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Forex · Head-to-head

Goat Funded Trader vs ThinkCapital side-by-side comparison

Goat Funded Trader4.0ThinkCapital4.0

A head-to-head look at Goat Funded Trader and ThinkCapital — both Forex prop firms. Ratings are aggregated from public trader review scores; the stronger value in each row is highlighted.

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Key differences

  • Overall drawdown is capped at 8% at ThinkCapital, versus 6% at Goat Funded Trader.
  • Payouts run bi-weekly at Goat Funded Trader and every 14 days from the first funded trade on every program; weekly with the Weekly Payouts add-on (Lightning, Dual Step, Nexus) or on demand with On-Demand Payouts (Bolt) at ThinkCapital.
  • Goat Funded Trader funds accounts up to $400K, versus $100K at ThinkCapital.
  • Platform lineups differ: only Goat Funded Trader offers MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and TradeLocker, while ThinkTrader and TradingView are exclusive to ThinkCapital.

Which fits comes down to priorities: larger funded accounts favors Goat Funded Trader, while more overall drawdown room points to ThinkCapital.

Goat Funded Trader
ThinkCapital

Ratings & reputation

Overall rating
4.0
4.0
Community rating
4.0 / 5 · 1,226 reviews
4.0 / 5 · 63 reviews

Pricing & accounts

Max profit split
80%
80%
Starting price
$36
$39
Largest account
$400K
$100K
Programs
49
26

Rules & targets

Profit target
10%
10% (Lightning); 9% then 5% (Dual Step); 7%, 6%, 5% (Nexus); none on Bolt
Drawdown type
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Trailing to breakeven (Lightning, Bolt) / static (Dual Step, Nexus)
Max drawdown
6%
8%
Daily drawdown
4%
4%
News (challenge)
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Allowed on Dual Step Swing; Lightning and Nexus need the News Trading add-on; not on Dual Step Intraday
News (funded)
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Same as the challenge: banned 2 minutes either side of red-folder news without the add-on; Bolt 5 minutes either side, no add-on
Consistency rule
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Bolt only: best day 20% or less of total profit at each payout; none on Lightning, Dual Step or Nexus
Min trading days
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3 trading days per challenge phase; 3 profitable days per payout once funded; none on Bolt
Restrictions
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Prohibited: copying other traders, signal services or account management (copiers only between your own ThinkCapital accounts), grid or reverse trading, hedging or opposite positions across accounts or with other users, latency arbitrage, HFT, delayed or external data feeds, gap trading within 15 minutes of a market closing or reopening around scheduled events, and gambling-style risk (sustained 60–70%+ margin use, martingale, all-in trades, account rolling, bursts of sub-60-second scalps). VPN and VPS access is not allowed except ForexVPS. 30 days without a trade breaches the account.
BTC leverage
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1:2

Payouts & costs

Payout cycle
bi-weekly
Every 14 days from the first funded trade on every program; weekly with the Weekly Payouts add-on (Lightning, Dual Step, Nexus) or on demand with On-Demand Payouts (Bolt)
Processing time
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Processed within 3 business days, then 24–48 hours to arrive (bank transfers up to 5 business days)
First payout
14 days
14 days + 3 profitable days; Bolt: 6% profit
Refund
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Refundable within 14 days of purchase if the account has not been traded. Otherwise the fee is refunded with the 3rd payout, on the challenges and on Bolt. A $20 admin fee may be withheld from any refund.
Commission / lot
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Commission-free on every asset on ThinkTrader; spreads only. Overnight swaps at ThinkMarkets' published rates.

Platforms & markets

Platforms
MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5TradeLockercTrader
ThinkTraderTradingView
Markets
ForexFuturesStocksCrypto
ForexMetalsCommoditiesIndicesCrypto

Company

Headquarters
Hong Kong
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2022
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