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Headquarters

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

13 Omonoias Avenue, Limassol 3052, Cyprus (head office); Robin Kelton Building, Choc Bay, Castries, Saint Lucia (registered company).

CEO

Faizan Anees

Tal Fromchenko

Country

United Kingdom

Cyprus / Saint Lucia

Foundation

2024

2025

Banned Countries
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
Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Crimea, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks
Brokers
ThinkMarkets
No data
Refund
Yes

Full refund of the challenge fee with the first payout

Yes

The simulation fee is refunded on your third successful payout, not at purchase.

Payout Fee

Rise: $50 each month any payout is requested

$25 on wire transfer and Revolut. Crypto and debit card vary by provider.

Platforms
Metatrader 5, ThinkTrader, Tradingview
MetaTrader 5, cTrader
Demo Account
Metatrader 5
ID14300283PasswordN!SbG1KoServerThinkMarkets-Demo
ThinkTrader
IDSpreadtest@test.comPassword4+5O)z#.)14E
Unknown
Payout Methods
Crypto, Rise, Transfer
Transfer, Revolut, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto
Margin Call Level

100%

No data
Payout Frequency
  • By default: Biweekly
  • With add-on (+25%): Weekly
  • Bolt: Biweekly by default; On-Demand Payouts with add-on (+25%)

Turbo: first payout after 14 calendar days of funded trading, then every 14 days. Sprint: first payout as soon as funded, then every 14 days. Junior, Senior and Executive: every 14 days from the start of funded trading.

Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
No data
Minimum Withdrawal

$100

No data
Forex
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 30:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 100:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic

1:100 on Senior Portfolio Manager, 1:30 on every other program.

Metals
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 10:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic

1:30 on Senior Portfolio Manager, 1:10 on every other program.

Energies
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 10:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic

1:10 on Senior Portfolio Manager; 1:3 on Turbo, Sprint, Junior and Executive.

Indices
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 5:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic

1:25 on Senior Portfolio Manager, 1:8 on every other program.

Crypto
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 1:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 1:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic

1:1 on the Forex/CFD programs.

Stocks
No data

1:1 on the Forex/CFD programs.

Forex
0
No data
Metals
0
No data
Energies
0
No data
Indices
0
No data
Crypto
0
No data
Commission
No data

$4 per lot round trip on forex and metals. No commission on indices, commodities, crypto, stocks or any other asset.

Swap Free
No
No data
Account Reset
No data
Yes
Add-ons
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
No
Instant
Yes
No
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
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.
No
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown
  • 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

Trailing on Turbo and Leveraged ONE: follows new closed-balance highs and locks at the starting balance after a 6% gain. Static on Sprint, Junior, Senior and Executive. The percentage for each program is in its challenges.

Profit Split
  • Standard: 80%
  • With add-on (+25%): 90%
  • Bolt: 90% with scaling

80%

Free Trial
Yes
No
Daily Drawdown
  • 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

Calculated from the higher of balance or equity at 23:00 GMT+3. The percentage varies by program and is shown in its challenges.

Three Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Allocation
  • MetaTrader 5: $300,000
  • ThinkTrader: $600,000
  • Bolt with scaling: $500,000
1,555,000
Payout Frequency
  • Standard: Bi-weekly (14 days)
  • With add-on (+25%): Weekly (7 days)
  • Bolt: Bi-weekly (14 days); On-Demand Payouts add-on (+25%) available
No data
Merge Accounts
No
No data
Consistency Rule
Limited
  • All programs except Bolt: No consistency rule
  • Bolt: 20% best day cap
No data
Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

No evaluation time limit on any current program.

Points Reward Program
No data

Loyalty credits can be exchanged for checkout coupons. Credits and coupons expire at the end of the following month.

Monthly Competition
No
No data
Minimum Profitable Days
  • Lightning, Nexus, Dual Step: 3 days minimum (0.5% profit each)
  • Bolt: No minimum profitable trading days

Junior, Senior and Executive: three non-consecutive days with at least 0.5% net profit per evaluation phase and before funded payouts. Turbo and Leveraged ONE: three such days before funded payouts. Sprint: none.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
Limited

Only EAs you built and control yourself, plus risk and trade-management tools. Commercial EAs are banned, including bought, rented, licensed or publicly distributed ones, however much they have been modified.

VPN
No
Yes

Allowed while you remain the verified holder and sole operator. It cannot be used to share access, hide your identity or location, or get around geographic restrictions.

Hedging
Yes
No data
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Yes
Limited

Genuine scalping is allowed. High-frequency, tick and repetitive micro-duration trading are prohibited; positions are expected to stay open for at least two minutes as a benchmark.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No

Maximum of 2 positions simultaneously

Limited

Scaling in or out and multiple entries are allowed for a genuine trade thesis. Layering or re-entry to hide concentrated risk or manipulate payout eligibility is prohibited.

Martingale
No data
No

Grid, martingale and anti-martingale escalation are prohibited.

Maximum Risk Limit
No
No data
Copy Trading
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.

Limited

Only between accounts registered in your own name, whether at Leveraged, another prop firm or a retail broker. Copying between different people, family included, is prohibited.

News Trading
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.
Limited

Blocked on every program except Sprint. You cannot open, increase, or fully or partially close a position in the five minutes before or after a high-impact release, pending orders included. A position opened earlier may stay open through it.

Inactivity Rule

30 days

Yes

30 days without opening and closing a trade and the account is closed.

Consistency Rule
No
Limited

20% at payout on funded Turbo and Leveraged ONE accounts: the best day cannot exceed 20% of total profit. No consistency rule during evaluation or on Sprint and Classic Portfolio Manager plans. Crypto has its own listing.

Hold Weekend
Limited

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

Limited

Genuine swing trading and overnight or weekend holding are allowed. Strategies built to exploit expected gaps are prohibited. Hedged or offsetting positions within the same account may not be held overnight or over the weekend.

Prohibited Strategies
  • 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

High-frequency and tick scalping; latency or price-feed arbitrage; market-gap and restricted-news exploitation; cross-account hedging or coordination; third-party signals or account management; grid and martingale; payout manipulation and platform abuse.

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