Oanda Vs. BlackBull Markets - Compare and Choose the Right One


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Overview
Oanda is an international Forex broker founded in 1996 with headquarters in the United States. Oanda specialises exclusively in currency trading solutions for all trader levels. Their greatest selling points are their strong regulatory framework and robust proprietary platforms.	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.
Best For
Forex traders of all levels (from beginner to advanced)	Experienced currency traders looking for their ECN PRIME account offer with spreads from 0.1 Pips
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The Good
High trustworthiness, regulated by the best regulators in the world Fast, simple and professional trading platforms Competitive spreads in their currency pairs	Competitive spreads in their ECN PRIME account (From 0.1 Pips) MT4 & 5 platforms offered
The Bad
Extremely limited offering of assets (104) No ability to purchase real stocks or cryptocurrencies, only CFDs	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
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
N/A	N/A
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day minimum (may take longer)	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. *There is no document verification needed for gross account deposits below US$9,000.	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.
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) FCA (UK) MAS (Singapore) IIROC (Canada) FFAJ (Japan)	FMA (New Zealand) FSAS (Seychelles)
📍 Year Founded
1996	2014
💳 Minimum Deposit
$, €, £, - 0.	$200
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Paypal	Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller FasaPay China UnionPay Skrill
💵 Account Base Currencies
9 - USD, EUR, GBP, SGD, CHF, JPY, AUD, CAD, HKD.	9 - EUR, USD, GBP, NZD, AUD, SGD, ZAR, JPY, CAD.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
AF, AL, BS, BB, BW, BF, BI, KH, KY, CF, TD, CD, CG, CU, ER, ET, GH, IR, IQ, JM, KP, LY, MU, MN, MA, MM, NI, NG, PK, PS, PA, SN, SL, SO, SS, SD, SY, TT, TN, UG, VU, YE, ZW.	US, CA, SY, IR.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Available Assets
CFDs on currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies, indices and bonds.	CFDs on shares, currencies, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
📙 Stocks
N/A	23,000 + (Through a separate option which is hard to find)
📘 Currency Pairs
68	64
📗 Commodities
13	15
📕 Indices
16	13
📔 ETFs
N/A	N/A
💸 Cryptocurrencies
4	8
📒 Bonds
6	N/A
📓 Options
N/A	N/A
📗 Futures
N/A	N/A
📝 Notes:
All Oanda's assets are CFDs. In the case of commodities, they only have 13, but each commodity has various trading pairs against several different currencies, eg: GOLD/EUR, GOLD/CHF, etc.	All of BlackBull Markets assets are CFDs.
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
Varies by crypto (Eg: 0.01 BTC)	N/A
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
1 unit of any currency pair (Eg: 1 Euro, 1 Usd, 1 GBP, etc)	$1,000 (0.01 Lots)
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)	N/A
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
1 unit of any Bond contract	N/A
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
N/A	N/A
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
N/A	N/A
💪 Retail Leverage
Up to 1:30	Up to 1:30
💪 Professional Leverage
Up to 1:100	Up to 1:500
✍ Customisable Leverage
Yes	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	No
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes (only for share trading)
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes (only for share trading)
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 5
Yes	Yes
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes (MT4 & 5)
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes (only for share trading)
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
No	Yes
👫 Social Trading
No	Yes
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
Yes	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
Yes, $10 after 1 year of inactivity	No
💰 Deposit Fees
No	No
💰 Withdrawal Fees
Credit and Debit cards are free, when it comes to Bank transfer depends on the account's base currency (eg: the first withdrawal costs $, €, £ 20 and any subsequent ones 35). In the case of SGD, there are no fees.	Yes, $5 for card withdrawals and $20 for international bank transfer withdrawals.
💰 Commissions
No, but they do charge currency conversion fees. If your account base currency is GBP and you trade the EUR/USD pair, you'll be paying a conversion fee.	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.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 0.8 Pips	From 0.4 Pips to 1.61 Pips
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 30 Pips	From 5.5 Pips
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 26 Pips	From 16 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
N/A	Dynamic - Market Spread
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
N/A	Dynamic - Market spread
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $100	N/A
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No