ThinkCapital is a United Kingdom-based CFD prop firm established in June 2024. Its programs cover FX, metals, indices, energy and crypto, with trading conducted through ThinkTrader and brokerage services provided by ThinkMarkets. The firm lists both evaluation-based challenges and Bolt instant-funding accounts, giving traders several structures to compare rather than a single standardized route.
Evaluation process
The available challenge listings include Dual Step Swing accounts alongside Bolt instant-funding plans. ThinkCapital also documents Lightning one-step and Nexus three-step pathways, although specific listings for those programs are not included in the supplied challenge data. Dual Step Swing uses an 8% Phase 1 target and a 5% Phase 2 target, with a 4% daily drawdown and 8% fixed maximum drawdown. Evaluations for Lightning, Dual and Nexus require three trading days. Funded accounts under those programs require three profitable days, each producing at least 0.5% based on that day’s starting balance, while the overall account must remain above its initial balance.
Rules and risk conditions
Rules vary by account type. Dual Step Swing permits news trading without restrictions and allows overnight and weekend holding, while Dual Step Intraday prohibits news trading and weekend holding. Bolt prohibits high-impact news trading within five minutes before or after the event and requires all positions to be closed before Friday at 21:00 UTC. Bolt also does not offer cryptocurrency trading. ThinkCapital supports Expert Advisors on all account types when compatible with ThinkTrader, but traders must notify support about third-party software. Copy trading is allowed between ThinkCapital accounts under stated ownership conditions. Accounts must place at least one trade every 30 days.
Payouts and platforms
ThinkCapital states that Lightning, Dual and Nexus payouts are available every 14 days at an 80% split, or 90% with scaling or an add-on. Bolt also uses an 80% split, a 14-day payout frequency and a 6% initial-balance profit goal for the first payout. The minimum payout amount is $100. Its scaling plan is reviewed every three months, requires 10% profit over three months and three withdrawals, and increases the account by 20% of its original starting balance per scaling event, with scaling described up to $1.5 million. ThinkTrader is the documented platform; listed payment methods include card and crypto, while payout methods include crypto and Riseworks.
Who it suits
ThinkCapital may suit CFD traders who want a choice between instant funding and staged evaluations, particularly traders seeking a swing structure with unrestricted news trading and weekend holding. It is less suitable for traders whose strategies depend on restricted news windows, weekend positions in Bolt or prohibited practices such as grid trading, hedging across accounts, martingale trading or unauthorized automation.