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2-step challenge · Forex & CFDs · checked 2026-10-27

ThinkCapital Dual Step (Intraday) rules

Daily loss 4%Max loss 7%Static drawdownProfit split 80% (90% with scaling or add-on)
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Account sizes and limits

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$5,000$59
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$10,000$99
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$25,000$199
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$50,000$299
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$100,000$499
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Daily loss limit

Limit
4%
Measured from
start-of-day equity
If you hit it
The account fails

Max loss (drawdown)

Limit
7%
Type
Static

The floor is fixed: starting balance minus the max loss. Profits never move it. See it on a chart

7% in challenge, 8% funded; fixed to initial balance

Phases

Phase 1
Target
9%
Minimum days
3
Time limit
None stated
Phase 2
Target
5%
Minimum days
3
Time limit
None stated

Funded account and payouts

Profit split
80% (90% with scaling or add-on)
First payout
—
Payout cycle
14 days (7 days with add-on)
Consistency rule
None stated
Scaling
+20% account size after 10% return over 3 months; max allocation $1,500,000
Leverage
dynamic up to 1:100
Platforms
ThinkTrader, TradingView
Payout rules at every firm →Consistency rules at every firm →

What you can trade and how

News tradingNot allowed
Holding over the weekendNot allowed
EAs / botsAllowed
?Copy tradingNot stated by the firm
?HedgingNot stated by the firm
ThinkCapital news rule

No trades opened/closed 2 min before or after high-impact news (5 min on Bolt) in challenge and funded; Dual Step Swing and the add-on are exempt.

Applies to: Lightning, Nexus, Dual Step Intraday (2 min); Bolt and Bolt Flex (5 min); Dual Step Swing and News add-on exempt

Source, checked 2026-11-02 News rules at every firm →

Good to know

News/weekend rules refer to funded stage; Intraday has 4-min news window rule.

Your odds of passing

Enter how you trade and we run 1,000 evaluations of the ThinkCapital Dual Step (Intraday) against its own daily limit, drawdown, target and day rules.

34%
passed
89 days
typical time to pass (65–111)
$882
expected spend to get funded
  • Passed 34%
  • Max loss 19%
  • Still going after 130 days 47%

A model, not a forecast: each trade wins or loses your average amount at random, days are whole weekdays, and trailing floors never lock. Consistency, news and weekend rules aren't applied. Expected spend assumes every attempt costs the same as the first. Have real results? Replay your own days.

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FAQ

ThinkCapital Dual Step (Intraday) — common questions

4% of start-of-day equity.

7%. Static. The floor is fixed: starting balance minus the max loss. Profits never move it. 7% in challenge, 8% funded; fixed to initial balance

Phase 1: 9%, Phase 2: 5%.

Phase 1: 3 days, Phase 2: 3 days.

80% (90% with scaling or add-on).

No, news trading is restricted on this program.

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