BlackBull Markets Vs. FXCM - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
BlackBull Markets is a global broker headquartered in New Zealand founded in 2014 that specialises in providing CFDs based on shares, commodities, currencies and indices.	FXCM is a global brokerage headquartered in the U.K that specialises in both retail and institutional trading with a comprehensive API offering. **The below information is provided based on FXCM EU LTD. For other FXCM entities, please go to the corresponding FXCM website for more information. TheTradingBible.com is acting in a capacity of marketing affiliate for FXCM EU LTD.
Best For
Experienced currency traders looking for their ECN PRIME account offer with spreads from 0.1 Pips	Professional algorithmic traders looking to benefit from their comprehensive API offering.
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 1 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
FMA (New Zealand) FSAS (Seychelles)	ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (United Kingdom) FSCA (South Africa)
The Good
Competitive spreads in their ECN Prime account (From 0.1 Pips) Wide variety of platforms (MT4, MT5, TradingView and IBKR) Over 23,000 + shares	Comprehensive API offering with a variety of conditions and programming languages at no additional cost Proprietary platform (Trading Station)
The Bad
Their standard asset offering is very low (over 300 instruments) Share trading requires a separate platform with a different onboarding Commissions are above average and share trading fees are a mystery	Lack of asset variety in their offering (over 463+ financial instruments) Costly spreads when compared to similar competitors
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2014	1999
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
From $50 to $2,000	$50
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller FasaPay China UnionPay Skrill	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - EUR, USD, GBP, NZD, AUD, SGD, ZAR, JPY, CAD.	4 - EUR GBP, USD, CHF.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	No
❌ Restricted Countries
US, CA, SY, IR.	RU, US, CA, JP, SK, BE and more.
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
23,092	447
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
23,000	341
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
64	41
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
15	14
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
13	19
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
0	22
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	10
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Share
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Unavailable	1 Unit
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Unavailable	Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
500	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	400
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	Yes
👫 Social Trading
Yes	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	Yes
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	50 units of the account's base currency yearly after 1 year of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	Yes on bank transfer withdrawals depending on location (from $10 to $40 on local currency).
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Yes, $5 for card withdrawals and $20 for international bank transfer withdrawals.	None
💰 Commissions
ECN Standard has no fees. ECN PRIME has a $6 commission per lot round turn In the case of share trading, their fees start from NZD $12 per transaction yet they’re not clearly explained anywhere on their website.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
From 0.4 Pips to 1.61 Pips	Dynamic - From 1.2 Pips
📉 SP500
From 5.5 Pips	Dynamic - From 58 Pips
📈 GOLD
From 16 Pips	Dynamic - From 41 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Dynamic - From $1.04
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Dynamic - Market Spread	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $51
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
No	Yes
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	Yes
📡 Video Tutorials
No	No
📡 Account Management
Yes	No
📡 Webinars
No	No