ThinkCapital
The Only Prop Firm To Build Your Personal Account
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Overview
Broker-backed prop trading firm offering 1-step, 2-step, and 3-step challenges with profit splits up to 90% and the unique ability to transfer earnings directly to a personal ThinkMarkets brokerage account.
Challenge programs
Lightning — One Step Challenge (Popular)
Single evaluation phase — pass and get funded
| Account size | Price |
|---|---|
| $5,000 | $59 |
| $10,000 | $99 |
| $25,000 | $199 |
| $50,000 | $299 |
| $100,000 | $499 |
Payouts
Firm info
Trading platforms
Instruments
Trading rules
Lightning — One Step Challenge (Popular)
Numerical rules
Daily: Balance-based; Max: 6% Trailing (locked at initial balance once grown by 6%)
Behavioural rules
At least 1 trade every 30 days to keep account active
Achieve 10% return in 3 months and account size increases by 20%; scale up to $1,000,000
Allowed
No trades (including limit and stop orders) from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news event (4-minute total window). Pre-event positions may be held but no account activity permitted during window.
What's allowed
Prohibited strategies
Dual Step — Two Step Challenge, Intraday sub-type
Numerical rules
Daily: Equity-based; Max: Fixed to initial starting balance
Behavioural rules
At least 1 trade every 30 days
Achieve 10% return in 3 months and account size increases by 20%; scale up to $1,000,000
Not allowed
Not allowed (4-minute window rule)
What's allowed
Prohibited strategies
Nexus — Three Step Challenge
Numerical rules
Daily: Balance-based; Max: 8% Fixed to initial starting balance
Behavioural rules
At least 1 trade every 30 days
Achieve 10% return in 3 months and account size increases by 20%; scale up to $1,000,000
Allowed
Not allowed by default (4-minute window); available as add-on purchase
What's allowed
Prohibited strategies
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Data last updated 26 Apr 2026 · Extraction confidence: high