Accounts & headline costs
Sections ↑Account comparison01
Account and service routes at a glance
| Account / service | Contract and customer scope | Platform and principal condition |
|---|---|---|
| Live CFD account | Blackwell Global Investments Limited — Eligible international clients; retail clients | MetaTrader 5 / WebTrader. Bahamas retail agreement; US, Belgium and New Zealand excluded. Confirm the live account’s margin and complete tariff.Source 10Source 31Source 1 |
| Blackwell Invest | Blackwell Global Investments Limited — Eligible international clients; retail clients | Blackwell Invest app. Underlying live-account costs plus chosen strategy-provider charges; service availability and conditions apply.Source 5Source 31Source 1 |
| Professional client service | Blackwell Global Investments (UK) Limited — Eligible UK professional clients | Bespoke execution arrangement. UK service excludes ordinary retail applications; classification and service agreement required.Source 26Source 24 |
The current international website directs live accounts to the Bahamas operation and promotes MT5, WebTrader and Blackwell Invest. The UK website is a separate professional, institutional and eligible-counterparty service. This profile uses terms checked on 11 October 2026; a historic UK retail account page is not evidence that a new retail applicant can currently join the UK entity.[1][24]
Account comparison02
Main account and service alternatives
| Attribute | International live CFD account | UK professional service |
|---|---|---|
| Contract / client scope | Bahamas retail agreement | Separate UK company; eligible professional clientsSource 1Source 24 |
| Trading approach | Self-directed market exposure | Bespoke support/execution arrangementSource 10Source 24 |
| Main access | MT5 / browser / mobile | Agreed service and platform arrangementSource 8Source 24 |
| Fee model | Product spread and applicable holding costs | Confirm tariff; partner-paid personal service does not mean free trading.Source 10Source 24 |
Pricing & charges03
Current published account-cost headlines
| Item | Established statement | Necessary qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Setup, opening, closure, demo | Free | Dormancy exception below.Source 3 |
| Global FX commission | Zero commission advertised | No complete account-currency/instrument tariff matrix was established.Source 10 |
| Minimum funding / base currencies | Not specified in the current global offer pages reviewed | Obtain the actual live-account opening amount and currency choices; historical UK figures are not substituted.Source 1 |
Pricing & charges04
Indicative FX pricing — current global page
Account comparison05
UK account pages need careful scoping
| Page | What is usable |
|---|---|
| ECN | Advertises spreads from 0.1 pips and volume-dependent commission, without establishing a complete current commission tariff. Current UK eligibility remains professional/institutional.Source 27 |
| Standard | Retains a 30:1 figure explicitly labelled retail and older MT4 benefit lists. The current site says services are professional-only; those retail details cannot establish today’s eligibility or account benefits.Source 28 |
Products & platforms
Sections ↑Reference table06
Main product families
| Family | Current offered exposure |
|---|---|
| Forex | The global home page advertises more than 50 pairs; the pricing page includes EUR/USD, USD/JPY and GBP/USD.Source 1 |
| Indices | Global equity-index exposure through one account; separate contracts represent the relevant market, not shares in all constituents.Source 13 |
| Precious metals | Gold, silver and additional metal markets are advertised. Contract sizes and exact margin are account/symbol-specific.Source 11 |
| Energy and commodities | Crude oil, natural gas and other commodity-market exposure; exact benchmark, settlement and roll rules require the instrument specification.Source 12Source 16 |
Pricing & charges07
Gold, silver and the published oil symbols
| Symbol | Minimum / average spread shown | Interpretation limit |
|---|---|---|
| XAUUSD | 0.03825 / 0.0425 | Gold/USD reference; quote unit and contract size need verification.Source 3 |
| XAGUSD | 0.2125 / 0.4335 | Silver/USD reference.Source 3 |
| .USOil | 0.0255 / 0.0595 | US oil symbol; current page does not establish exact WTI benchmark or cash/futures structure.Source 3 |
| .UKOil | 0.0255 / 0.051 | Separate UK oil symbol; do not substitute it for the US product.Source 3 |
The energy page identifies oil and gas generically. It does not establish whether .USOil is a cash WTI contract, a particular futures month or a rolling futures-linked price. A reliable oil comparison requires that distinction, plus barrels per lot, expiry/roll adjustments, session times and the minimum order. The name alone does not supply those facts.[12]
Pricing & charges08
Selected index references
Reference table09
Equities, ETFs and ownership
| Product | What the offer establishes |
|---|---|
| Equity CFDs | Selected global shares can be traded long or short. The product page explicitly says the underlying equity is not owned.Source 14 |
| ETFs | The page markets exposure to sector, equity, commodity and other fund baskets. An account-specific custody arrangement, ownership right and complete ETF contract list were not established.Source 15 |
| Fixed-income / listed derivatives | The home and Prime pages mention wider assets, but this does not establish that every product is available in a retail MT5 CFD account.Source 30 |
Platforms & products10
Platforms
| Platform | Useful functions | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| MT5 | Desktop Windows/macOS, mobile iOS/Android; charting, economic calendar, alerts and depth of market. | Published depth does not guarantee available size at a price.Source 8 |
| WebTrader | MetaQuotes browser platform; live account monitoring and order entry without installing software. | A web login is not proof that a desktop EA continues running remotely.Source 9 |
Fees & holding costs
Sections ↑Pricing & charges11
Trading-cost components
| Charge | What is established / required |
|---|---|
| Spread | Global product pages advertise competitive spreads and zero commission; prices can change with market conditions.Source 10 |
| Overnight financing | No complete swap schedule or swap-free terms published; confirm directional rates and triple-charge day before holding overnight.Source 3 |
| Provider performance fee | Blackwell Invest providers can charge performance-linked compensation; fees vary by chosen strategy.Source 5 |
| Currency conversion | The public price table does not define conversion charges or the treatment of profits in a different currency; request the account tariff.Source 3 |
Pricing & charges12
Dormant-account status and fees — Bahamas terms
| Trigger / stage | Contractual consequence |
|---|---|
| No deposit, withdrawal or trade for 12 months | Account becomes dormant/inactive.Source 23 |
| Nil/overdrawn and uncontactable | Broker may close without notice.Source 23 |
| Positive balance; no reply to contact | May charge 25 account-currency units monthly until nil, then close and notify.Source 23 |
The pricing page’s general statement of no maintenance fees does not explain the conditional dormant-account charge. Keep that exception separate from the free account-opening/closure statements. A platform remaining technically accessible does not prove that a dormancy timer has reset.[3]
Reference table13
Status changes distinct from dormancy
| Action | Published treatment |
|---|---|
| Voluntary closure or suspension | Email the request from the registered address; suspension request includes account number and reason.Source 4 |
| Company suspension | Normally bars new/increased exposure but permits closing, part-closing or reducing existing positions.Source 23 |
| Demo expiry | MT5 demo expires after 30 days without a trade; that is not the live-account dormancy rule.Source 4 |
Execution & trading rules
Sections ↑Reference table14
Execution and contract structure
| Issue | Practical meaning |
|---|---|
| Counterparty | The risk disclosure describes OTC dealing and possible market-maker execution at liquidity-provider prices. Trades opened with the company must be closed with it.Source 20 |
| Closing price | The closing spread can differ from the opening spread. Public minima do not guarantee a constant round-trip cost.Source 20 |
| Execution evidence | Infrastructure and low-latency descriptions are company claims. No account-level fill-speed, slippage or rejection study was performed.Source 7 |
Reference table15
Margin and automatic closure
| Item | Published rule / limit |
|---|---|
| Margin call area | Risk notice describes discretionary closure beginning around 80% margin level.Source 20 |
| Stop-out | Risk notice says positions close automatically at market prices when margin falls to 50%.Source 20 |
| Leverage ceiling | No single current global ceiling or full instrument-margin schedule was established; UK professional status does not set Bahamas retail leverage.Source 10 |
| Leverage changes | Support accepts an email from the registered address with account number and requested leverage; approval is not assured.Source 4 |
Reference table16
Automation permission and operational controls
| Issue | What the documents establish |
|---|---|
| Expert Advisors | Clause 18.5 requires written Compliance approval of an identified standard, freely available EA before use.Source 23 |
| API entitlement | Request API access, obtain documentation/credentials and test the integration before deploying live. Public access is not automatic.Source 7 |
| Strategy risk | An API or EA can send orders quickly; it does not remove connection failures, rejected orders, margin requirements or the need to reconcile actual positions.Source 7 |
Reference table17
Outage and unconfirmed-order handling
| Situation | Documented route / evidence gap |
|---|---|
| Retail platform issue | Use the published support telephone/email below. No dedicated retail emergency dealing number, authentication script or confirmed telephone-order mandate was established.Source 6 |
| Order uncertain | The reviewed WebTrader/support material does not publish a complete duplicate-order/reconnection procedure. Obtain order status and retain timestamps before relying on a screen state.Source 9 |
| Prime client | Prime advertises direct dealer access, but the public page does not publish the client’s emergency desk number, hours or authentication terms.Source 30 |
Deposits, withdrawals & transfers
Sections ↑Reference table18
Deposit and withdrawal process
| Item | Published arrangement |
|---|---|
| Methods | Bank transfer, debit/credit cards, Neteller and country-dependent options in the portal.Source 4 |
| Deposit timing | Most methods described as instant; SWIFT typically 3–7 business days.Source 4 |
| Withdrawal timing | Usually processed within 24 hours; receipt can take 1–7 business days.Source 4 |
| Broker fee | No deposit/withdrawal fee advertised; third-party charges can apply.Source 4 |
| Return route | Withdrawals must return to the original funding method.Source 4 |
Reference table19
Cash, realised profit and margin
| Item | Effect on withdrawal |
|---|---|
| Available withdrawal | The agreement does not require payment out if it would leave insufficient margin, taking running profit/loss into account.Source 23 |
| Current bonus credit | No current dated deposit-bonus agreement was established in the inspected official offer/help/legal material. An unsourced promotion should not be treated as cash.Source 18 |
| Promotion or rebate offer | Obtain its entity, withdrawable amount, turnover, expiry and credit-removal effect before counting it toward accessible money. No such current conditions were verified.Source 18 |
Reference table20
Payment intermediary and bank verification
| Issue | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Cyprus payment agent | The public notice identifies Blackwell Global Investments (Cyprus) Limited, HE280678, as a payment-services intermediary for the Bahamas company.Source 22 |
| Legal relationship | A payment through that intermediary does not turn the underlying CFD contract into a Cyprus brokerage account. The notice describes segregated handling and restricted payment-related data sharing.Source 22 |
| Destination changes | The help centre retains a return-to-source policy; an alternative bank or profit-withdrawal route requires broker confirmation.Source 4 |
Protection & regulation
Sections ↑Entities & regulation21
Current authority evidence
| Scope | What is confirmed |
|---|---|
| Bahamas operating company | SCB’s register at 30 September 2026 lists Blackwell Global Investments Limited for dealing, arranging and managing capital-market instruments, including CFD trading.Source 31 |
| UK company | Current UK site names FCA reference 687576 and restricts service to professional/institutional/eligible-counterparty clients. Full permission details should be checked for the proposed activity.Source 24 |
| Cyprus payment relationship | The payment notice establishes an agent role. No client’s Cyprus investment-compensation entitlement is inferred from a payment-company name.Source 22 |
Entities & regulation22
Client funds and negative-balance protection
| Issue | Entity/client scope |
|---|---|
| Bahamas retail deficit | Terms clause 19.7 restores a retail account deficit to zero, subject to set-off; margin obligations continue.Source 23 |
| Segregated funds | The regulatory disclosure says retail client money is separated and held with Commonwealth Bank of Australia. This is a broker custody statement, not an independent bank confirmation.Source 21 |
| Sophisticated / professional Bahamas client | Written title-transfer agreement can remove client-money treatment and segregation.Source 23 |
| UK professional classification | The UK professional page expressly says negative-balance protection and other retail safeguards are lost on professional classification.Source 26 |
Entities & regulation23
Insurance and compensation: no assumed account guarantee
| Question | Research outcome |
|---|---|
| Private per-client cover | No current insured-entity certificate, beneficiary wording or individual cash-protection limit was established in the legal/regulatory disclosures.Source 21 |
| Aggregate cover | No shared policy limit, per-event cap, excess, policy period or exhaustion condition was established. No numerical protection amount is assigned.Source 21 |
| Statutory scheme versus authorisation | SCB registration confirms permission; the inspected register does not itself establish a client-compensation payout amount.Source 31 |
| Scope conflict in older risk language | The general risk notice warns of losses beyond deposits. Read it with the specific Bahamas retail term above and the separate UK professional warning, rather than applying one blanket rule.Source 20 |
Opening an account & support
Sections ↑Reference table24
Opening and verifying a global account
| Stage | Required evidence / scope |
|---|---|
| Application | Complete the form, verify email, then create the live account in the portal; access to a portal is not completed trading-account verification.Source 4 |
| Identity | Valid government identification.Source 4 |
| Address | Named utility/tax/bank evidence within six months; South African residents within three months. PO-box evidence is not accepted.Source 4 |
| Geography | The main site excludes the US, Belgium and New Zealand; other acceptance depends on residence and local restrictions.Source 1 |
Reference table25
UK elective-professional assessment
| Criterion | Published requirement |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | More than EUR 500,000 liquid assets, excluding the main residence.Source 26 |
| Experience | Relevant financial-services experience.Source 26 |
| Trading activity | At least ten significant transactions in each of the last four quarters.Source 26 |
| Assessment | Meet two of the three published criteria; submit an application and documents. Greater leverage and reduced protections require explicit understanding.Source 26 |
Official support, closure and complaints
Global support telephoneTelephone
+1 242 603 2169Source 6
Scope General account and platform support, not labelled a retail emergency dealing desk.
Hours Market-hours support; product pages advertise 24/5
Global general enquiriesEmail
Account closure / suspensionEmail
[email protected]Source 4
Scope Use registered email; include account number and reason for suspension.
Bahamas formal complaintsEmail
UK contact telephoneTelephone
+44 20 3769 9881Source 29
Scope UK professional-service enquiries; contact page address differs from current footer.
SCB complaintsWebsite
https://scb.gov.bs/complaints/Source 33
Scope Regulator submission after raising the matter with the firm.
Event timeline26
Support targets and complaint escalation
| Stage | What is published |
|---|---|
| General enquiry | Contact form says reply within 24 hours; this is a company target, not an observed response time.Source 6 |
| Regulator filing | SCB recommends first approaching the firm. Its complaint form and supporting material can be sent to [email protected].Source 33 |
| Evidence | SCB requests specific events, lawful documents, communications, transaction records and contact details. Regulatory review is separate from execution of an urgent trade instruction.Source 33 |
Additional services
Sections ↑Reference table27
Blackwell Invest copying controls
| Function | Established feature |
|---|---|
| Allocation | Balance-based or proportional copying, allocation limits and adjustable risk settings.Source 5 |
| Monitoring | Returns, drawdowns, trade history and risk metrics are shown for strategy selection and ongoing review.Source 5 |
| Provider remuneration | Providers may earn performance fees; no universal fee percentage or high-water-mark method was established.Source 5 |
Reference table28
Stopping copying versus closing exposure
| Action | Responsibility and remaining question |
|---|---|
| Stop copying | The service advertises that copying can be stopped at any time. That wording alone does not establish automatic liquidation of every copied position.Source 5 |
| Close / adjust | The service FAQ presents stopping, closing positions and changing settings as separate actions. Confirm existing trades, pending orders and attached stops after disconnecting.Source 5 |
| Fees after exit | No current public rule was established for accrued provider fees, exit crystallisation, residual financing or manager responsibility after disconnection.Source 5 |
Reference table29
API and institutional connectivity
| Service | Published scope |
|---|---|
| Trading API | Live/historical data, order submission/management and monitoring of positions and balances. Access and credentials require application.Source 7 |
| Testing and live deployment | The API page recommends demo integration before live use. Public endpoints/protocol details, minimum volume and a full access tariff are not supplied.Source 7 |
| Prime FIX | BGI Prime specifically advertises FIX connectivity for institutional liquidity and pricing; this is not an automatic entitlement of a retail MT5 account.Source 30 |
Reference table30
BGI Prime execution and investment services
| Service | What is advertised |
|---|---|
| Client scope | High-net-worth individuals, family offices, fund managers, brokerages and banks.Source 30 |
| Markets | Listed and OTC equities, FX, futures, options, commodities and securities financing.Source 30 |
| Dealer services | Direct dealing, VWAP/TWAP execution, auctions and block transactions; access requires an agreed institutional arrangement.Source 30 |
| Management / financing | Managed-account structures, portfolio servicing and financing; obtain the actual mandate, custody and legal entity before using these services.Source 30 |
Reference table31
Partners, MAM and PAMM
| Programme | Published commercial scope |
|---|---|
| Introducing broker | Revenue-sharing, client-management tools and reporting. Rates are customised, not one universal rebate.Source 17 |
| CPA affiliate | Acquisition arrangements with tracking; region, traffic and regulatory considerations affect terms.Source 17 |
| PAMM / MAM | Allocation models, profit distribution and reporting for managers. Manager fees, authority removal, open-position disposition and investor withdrawal controls require the specific agreement.Source 17 |
| VPS | No current universal global free-VPS qualification was established. Older UK Standard benefit lists should not be applied to all current accounts.Source 28 |
Company background & evidence
Sections ↑Event timeline32
Brand history and entity changes
| Evidence | What it does and does not establish |
|---|---|
| Global timeline | Current About page describes establishment in 2003 and subsequent Cyprus, Hong Kong, UK and other expansion. These are company-published milestones.Source 2 |
| UK history | UK About describes its business as founded in 2016; the separate Companies House company record concerns legal incorporation, not proof of one worldwide brand-start date.Source 25Source 34 |
| Current operational split | The Bahamas agreement, UK professional service and Cyprus payment-agent notice identify distinct legal relationships. A group name or shared website is not proof of automatic account migration.Source 22 |
| Migration notices | No current public notice establishing a universal transfer date, client consent, balance/credit transfer, open-position handling or successor liability was obtained. Existing clients need their specific notice and new agreement.Source 18 |
Reference table33
Official clone warning
| Record | Practical distinction |
|---|---|
| SCB notice, 22 September 2023 | The regulator identified counterfeit sites using Blackwell-like names and distinguished the genuine www.blackwellglobal.com business.Source 32 |
| Verification | Match the complete domain and legal company to current official records. The warning concerns impersonators and is not a finding that the registered Blackwell business was unauthorised.Source 32 |
The September 2026 SCB register supplies current direct authority evidence for the Bahamas firm. Other commercial terms and claims are drawn from the broker’s public offer, help and contracts. The work did not include an application, live trade, fund transfer, support-response test or independent audit of assets or strategy performance.[31]
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Blackwell Global Investments Limited
| Issuer & identifier | Recorded status | Date & scope |
|---|---|---|
| Securities Commission of The BahamasSIA-F215 | Authorised | Checked 11 Oct 2026SCB September 2026 register lists the firm and dealing/arranging/managing activities including CFDs; certificate reference comes from broker disclosure.Source 31Source 1 |
Blackwell Global Investments (UK) Limited
United KingdomSource 24
| Issuer & identifier | Recorded status | Date & scope |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority687576 | Not verified | Checked 11 Oct 2026Current UK disclosure; FCA primary indexed record identifies an authorised firm, but complete live permissions were not readable. UK company 09241171.Source 24 |
Blackwell Global Investments (Cyprus) Limited
CyprusSource 22
No separate licence entry is recorded in this panel.
Additional Information
Sections ↑Reference table34
Records, privacy and practical documentation
| Issue | Useful consequence |
|---|---|
| Communication records | The privacy policy allows recording communications and using identity-verification/credit-reference information. Keep your own confirmations and correspondence.Source 19 |
| Marketing consent | The privacy policy describes contacting clients about products and services; the stated withdrawal-of-consent route uses the company’s contact details.Source 19 |
| UK address mismatch | The current UK footer gives 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN; the contact page retains Token House. Confirm the correct service/complaint postal destination before sending documents.Source 29 |
| Tariff and contract archive | Save the current signed agreement, account classification and symbol specifications. Current product pages omit several inputs required to reconcile financing and oil-contract costs.Source 18 |
Sources & further reading
- Global service and legal footer Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Company timeline Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Indicative spreads and account fees Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Account, funding and copy-service help Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Blackwell Invest Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Official client contact Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- API trading Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- MetaTrader 5 Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- WebTrader Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- FX offer Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Precious-metal offer Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Energy-market offer Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Index-market offer Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Equity CFDs Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- ETF-market offer Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Commodity offer Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Partnerships, PAMM and MAM Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Current legal-document index Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy policy Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- General risk warning Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- General regulatory information Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Payment-services notice Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Terms of Business version 1.131 Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- Current UK professional-only service Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- UK company and service Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- UK professional eligibility Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- UK ECN page Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- UK Standard legacy retail references Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- UK contact Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- BGI Prime institutional services Blackwell Global · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- SCB SIA registrants at 30 September 2026 Securities Commission of The Bahamas · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- SCB warning about counterfeit Blackwell sites Securities Commission of The Bahamas · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- SCB complaints and filing route Securities Commission of The Bahamas · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
- UK company registration Companies House · Accessed 11 Oct 2026
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