Alpha Futures pays a 90% split on every evaluation-based account and uses end-of-day trailing drawdown, starting at $129 a month for 50K Standard. Bots are banned and every position must be closed by 4:20 PM ET.
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Your loss limit moves up only when a trading day closes at a new high balance. Open profits during the day do not drag it up, so a winning trade you give back intraday does not tighten the limit until the close.
Account balance Loss limit
Illustration with a $2,000 limit, not this firm's exact numbers.
Manual intraday traders who are comfortable with a monthly fee until they pass. The Advanced plan drops the consistency rule once you are funded and allows up to $15,000 per payout request. Alpha is a UK company (Companies House 15655643).
| 50K account | Standard | Zero | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steps | 1-step | 1-step | 1-step |
| Price (50K, list) | $129 per month | $139 per month | $209 per month |
| Activation fee | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Reset fee | $109 | $119 | $189 |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 | $4,000 |
| Max loss | $2,000 | $2,000 | $1,750 |
| Drawdown type | EOD trailing (from highest end-of-day balance), stops trailing at starting balance | EOD trailing, stops at starting balance | EOD trailing, stops at starting balance |
| Daily loss limit | None | $1,000 | None |
| Consistency rule | 50% in evaluation; 40% in Qualified account | none in evaluation; 40% in Qualified account | 40% in evaluation; none in Qualified account |
| Minimum trading days | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Max contracts / size | 5 minis / 50 micros (scaling plan applies in Qualified) | 3 minis / 30 micros | 5 minis / 50 micros (no scaling plan) |
| Profit split | 90/10 | 90/10 | 90/10 |
| Payouts | up to 4 requests per month, each after 5 winning days of $200+ | up to 4 requests per month, each after 5 winning days of $200+ | up to 4 requests per month, each after 5 winning days of $200+ |
| Payout rules | Min $500, max $3,000 per request (50K); up to 50% of account profit per request; MLL does not reset to $0 after payout. Terms say payments typically processed within 3 business days (up to 14 with extra verification). | Min $200, max $1,500 per request (50K); up to 50% of profit per request. | Min $1,000, max $15,000 per request (all sizes); up to 50% of profit per request. |
Account sizes offered: 25K, 50K, 100K, 150K.
| News trading | Restricted: no restrictions in evaluations or Advanced Qualified; on Standard, Zero and Direct Qualified no orders may be executed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact (ForexFactory red folder) news; 4-minute window for high-impact speeches. Violations void profits; first violation is a warning, later ones breach the account. |
|---|---|
| Bots and EAs | Not allowed: AI, bots and full automation prohibited on all account types; semi-automated tools (signal indicators) allowed if the trader places and manages trades manually; 100+ trades per day strategies not accepted |
| Copy trading | Allowed only when a single person trades their own Alpha Futures accounts; group, reverse (hedging across accounts) and automated copy trading prohibited |
| Overnight and weekend | Not allowed: all trades must be closed by 4:20 PM ET every day (Alpha closes positions if the trader does not). |
| Platforms | AlphaTrader (in-house, web and mobile), TradingView (via Plus500), WealthCharts, DeepChart (Volumetrica), Quantower |
| Instruments | CME Group futures (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX), incl. Micro Bitcoin (MBT) and Micro Ether (MET), which count as full mini contracts |
| US traders | Accepted |
| Restricted countries | 61 restricted countries incl. Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nigeria. Trading also not permitted while travelling in a listed country. US is not on the list. https://help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9523389-countries-with-limitations |
| Payout methods | ACH (US), Wire transfer, SWIFT, Wise, Rise |
| Path to a live account | Risk/Alpha Prime teams may call a trader to live after e.g. 5 performance fees on one Qualified account or significant lifetime payouts. Live 50K: $0 start, $2,000 EOD drawdown, daily payouts, no consistency or news limits. Two options: Alpha Futures Live (80% split, daily uncapped withdrawals) or Alpha Prime (60% split plus a 12-month salary funded by 50% of Qualified sim profit, capped at $75,000). All Qualified accounts close when called to live. |
| Company | Alpha Futures Limited (company no. 15655643, England and Wales), 1 Allied Business Centre, Coldharbour Lane, Harpenden, England, AL5 4UT, UK |
| Founded | 2024 |
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| When | What changed |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | Path to Live structure updated (Alpha Prime 60% + salary vs Live 80%) source |
| 2026-07-27 | New Terms and Conditions effective source |
| 2026-07-08 | $149 Advanced activation fee removed for accounts purchased after this date source |
| 2026-07-07 | Direct (no-evaluation) account launched source |
| 2026-07 | Payout frequency changed to up to 4 times per month; Zero daily loss limit replaced by a 2% soft Daily Loss Guard; 90% flat split (reported by a third-party tracker) source |
Alpha Futures promo code and current discount
Checked October 16, 2026. We link the firm's own pages wherever we can. If something changed, tell us.
Alpha Futures's main 50K plan uses end-of-day trailing drawdown with a max loss of $2,000, as of October 16, 2026.
The list price of Alpha Futures's cheapest main 50K plan was $129 per month when we checked on October 16, 2026. Discounts often lower this; see the Alpha Futures promo code page.
Yes, according to Alpha Futures's own pages as of October 16, 2026.