Blackwell Global
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- Trust score
- 5/10
- Legal simplicity
- 6/10
- Min. deposit
- 500
- Regulations
- Payment systems
- Instruments
- Forex, Metals, Indices, Commodities, Energies, Cryptocurrencies
- Legal entity
- Blackwell Global Investments (UK) Limited
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Fees
- Standard accounts price the cost into the spread; Prime and ECN accounts quote raw spreads with a per-lot commission. Overnight swaps apply, and swap-free accounts are available on request.
- Withdrawals
- Withdrawals return to the funding method and are normally processed within one to two business days. Card returns are capped at the deposited amount.
- Available in
Features
- Seminars and training
- Daily market analysis
- Islamic (swap-free) accounts
- Segregated client accounts
- ECN accounts
- Affiliate program
- Wide range of trading instruments
Pros
- No specific advantages are listed for this broker.
Cons
- No specific drawbacks are listed for this broker.
Blackwell Global is an international forex and CFD broker founded in 2010, headquartered in London and licensed by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It previously held licenses from New Zealand's Financial Service Providers register and Cyprus's CySEC before consolidating its European business under the FCA-regulated UK entity. The broker runs on MetaTrader 4 with standard, ECN, and Islamic account options, and a $500 minimum deposit.
Blackwell Global is an FCA-regulated forex and CFD broker offering MT4, ECN and Islamic accounts, and a $500 minimum deposit.
Overview
Blackwell Global is an international forex and CFD broker founded in 2010, operating in more than 90 countries. It opened its first office in New Zealand under Financial Service Providers (FSP) registration, later adding a Cyprus entity regulated by CySEC and a UK entity licensed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Regulation and Client Fund Protection
Blackwell Global now focuses its European business on its FCA-licensed UK branch rather than its earlier CySEC and FSP registrations. Client funds are held in segregated accounts separate from company funds, at internationally recognized banks such as Barclays. The broker also offers negative balance protection, so losses cannot exceed the funds in a trading account.
Leverage and Account Types
Maximum leverage depends on jurisdiction: traders under the New Zealand entity can access up to 1:400, while traders under the FCA/ESMA framework are capped at 1:30 for forex, 1:5 for cryptocurrencies, and 1:10 for commodities.
Blackwell Global offers three account types: a standard retail account, an ECN account, and an Islamic (swap-free) account.
Fees and Spreads
Standard account costs are built into a floating spread, averaging around 1.76 pips on EUR/USD. The ECN account offers a tighter average spread of about 0.3 pips plus a $9 commission per transaction.
Trading Platforms and Instruments
Trading runs on MetaTrader 4 (MT4), supporting forex pairs, cryptocurrencies, indices, and commodities.
Deposits and Withdrawals
The minimum deposit for a standard account is $500. Blackwell Global supports Neteller, Skrill, Bitcoin, Visa, Mastercard, and bank transfers. Deposits and withdrawals are generally free, though bank transfers can carry costs of up to $100.
Key Facts
- Founded: 2010
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Regulation: FCA, FSP
- Platform: MT4
- EUR/USD spread (standard account): 1.76 pips
- Demo account: available
- Minimum deposit: $500
- Base currencies: EUR, USD, GBP
- Maximum leverage: 1:400
- Assets: currency pairs, cryptocurrencies, indices, commodities
- Deposit methods: bank transfer, Visa/Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller
- Withdrawal fee: none
- Inactivity fee: none
- Islamic accounts: available
- Segregated accounts: yes
- PAMM accounts: not available
- Affiliate program: yes
- Scalping: permitted
- Automated trading: supported
- Mobile trading: yes
- Web terminal: not available
- Social trading: not available
- Signals: available
- VPS: available
- Deposit bonus: not available
- Contests: not available
- Customer support: 24/5
Trading conditions
Blackwell Global operates through UK, Cyprus and New Zealand entities alongside offshore companies, offering Standard, Prime and ECN accounts on MetaTrader 4 and 5.
The New Zealand derivatives issuer licence is worth noting specifically: it puts client money in a statutory trust account, which is a stronger protection than ordinary contractual segregation because the trust is created by statute rather than by agreement.
Terms follow the entity: UK and Cyprus clients face 30:1 on major pairs with negative balance protection and compensation cover; clients elsewhere in the group do not.
Verification
Verification requires photo ID and proof of address with an appropriateness assessment on the regulated entities, usually reviewed within one to two business days.
Confirm the entity in the client agreement. UK clients have FSCS cover up to £85,000 and Cyprus clients €20,000 under the Investor Compensation Fund; the offshore entities carry no compensation scheme at all.
