Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited — S&P 500 symbol, specs and trading conditions
.US500. Contract size is 50, minimum trade size 0.01 lots and the price quotes to 2 digits. Overnight swap is -22.5225 long / 5.175 short. Note the broker-specific form — an EA hard-coded to US will not find .US500.| Symbol on this broker | .US500 |
| Platform | MT4 |
| Instrument class | index CFD |
| Contract size | 50 |
| Digits | 2 |
| Minimum lot | 0.01 |
| Lot step | 0.01 |
| Maximum lot | 25 |
| Swap long | -22.5225 |
| Swap short | 5.175 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Full access |
| Execution | Instant |
| Fill policy | — |
| Stops level (points) | 0 |
| Freeze level (points) | 0 |
| Measured spread (points, median) | 84 |
| Commission per lot, round turn (USD) | 0 |
| All-in cost per lot (USD) | 42 |
| Orders filled at or better than the quoted price | 100.0% |
What is S&P 500 called on Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited?
S&P 500 is called .US500 on Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited. Use that exact string in SymbolSelect() or iCustom() — MetaTrader symbol names are case-sensitive and will not resolve a close match.
Broker symbol names diverge because each one configures its own market watch. The same instrument can appear as a plain code, with a letter suffix for an account type, or under a legacy vendor name. The code above was read from Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited's live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for S&P 500 on Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited?
The minimum trade size for S&P 500 on Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited is 0.01 lots, and size increases in steps of 0.01 lots — 0.5 units of the underlying at minimum.
An EA that sends a volume below this, or one that is not a whole multiple of the lot step, is rejected with error 131 (invalid trade volume) — normalise your lot size against both numbers before calling OrderSend.
What is the swap on S&P 500 at Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited?
Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited charges -22.5225 to hold S&P 500 long overnight and 5.175 to hold it short. Holding long costs more than holding short. Note that the short side is positive — Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited pays you to hold it overnight, which is what a carry strategy looks for.
Swap is applied at the broker's daily rollover and is charged at triple rate on one weekday to cover the weekend. Work out the real cost for your position size with the swap carry calculator.
What is Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited's stops level for S&P 500?
Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited sets no minimum stop distance on S&P 500 — a stop loss or take profit may sit arbitrarily close to the current price.
A stop or limit closer than this is refused with error 130 (invalid stops). This is the single most common reason a working EA breaks when moved to a new broker. Check any distance against it with the stops-level checker.
Will my EA run on Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited for S&P 500?
On Blackwell Global Precious Metals Limited, trading is set to Full access, orders execute in Instant mode.
Instant execution means the server can reject your order and return a requote rather than filling at a moved price. An EA written for market execution needs explicit requote handling here, or it will silently stop placing trades.
Run the full compatibility check for this broker with the EA compatibility checker.