Head-to-head
Audacity Capital vs Mizuho (Global Markets)
A direct, side-by-side comparison of Audacity Capital and Mizuho (Global Markets) — profit splits, evaluation fees, payout cadence, supported assets, and trading rules. Data pulled live from our firm directory.
Quick verdict
Mizuho (Global Markets) is best for
traders focused on futures / stocks / options.
Full Mizuho (Global Markets) profile →Watch flags · risk only
Public risk notes we've recorded on the firm record. Not a judgement of fit — just things to verify before committing capital.
- Audacity Capital
unregulated industry status, reports of denied or delayed trader payouts
Cost & compensation
Cost and compensation path
Published fees and payout timing apply to trader-paid funding programs. Firm-capital and institutional paths are shown separately because their economics usually depend on hiring, allocation, salary, bonus, or profit-sharing terms.
Audacity Capital
Bank / InstitutionalNot applicable for this model
This is a firm-capital or hiring-based trading path, not a trader-paid funding program. Compensation is typically handled through salary, bonus, draw, allocation, or profit-sharing arrangements rather than a published evaluation fee and payout schedule.
Mizuho (Global Markets)
Bank / InstitutionalNot applicable for this model
This is a firm-capital or hiring-based trading path, not a trader-paid funding program. Compensation is typically handled through salary, bonus, draw, allocation, or profit-sharing arrangements rather than a published evaluation fee and payout schedule.
Trade-offs
Where each firm is weaker
No firm wins on every axis. These are the most meaningful drawbacks of each option — derived from the same structured fields shown in the table, never invented.
Audacity Capital trade-offs
Open risk note
Watch flag on file: unregulated industry status, reports of denied or delayed trader payouts
Mizuho (Global Markets) trade-offs
No structural disadvantages versus the other firm based on the fields we track.
Decision guide
Best for your trader type
- Highest profit share
50% vs —%
- News traders
Allows trading through news events.
- Fastest payouts
Monthly payouts.
| Attribute | Audacity Capital Bank / Institutional · est. 2012 | Mizuho (Global Markets) Bank / Institutional · est. 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Evaluation fee | — | — |
| Monthly fee | — | — |
| Evaluation required | No | No |
| Instant funding | No | No |
| Capital | ||
| Profit split | 50% | — |
| Max allocation | £15K up to £480K | Firm Capital |
| Account sizes | £15K up to £480K | Firm Capital |
| Scaling | — | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Frequency | Monthly | Annual Bonus |
| First payout | — | — |
| Assets | ||
| Futures | No | Yes |
| Stocks | No | Yes |
| Options | No | Yes |
| Forex | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto | No | No |
| Trading rules | ||
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Overnight holding | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | No | No |
| Technology | ||
| Platforms | MetaTrader 4, cTrader | Internal |
| Data feed | — | — |
| Company | ||
| Headquarters | London, UK | Tokyo, Japan |
About Audacity Capital
UK forex prop firm offering direct funded accounts with no evaluation challenge.
Full Audacity Capital profile →About Mizuho (Global Markets)
Mizuho's global markets division trades rates, FX, credit and equity derivatives for institutional clients.
Full Mizuho (Global Markets) profile →Trust & stability
Reputation and rule-change activity
Two added decision signals: a weighted reputation score from independent review sources, and a 90-day view of structural rule-change activity where monitored sources are available.
Reputation
canonical- Sources used
- 1
- Confidence
- medium
Weighted blend of independent trader-review sources. See methodology.
Rule Stability
last 90dWe do not currently have enough monitored public rule sources for this firm to report rule-change activity honestly.
Reputation
Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.
Rule Stability
last 90dWe do not currently have enough monitored public rule sources for this firm to report rule-change activity honestly.
Frequently asked
Common questions
- Which has a higher profit split — Audacity Capital or Mizuho (Global Markets)?
- Audacity Capital pays 50% of trader profits once funded.
- Is Audacity Capital cheaper to start than Mizuho (Global Markets)?
- Audacity Capital: evaluation pricing varies. Mizuho (Global Markets): evaluation from —.
- Which pays out faster — Audacity Capital or Mizuho (Global Markets)?
- Audacity Capital payouts: Monthly. Mizuho (Global Markets) payouts: Annual Bonus. First-payout eligibility: Audacity Capital — n/a; Mizuho (Global Markets) — —.
- Can I trade news at Audacity Capital or Mizuho (Global Markets)?
- Audacity Capital: permits news trading. Mizuho (Global Markets): policy unconfirmed.
- Can I hold positions overnight at Audacity Capital or Mizuho (Global Markets)?
- Audacity Capital: allows overnight holds. Mizuho (Global Markets): allows overnight holds.
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