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AML ID requirements

As part of our regulatory obligations, we are required to verify your identity and residency before opening your trading account. In some cases you may be requested to provide additional documentation. Should we need anything further, our account opening team will contact you.

We must be able to understand the language on any identity documents submitted. Our team can currently translate most European languages plus Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Russian and Thai.

To help us verify your ID, please provide at least one of the following:

  • Passport
  • Government-issued photo ID
  • Driver's License

Please note the document must show your full name, date of birth and must be valid.

We do not accept utility bill, bank or credit card statement, birth or citizen certificate or similar as ID document for identity verification purposes.

To help us verify your residency, please provide at least one of the following documents:

  • Utility Bill (must be in your name and issued within the last 6 months) or;
  • Tenancy contract (must be in your name and for the current year)
  • Bank statement (must be in your name, showing your current residential address and issued within the last 3 months)

If you have any questions about your ID documents or want to find out more, please get in touch.

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Risk warning: Trading CFDs and FX carries significant risk. Trading OTC derivatives may not be suitable for everyone so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved and take care to manage your exposure. You have no ownership of the underlying asset. Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited does not issue advice, recommendations or opinion in relation to acquiring, holding or disposing of OTC derivatives nor is Pepperstone a financial advisor. All services are provided on an execution only basis. Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited only provides information of a general nature and does not take into account your financial objectives, personal circumstances. We recommend that you seek independent personal financial or legal advice.

Pepperstone Financial Services (DIFC) Limited is registered at Al Fattan Currency House, Tower 2, Level 15, Office 1502 A, P. O. Box 482087, DIFC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is regulated by the DFSA under license number F004356.

The product issuer is Pepperstone Group Limited registered at Level 16, Tower One, 727 Collins St, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia and is licensed and regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, AFSL 414530. You should consider whether you are part of the product issuer’s target market by reviewing the TMD, and read the PDS and other legal documents to ensure you fully understand the risks before you make any trading decisions.