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Alpha Futures rules explained

Checked October 16, 2026 against 24 official and public pages. How we check

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50K price
$129per month
Profit target
$3,000on 50K
Max loss
$2,000end-of-day trailing
Consistency
Eval + fundedrule applies to
Profit split
90%to the trader
Payouts
Up to 4 a month
Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

End-of-day trailing drawdown

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.

Alpha Futures plans compared (50K)

50K accountStandardZeroAdvanced
Steps1-step1-step1-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 typeEOD trailing (from highest end-of-day balance), stops trailing at starting balanceEOD trailing, stops at starting balanceEOD trailing, stops at starting balance
Daily loss limitNone$1,000None
Consistency rule50% in evaluation; 40% in Qualified accountnone in evaluation; 40% in Qualified account40% in evaluation; none in Qualified account
Minimum trading days213
Max contracts / size5 minis / 50 micros (scaling plan applies in Qualified)3 minis / 30 micros5 minis / 50 micros (no scaling plan)
Profit split90/1090/1090/10
Payoutsup 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 rulesMin $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.

Drawdown

End-of-day trailing, $2,000 on 50K Standard and Zero and $1,750 on Advanced, stopping at the starting balance.

Consistency

Standard: 50% in the evaluation, 40% once qualified. Zero: none in the evaluation, 40% once qualified. Advanced: 40% in the evaluation, none once qualified.

Payouts

Up to four requests a month, each after five winning days of $200+, and each request can take at most 50% of profit. On 50K Standard the range is $500 to $3,000 per request.

Not allowed

  • AI, bots and full automation on all accounts.
  • Holding past 4:20 PM ET.
  • Orders within 2 minutes of high-impact news on Standard, Zero and Direct qualified accounts.

Other rules

News tradingRestricted: 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 EAsNot 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 tradingAllowed only when a single person trades their own Alpha Futures accounts; group, reverse (hedging across accounts) and automated copy trading prohibited
Overnight and weekendNot allowed: all trades must be closed by 4:20 PM ET every day (Alpha closes positions if the trader does not).
PlatformsAlphaTrader (in-house, web and mobile), TradingView (via Plus500), WealthCharts, DeepChart (Volumetrica), Quantower
InstrumentsCME Group futures (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX), incl. Micro Bitcoin (MBT) and Micro Ether (MET), which count as full mini contracts
US tradersAccepted
Restricted countries61 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 methodsACH (US), Wire transfer, SWIFT, Wise, Rise
Path to a live accountRisk/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.
CompanyAlpha Futures Limited (company no. 15655643, England and Wales), 1 Allied Business Centre, Coldharbour Lane, Harpenden, England, AL5 4UT, UK
Founded2024

Rule and price changes in 2026

WhenWhat changed
2026-08-21Path to Live structure updated (Alpha Prime 60% + salary vs Live 80%) source
2026-07-27New Terms and Conditions effective source
2026-07-08$149 Advanced activation fee removed for accounts purchased after this date source
2026-07-07Direct (no-evaluation) account launched source
2026-07Payout 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

Sources

Checked October 16, 2026. We link the firm's own pages wherever we can. If something changed, tell us.

  1. alpha-futures.com/ — plan prices, sizes, targets, MLL, resets, min days, contracts, platforms, legal entity, $750K max sim allocation
  2. alpha-futures.com/alpha-futures-discount-codes — ALPHA50/ALPHA40 promo codes and validity dates
  3. alpha-futures.com/terms-and-conditions — legal entity, English law, subscription billing, payout processing time, 90% split
  4. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15655643 — incorporation 17 April 2024, registered office, active status
  5. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/11632512-standard-account-overview — Standard 50K rules
  6. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/11771813-zero-account-overview — Zero 50K rules
  7. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/11634907-advanced-account-overview — Advanced 50K rules
  8. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/15838742-direct-account-overview — Direct account, launch date 2026-07-07
  9. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9492068-monthly-subscription — monthly rebilling
  10. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9492083-activation-fee — activation fee history
  11. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9492051-payout-policy — payout rules, min/max per plan
  12. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/10443600-payout-methods — payout methods
  13. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9491999-maximum-loss-limit-mll — EOD trailing MLL mechanics
  14. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9492014-daily-loss-guard — Daily Loss Guard
  15. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9492096-what-and-when-you-can-trade — instruments, 4:20 PM ET close
  16. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9523389-countries-with-limitations — restricted countries
  17. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9508585-prohibited-trading-practices — bots, HFT, hedging, group trading
  18. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/10573989-copy-trading — copy trading policy
  19. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9492063-news-trading-policy — news trading policy
  20. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9619919-affiliate-program — affiliate program
  21. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/10743344-path-to-live-structure — path to live
  22. help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/10525305-trading-platforms — platforms
  23. trustpilot.com/review/alpha-futures.com — Trustpilot score and count
  24. propfirmmap.com/trust-check/alphafutures — secondary: dated 2026 rule-change timeline

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