BlackBull Markets vs ThinkMarkets 2024

BlackBull Markets is not publicly traded, does not operate a bank, and is authorised by one Tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), zero Tier-2 regulator (Trusted), zero Tier-3 regulators (Average Risk), and one Tier-4 regulator (High Risk). BlackBull Markets is authorised by the following Tier-1 regulators: Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

ThinkMarkets is not publicly traded and does not operate a bank. ThinkMarkets is authorised by five tier-1 regulators (Highly Trusted), two tier-2 regulators (Average Risk), zero tier-3 regulators (low trust), and two tier-4 regulators (High Risk). ThinkMarkets is authorised by the following tier-1 regulators: Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), Japanese Financial Services Authority (JFSA), Financial Markets Authority (FMA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and regulated in the European Union via the MiFID passporting system.

BlackBull Markets is a plain-vanilla MetaTrader broker with a growing range of products and support for a handful of third-party social copy trading platforms.

ThinkMarkets has multiple regulatory license and offers a proprietary trading platform, as well as the entire MetaTrader suite. The broker has made progress in key areas, such as research and education, and the range of markets available, although trails behind the best brokers in these categories.

To open a trading account with BlackBull Markets, you'll need to make an initial minimum deposit of $0.

ThinkMarkets requires a minimum deposit of $50 before you can open an account and start trading.

It's important to make sure that your forex broker accepts the funding options and deposit methods that work best for you. Both BlackBull Markets and ThinkMarkets offer Visa/Mastercard (Credit/Debit), Bank Wire (Deposit/Withdraw), Skrill (Deposit/Withdraw) and Neteller (Deposit/Withdraw). Neither have PayPal (Deposit/Withdraw).

Comparing the trading costs of forex and CFDs is not easy. Not every broker publishes average spread data, and pricing structures vary. Based on our thorough, data-driven testing of each broker's commissions and fees, we found that BlackBull Markets offers better pricing overall for traders.

Methodology: When testing each broker's commissions, fees, and pricing, we analyze multiple trade scenarios and award points based on the expansiveness (or inexpensiveness) of the broker's spreads. We then run multiple scenarios for different investor types, incorporating any miscellaneous fees, to determine an "all-in" cost per trade. Learn more about how we test.

At ForexBrokers.com, we track over 110 international regulatory agencies and sort them by tiers (Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, Tier-4, and Tier-5) to help you choose well-regulated, highly trusted forex brokers. Learn more about our proprietary Trust Score rating system. Based on our research on the regulatory status of over 60 brokers, we've found that ThinkMarkets holds 5 global Tier-1 licenses, while BlackBull Markets holds 1. ThinkMarkets holds 2 global Tier-2 licenses, while BlackBull Markets holds 0.

After evaluating each broker based on their number of held licenses, years in business, and a range of other data-driven variables, we've determined that ThinkMarkets (92) earned a higher Trust Score than BlackBull Markets (78).

To compare the trading platforms of both BlackBull Markets and ThinkMarkets, we tested each broker's trading tools, research capabilities, and mobile apps. For trading tools, ThinkMarkets offers a better experience. With research, BlackBull Markets offers superior market research. Finally, we found ThinkMarkets to provide better mobile trading apps.

Here’s what trading platforms are available at BlackBull Markets:

• Proprietary Platform - No
• Web Platform - Yes
• cTrader - Yes
• DupliTrade - No
• MT4 - Yes
• MT5 - Yes
• ZuluTrade - Yes
• TradingView - Yes

Here’s what trading platforms are available at ThinkMarkets:

• Proprietary Platform - Yes
• Web Platform - Yes
• cTrader - No
• DupliTrade - No
• MT4 - Yes
• MT5 - Yes
• ZuluTrade - No
• TradingView - Yes

The MetaTrader trading platform suite is wildly popular among forex and CFD traders across the globe. Both BlackBull Markets and ThinkMarkets offer MetaTrader 4 (MT4). Forex traders also appreciate the ability to engage in social copy trading. BlackBull Markets and ThinkMarkets both offer copy trading.

BlackBull Markets provides traders 72 currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD) compared to ThinkMarkets's 46 available pairs. If you are interested in trading a full range of securities, BlackBull Markets offers traders access to 26000 tradeable symbols, while ThinkMarkets offers access to 4000 tradeable symbols; so BlackBull Markets offers 22000 more tradeable symbols than ThinkMarkets.

We found in our testing that BlackBull Markets offers a more diverse selection of investment options than ThinkMarkets, allowing you to trade Forex Trading (Spot or CFDs), U.S. Stocks (CFD), Int'l Stock Trading (Non CFD), Cryptocurrency (Derivative) and Social Trading / Copy Trading. Neither have Cryptocurrency (Physical).