CFDs

If you have any queries relating to your trading account, for example you wish to contest something about your account, whether relating to an open or closed position, please call our Client Management team immediately so we can take action as quickly as possible.
Commission is only applicable for share trading on a CFD account. It's taken out of the cash balance on your account at the open and the close of a position. Learn more about our commission charges.
If you're currently long (with a buy position), make sure you're looking at a sell chart (you can change the chart type at the bottom of the chart itself). If you're short (with a sell position), make sure you're looking at a buy chart. If you still feel the stop loss should have been executed, please contact our Client Management team.
If you remove a guaranteed stop-loss order (GSLO) from an open position, convert it to a regular or trailing stop-loss order, or close out the position yourself, we will credit your account with the GSLO premium charge in full. An additional GSLO premium is required to modify an existing GSLO.
Please make sure you have taken into account any additional costs, such as overnight holding costs, the premium for guaranteed stop-loss orders, or commissions on share CFD trades. Profit and loss on CFD trading accounts is calculated in the currency where the product is domiciled and then converted into your account currency.
Yes you can. Click on the 'Accounts' tab and then 'Positions' on the trading platform to see your separate position clusters, or an amalgamated total with your average entry price.
We offer CFDs on a large number of FX pairs abd this can be traded on the same platform as other CFD products. We don't, however, offer physical FX trading.
To amend your registered email address, please contact our Client Management team by phone or send a request from your email address. In order to make the change we may ask you to confirm other personal details we hold for you on our records.
Our Risk Management team determines the minimum distance for GSLOs on specific instruments, depending on market volatility and risk preference of that instrument on the day.
You can reset your password by selecting ‘Forgotten Password’ on the login page. We will then send instructions for changing your password to the email address you use to log into your account.
The premium charged for guaranteed stop-loss order (GSLO) will vary by instrurment and depend on your trade size. The estimated cost will be displayed on order tickets before you agree to apply a GSLO to a position, and will automatically be deducted from your cash balance once you have confirmed the GSLO. The premium is refunded in full if the GSLO is not triggered. Learn how we calculate our GSLO premiums.
The first step is to establish the holding rate for the instrument you are trading. Holding rates can be found within the trading platform by selecting ‘Library’ from the main menu (which displays the full list of products), then select the arrow icon next to the specific product which will bring up a sub-menu. Choose ‘Product Overview’ on the sub-menu to bring up the holding rate details. To calculate your holding rate: Take your total trade value using the opening price (calculated by multiplying your position size by the opening price), which is displayed in the order ticket when you enter a quantity. Multiply that by the holding cost percentage (which can change each day) shown in the product overview to get your annualised holding fee. Divide this number by 365 to calculate your daily cost in the product’s traded currency.
If you want to trade a share CFD or view the price data for that share, you will need to activate the market data subscription for the applicable country or group of countries that the share product is based in. Depending on the subscription, there may be a monthly fee for the market data subscription and the monthly fee will differ, depending on which country and/or countries the share CFDs relate to. The monthly fee, if applicable, will be debited from your account at the time you activate a market data feed. Please note that the market data fee for the full calendar month will be charged, irrespective of whether you activate or deactivate the market data subscription part way through the calendar month. In addition to the market data fee, local taxes and duties may also be charged. The market data fees will be converted into your account currency at our prevailing currency conversion rate before being debited from your account. It's your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient funds in your account to pay any market data fee in full.

Spread betting

If you are resident in the UK or Ireland you can spread bet in addition to trading CFDs. Visit our .co.uk website to find out more. Spread betting is a tax-efficient† way of speculating on the price movement of thousands of global financial products, including forex, indices, commodities, shares and treasuries. Spread betting is a form of derivatives trading, where instead of buying or selling the underlying asset (such as a physical share or commodity) you place a bet for an amount per point movement based on whether you expect the price of a product to go up or down in value. For instance, if you expect the value of a share to rise in the coming days, you would open a long position (buy) for an amount per point, let’s say £5, which is known as your ’stake’. Conversely, if you expect the share to fall in value in you would take a short position (sell). You will make a profit or loss in multiples of your stake based on whether or not the market moves in your direction. Any loss incurred will be for the full value of the position and therefore can exceed margin deposited. †Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and can change or may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
An award-winning* provider We are proud of our history and continued recognition. In 2015, we were awarded ‘Financial Services Provider of the Year’ at the Shares Awards for a third consecutive year. We also won the ‘Best Mobile/Tablet Application’ accolade. These awards, voted for by readers of Shares magazine, reflect our focus on providing our clients with the best possible spread betting experience. We’ve also received a number of other awards over recent years for our trading platform, service and education offering. Low costs We aim to provide tight spreads regardless of market volatility, delivering competitive and reliable pricing. We offer attractive spreads right across our product range, from 0.7 points on EUR/USD, 1 point on key indices like the UK 100 and Germany 30, and 0.4 points on Gold. Our margin rates start from 3.3% for forex; 5% for indices and commodities; and 20% for shares and treasuries. Dedicated client service Our dedicated Client Management team are available to provide comprehensive support, whenever the markets are open. You can get in touch at clientmanagement@Blackwavemarkets.co.uk or call us on +44 (0) 20 3003 8588. *Awarded 'Best Online Trading Platform', Shares Awards 2013 & 2014; 'Best Trading Platform Features', Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report, based on highest user satisfaction among spread bettors, CFD traders and FX traders.

Forex

Holding rates for FX are based on the tom-next rate in the underlying market for the currency pair and are expressed as an annual percentage, with an additional Blackwave Markets charge of 1% added. To view the holding rates for individual FX pairs, please refer to the 'Product Overview' for the relevant pair.
If you are trading foreign exchanges products on our CFD platform there is a charge of 50 basis points (0.5%) to convert foreign currencies into your home currency.
No, we do not offer currency exchange facilities.
One unit is essentially one of the first name currency. If you require assistance with calculating your desired trade size, please contact our Client Management team.
Prices streamed from our liquidity providers (November 2015 – Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Barclays, Goldman, UBS, Citibank and HSBC) are consumed by our automated pricing engine where the ‘best’ and most representative price is used to create our quotes on which clients trade.

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