ThinkCapital
ThinkMarkets-backed forex/CFD prop firm selling one-step (Lightning), two-step (Dual Step Intraday/Swing) and three-step (Nexus) challenges from $5K to $100K, plus Bolt instant funding from $2.5K.
ThinkMarkets-backed forex/CFD prop firm selling one-step (Lightning), two-step (Dual Step Intraday/Swing) and three-step (Nexus) challenges from $5K to $100K, plus Bolt instant funding from $2.5K.
- Programs
- 5
- Account sizes
- 5K
- Based in
United Kingdom- Last reviewed
- Oct 7, 2026
- Website
- www.thinkcapital.com
What it costs to get funded
The entry price is not the cost. Add the activation fee you pay when you pass, and any extra attempts.
| Program | Entry price | when you pass | One funded account | With a second attempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | $59 | — | $59 + activation | $118 + activation |
| Dual Step Intraday | $59 | — | $59 + activation | $118 + activation |
| Dual Step Swing | $82 | — | $82 + activation | $164 + activation |
| Nexus | $39 | — | $39 + activation | $78 + activation |
| Bolt | At checkout | — | — | — |
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Cheapest published size per program, at the firm’s listed prices, before discounts and data fees. The second-attempt column adds one reset where the firm sells resets, or a second evaluation where it does not.
Programs
Open a program for its sizes, prices and rules.
LightningEvaluationFrom $59Intraday trailingDaily loss limit5K
One step with a 10% target, 3% daily loss and a 6% trailing max loss that locks at the starting balance; 80% split.
- Billing
- One-time fee
- to trader
- 80%
- Intraday trailing
- Yes (closes the account)
- in evaluation
- None
- once funded
- None
- News trading (funded)
- Restricted
We haven’t captured these yet: activation fee.
Payouts: Bi-weekly (every 14 days), or 7 days with an add-on; payouts must be at least $100 and are processed within 3 business days.
| Size | Price | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | $59 | $500 | $300 | $197 | $150 |
Rules in detail 8
- Targets and limits are the firm's percentages applied to the account size.
- Max loss is 6% trailing and locks at the initial balance once the account grows 6%; the page doesn't say whether it trails balance or equity.
- Daily loss limit is balance-based.
- Only the $5K price ($59) is shown on the firm's pages; $10K, $25K, $50K and $100K prices appear only at checkout.
- Minimum 3 trading days; no maximum.
- Leverage 1:30. EAs allowed. Weekend holding allowed.
- News trading banned 2 minutes either side of high-impact news unless the News Trading add-on is bought.
- Scaling up to $1,000,000 allocation.
Dual Step IntradayEvaluationFrom $59StaticDaily loss limit5K
Two phases (9% then 5%), 4% equity-based daily loss and a static 7% max loss (8% when funded); 80% split.
- Billing
- One-time fee
- to trader
- 80%
- Static
- Yes (closes the account)
- in evaluation
- None
- once funded
- None
- News trading (funded)
- Restricted
We haven’t captured these yet: activation fee.
Payouts: Every 14 days (7 days with an add-on); payouts must be at least $100 and are processed within 3 business days.
| Size | Price | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | $59 | $450 | $350 | $169 | $200 |
Rules in detail 7
- Profit target shown is Phase 1 (9%); Phase 2 is 5%. Targets and limits are the firm's percentages applied to the account size.
- Max loss is 7% in the challenge and 8% when funded, fixed to the starting balance.
- Only the $5K price ($59) is shown on the firm's pages; $10K, $25K, $50K and $100K prices appear only at checkout.
- Minimum 3 trading days; no maximum.
- Leverage dynamic up to 1:100. EAs allowed. No weekend holding on funded accounts.
- News trading banned 2 minutes either side of high-impact news.
- Scaling up to $1,000,000 allocation.
Dual Step SwingEvaluationFrom $82StaticDaily loss limit5K
Two phases (9% then 5%), 4% balance-based daily loss and a static 7% max loss (8% when funded); news trading and weekend holding allowed; 80% split.
- Billing
- One-time fee
- to trader
- 80%
- Static
- Yes (closes the account)
- in evaluation
- None
- once funded
- None
- News trading (funded)
- Allowed
We haven’t captured these yet: activation fee.
Payouts: Every 14 days (7 days with an add-on); payouts must be at least $100 and are processed within 3 business days.
| Size | Price | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | $82 | $450 | $350 | $234 | $200 |
Rules in detail 6
- Profit target shown is Phase 1 (9%); Phase 2 is 5%. Targets and limits are the firm's percentages applied to the account size.
- Max loss is 7% in the challenge and 8% when funded, fixed to the starting balance.
- Only the $5K price ($82) is shown on the firm's pages; $10K, $25K, $50K and $100K prices appear only at checkout.
- Minimum 3 trading days; no maximum.
- Leverage dynamic up to 1:100. EAs allowed. Weekend holding allowed.
- Scaling up to $1,000,000 allocation.
NexusEvaluationFrom $39StaticDaily loss limit5K
Three phases (7%, 6%, 5%), 4% balance-based daily loss and a static 8% max loss; 80% split.
- Billing
- One-time fee
- to trader
- 80%
- Static
- Yes (closes the account)
- in evaluation
- None
- once funded
- None
- News trading (funded)
- Restricted
We haven’t captured these yet: activation fee.
Payouts: Every 14 days (7 days with an add-on); payouts must be at least $100 and are processed within 3 business days.
| Size | Price | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | $39 | $350 | $400 | $97.50 | $200 |
Rules in detail 6
- Profit target shown is Phase 1 (7%); Phase 2 is 6% and Phase 3 is 5%. Targets and limits are the firm's percentages applied to the account size.
- Only the $5K price ($39) is shown on the firm's pages; other sizes ($2.5K to $100K) are priced only at checkout.
- Minimum 3 trading days; no maximum.
- Leverage 1:100. EAs allowed. Weekend holding allowed.
- News trading banned 2 minutes either side of high-impact news unless the News Trading add-on is bought.
- Scaling: 10% return over three months raises the account size by 20%, up to $1,000,000.
BoltInstant fundingIntraday trailingDaily loss limit
Instant funding with no evaluation: 3% equity-based daily loss, 6% trailing-equity max loss that locks at the starting balance, 20% best-day consistency rule; 80% split.
- Billing
- One-time fee
- to trader
- 80%
- Intraday trailing
- Yes (closes the account)
- once funded
- 20%
- News trading (funded)
- Restricted
We haven’t captured these yet: activation fee, consistency in evaluation.
Payouts: Every 14 days, with On-Demand Payouts as an add-on; payouts must be at least $100. Fee refunded with the third approved payout.
Rules in detail 6
- Limits are the firm's percentages applied to the account size.
- Sizes $2.5K, $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K and $100K; only the $2.5K price ($39) is shown on the firm's pages. Prices for the other sizes are shown only at checkout.
- Leverage dynamic up to 1:50. No crypto trading on Bolt.
- Weekend holding is an add-on.
- News trading banned 5 minutes either side of high-impact news (no add-on available).
- Scaling up to $500,000 allocation.
Firm-wide rules
- At least one trade every 30 days or the account is terminated; challenge accounts must be activated within 30 days.
- News trading is banned 2 minutes either side of high-impact news on Lightning, Dual Step Intraday and Nexus (5 minutes on Bolt); Dual Step Swing allows it.
- Copy trading or following other users' signals, account rolling, gap trading around scheduled events and latency/feed exploits are prohibited.
- Services are not offered to residents of several countries, including Australia, Vietnam, Russia, Iran, Iraq, Cuba and North Korea.
- Payouts must be at least $100 and are processed within 3 business days (crypto, Rise, or a ThinkMarkets live account).
- Challenge fee is refunded once the funded account is in profit (Bolt fee refunded with the third approved payout).
Getting paid
What the firm publishes about withdrawing money once you are funded: the split, the minimum, how soon, how often, and any cap.
Lightning
- to you
- 80%
- Minimum payout
- $100
- How often
- Every 14 days (7 days with add-on)
- Processing time
- Within 3 business days
Bi-weekly (every 14 days), or 7 days with an add-on; payouts must be at least $100 and are processed within 3 business days.
Dual Step Intraday, Dual Step Swing and Nexus
- to you
- 80%
- Minimum payout
- $100
- How often
- Every 14 days (7 days with add-on)
- Processing time
- Within 3 business days
Every 14 days (7 days with an add-on); payouts must be at least $100 and are processed within 3 business days.
Bolt
- to you
- 80%
- Minimum payout
- $100
- How often
- Every 14 days (on-demand with add-on)
- Processing time
- Within 3 business days
Every 14 days, with On-Demand Payouts as an add-on; payouts must be at least $100. Fee refunded with the third approved payout.
Who can sign up
Which countries this firm accepts is being reviewed from its published terms. Until then, check the firm’s own eligibility page before you buy.
The company
- Legal name
- TFG (PAYMENTS) LIMITED, operating as ThinkCapital
- Based in
- United Kingdom
We haven’t captured these yet: registered in, founded, address. From the firm’s own terms, footer or company registry, where it publishes them.
Side by side with another firm
Where the rules differ, what happens on a bad day, and what each costs to get funded. No winner.
Lists this firm is on
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Sources
- ThinkCapital homepage (program chart) reviewed Oct 7, 2026
- ThinkCapital Dual Step page reviewed Oct 7, 2026
- ThinkCapital Lightning page reviewed Oct 7, 2026
- ThinkCapital Nexus page reviewed Oct 7, 2026
- ThinkCapital Bolt (instant funding) page reviewed Oct 7, 2026
- ThinkCapital FAQ: news trading policy reviewed Oct 7, 2026
- ThinkCapital FAQ: payout processing reviewed Oct 7, 2026
- ThinkCapital FAQ: platforms and instruments reviewed Oct 7, 2026
- ThinkCapital Terms of Services reviewed Oct 7, 2026
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