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Think Capital logoThink Capital
Headquarters

Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape, 7764, ZA

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

CEO

Tanswell Sassman

Faizan Anees

Country

South Africa

United Kingdom

Foundation

2023

2024

Banned Countries
Cyprus, Iran, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Sudan, Syria, Russia
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
Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Brokers
Quant Tekel
ThinkMarkets
Refund
Platforms
Metatrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker
Metatrader 5, ThinkTrader, Tradingview
Demo Account
Metatrader 5
ID:10255137
Password:6M!3h%PzFr
Server:QuantTekel-Server
TradeLocker
ID:spreads@qtfunded.com
Password:5Tagx>J}SnpK
Server:QTEKEL
Metatrader 5
ID:14300283
Password:N!SbG1Ko
Server:ThinkMarkets-Demo
ThinkTrader
ID:Spreadtest@test.com
Password:4+5O)z#.)14E
Payout Methods
Crypto, Transfer, Card
Crypto, Rise, Transfer
Payment Methods
Crypto, Transfer, Card, PayPal
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency
  • QT ONE: 4-day cycle
  • QT TWO: 14-day cycle
  • QT INSTANT: 4-day cycle
  • QT Power: 14-day cycle for accounts purchased from August 11, 2026. Accounts purchased on or before August 10 receive the first payout on demand, then move to a 14-day cycle.
  • QT 1 Step (BNPL): 14-day standard cycle
  • QT Bonus (promotional accounts): 30-day cycle
  • By default: Biweekly
  • With add-on (+25%): Weekly
Alternative Currency
GBP
Minimum Withdrawal

1% of profit ($100 min) — except QT INSTANT: 5% of profit, and a 3% buffer applies (8% profit must be reached before the first payout request).

$100

Payout Fee

Rise: $50 each month any payout is requested

Margin Call Level

100%

Crypto Weekend Trading
Forex
50:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 30:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 100:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Metals
15:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 10:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Energies
10:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 10:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Indices
20:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 5:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 15:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Crypto
1:1
  • Lightning (Metatrader 5): 1:1
  • Nexus (Metatrader 5): 1:1
  • All accounts (ThinkTrader), Dual Step (Metatrader 5): Dynamic
Forex
4 / lot
0
Metals
4 / lot
0
Energies
4 / lot
0
Indices
4 / lot
0
Crypto
4 / lot
0
Commission-Free Option
Swap Free
Account Reset

Phase 2 reset available with add-on

Add-ons
Instant
One Step
Account scaling
Two Steps
Max Drawdown
  • QT ONE: 6% static
  • QT TWO: 8% static
  • QT INSTANT: 6% trailing, locked at starting balance once a withdrawal is made
  • QT Power: 8% static
  • QT 1 Step (BNPL): 6% trailing
  • 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
Profit Split
  • QT ONE: 70%
  • QT TWO: 80%
  • QT INSTANT: 100%
  • QT Power: 80%
  • QT 1 Step (BNPL): 80%
    Upgradeable to 90% with the "10% Profit Split Extra" add-on on eligible plans.
  • Standard: 80%
  • With add-on (+25%): 90%
  • Bolt: 90% with scaling
Free Trial
dailyDrawdown
  • QT ONE: 3% trailing (fixed amount, threshold recalculated daily on the higher of previous close balance or equity)
  • QT TWO: 4% fixed (balance-based)
  • QT INSTANT: 3% fixed
  • QT Power: 4% fixed
  • QT 1 Step (BNPL): 3% daily trailing
  • 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
Three Steps
Max Allocation
  • Max total funded allocation: $300,000
  • Max Instant funded allocation: $100,000
  • No duplicate asset trading when at limit
  • MetaTrader 5: $300,000
  • ThinkTrader: $600,000
  • Bolt with scaling: $500,000
Merge Accounts
Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

Unlimited

Minimum Trading Days
  • QT ONE: no minimum on the evaluation (can pass in a single day); 4 days when funded
  • QT TWO: 4 days per phase
  • QT INSTANT: 4 days when funded
  • QT Power: 4 days in each evaluation phase and 4 days per funded payout cycle
  • QT 1 Step (BNPL): no minimum on the evaluation; 5 days when funded
Monthly Competition
Minimum Profitable Days
  • QT TWO: 4 days of +0.5% profit per cycle
  • QT INSTANT: 4 days of +1% profit per cycle
  • QT ONE: not required
  • Lightning, Nexus, Dual Step: 3 days minimum (0.5% profit each)
  • Bolt: 5 profitable trading days before first payout
techInfo
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Payout Frequency
  • Standard: Bi-weekly (14 days)
  • With add-on (+25%): Weekly (7 days)
  • Bolt: Bi-weekly (14 days), no add-on
Consistency Rule
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Expert Advisor (EA)
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VPN
Hedging
Requires Stop Loss
Scalping
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Maximum Risk Limit
Copy Trading
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News Trading
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hasInactivityRule
  • QT TWO: no inactivity rule
  • QT INSTANT, QT Power, QT 1 Step (BNPL): 14 days
  • QT ONE: the comparison table states 7 days while the plan article states 14 days; confirm with support before relying on it.
    The period runs from the purchase date if no trade has been placed, or from the most recent closed trade.

30 days

Consistency Rule
Hold Weekend
Prohibited Strategies
  • All-or-Nothing
  • Latency Trading
  • Arbitrage Trading
  • High-Frequency Trading
  • Tick scalping
  • Reverse Trading or Group Hedging
  • Order book spamming
  • Flooding the server with messages due to incorrect use of algorithm
  • One side betting
  • Trading behaviours that the Risk Department deem Toxic
  • 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

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