ThinkCapital Prop Firm Details

Bolt(Instant)

• Your single best trading day’s profit cannot exceed 20% of your total overall profits.

Lightning, Dual(intraday/swing) & Nexus

• None

GENERAL RULES

Minimum Trading Days

Lightning, Dual (intraday/swing) & Nexus

Evaluation:

• 3 trading days.

Funded:

• 3 profitable days with at least 0.5% profit based on your starting balance for that day, and your overall account balance is above the initial starting balance.

Bolt(Instant Funding):

• 5 profitable days with at least 0.5% profit based on your starting balance for that day, and your overall account balance is above the initial starting balance.

Impact on Payouts:

• For every payout interval, you must meet the Minimum Profitable Trading Days requirement to qualify for payout.

Expert Advisor (EAs):

• ThinkCapital supports automated trading and Expert Advisors on all account types, provided the tools are compatible with the ThinkTrader platform. Users must contact support via email to notify them of third-party software usage, as the platform may require a review of the strategy for compliance.

Copy Trading

• Traders are allowed to use copy trading between Think Capital accounts. To use copy trading between your other prop firm accounts and Personal accounts, you must use your Think Capital account as the master account. However, ThinkTrader does not have the functionality of traditional Expert Advisors (Trade copiers) in the same way as MT5. Trade Copiers compatible with ThinkTrader can be used for copy trading.

Inactivity Rule:

• You must place at least one trade every 30 days to keep your account active. Failure to do so will result in account termination with no refund for challenge accounts and no payouts for funded accounts.

Gambling & Reckless Trading Policy

• ThinkCapital strictly prohibit any trading behavior that resembles gambling or reckless betting. Trading must be approached professionally, with sound risk management and consistency.
• Gambling behavior includes overleveraging, all-in trades, doubling down after losses (Martingale), overexposure to correlated assets, excessive high-frequency scalping, punting (placing a few high-risk trades hoping for quick wins), “coinflip” trading patterns, and account rolling.
• Accounts showing such behavior may receive warnings, profit deductions, resets, suspension, or permanent termination sometimes without prior notice if risk is extreme. See Details: https://www.thinkcapital.com/faqs/general-faqs/what-are-thinkcapitals-guidelines-regarding-gambling-or-reckless-trading-behavior-on-the-platform/

Prohibited Trading practices/strategies:

• Copy Trading(between Accounts Not Owned by the Same Person), Grid Trading, Hedging or Group Hedging Across Multiple Accounts, Collusion Between Users, Account Sharing/account Management/account Sale, Latency Arbitrage, High-Frequency Trading (HFT), Abuse of a Delayed Data Feed, Abuse of the Simulated Environment, Trading on Delayed Charts, Unauthorized Use of Expert Advisors (EAs), Challenge Passing Services, Martingale Trading, Use of Guarantee of Compliance with Limit Orders, Trading in Sanctioned Countries, Exploiting Platform or Data Freezing Due to Technical Errors, News Trading(within Restricted Window), Order Layering, Gambling/punting and Account Churning.
• See Details: Https://www.thinkcapital.com/faqs/general-Faqs/guidelines-Regarding-Trading-Strategies-Contrary-To-Thinkcapitals-Terms-Of-Use-Policy/

Think Capital Penalties:

• https://www.thinkcapital.com/faqs/penalties-faq-section/penalties-faq-section/

VPN/VPS Policy:

• VPN use is generally prohibited. Multiple users on one account or unapproved automation is strictly forbidden. VPN/VPS use during KYC/AML verification is not allowed and may lead to account denial or breach.
• You’re permitted to use a VPS from ForexVPS for running your algos and EAs non-stop without disruption, but it’s crucial to ensure compliance with Terms and Condition.

Dynamic Leverage & News Event Multiplier

• During selected economic events, margin requirements may be multiplied for affected instruments.
• This change applies only to new positions opened during the event window; existing positions keep their original margin requirements
• Leverage automatically returns to normal once the event window ends
• ​Regional Account Type Eligibility: Clients based in Malaysia, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Indonesia are only eligible and allowed to purchase a BOLT (Instant Funding) account. All other challenge types — Dual Step, Lightning, and Nexus — are not allowed for clients from these regions.

BOLT (Instant Funding)

News Trading

• News trading is strictly prohibited on Bolt accounts. No trading activity (including pending orders, SL, and TP) is allowed within 5 minutes before or after high-impact (Red Folder) news events. Any activity during this window results in immediate account termination and profit forfeiture.

Overnight Holding:

• Allowed

Weekend Holding:

• Prohibited - All trades must be closed before Friday 21:00 UTC. Violation is a hard breach and immediate account termination.
• Cryptocurrency trading is not available on Bolt accounts. Bolt traders may trade Forex, Commodities, and Indices only.

LIGHTNING (1 - STEP) & NEXUS (3-STEP) CHALLENGE

News Trading Policy

• News trading is strictly prohibited on both Challenge and Funded accounts. No trades (including limit and stop orders) may be executed within 2 minutes before or after a high-impact (Red Folder) news event Trades opened before the window may be held, but no account activity (opening, closing, SL, or TP hits) is allowed during this window. Any activity in this window results in immediate termination of the funded agreement, account cancellation, and forfeiture of profits. Red Folder events are tracked via ForexFactory. ""All Day"" red folder events are not counted as restricted, as they have no specified release time.
• Exception: News Trading Add-On

Overnight | Weekend Holding/Trading(Crypto):

• Allowed

DUEL STEP INTRADAY (2 - STEP)

News Trading Policy

• News trading is strictly prohibited on both Challenge and Funded accounts. No trades (including limit and stop orders) may be executed within 2 minutes before or after a high-impact (Red Folder) news event Trades opened before the window may be held, but no account activity (opening, closing, SL, or TP hits) is allowed during this window. Any activity in this window results in immediate termination of the funded agreement, account cancellation, and forfeiture of profits. Red Folder events are tracked via ForexFactory. ""All Day"" red folder events are not counted as restricted, as they have no specified release time.
• Exception: None

Overnight Holding:

• Allowed

Weekend Holding/Trading(Crypto)

Evaluation Accounts:

• Weekend trade holding is not permitted. However, if a trade is held over the weekend, it will not result in a hard breach

Funded Accounts:

• Prohibited - All Trades Must Be Manually Closed Before Friday 21:00 UTC. Violation Is a Hard Breach and Immediate Account Termination.

DUEL STEP SWING ( 2 - STEP)

News Trading Policy

Allowed With No Restrictions

Overnight | Weekend Holding/Trading(Crypto):

• Allowed

Ligtning, Dual (intraday/swing) & Nexus

Profit Split:

• 80% | 90% with scaling or add-on

Paout Frequency:

• Bi-weekly | Weekly with add-on

Bolt

Profit Split:

• 80%

Payout Frequency:

• Bi-weekly

Profit Goal (First Payout Only):

• 6% of the Initial account balance

Minimum Payout Amount:

• $100

Lightning & Bolt Drawdown Lock

• Overall maximum drawdown locks at initial account balance once it grows by 6%.
• Any withdrawal from the simulated funded account reduces the available Relative Drawdown by the same amount.

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Scaling Plan

Scaling Eligibility

• Must achieve 10% profit over 3 months (≈3.33% per month).
• Must complete 3 withdrawals in the review cycle.

Scaling Increase

• Each scaling event increases 20% of the original starting balance.

Review Cycle

• Conducted every 3 months.

Scaling up to $1.5 million

• If a trader qualifies for the scaling plan, it is their responsibility to reach out to support@thinkcapital.com. The processing will begin only after the trader emails ThinkCapital to initiate the request.