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Headquarters

Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

85 Great Portland Street, London, England W1W 7LT, GB

CEO

Christoph Radecker

Faizan Anees

Country

Saint Lucia

United Kingdom

Banned Countries
AF, BY, CF, CU, CD, ER, IR, IQ, LY, ML, MM, NI, KP, RU, SO, SS, SD, SY, VE, YE
Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, British Columbia, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Central African Republic, Cuba, Cyprus, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Midway Islands, North Korea, Republic of the Congo, Samoa, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Vatican City State, West Bank, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Ukraine, Russia, Vietnam, Venezuela
Foundation
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2024

Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Brokers
FXCM, Bybit, BlackBull, GBE
ThinkMarkets
Platforms
Metatrader 5, Volumetrica, Tradingview
Metatrader 5, ThinkTrader, Tradingview
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto
Crypto, Rise, Transfer
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Core and Instant: every 10 active sessions. Rapid Daily: after one session; the account ends after the fifth payout.

  • By default: Biweekly
  • With add-on (+25%): Weekly
  • Bolt: Biweekly by default; On-Demand Payouts with add-on (+25%)
Payout Guarantee

The website advertises processing within 48 hours or a 100% split on that payout. Bank transfer or USDC ERC-20 according to the help center.

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Alternative Currency
EUR
No data
Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
Yes
Maximum Withdrawal

Up to 50% of profits per request, before the split. Core 50K: $1,500/$2,000/$2,500 for payouts 1-2/3-4/5+; 100K: $2,000/$2,500/$3,000; 200K: $3,000/$3,500/$4,000. Rapid 50K: $1,000 for the first two, then $1,500; 100K: $1,500/$2,000. After the first payout, new profits of at least 50% of the next requested amount are required.

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Minimum Withdrawal

No published minimum.

$100

Refund
No data
Yes

Full refund of the challenge fee with the first payout

Payout Fee
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Rise: $50 each month any payout is requested

Demo Account
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Metatrader 5
ID14300283PasswordN!SbG1KoServerThinkMarkets-Demo
ThinkTrader
IDSpreadtest@test.comPassword4+5O)z#.)14E
Margin Call Level
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100%

Forex
50:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 30:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 100:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Metals
25:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 10:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Energies
25:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 10:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Indices
25:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 5:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Crypto

Volumetrica: BTC/ETH/SOL 1:5; other crypto 1:3.

  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 1:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 1:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Forex
0
0
Metals
0
0
Energies
0
0
Indices
0
0
Crypto
0
0
Swap Free
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No
Account Reset
Limited

Evaluation resets and up to two funded or Instant resets. Welcome is excluded according to the official help center.

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Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Limited

Discretionary invitation to Elite with real capital and individual limits. The website also advertises a waiting list; automatic scaling is not guaranteed.

Yes
  • Lightning, Nexus and Dual Step: Traders become eligible after reaching a minimum profit of 10% within three months, equivalent to an average monthly gain of around 3.33%. Each approved phase increases the original demo account balance by 20%, up to $1 million on MetaTrader 5 or $1.5 million on ThinkTrader. Assessments take place every three months and require three payouts during each cycle.
  • Bolt: Reach 10% total profit across four payouts within two months. Each approved scaling phase increases the account balance by 25%, up to $500,000.
Two Steps
No
Yes
Max Drawdown

EOD trailing: the threshold follows the highest closing value and never decreases. It locks at the initial balance when reached or after the first payout. Subsequent loss room consists of the profits left in the account.

  • Lightning: 6% trailing, locks at initial balance once it grows by 6%
  • Bolt: 6% trailing equity, locks at initial balance after the first payout
  • Dual Step Intraday: 7% static
  • Dual Step Swing: 7% static
  • Nexus: 8% static
Free Trial
No
Yes
Three Steps
No
Yes
Maximum Accounts

Core: up to 10 funded; Rapid: up to 5. Separate limits for CFD/crypto and futures. One Welcome account per user and market. Core CFD/crypto 200K: up to 5 according to checkout. Unlimited evaluations; passed accounts can wait for an activation slot.

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Maximum Trading Days

New purchases: 90-day evaluation; Instant accounts have no expiry. No monthly renewal fees for purchases from 22 October 2026 at 18:00. Older accounts retain their renewal terms.

Unlimited

Minimum Trading Days

Core: no minimum evaluation days. Rapid: the help center specifies 3 evaluation days and consistency.

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Add-ons
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Yes
  • Profit Split 90% (+25%)
  • Weekly payout (+25%; not available on Bolt)
  • Allows News Trading (+25%)
  • Bolt: On-Demand Payouts (+25%)
  • Bolt: Weekend Holding (+15%), permits weekend holding and trading
Profit Split
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  • Standard: 80%
  • With add-on (+25%): 90%
  • Bolt: 90% with scaling
Daily Drawdown
No data
  • Lightning, Nexus, Dual Step Swing, Bolt: 3% Balance-based (Lightning, Nexus, Dual Step Swing) / 3% Equity-based (Bolt, Dual Step Intraday)
  • All accounts: Soft breach, account disabled for the day, resumes next day at 00:00 MT5 Server Time
Max Allocation
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  • MetaTrader 5: $300,000
  • ThinkTrader: $600,000
  • Bolt with scaling: $500,000
Payout Frequency
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  • Standard: Bi-weekly (14 days)
  • With add-on (+25%): Weekly (7 days)
  • Bolt: Bi-weekly (14 days); On-Demand Payouts add-on (+25%) available
Merge Accounts
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No
Consistency Rule
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Limited
  • All programs except Bolt: No consistency rule
  • Bolt: 20% best day cap
Monthly Competition
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No
Minimum Profitable Days
No data
  • Lightning, Nexus, Dual Step: 3 days minimum (0.5% profit each)
  • Bolt: No minimum profitable trading days
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Only self-developed or transparent systems with full source access and control over their logic. No commercial black-box bots, HFT or arbitrage.

Yes
VPN
Limited

Allowed for security or connectivity, never to conceal identity or bypass restrictions.

No
Hedging
Limited

Hedging mode only; never across accounts or users. Netting mode combines positions per instrument.

Yes
Scalping
Limited

No HFT or tick scalping. Payouts require the 15-second rule: at least half of trades and profits must come from trades exceeding that threshold, as described in payout help.

Yes
Maximum Risk Limit
Limited

All trades in the same market are aggregated, including fees, spread and slippage. Limit: 1% in evaluation and 0.5% funded/Instant. Two soft closures; the third breach ends the account.

No
Copy Trading
No
Limited

Traders may use copy trading across multiple Think Capital accounts. That said, copying trades from personal accounts or from accounts with other proprietary firms is not allowed.

If you wish to copy trades between different prop firm accounts, your Think Capital account must be set as the primary (master) account.

News Trading
Yes
Yes
  • Dual Step (Swing): Allowed by default
  • Lightning, Nexus and Dual Step (Intraday): Only allowed with add-on
  • Bolt: Not allowed

Rule for products where news trading requires the add-on:

  • No trades, including limit and stop orders, may be executed 2 minutes before and 2 minutes after a high-impact news event (total of 4 minutes).
  • Any activity during this 4-minute window will result in immediate termination of the funded agreement, account cancellation, and forfeiture of any profits.
Inactivity Rule

Closure after 8 calendar days without trading. Opening or closing a trade resets the timer; an open position pauses it.

30 days

Consistency Rule
Limited

Core: 30% funded and Instant, none during evaluation. Rapid: 40% during evaluation and none when funded according to checkout and payout-specific help. The rule measures the best day against total profit and resets after each payout.

No
Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited

Lightning, Nexus and Dual Step: allowed. Bolt: requires the Weekend Holding add-on (+15%).

Prohibited Strategies

Latency arbitrage, price or platform manipulation, spoofing/layering, bug exploitation, copying/external signals, third-party management, account sharing, multiple identities and excessive exposure.

  • Copy Trading
  • Grid (Reverse) Trading
  • Hedging or Group Hedging Across Multiple Accounts
  • Collusion Between Users
  • Account Sharing, Account Management, or Account Sale
  • Latency Arbitrage
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Abuse of a Delayed Data Feed
  • Abuse of the Simulated Environment
  • Trading on Delayed Charts
  • Utilization of Expert Advisors
  • Challenge Passing Services
  • Martingale Trading
  • Use of Guarantee of Compliance with Limit Orders
  • Trading in Sanctioned Countries
  • Trading Activity: Soft Breaches/Warnings
  • Use of Platform or Data Freezing Due to Technical Errors
  • News Trading
  • Order Layering
  • Gambling/Punting
Requires Stop Loss
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No
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No data
No

Maximum of 2 positions simultaneously

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