UK futures prop firm with monthly Zero, Standard and Advanced evaluations and a one-time-fee Direct account.
Founded
2023 (3 years)
Headquarters
Harpenden, United Kingdom
CEO
George Kohler
Max funding
$750K
Profit split
Up to 90%
Programs
1-step, Instant funding
Trading permissions
NewsAllowed with limits
EAsNot allowed
CopyAllowed with limits
OvernightNot allowed
WeekendNot allowed
Overview
Alpha Futures is the futures firm of Alpha Group, run by Alpha Futures Limited from Harpenden, England, and launched in the third quarter of 2023 with George Kohler as managing director and founder. It sells monthly one-step evaluations in three plans: Zero (25K to 100K, no evaluation consistency rule and a 2% Daily Loss Guard), Standard (50K to 150K, 50% evaluation consistency) and Advanced (50K to 150K, 40% evaluation consistency, a tighter drawdown and a $15,000 payout cap). None of them charge an activation fee. A Direct plan sells a Qualified account outright for a one-time fee. Every account uses an end-of-day trailing loss limit that stops at the starting balance, pays a 90% split and trades simulated funds, and positions must be flat by 4:20 PM ET. Selected traders can be called to a live program or the Alpha Prime desk in London. In September 2026 the firm said approved payouts were back to five business days or less after a period of disruption, and that discontinued Premium accounts had been refunded.
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Zero
1-step
Account sizes
$25K to $100K
Price
$89 to $279 a month
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Profit split
90%
Payouts
Every 5 winning days, up to 4 a month
Minimum trading days
1 to pass; payouts need 5 winning days of $200 or more
Time limit
None; the subscription rebills monthly until passed or cancelled
Fee refunded
No
The Daily Loss Guard ($500, $1,000 or $2,000) applies in both stages and counts open and closed P&L; hitting it flattens positions and locks the account until the next session at 6 PM ET, without failing it.
The Maximum Loss Limit trails the end-of-day balance high, is enforced on open equity during the session, and stops trailing at the starting balance. It does not move up after a payout.
Qualified payouts: up to 4 requests a month, each after 5 winning days of $200 or more and each up to 50% of account profit, with a $200 minimum and a cap of $1,000, $1,500 or $2,500.
Qualified 50K and 100K accounts follow a scaling plan; the 25K does not.
On Qualified accounts no orders may be executed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news; evaluations have no news restriction.
An evaluation reset costs $79, $119 or $249, and a failed evaluation is also reset at the monthly rebill. A Qualified account that has never reached a payout request can be reset up to twice, within 7 days of a breach, for $399, $499 or $799.
The help centre says the subscription ends on passing and Qualified accounts carry no monthly fee, while the plan cards also show the Qualified tier at the same monthly price.
Up to 5 Zero Qualified accounts per trader.
Standard
1-step
Account sizes
$50K to $150K
Price
$129 to $349 a month
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Profit split
90%
Payouts
Every 5 winning days, up to 4 a month
Minimum trading days
2 to pass; payouts need 5 winning days of $200 or more
Time limit
None; the subscription rebills monthly until passed or cancelled
Fee refunded
No
There is no Daily Loss Guard in the evaluation. Qualified accounts have a $1,000, $2,000 or $3,000 Daily Loss Guard that locks the account for the rest of the session without failing it.
The evaluation passes only once the target is held and no single day exceeds 50% of total profit.
Qualified payouts: up to 4 requests a month, each after 5 winning days of $200 or more and each up to 50% of account profit, with a $500 minimum and a cap of $3,000, $4,000 or $5,000.
Qualified accounts follow a scaling plan, starting at 2, 3 or 3 minis and reaching the full limit as profit builds.
On Qualified accounts no orders may be executed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news.
An evaluation reset costs $109, $199 or $289; a Qualified reset (up to twice, before any payout request) costs $599, $799 or $999.
Up to 5 Standard Qualified accounts per trader; Standard accounts bought before 27 July 2026 are limited to 3.
Advanced
1-step
Account sizes
$50K to $150K
Price
$209 to $489 a month
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Profit split
90%
Payouts
Every 5 winning days, up to 4 a month
Minimum trading days
3 to pass; payouts need 5 winning days of $200 or more
Time limit
None; the subscription rebills monthly until passed or cancelled
Fee refunded
No
No Daily Loss Guard in either stage, no news restriction and no scaling plan, so the full contract limit is available from the start.
Qualified payouts: up to 4 requests a month, each after 5 winning days of $200 or more and each up to 50% of account profit, with a $1,000 minimum and a $15,000 cap on every size.
An evaluation reset costs $189, $319 or $449; Qualified resets are not offered.
A $149 activation fee applied to Advanced accounts bought before 8 July 2026; later purchases have none.
Advanced Qualified accounts are limited to 3, and a trader with an active Advanced Qualified account is limited to 3 accounts.
Direct
Instant funding
Account sizes
$25K to $150K
Price
$349 to $859
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Profit split
90%
Payouts
At each withdrawal profit target
Minimum trading days
None; payouts depend on the withdrawal profit target
Fee refunded
No
A one-time fee buys a Qualified account with no evaluation and no subscription.
The first request needs $1,500, $3,000, $6,000 or $9,000 of profit; each later request needs $1,000, $2,000, $4,000 or $6,000 of new profit, and unused profit does not carry over.
No single day may reach 20% of net profit since the last request; going over delays the payout but does not breach the account.
Requests start at $500 and are capped at $1,000, $2,000, $2,500 or $3,000 (25K to 150K). One help article lists $1,500 for the 50K.
The Daily Loss Guard ($500, $1,000, $2,000 or $3,000) locks the account for the rest of the session without failing it.
No scaling plan and no reset; a breach ends the account.
No orders may be executed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news.
Up to 5 Direct accounts; the product page says the limit applies per size tier.
Trading rules
What Alpha Futures lets you do on its accounts, taken from its rules and FAQ pages.
News trading
Allowed with limits
No limits in evaluations or on Advanced Qualified accounts. On Zero, Standard and Direct Qualified accounts no orders may be executed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact (red-folder) news; open positions may be held through it. A first breach is a warning, later ones breach the account.
Expert advisors
Not allowed
AI, bots and fully automated trading are prohibited on all accounts; signal indicators are allowed if the trader places and manages each trade manually.
Copy trading
Allowed with limits
Trades can be copied across a trader's own accounts by that one person; group trading with other people is prohibited.
Overnight holding
Not allowed
All positions must be closed by 4:20 PM ET each day or they are closed automatically; only live accounts may hold overnight.
Weekend holding
Not allowed
Positions cannot be held past the daily 4:20 PM ET cutoff, so none can be held over the weekend.
Rules to read before you buy
One username per person and one person per household may use the service.
Trading is not allowed while a contract is within 2% of its CME price limit.
Micro Bitcoin (MBT) and Micro Ether (MET) count as full-size contracts.
Group trading, account rolling or stacking, order-book spamming, using the Daily Loss Guard as a stop, and trading isolated fills in gapped or illiquid markets are prohibited.
VPNs or other tools that hide the trader's IP address are not allowed; a VPS is permitted.
The trading platform is chosen at purchase and cannot be changed afterwards.
Payments must come from a card or account in the trader's own name.
Fees are non-refundable; a refund can only be requested within 14 days and before any trade is placed.
Inactivity: A trade must be placed at least once every 10 trading days to keep an account active.
90% of each approved request on all Qualified accounts. Traders called to the Live Program receive 80%, and Alpha Prime members receive 60% along with a salary.
How often
Zero, Standard and Advanced: up to four requests a month, each after 5 winning days of $200 or more since the last request. Direct: each time the withdrawal profit target is reached with the 20% consistency rule met. Live accounts: daily.
First payout
Zero, Standard and Advanced: after 5 winning days of at least $200 on the Qualified account, with the plan's consistency rule met. Direct: after $1,500, $3,000, $6,000 or $9,000 of profit.
Minimum withdrawal
$200 on Zero, $500 on Standard and Direct, and $1,000 on Advanced.
On Zero, Standard and Advanced each request can be at most 50% of account profit; the rest stays in the account.
Per-request caps: Zero $1,000, $1,500 or $2,500; Standard $3,000, $4,000 or $5,000; Advanced $15,000 on every size. Live accounts have no cap.
Payouts are made in USD by ACH (US bank accounts), wire or SWIFT, Wise or Rise.
In a September 2026 update the firm said approved payouts are paid within five business days or less and that it is working to restore same-day payouts; pending payouts from discontinued Premium accounts are being cleared in separate batches.
A breach of the news rule voids the profit on the affected trade and denies that payout request.
When a trader is called to live, all Qualified accounts close; each account that has reached a payout becomes one live account starting at a $0 balance with an end-of-day drawdown equal to the original loss limit.
Ways to get paid
ACH
Bank wire
Wise
Rise
Scaling plan
Zero 50K and 100K and all Standard Qualified accounts cap contracts by profit level, so the full size is only available once profit builds; Zero 25K, Advanced and Direct accounts have no scaling plan.
Zero 50K: 1 mini below $1,500 profit, 2 from $1,500 and 3 from $2,000. Zero 100K: 2 minis to start, rising to 6 from $4,500.
Standard 50K: 2 minis below $1,500, 3 from $1,500 and 5 from $2,000. Standard 100K: 3 minis to start, reaching 10 from $3,000. Standard 150K: 3 minis to start, reaching 15 from $4,500.
Live accounts open at half their contract limit (for example 2 minis for a 50K) and double it once the loss limit reaches a $0 balance.
Platforms and payments
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Interest rates
Crypto
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Who can sign up
Alpha Futures accepts traders from the United States. It lists 61 restricted countries.
List prices run from $89 for the $25K Zero account to $859 for the $150K Direct account, before any discount.
What profit split does Alpha Futures pay?
90% of each approved request on all Qualified accounts. Traders called to the Live Program receive 80%, and Alpha Prime members receive 60% along with a salary.. The highest split across its programs is 90%.
How often does Alpha Futures pay out?
Zero, Standard and Advanced: up to four requests a month, each after 5 winning days of $200 or more since the last request. Direct: each time the withdrawal profit target is reached with the 20% consistency rule met. Live accounts: daily.. First payout: Zero, Standard and Advanced: after 5 winning days of at least $200 on the Qualified account, with the plan's consistency rule met. Direct: after $1,500, $3,000, $6,000 or $9,000 of profit..
Does Alpha Futures allow news trading?
Allowed with limits. No limits in evaluations or on Advanced Qualified accounts. On Zero, Standard and Direct Qualified accounts no orders may be executed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact (red-folder) news; open positions may be held through it. A first breach is a warning, later ones breach the account.
Can I use expert advisors (EAs) with Alpha Futures?
Not allowed. AI, bots and fully automated trading are prohibited on all accounts; signal indicators are allowed if the trader places and manages each trade manually.
Does Alpha Futures accept traders from the United States?
Yes. Alpha Futures's terms allow US residents to sign up. It does restrict 61 other countries, listed on this page.
Which platforms can I trade on with Alpha Futures?
