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IQ Capital Review: Rules, Profit Split & Payouts
IQ Capital is a prop firm for crypto, CFD and futures traders that is built around an end-of-day trailing drawdown and a soft-breach system: a position that breaks the risk limit is closed while the account stays open, and only the third violation closes the account. Founded and run by CEO Christoph Radecker, IQ Capital sells Classic challenges, which cap loss per position instead of per day, Classic-DLL challenges with a daily loss limit, Rapid challenges with faster payouts, and instant funding. Crypto and CFD accounts run from $10,000 to $200,000 and futures accounts from $50,000 to $100,000, with up to $2M across 10 accounts. Crypto and CFD trade on Volumetrica IQC Trader or MetaTrader 5, and futures on DeepCharts, ATAS or Quantower. The firm reports more than $3,500,000 paid out.
Each IQ Capital challenge is a single profit target within 30 days: 8% on crypto and CFD, 6% on futures. The maximum drawdown trails the highest end-of-day equity at the New York close, at 6% on most challenge sizes and 5% on the $200,000 account. On Classic accounts a single position may not lose more than 1% in the challenge or 0.5% once funded, and there is no daily loss limit, consistency rule or minimum trading days in the challenge. The Classic-DLL futures challenge swaps that for a $1,000 or $1,500 daily loss limit, and the Rapid futures challenge sets a 40% consistency rule and 3 minimum trading days. Funded and instant funded Classic accounts carry a 30% consistency rule. News trading is allowed, hedging only on crypto or CFD hedging accounts, and copy trading and HFT are prohibited. Futures positions close automatically at 04:45 pm EST. Every account lasts 30 days and must be extended for $19 on futures or $5 on crypto and CFD.
Classic and Classic-DLL accounts pay a 90% profit split from the first dollar and allow a first payout after 10 active trading days; Rapid accounts pay 80%, from the first active trading day, and close after 5 payouts. There is no minimum payout, but each request is limited to 50% of total profits and a cap set by account size. Payouts go by USDC or bank transfer. Its terms state that all fees are non-refundable.
Crypto, CFD and futures accounts from one prop firm
Classic, Classic-DLL and Rapid challenges plus instant funding
Crypto and CFD accounts up to $200,000; futures up to $100,000
End-of-day trailing drawdown; two soft breaches before the account closes
90% profit split on Classic accounts, 80% on Rapid
No minimum trading days or consistency rule in the Classic challenge
News trading allowed; copy trading and HFT prohibited
All fees non-refundable; accounts renew every 30 days for $19 (futures) or $5 (crypto and CFD)
Is IQ Capital legit?
Prop Firm Pal has not verified IQ Capital, so this is not an endorsement: it is what the record shows. Its website has been active in Prop Firm Pal's monthly traffic record since April 2026, and traffic over the last three months is growing fast. It claims $3,500,000+ paid to traders; that is its own figure, and we have not seen its payout records. Its payout policy is published, and summarised on the Payouts tab.
Record
What we hold
In our traffic record
What we hold
Since April 2026 (5 months)
Traffic, last three months
What we hold
Growing fast (+126% to August 2026)
Paid to traders (its claim)
What we hold
$3,500,000+
In IQ Capital's words
Paid to traders: “We're proud to have already paid out more than $3,500,000.” www.iqcapital.io
IQ Capital trading platforms
Instruments & payment methods
Instruments
IQ Capital challenges & plans
Plan
Type
Account size
Profit target
Daily drawdown
Max drawdown
Drawdown type
Profit split
Min trading days
Classic Crypto Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$10K
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic Crypto Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$50K
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic Crypto Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$100K
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic Crypto Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$200K
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic CFD Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$10K
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic CFD Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$50K
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic CFD Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$100K
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic CFD Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$200K
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic Futures Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$50K
Profit target
6%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic Futures Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$100K
Profit target
6%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic-DLL Futures Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$50K
Profit target
6%
Daily drawdown
2%
Max drawdown
4%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Classic-DLL Futures Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$100K
Profit target
6%
Daily drawdown
1.5%
Max drawdown
3%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
0
Rapid Futures Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$50K
Profit target
6%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
4%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
Rapid Futures Challenge
Type
evaluation
Account size
$100K
Profit target
6%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
3%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
Classic Futures Instant Funded
Type
instant funding
Account size
$50K
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
—
Classic Futures Instant Funded
Type
instant funding
Account size
$100K
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
end-of-day
Profit split
90%
Min trading days
—
IQ Capital trading rules
Rule
Stance
Condition
News trading
Stance
Permitted
Condition
—
Expert advisors and automated trading
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Only EAs whose source code the trader fully accesses and controls; black-box or external commercial bots are prohibited, as is any system that breaks other rules such as arbitrage or extreme scalping
Copy trading
Stance
Not permitted
Condition
—
Hedging
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Allowed only in Crypto or CFD Hedging Accounts; prohibited in futures and across multiple accounts and users
High-frequency and latency arbitrage
Stance
Not permitted
Condition
—
Consistency rule
Stance
Applies
Condition
None in Classic and Classic-DLL challenges; 40% in the Rapid futures challenge; 30% on Classic funded and instant funded accounts, reset after each payout
Weekend holding
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Allowed on crypto and CFD accounts; not on futures, where positions are closed automatically each day
Overnight holding
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Futures positions close automatically at 04:45 pm EST; crypto and CFD positions may be held overnight
Minimum trading days
Stance
Applies
Condition
None in Classic and Classic-DLL challenges; 3 in Rapid challenges; Classic funded payouts need 10 active trading days
Time limit
Stance
Applies
Condition
30 days per challenge, funded or instant funded account, extendable by 30 days for $19 (futures) or $5 (crypto and CFD); access expires if not extended
Maximum number of accounts
Stance
Applies
Condition
10 active Classic funded accounts and 5 active Rapid funded accounts, each counted separately for futures and for crypto/CFD
Account sharing
Stance
Not permitted
Condition
—
News trading is allowed with no extra restrictions around news events.
EAs are allowed only when the trader has full access to the source code and controls the system; black-box or commercial bots are not permitted.
Copy trading, mirror trading and external signal providers are prohibited.
Hedging is allowed only in crypto or CFD hedging accounts and is prohibited on futures and across multiple accounts or users.
High-frequency trading in the millisecond range or using co-location is prohibited.
Classic and Classic-DLL challenges have no consistency rule, the Rapid futures challenge has a 40% rule, and Classic funded and instant funded accounts have a 30% rule.
Crypto and CFD positions may be held over the weekend; futures positions cannot.
Futures positions are closed automatically at 04:45 pm EST, while crypto and CFD positions may be held overnight.
Classic and Classic-DLL challenges have no minimum trading days, Rapid challenges need 3, and Classic funded payouts need 10 active trading days.
Each challenge, funded or instant funded account lasts 30 days and must be extended, for $19 on futures or $5 on crypto and CFD, or access expires.
Up to 10 Classic and 5 Rapid funded accounts may be active at once, counted separately for futures and for crypto/CFD.
Accounts may be used only by the registered trader; sharing logins or third-party access is prohibited.
On Classic accounts a single position may not lose more than 1% in the challenge or 0.5% once funded; the first two violations close the position and the third closes the account.
IQ Capital payout rules
Payout
Detail
Profit split
Detail
Up to 90%
Payout frequency
Detail
Classic and Classic-DLL: from the 10th active trading day; Rapid: from the first active trading day, with a maximum of 5 payouts before the account is closed
Processing time
Detail
Guaranteed within 48 hours, 3 hours on average (firm's claim)
Minimum payout
Detail
No minimum; each request is limited to 50% of total profits and a per-request cap set by account size
Payout methods
IQ Capital account policies
Policy
Detail
Refund policy
Detail
All fees are final and non-refundable
Resets
Detail
A reset restores the balance of an evaluation or funded account for a fee; it does not reset the time remaining
Scaling plan
Detail
Elite Program for top performers, with capital up to $500,000+
Inactivity
Detail
Accounts inactive for more than 30 days may be suspended or terminated
KYC
Detail
IQ Capital reserves the right to request identity verification documents
IQ Capital fees
Fee
Amount
Applies to
Account extension / management fee
Amount
$19 per 30 days
Applies to
Each futures account (challenge, funded and instant funded)
Account extension / management fee
Amount
$5 per 30 days
Applies to
Each crypto or CFD account (challenge and funded)
IQ Capital restricted countries
IQ Capital web traffic, month by month
Prop Firm Pal has tracked IQ Capital's website traffic every month since April 2026. In August 2026 the site received an estimated 485.85K visits, up 6% on the month before and up 126% over three months.
Growth of this size usually means active marketing rather than anything about payout reliability. A firm can grow quickly and still have strict rules.
These are third-party estimates of website visits, collected once a month and stored against the month they describe. They are not trader counts, funded-account numbers or revenue.
Month
Estimated visits
Change
April 2026
Estimated visits
146.91K
Change
—
May 2026
Estimated visits
214.94K
Change
+46%
June 2026
Estimated visits
333.33K
Change
+55%
July 2026
Estimated visits
457.65K
Change
+37%
August 2026
Estimated visits
485.85K
Change
+6%
How IQ Capital compares in size
Measured on estimated monthly website visits for August 2026, IQ Capital ranks 33 of the 477 prop firms Prop Firm Pal tracks — larger than 93% of them, at roughly 485.85K visits a month.
The ranking covers every firm measured between June 2026 and August 2026, each on its own latest reading in that window. Firms last measured before June 2026 are left out rather than shown with a stale figure, so the total moves month to month.
Size is not quality. A large firm is one that markets successfully, and several of the most visited firms in this ranking have the strictest rules; some of the smallest pay out reliably to everyone who asks. What the ranking is useful for is scale — whether you are looking at an established operation or something very new.
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Monthly visits
Monthly visits
523.40K
Monthly visits
505.66K
Monthly visits
471.63K
Monthly visits
469.54K
FAQs
What is IQ Capital's profit split?
IQ Capital pays a 90% profit split on Classic and Classic-DLL accounts, applied from the first dollar with no tiers. Rapid accounts pay 80%.
What are the IQ Capital drawdown rules?
IQ Capital uses an end-of-day trailing drawdown that follows your highest equity at the New York close, at 6% on most challenge sizes and 5% on the $200,000 account. Classic accounts also cap the loss on a single position at 1% in the challenge and 0.5% once funded, with two soft breaches allowed before a hard breach.
Does IQ Capital have a daily loss limit?
Not on Classic accounts, which cap risk per position instead. The Classic-DLL futures challenge has a daily loss limit of $1,000 on the $50,000 account and $1,500 on the $100,000 account.
Does IQ Capital have a consistency rule?
Yes, once funded. Classic funded and instant funded accounts have a 30% consistency rule, so your highest-profit day may not exceed 30% of total profit; Classic challenges have none, while the Rapid futures challenge sets 40%.
How do IQ Capital payouts work?
Classic accounts can request a payout after 10 active trading days and Rapid accounts after the first, with Rapid accounts closing after 5 payouts.
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