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Written by Steven Hatzakis
Edited by John Bringans
Fact-checked by Blain Reinkensmeyer
March 08, 2024
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
BlackBull Markets offers the full MetaTrader suite (MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5) alongside multiple social copy trading platforms and a web app powered by TradingView.
While its sparse education and modest research materials can't compete with what's offered by the best forex brokers in those categories, BlackBull Markets continues to grow quickly and has shown major progress in developing its product offering.
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Yes, based on your detected country of GB, you can open an account with this broker.
BlackBull Markets pros & cons
thumb_up_off_alt Pros
- Available to residents of New Zealand – unlike many brokers that don’t have the required FMA license.
- Provides both MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5.
- Offers a growing range of third-party trading tools from Autochartist and Acuity.
- In our 2024 Annual Awards, BlackBull Markets earned Best in Class honors for Offering of Investments.
- Supports multiple third-party copy trading platforms, such as ZuluTrade, Duplitrade, and Myfxbook.
- Integration with the TradingView web platform was made available in 2021.
- With the launch of BlackBull Shares, traders can access over 26,000 tradeable symbols.
- The recently launched BlackBull CopyTrader web platform boosts the broker's existing social copy trading offering.
- BlackBull Markets recently received a significant private equity investment from Milford Private Equity Fund III LP, helping to bolster its position as a leading broker in New Zealand.
thumb_down_off_alt Cons
- BlackBull lacks additional Tier-1 regulatory licenses outside of New Zealand.
- BlackBull’s Seychelles-licensed entity only offers light regulatory protection.
- The narrow scope of BlackBull’s educational content can’t compete with what the best MetaTrader brokers offer.
- Based on the average spreads we obtained, commissions and fees at BlackBull Markets appear to be in line with the industry average.
Overall Summary
| Feature |  |
|---|---|
| Overall Ratinginfo |  |
| Trust Scoreinfo | 77 |
| Offering of Investments |  |
| Commissions & Fees |  |
| Platform & Tools | |
| Research | |
| Mobile Trading | |
| Education | |
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Is BlackBull Markets safe?
Trust Score
77
BlackBull Markets is considered Average Risk, with an overall Trust Score of 77 out of 99. BlackBull Markets is not publicly traded, does not operate a bank, and is authorised by one Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), zero Tier-2 regulators (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and one Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). BlackBull Markets is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulator: Financial Markets Authority (FMA). Learn more about Trust Score or see where the different BlackBull Markets entities are regulated.
| Feature | |
|---|---|
| Year Foundedinfo | 2014 |
| Publicly Traded (Listed)info | No |
| Bankinfo | No |
| Tier-1 Licensesinfo | 1 |
| Tier-2 Licensesinfo | 0 |
| Tier-3 Licensesinfo | 0 |
| Tier-4 Licensesinfo | 1 |
Offering of investments
BlackBull Markets has significantly expanded its range of markets with the launch of BlackBull Shares. Today, BlackBull offers over 26,000 tradeable symbols; 2,500 are available on MetaTrader 5 and TradingView, and 311 symbols on MetaTrader 4. The table below summarizes the different investment products available to BlackBull Markets clients.
Cryptocurrency: Cryptocurrency trading is available at BlackBull Markets through CFDs, but not available through trading the underlying asset (e.g. buying Bitcoin). Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents.
| Feature | |
|---|---|
| Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs)info | Yes |
| Tradeable Symbols (Total)info | 26000 |
| Forex Pairs (Total)info | 72 |
| U.S. Stock Trading (Non CFD)info | Yes |
| Int'l Stock Trading (Non CFD)info | Yes |
| Social Trading / Copy Tradinginfo | Yes |
| Cryptocurrency (Physical)info | No |
| Cryptocurrency (Derivative)info | Yes |
| Disclaimers | Note: Crypto CFDs are not available to retail traders from any broker's U.K. entity, nor to U.K. residents (except to Professional clients). |
Commissions and fees
Trading costs at BlackBull Markets are about average for the industry, and will vary depending on which of its three account types you choose.
Spreads: The average spread for the Standard account came to 1.25 pips in October 2021, making it a pricier option than BlackBull Markets’ ECN Prime account (my preferred choice). After including the round-trip commission equivalent of 0.6 pips per trade on the ECN Prime account, the effective average spread for the EUR/USD is 0.824 for October 2021.
Accounts comparison: The Standard account is commission-free and has no minimum deposit requirement. The ECN Prime account offers lower spreads, but requires a $2,000 minimum deposit, and there is a commission of $3 per side or $6 round turn per lot. The ECN Institutional account is BlackBull’s more exclusive option for active traders that deposit at least $20,000, with commission rates that are negotiated with the broker on a case-by-case basis.
| Feature | |
|---|---|
| Minimum Depositinfo | $0 |
| Average Spread EUR/USD - Standardinfo | 0.827 info |
| All-in Cost EUR/USD - Activeinfo | 0.827 info |
| Active Trader or VIP Discountsinfo | Yes |
| ACH or SEPA Transfersinfo | No |
| PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw)info | No |
| Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw)info | Yes |
| Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit)info | Yes |
| Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw)info | Yes |
Mobile trading apps
With no proprietary mobile app available, BlackBull Markets trails behind industry leaders such as IG and Saxo. For our top picks among trading apps, read our guide to Best Forex Trading Apps.
Apps overview: As BlackBull Markets is a MetaTrader-only broker, iOS and Android versions of the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) app come standard and are both available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play store, respectively.
| Feature | |
|---|---|
| Android Appinfo | Yes |
| Apple iOS Appinfo | Yes |
| Mobile Alerts - Basic Fieldsinfo | Yes |
| Watchlists - Total Fieldsinfo | 7 |
| Watchlist Syncinginfo | Yes |
| Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total)info | 30 |
| Charting - Drawing Tools (Total)info | 15 |
| Mobile Charting - Draw Trendlinesinfo | Yes |
| Mobile Charting - Multiple Time Framesinfo | Yes |
| Mobile Economic Calendarinfo | Yes |
Other trading platforms
BlackBull Markets offers the full MetaTrader suite, including MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) for desktop and web, and BlackBull Markets' own BlackBull Shares platform (powered by Interactive Brokers’ TWS platform). Also available is TradingView, a popular trading platform that delivers a range of powerful charting functions and robust analysis tools. Learn more by reading our TradingView guide.
Platforms overview: With a limited range of markets and no platform add-ons, there is simply not much to say about the broker’s MT4 offering. The special features that are available come by way of third-party providers, such as support for Virtual Private Servers (VPS) hosting and the integration of third-party social copy trading apps. Besides MetaTrader, TradingView and HokoCloud are also available at BlackBull Markets.
Social copy trading: BlackBull Markets offers several third-party apps for social copy trading, in addition to the native Signals market available in MT4. Supported copy trading platforms include ZuluTrade and MyFxbook. BlackBull CopyTrader (which delivers full integration with MetaTrader) is a recent proprietary addition to the broker's social copy trading suite.
VPS hosting: For algorithmic traders that want to run their MetaTrader platform 24-7 from a Virtual Private Server (VPS), BlackBull Markets offers VPS service from BeeksFX for a monthly fee. Free VPS service is also available if you deposit at least $2,000 in the ECN Prime account and complete at least 20 standard lots (2,000,000 units worth of trading volume) each month.
| Feature | |
|---|---|
| Virtual Trading (Demo)info | Yes |
| Proprietary Platforminfo | No |
| Desktop Platform (Windows)info | Yes |
| Web Platforminfo | Yes |
| Social Trading / Copy Tradinginfo | Yes |
| MetaTrader 4 (MT4)info | Yes |
| MetaTrader 5 (MT5)info | Yes |
| DupliTradeinfo | No |
| ZuluTradeinfo | Yes |
| Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total)info | 30 |
| Charting - Drawing Tools (Total)info | 15 |
| Charting - Trade From Chartinfo | Yes |
| Watchlists - Total Fieldsinfo | 7 |
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Market Research
BlackBull Markets recently expanded its market research coverage with the acquisition of research firm ATM Strategy. Considerable progress has been made in the broker's research offering, though BlackBull Markets still trails behind the best forex and CFD brokers in this category.
Research overview: BlackBull Markets produces a daily series featuring technical and fundamental analysis for specific trading symbols. For example, the Trade in 60 Seconds series are one-minute recordings that focus on a particular trading symbol – such as a given forex pair or CFD.
Market news and analysis: Both the Market Reviews articles and the selection of videos produced by BlackBull Markets’ in-house team are high-quality, and provide depth from a technical and fundamental analysis perspective. I was just disappointed to find that there isn’t more daily content.
Resuming the production of live streams would be a step in the right direction for BlackBull Markets, along with a general expansion of daily content.
| Feature | |
|---|---|
| Daily Market Commentaryinfo | Yes |
| Forex News (Top-Tier Sources)info | No |
| Autochartistinfo | Yes |
| Trading Central (Recognia)info | No |
| Social Sentiment - Currency Pairsinfo | No |
Education
BlackBull Markets’ overall educational offering has made good progress recently with an expanded number of articles that are organized by category, yet still has long way to go to catch up to the best forex brokers for beginners. For example, the addition of quizzes and progress tracking features could help BlackBull further improve its educational offering for retail traders.
Education Hub: BlackBull Markets's Education Hub is a section of the BlackBull website that is exclusive dedicated to trader education. This Education Hub has recently been expanded with dozens of new themed articles which are organized by experience level. BlackBull Markets has also increased its offering of educational video content and has added new playlists to its YouTube channel. I found these playlists – such as the Elliot Wave Theory series and the Whiteboard Wizards playlist – to be of decent quality.
| Feature | |
|---|---|
| Education (Forex or CFDs)info | Yes |
| Client Webinarsinfo | Yes |
| Client Webinars (Archived)info | Yes |
| Videos - Beginner Trading Videosinfo | Yes |
| Videos - Advanced Trading Videosinfo | Yes |
| Investor Dictionary (Glossary)info | Yes |
Final thoughts
Despite a growing product range on MetaTrader and support for social copy trading tools, BlackBull Markets falls behind the best brokers in several key categories, such as education and research, although has made considerable progress in these categories since last year. It’s also important to note that BlackBull Markets currently has a relatively small number of regulatory licenses.
BlackBull Markets is a maturing broker that has been in operation for nearly a decade and has made great strides over the last 12 months toward improving its value proposition to traders and investors. In our 2024 Annual Awards, BlackBull earned Best in Class honors for our Offering of Investments category. That said, BlackBull still has some room to grow in order to become more competitive. We’d love to see the broker acquire more regulatory licenses in Tier-1 jurisdictions, which would only improve its Trust Score.
About BlackBull Markets
Founded in 2014, BlackBull Markets is a forex and CFD broker headquartered in New Zealand. The broker has been fully authorized by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) in New Zealand since 2020, and registered on the Financial Services Provider Register (FSPR) since the end of 2014. The BlackBull Markets brand also holds a license in the offshore island nation of Seychelles with the Financial Services Authority (FSA). In May 2023, BlackBull Markets received an investment from Milford Asset Management, a prominent private equity firm in New Zealand, which included the appointment of an independent Chairman.
ForexBrokers.com 2024 Annual Awards
For the ForexBrokers.com 2024 Annual Awards, brokers were evaluated against ForexBrokers.com’s 8 Primary Categories: Commissions & Fees, Offering of Investments, Platforms & Tools, Mobile Trading Apps, Research, Education, Trust Score, and Overall.
Best in Class honors were awarded to the Top 7 forex brokers in each of the following areas: Beginners, Social Copy Trading, Ease of Use, MetaTrader, Algo Trading, Crypto Trading, and Professional Trading.
For more information, see how we test.
Category awards
 | Offering of Investments |
| Rank #1 | |
| Streak #1 | |
| Best in Class | check |
| Best in Class Streak | 2 |
2024 Review Methodology
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Our research team conducts thorough testing on a wide range of features, products, services, and tools (collecting and validating thousands of data points in the process). We test all available trading platforms for each broker – whether they are proprietary or come from third-party providers – and evaluate them based on a host of data-driven variables.
We also take an in-depth look at each broker’s commissions and fees, such as bid/ask spreads – including the average spread data for some of the most popular forex currency pairs. We research other trading costs, such as inactivity or custody fees, minimum deposit requirements, VIP rebates and/or discounts, and a range of other important fee-based data points.
Some of the other important research categories that are factored into our testing include mobile trading accessibility and capability, availability of market research and educational content, and each broker’s overall Trust Score.
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Steven Hatzakis
Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of Research for ForexBrokers.com. Steven previously served as an Editor for Finance Magnates, where he authored over 1,000 published articles about the online finance industry. A forex industry expert and an active fintech and crypto researcher, Steven advises blockchain companies at the board level and holds a Series III license in the U.S. as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA).
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