
BlackBull Markets Review 2026
Our Ratings
4.1
out of 5
Safety & Regulation3.1
Fees & Costs4.5
Markets & Products4.5
Platforms & Execution5.0
Deposit & Withdrawal5.0
Trading Tools & Research3.3
Account Opening3.9
Customer Service4.1
Education3.5
Key Facts
Regulation
FMA, FSA Seychelles
Broker Type
STP, ECN
Min. Deposit
$0
Platforms
TradingView, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader
Negative Balance Protection
Varies
Max Leverage
1:500 (FMA), 1:500 (FSA)
Demo Account
Yes
Spreads From
0.8 pips
74% of retail FX and CFD accounts lose money.
BlackBull Markets - At a Glance
Company & Overview
- Established
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Level 20, 188 Quay Street, Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand.
- International Offices
- New Zealand, United Kingdom, Seychelles
- Publicly Traded
- No
- Broker Type
- STP, ECN
- Regulation
- FMA (New Zealand), FSA Seychelles (Seychelles)
- Segregated Client Funds
- Yes
- Negative Balance Protection
- Varies
Not offered. Neither New Zealand nor Seychelles requires it, and BlackBull states you are liable for any shortfall left after your positions are closed.
- Banking License
- No
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese
- Customer Support
- Live Chat, Email, Telephone, WhatsApp
- Customer Support Hours
- 24/5
Account Types
- Demo Account
- Yes
- Swap Free Account
- Yes
- Joint Account
- No
- Corporate Account
- Yes
- Managed Account
- Yes
- PAMM / MAM Trading
- Yes
- Social / Copy Trading
- Yes
Account Conditions
- Minimum Deposit
- $0
- Payment Methods
- Bank Transfer, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Skrill, Neteller, China UnionPay, AstroPay, FasaPay, AIRTM, HexoPay, Poli, PaymentAsia, Help2Pay, FXPay, Boleto, Beeteller
- Account Currencies
- USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, NZD, CAD, JPY, SGD, ZAR, CHF, THB
- Maximum Leverage
- 1:500 (FMA), 1:500 (FSA)
- Bonuses
- Yes
- Contests
- Yes
Trading Conditions
- Markets & Products
- Forex, CFDs
- Currency Pairs
- 64+ FX pairs, major, minor and exotic
- Minimum Lot Size
- 0.01
- Maximum Lot Size
- 200
- Decimal Pricing
- 5 decimals
- Order Types
- Market execution with pending orders: buy limit, sell limit, buy stop and sell stop, plus buy stop limit and sell stop limit on MetaTrader 5. Stop loss, take profit and trailing stop on all platforms. cTrader and TradingView add their own order sets, including execution directly from TradingView charts.
- Execution Type
- ECN, no dealing desk
- Margin Call Level
- 100% margin level
- Stop Out Level
- 50% margin level
- Hedging
- Yes
- Scalping
- Yes
Fees & Costs
- Spread Type
- Variable
- Spread From
- 0.8 pips (ECN Standard Account), 0.0 pips (ECN Prime Account), 0.0 pips (Prime+ Account),
- Commission
- ECN Standard Account: No commission, ECN Prime Account: $3.0 per lot per side, Prime+ Account: $3.0 per lot per side,
- Overnight / Swap Fees
- Yes
- Deposit Fee
- No
- Withdrawal Fee
- Yes
USD 5 per withdrawal request. Minimum withdrawal is USD 1, so the fee is proportionally heavy on small amounts. Intermediary bank charges may apply on top.
- Currency Conversion Fee
- Yes
- Account Maintenance Fee
- No
- Inactivity Fee
- No
- Custody Fee
- No
Platforms & Tools
- Trading Platforms
- TradingView, MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader
- Mobile App
- Yes
- API Access
- Yes
- VPS Hosting
- Yes
- Automated Trading
- Yes
How BlackBull Markets's costs compare
Spread from (major pairs)0.8 pips
Catalogue median: 0.8 pips across 49 brokers · lower is cheaper
Minimum deposit$0 - none
Catalogue median: $10 across 49 brokers · lower is more accessible
The marker is the median of every active broker we rate, computed from the same structured data as the reviews. Headline from-spreads are the broker's advertised best case; your account type and instrument change them.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong regulatory oversight.
- Established in 2014 with a strong and proven track record.
- Segregated client funds.
- Wide range of global market access through CFDs.
- Fast and simple account setup process.
- Free demo account available.
- Islamic swap-free accounts available.
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- No minimum deposit.
- Multiple fast and secure payment methods.
- Various account currency options.
- Multiple account types for different trading styles.
- Low forex and CFD trading fees.
- Ultra-low spreads from 0.0 pips on the ECN Prime and Prime+ accounts.
- No account inactivity fees.
- Supports TradingView, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and cTrader integration.
- No restrictions on trading strategies.
- Integrated social, copy, and PAMM trading features.
- Adequate support for EAs and algorithmic trading.
- Free VPS available for automated trading.
- High leverage trading capability (up to 1:500).
- Strong research tools & market analysis.
- Solid educational content for beginners.
- Great customer support service, available 24/7.
Cons
- Product offering is limited to forex and CFDs.
- No proprietary mobile trading app.
- Educational content is limited compared to competitors.
- No negative balance protection. You are liable for any shortfall.
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