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SCB licence SIA-F215

Holder
BLACKWELL GLOBAL
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Licence type
Retail Forex License
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by The Securities Commission of The Bahamas. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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The Securities Commission of The Bahamas SIA-F215

Wikilix read the SCB register on Aug 27, 2026. This is what it said.

Issuing authority
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas
Holder
Blackwell Global Investments Limited
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Licence type
Retail Forex License
Register status
unknown
Checked

Checked Aug 27, 2026

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wikilix.com/licenses/the-securities-commission-of-the-bahamas/blackwell-global/sia-f215Fields on file 8 / 11

Open BLACKWELL GLOBALAbout SCB
Our check
Checked

What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026
Register says
unknown

Finding

Confirmed on the SCB register as Blackwell Global Investments Limited (CATEGORIES as printed: '1. Dealing in Capital Market Instruments as Agent or Principal / 2. Arranging Deals in Capital Market Instruments / 3. Managing Capital Market Instruments and trading CFDs'. CFD SUPERVISORY OFFICER cell: EMPTY (no officer named, and not printed as '(Vacant)'). The two CFD signals therefore disagree: the categories name a CFD permission, but the CFD supervisory officer cell is blank.). Website/domain published by the Commission itself, plus exact legal-entity name and a corroborating printed value. (1) SCB Public Notice No. 6 of 2023 (22 September 2023), titled 'RE: Blackwell Global Investments Limited (Counterfeit websites of SCB regulated person)', states: 'The official website of BGIL is www.blackwellglobal.com' and describes the firm as 'a registered firm that is regulated b

Exhibit

Register screenshot, captured Aug 27, 2026
The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence number
SIA-F215
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
Register status
unknown
The authority

About SCB

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Bahamas.

Full name
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas
Jurisdiction
Bahamas
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
1995
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
10 firms
Regulates
Forex, Stocks, Fund, Options, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
SIA Broker‑Dealer (Class II – Principal & Agency CFDs)
Typical cost of a licence
USD 30000-50000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium

SCB is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

SCB's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeSCB Complaints Unit
  • Maximum leverage1:200
This describes the authority's regime, not how BLACKWELL GLOBAL applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against BLACKWELL GLOBAL. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
Blackwell Global Investments Limited
Based in
Bahamas
Wikilix score
70.0the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged BLACKWELL GLOBAL as a suspected clone of another firm. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Official source
The issuing authority’s registerPublished by the authority, not by Wikilix.
Last checked by Wikilix
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
Evidence held
A screenshot of the register entry is on file.
Wikilix records what an authority published. It does not issue or endorse authorisations.
Also on record

Other licences BLACKWELL GLOBAL holds

6 other licences are on record for BLACKWELL GLOBAL.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Yes, Blackwell Global requires Know Your Customer (KYC) verification for account opening, deposits, and withdrawals. This includes matching the trader's name with the payment account to comply with regulatory standards.
According to WIKILIX data, Blackwell Global offers a maximum leverage of up to 200. This leverage level varies depending on the regulatory jurisdiction, with some regulators limiting leverage to lower levels such as 30 or 13.
Blackwell Global offers various funding methods including bank wire transfer, credit/debit cards, Skrill, Neteller, and other e-wallets. Deposits via credit/debit cards are instant with fees applied only on amounts exceeding $10,000 per week, while withdrawals generally have no broker fees but require KYC and matching account names.
Blackwell Global supports the MetaTrader 5 platform, which is available on web, iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows. MetaTrader 5 offers multi-asset trading including Forex, stocks, and futures with advanced analytics and algorithmic tools.
Blackwell Global is regulated by multiple authorities including the UK's FCA, Hong Kong's SFC, and Germany's BaFin among others. It holds onshore licenses and offers client fund insurance up to £85,000 in the UK and €20,000 in Germany. However, WIKILIX flags the broker status as suspiciousClone, so users should exercise caution.
Licence SIA-F215 was issued by The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB), the financial authority for Bahamas.
BLACKWELL GLOBAL holds this SCB licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the SCB register. Note that confirming a register ENTRY is not the same as confirming a live licence — the register’s own wording on this page is what states its current standing.
Wikilix rates SCB tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, SCB is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
This page links straight to the SCB register. Search it for SIA-F215, and for the name BLACKWELL GLOBAL rather than the trading brand.
BLACKWELL GLOBAL has 6 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 6 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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