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

CMC Markets is a global broker headquartered in the U.K that holds 6 high value financial licenses and offers CFD trading on stocks, etfs, commodities, currencies, bonds and cryptocurrencies.

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.

• Professional high volume traders looking to offset the cost of commissions through larger trades
• Intermediate and professional traders looking for a professional custom platform with customisable layouts

• Experienced currency traders looking for their ECN PRIME account offer with spreads from 0.1 Pips

• ASIC (Australia)
• FCA (UK)
• IIROC (Canada)
• MAS (Singapore)
• BaFin (Germany)

• FMA (New Zealand)
• FSAS (Seychelles)

• Comprehensive asset offering with more than 12,000+ tradable assets and the possibility to add data connections to exchanges to add more
• Powerful professional platform with customisable layouts and integrated reuters feed

• Competitive spreads in their ECN Prime account (From 0.1 Pips)
• Wide variety of platforms (MT4, MT5, TradingView and IBKR)
• Over 23,000 + shares

• High commissions on stocks and ETFs
• Platform is not beginner friendly

• 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

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• 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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• Neteller
• FasaPay
• China UnionPay
• Skrill

US, JP, SY, ZA, IR.

US, CA, SY, IR.

After 12 months of inactivity, CMC Markets charges a £10 inactivity fee.

Yes, $5 for card withdrawals and $20 for international bank transfer withdrawals.

Yes and they vary per share exchange location. For U.S shares, there is a minimum $10 in-and-out commission. 

• 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.