IQ Capital
Saint Lucia
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| Price | Account Size | Account Name | Profit Target | Max Daily Loss | Max Drawdown | Profit Split | Activation Fee | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1925 $385 | $50K Instant | Futures Instant Funding Advanced $50K (Daily Loss Limit) Advanced | P1: | P1: $1,000 | P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $3495 $699 | $100K Instant | Futures Instant Funding Expert $100K (Max Position Loss) Expert | P1: | P1: | P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $3845 $769 | $100K Instant | Futures Instant Funding Expert $100K (Daily Loss Limit) Expert | P1: | P1: $1,500 | P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $199 $40 | $50K 1 Step | CFD + Crypto Core Advanced $50K Advanced | P1: $4,000 | P1: | P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | $199 | Details | |
| $675 $135 | $50K 1 Step | CFD + Crypto Rapid Advanced $50K Advanced | P1: $3,000 | P1: | P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $1745 $349 | $50K Instant | CFD + Crypto Instant Funding Advanced $50K Advanced | P1: | P1: | P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $179 $36 | $50K 1 Step | Futures Core Advanced $50K (Max Position Loss) Advanced | P1: $3,000 | P1: | P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | $129 | Details | |
| $299 $60 | $50K 1 Step | Futures Core Advanced $50K (Daily Loss Limit) Advanced | P1: $3,000 | P1: $1,000 | P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | $129 | Details | |
| $675 $135 | $50K 1 Step | Futures Rapid Advanced $50K Advanced | P1: $3,000 | P1: $1,000 | P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $1745 $349 | $50K Instant | Futures Instant Funding Advanced $50K (Max Position Loss) Advanced | P1: | P1: | P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $499 $100 | $100K 1 Step | CFD + Crypto Core Expert $100K Expert | P1: $8,000 | P1: | P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | $299 | Details | |
| $1125 $225 | $100K 1 Step | CFD + Crypto Rapid Expert $100K Expert | P1: $6,000 | P1: | P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $3495 $699 | $100K Instant | CFD + Crypto Instant Funding Expert $100K Expert | P1: | P1: | P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $299 $60 | $100K 1 Step | Futures Core Expert $100K (Max Position Loss) Expert | P1: $6,000 | P1: | P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | $149 | Details | |
| $699 $140 | $100K 1 Step | Futures Core Expert $100K (Daily Loss Limit) Expert | P1: $6,000 | P1: $1,500 | P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | $149 | Details | |
| $1125 $225 | $100K 1 Step | Futures Rapid Expert $100K Expert | P1: $6,000 | P1: $1,500 | P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | Details | ||
| $999 $200 | $200K 1 Step | CFD + Crypto Core Master $200K Master | P1: $16,000 | P1: | P1: $10,000 EOD Trailing | 90% | $1499 | Details |
Main Benefits
Flat 90% profit split from the first dollar with no threshold or tiers; single-phase evaluation with no minimum trading days; soft-breach system closes the offending trade instead of the account (two soft breaches before a hard breach); crypto, CFD and futures under one firm; no minimum payout size.
Main Drawbacks
Trailing end-of-day drawdown on both the evaluation and the funded account; a hard 30% consistency rule on funded accounts (40% on Rapid); recurring monthly management fee per funded account; futures accounts are intraday only with no hedging; evaluation fees are non-refundable; the site's own pages disagree on the operating jurisdiction (Saint Lucia in the imprint, UAE in the FAQ).
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Crypto
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Bank Wire
USDC
IQ Capital is a proprietary trading firm that allocates its own capital to traders who pass a single-phase evaluation or buy an instant-funding account. It runs two product families side by side: CFD and crypto accounts on MetaTrader 5 and Volumetrica, and futures accounts on Deepchart, ATAS and Quantower. Each family is sold in three product types - Core (lowest cost, payouts every 10 days), Rapid (faster targets, payouts every 3 days, free activation) and Instant Funding (no challenge, funded from day one). Traders keep a flat 90% of profits from the first dollar, with no threshold and no tiers, and there is no minimum payout size. Drawdown is end-of-day trailing on both the evaluation and the funded account, and the funded account carries a 30% consistency rule (40% on Rapid). The brand is operated by Beyond IQ Capital Ltd. of Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, and was founded by Christoph Radecker.
Payout methods
Crypto
Bank Wire
USDC
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Requirements
Additional payout notes
Average processing time stated as 3 hours, guaranteed within 48 hours. No minimum payout size. Each payout may include up to 50% of total profits; the remainder stays in the account. Per-request caps are tiered and rise with each payout: $50K account $1,500 (payouts 1-2), $2,000 (3-4), $2,500 (from the 5th); $100K account $2,000, $2,500, $3,000; $200K account $3,000, $3,500, $4,000. Payouts are requested in USDC or USD.
Source: firm payout terms
General rules (apply to challenge & funded)
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Additional rules
Third-party Expert Advisors and AI bots are allowed only where the trader has full access to the source code and demonstrable control over the logic. Hedging is available on crypto and CFD hedging accounts but is prohibited in futures, including across accounts and correlated markets. Breaches escalate over three strikes: the first two position-loss breaches are soft breaches that close the trade only, the third is a hard breach that closes the account.
Source: firm rules page
Needs Improvement
Strengths
- Good TrustPilot rating (4.7/5)
- Very affordable challenges (from $36)
- High profit split (up to 90%)
- No daily drawdown limit
- 5 trading platforms supported
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IQ Capital Overview
IQ Capital is a prop trading firm and based in Saint Lucia, running CFD evaluations for traders. Entry starts at $36 across 17 evaluation challenges covering $50K, $100K and $200K.
Its $36 entry price undercuts the $40.50 median across the 123 CFD firms tracked on PropFirmMap, which puts IQ Capital at the cheaper end of the market. The 90% maximum profit split matches the 90% typical of that group.
IQ Capital pays out a profit split of 90% on funded accounts. Payouts run on a Every 10 days cycle (Core and Instant Funding plans pay out every 10 days; Rapid plans every 3 days.). The drawdown rule to respect is: No daily loss limit on Crypto and CFD plans; Futures Daily-Loss-Limit plans carry $1,000 ($50K) or $1,500 ($100K) Accounts can be traded on MT5, Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica and DeepCharts.
TrustPilot reviewers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 412 reviews.
It was founded by Christoph Radecker. The firm is not registered with a financial-services regulator. Jurisdiction on file: Saint Lucia.
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