me how they calculated the dividend charge, they said they couldn't show me. So they can take money but can't tell u how.

It would be pretty easy to check this - all you need to do is open a buy trade on the same index in the same trading volume as your sell trades, then check the dividend for both. The dividend amount for the long position should be exactly the same as the short position, but in the opposite direction. Have you tried that?


I've been using Pepperstone for a few years and not had any major issues - to be honest I doubt there is anything dodgy going on, but worst case scenario you can check what the dividend amounts should be by calculating it manually or checking other brokers.

 

[whau]

It would be pretty easy to check this - all you need to do is open a buy trade on the same index in the same trading volume as your sell trades, then check the dividend for both. The dividend amount for the long position should be exactly the same as the short position, but in the opposite direction. Have you tried that?


I've been using Pepperstone for a few years and not had any major issues - to be honest I doubt there is anything dodgy going on, but worst case scenario you can check what the dividend amounts should be by calculating it manually or checking other brokers.

There is no point if my account has been watched and scammed by them.

What I need is someone here who has long US30 or US500 from May-Aug period to check if they got paid the same amount as what I got charged. Or whether they got paid at all? Here's a short list of money withdrawn from my account. I can provide longer list all the way back to May. All in AUD, 1 contract size as minimum

23110101 2016.08.17 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21621405 -26.52
23058039 2016.08.16 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21621405 -3.21
22945371 2016.08.11 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21565900 -3.38
22905367 2016.08.10 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21621405 -20.89
22741781 2016.08.04 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21621405 -5.14
22689603 2016.08.03 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21565900 -5.04
22032730 2016.07.20 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 16225326 -6.11

 

[whau]

There is no point if my account has been watched and scammed by them.

What I need is someone here who has long US30 or US500 from May-Aug period to check if they got paid the same amount as what I got charged. Or whether they got paid at all? Here's a short list of money withdrawn from my account. I can provide longer list all the way back to May. All in AUD, 1 contract size as minimum

23110101 2016.08.17 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21621405 -26.52
23058039 2016.08.16 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21621405 -3.21
22945371 2016.08.11 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21565900 -3.38
22905367 2016.08.10 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21621405 -20.89
22741781 2016.08.04 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21621405 -5.14
22689603 2016.08.03 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 21565900 -5.04
22032730 2016.07.20 00:00:00 balance US30 Dividend 16225326 -6.11

Also when I say someone, I mean someone who's not pepperstone staff who pretend to be a trader here. I mean real trader or client of pepperstone.

 

[CanOz]

Also when I say someone, I mean someone who's not pepperstone staff who pretend to be a trader here. I mean real trader or client of pepperstone.

Honestly what are the odds of finding someone that had the same position on as you??

If you want to get to the bottom of this, i'd suggest you read the fine print, get the brokers staff on the phone and ask them to explain everything to you.

I have a feeling that it is your ignorance, lack of proper preparation and understanding of the CFD terms and conditions that has landed you in this mess. You likely should thank your lucky stars you weren't trading lumber futures and ended up taking delivery of a couple hundred thousand Bd. Feet of timber!

 

[Joe Blow]

I've edited the title of this thread as there appears to be some confusion about whether funds were withdrawn by Pepperstone for legitimate reasons or in error.

Whau, can I suggest that you contact Pepperstone support and discuss the situation with them. There are many reasons why funds may be withdrawn from an account and I think it's important that you get to the bottom of the situation before accusing a company of being a scam.

 

[mjim]

I need help!!

Pepperstone has scammed me a lot of money, started by withdrawing money from my account in May 2016 then now they have taken a lot more money out of my account.

Yesterday alone they took AUD$84.46 out of my account. Last week they took AUD$123.67 and the week before $42.09

I also noticed when I deposited additional $2000 a month ago, they would take more money out. They claimed is for dividends and price adjustment. Basically back in March when i first traded, nothing happens till May (2 months later). I noticed they started withdrawing money outta my account everyday for dividends.

I only had 3 short contracts DJ30 and 6 short contracts US500. I first had $4700 balance 8 weeks ago + $2000 deposited a month ago, Total $6700. Now I barely have less than $1900 left in my account. I told them several times to stop scamming me. The respond is always them same "That it's just price adjustment, you get paid the same if you long, you don't lose money at all". Also they can't provide me how they calculate the dividend. Basically they just take as much as they want from my account then say it's price adjustment.

I know is all bull****. They are scam broker. They have already taken AUD$513 out of my account in 3 months. No way they will deposit me AUD$513 in my account if I long those trades. The high swap fees alone I got charged over $222 in 3 months + further $513 (withdraw for dividends everyday). All happens in 3 months.

I've attached 2 pictures, u can see how they withdrew money everyday. The money scam just got bigger and bigger.
What to do? They took control of my account just like other traders had reviewed them a broker scam.

So you were short CFD based on DJ30 Index ( or CFD on DJ Futures?) When I asked the same questions to some of the big CFD providers the answer was bit vague ! WHAT IS THE UNDERLYING? becasue the index itself is not trad able thE CFD has to based either on the the ETF ( which does not trade after the Equity hrs) or the Underlying Futures contracts ( trades 23+ hrs)
Can somebody please explain if a person uses such Index CFDs for shorting (instead of using the actual Index Futures on more centralized exchanges like CME/ CBOT etc) Why would they be charged dividend? The OTC broker does not actually go and short the 30 stock! or in case of S&P 500 ,all 500 stocks.... in any case specially with Index it is better to trade the actual futures contract , you get a reasonable leverage and transparency! Why bother with OTC CFD? for stock CFD may be it is useful for Leverage and shorting ease...even in that stick to DMA, WIth Currency also there are very liquid Futures on global exchanges!

 

[menaleefx]

As long as we close the trade before roll over we don't have to pay (my broker charge it as swap ), i don't use pepperstone but check symbol property on your mt4 where you could see the charges

 

[Wysiwyg]

I asked them to provide me how they calculated the dividend charge, they said they couldn't show me. So they can take money but can't tell u how.

I had + 600 AUD deducted for holding a short DOW Index position for three days by a CFD provider in the past. It added to my loss on the position and really pithed me off. I don't hold short positions on share Indices very long now. Solution is avoid.