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NYS Markets 6.9 Get Started
ThinkCapital 6.3 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Saint Lucia
Established Jan 2015 -
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms Trading View, Match Trader, MT5 Trading View, ThinkTrader
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80% (scales up to 100%) Up to 90% Best
Daily Drawdown Instant: 3% daily / 5% trailing. Step 1: 3% daily / 6% max. Step 2: 5% daily / 10% max. 3% equity-based (BOLT/Lightning/Nexus); 4% equity-based (Dual Step Intraday); 4% balance-based (Dual Step Swing)
Payout Frequency Weekly
Funded traders receive weekly payouts, processed within 24 hours 		14 days
7-day payout add-on available
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • Three programs (Instant, 1-Step, 2-Step). Up to $150,000 simulated capital. 80% profit split scaling to 100%. Weekly payouts within 24h. Available in 190+ countries. MT5, Match Trader and TradingView. NYS Academy education + Smart Journal + NYS GPT. Premium Programme scaling to $2M. Spin & Trade reward feature.
  • 5 program types (BOLT instant, Lightning 1-step, Dual Step Intraday/Swing, Nexus 3-step); 90% profit split; 14-day payouts; ThinkTrader + TradingView platforms; ThinkMarkets regulated backing
Main Drawbacks
  • Instant program enforces 15% consistency rule and 1% max open risk. 2-Step required reaching 8% then 5% with tight risk caps. Founders/UBO not publicly listed. Saint Lucia tech entity (NYS Markets Ltd) + Hong Kong operator (NYS Corp Limited) — offshore structure, unregulated.
  • Lightning 6% trailing drawdown locks at initial balance; no $2.5K-$50K on Dual Step programs; DSS prices higher than DSI for same account size
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers
25% off all challenges TRUSTED

Challenge Details

NYS Markets Challenges

6 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$36 $5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$79 $10K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$149 $20K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$299 $50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$529 $100K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$749 $150K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None

ThinkCapital Challenges

25 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$39 $5K 3 Steps P1: 7%
P2: 6%
P3: 5%
P4: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P4: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
P3: 8%
P4: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$49 $2.5K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Equity-based
P1: 6% Trailing Equity
 Up to 90% None
$59 $5K 1 Step P1: 10%
P2: -
 P1: 3%
P2: 3%
P1: 6%
P2: 6%
 Up to 90% None
$59 $5K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$79 $10K 3 Steps P1: 7%
P2: 6%
P3: 5%
P4: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P4: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
P3: 8%
P4: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$82 $5K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
Balance-based
P2: 4%
Balance-based
P3: 4%
Balance-based
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$89 $5K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Equity-based
P1: 6% Trailing Equity
 Up to 90% None
$99 $10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P2: -
 P1: 3%
P2: 3%
P1: 6%
P2: 6%
 Up to 90% None
$99 $10K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$138 $10K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
Balance-based
P2: 4%
Balance-based
P3: 4%
Balance-based
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$139 $25K 3 Steps P1: 7%
P2: 6%
P3: 5%
P4: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P4: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
P3: 8%
P4: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$159 $10K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Equity-based
P1: 6% Trailing Equity
 Up to 90% None
$199 $25K 1 Step P1: 10%
P2: -
 P1: 3%
P2: 3%
P1: 6%
P2: 6%
 Up to 90% None
$199 $25K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$199 $50K 3 Steps P1: 7%
P2: 6%
P3: 5%
P4: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P4: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
P3: 8%
P4: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$278 $25K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
Balance-based
P2: 4%
Balance-based
P3: 4%
Balance-based
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$299 $50K 1 Step P1: 10%
P2: -
 P1: 3%
P2: 3%
P1: 6%
P2: 6%
 Up to 90% None
$299 $50K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$349 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Equity-based
P1: 6% Trailing Equity
 Up to 90% None
$349 $100K 3 Steps P1: 7%
P2: 6%
P3: 5%
P4: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P4: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
P3: 8%
P4: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$418 $50K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
Balance-based
P2: 4%
Balance-based
P3: 4%
Balance-based
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$499 $100K 1 Step P1: 10%
P2: -
 P1: 3%
P2: 3%
P1: 6%
P2: 6%
 Up to 90% None
$499 $100K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P3: 4%
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$599 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Equity-based
P1: 6% Trailing Equity
 Up to 90% None
$698 $100K 2 Steps P1: 9%
P2: 5%
P3: -
 P1: 4%
Balance-based
P2: 4%
Balance-based
P3: 4%
Balance-based
P1: 7%
P2: 7%
P3: 8%
 Up to 90% None
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