Max Funding: $150,000
Profit Split: 90%
Payouts: Weekly
Platforms: Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Quantower, TradingView, Deepchart, Deepdom
Trustpilot: 4.9 (3,600)
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What I Like
- EOD-trailing Maximum Loss Limit (MLL) — trails once per session at close, never intraday. Structurally more forgiving than Topstep, Take Profit Trader, and TickTickTrader's intraday-trailing drawdowns.
- Three distinct evaluation plans serve different trader profiles — Standard (cheapest), Advanced (90% split from day one, no consistency on Qualified), Zero (instant, no evaluation).
- 90% profit split from day one on Advanced and Zero — no tiered ramp, no scaling requirements.
- Payouts processed within 48 business hours (direct quote from help center) across ACH, Wire, SWIFT, Wise, and Rise — consistent with my cumulative ~$8,000 payout experience across 15 months.
- 4.9/5 Trustpilot across 3,600+ reviews with 95% five-star distribution. 92% response rate on negative reviews, typically within one week.
- Alpha Prime live-capital path is genuinely rare — $5,000 trader contribution matched by the firm for a $10,000 real-capital account with 60% split plus monthly salary, weekly strategy calls, and quant support.
- Multi-platform support: Tradovate (web), NinjaTrader, Quantower, TradingView via Tradovate, plus Deepchart and Deepdom by Volumetrica — the Deepchart option is uncommon outside boutique futures firms.
- Advanced Plan has zero news-trading restrictions either phase, and zero consistency rule on Qualified — suits event traders who can't trade around 2-minute buffer windows.
- Up to three funded accounts with a combined $450K allocation cap, mixable across Standard + Advanced + Zero — lets traders split capital between different rule frameworks.
- Verified legal entity: Alpha Futures Limited, UK Companies House #15655643, incorporated April 17, 2024. Directors are George David Kohler (CEO/Founder) and Andrew Peter Blaylock — same directors as parent Alpha Capital Group.
What Could Be Better
- Monthly subscription pricing adds up if you pass slowly. Standard 100K is $159/month, Advanced 100K is $279/month — every month in evaluation is a recurring charge, unlike one-time-fee competitors.
- Activation fee of $149 applies to every Standard and Advanced funded account on top of the monthly subscription. Zero Plan skips the activation fee but costs more monthly.
- Standard Plan starts at 70% profit split and only reaches 90% after five payouts — traders who want maximum split from day one must use Advanced or Zero.
- Daily Loss Guard on Standard Qualified and Zero (both phases) flattens open positions and locks the account until 6 PM ET next day when a -2% intraday P&L threshold is hit. Not account-ending, but day-ending.
- Standard Plan's Evaluation phase has a 50% consistency rule — no single day can exceed 50% of total profits. Concentrated-trader styles will get caught.
- Trustpilot's small one-star cluster concentrates on disputed stop-loss executions and contested DLL enforcement — rule interpretation disputes, not bad-faith behavior, but real friction for traders who hit them.
- Platform choice is locked at purchase — you cannot switch from Tradovate to NinjaTrader mid-account without buying a new account.
- 70 countries restricted (residency AND citizenship both must be unrestricted) — broader exclusion list than OFAC-only competitors like Topstep.
- ProjectX and AlphaTicks removed from supported platforms in early 2026 — traders used to those platforms need to adapt.
Account Types & Pricing
| Size | Monthly | Activation | Profit Target | Max Loss Limit | DLG (Qualified) | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50K | $79 | $149 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | 5 minis / 50 micros |
| 100K | $159 | $149 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | 10 minis / 100 micros |
| 150K | $239 | $149 | $9,000 | $6,000 | $3,000 | 15 minis / 150 micros |
| Size | Monthly | Activation | Profit Target | Max Loss Limit | DLG | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50K | $139 | $149 | $4,000 | $1,750 | None | 5 minis / 50 micros |
| 100K | $279 | $149 | $8,000 | $3,500 | None | 10 minis / 100 micros |
| 150K | $419 | $149 | $12,000 | $5,250 | None | 15 minis / 150 micros |
| Size | Monthly | Activation | Profit Target | Max Loss Limit | DLG (both phases) | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | $79 | $0 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $500 | 1 mini / 10 micros |
| 50K | $119 | $0 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | 3 minis / 30 micros |
| 100K | $239 | $0 | $6,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | 6 minis / 60 micros |
| Feature | Standard | Advanced | Zero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sizes | 50K / 100K / 150K | 50K / 100K / 150K | 25K / 50K / 100K |
| Starting monthly (lowest size) | $79 | $139 | $79 |
| Activation fee | $149 | $149 | $0 |
| Evaluation required | Yes | Yes | No |
| Profit split | 70→90% tiered | 90% flat | 90% flat |
| Eval consistency rule | 50% | 50% | None |
| Qualified consistency rule | 40% | None | 40% |
| Daily Loss Guard | Qualified only | None | Eval + Qualified |
| News trading restrictions | Qualified: 2-min buffer | None either phase | Qualified: 2-min buffer |
| Payout cadence | Bi-weekly (14 days) | Weekly (5 winning days $200+) | Weekly (5 winning days $200+) |
| Payout min / max | $200 / $15,000 | $1,000 / $15,000 | $200 / size-capped |
| Scaling Plan | Yes | No | No |
Trading Rules You Need To Know
| Rule | Standard Eval | Standard Qualified | Advanced Eval | Advanced Qualified | Zero Eval | Zero Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consistency rule | 50% | 40% | 50% | None | None | 40% |
| Daily Loss Guard | None | $1K / $2K / $3K (by size) | None | None (trader-settable) | $500 / $1K / $2K | $500 / $1K / $2K |
| News trading restriction | None | 2-min before/after high-impact | None | None | None | 2-min before/after high-impact |
| Minimum trading days | ~2* | ~2* | ~2* | ~2* | ~1* | ~1* |
How This Firm Compares To Other Ones
| Feature | Alpha Futures | Topstep | Tradeify | Take Profit Trader | TickTickTrader | Lucid Trading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee model | Monthly subscription | One-time fee | Monthly subscription | One-time fee | One-time fee | One-time fee |
| Drawdown type | EOD-trailing MLL | Intraday trailing | Intraday trailing | Intraday trailing | Intraday trailing | Intraday trailing |
| Top profit split | 90% (Advanced, Zero) | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80-90% | 90% |
| Instant-funded plan | Yes (Zero) | No | No | No | No | No |
| Live-capital path | Yes (Alpha Prime) | Funded Account | No public | No public | No public | No public |
| Payout speed | 48 business hrs | 1-2 business days | Varies | 1-2 business days | 1-2 business days | 1-2 business days |
| Max simultaneous accounts | 3 ($450K combined) | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Platforms supported | 6 (Tradovate, NT, Quantower, TV, Deepchart, Deepdom) | 4+ | 4+ | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Trustpilot rating | 4.9 / 3,600+ | 4.6 / 11,000+ | 4.7 / 2,300+ | 4.8 / 5,000+ | 4.4 / 1,800+ | 4.5 / 900+ |
| Years in operation | ~2 | 12+ | ~2 | ~4 | ~3 | ~1 |
| Current promo | 20% (ALPHA20) | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies |
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