Alpha Futures
Alpha Futures is a UK-based futures prop firm offering Standard, Advanced, and Zero plans with EOD trailing drawdown, 90% profit splits, and weekly payouts after five winning days.
Quick Facts
- Starting Price
- $79/mo
- Free Tier
- No
- Founded
- 2024
- Company
- Alpha Futures Limited
Alpha Futures Overview
Alpha Futures is a London-area proprietary trading firm founded in April 2024 by George David Kohler. Operated by Alpha Futures Limited (UK Companies House #15655643) from a Harpenden, Hertfordshire office, the firm has built an unusually strong early reputation — a 4.9/5 Trustpilot rating across 2,500+ verified reviews places it ahead of most established US competitors on trader satisfaction.
The product line covers three distinct evaluation paths. The Standard plan is the entry-level option at $79/month for $50K, $159/month for $100K, or $239/month for $150K, each with a $149 one-time activation fee. Standard accounts start at a 70% profit split and scale to 90% after five approved payouts. The Advanced plan is more expensive — $139/month for $50K, $279/month for $100K, $419/month for $150K — but pays a flat 90% split from the first withdrawal with no consistency rule on the qualified phase. The Zero plan is Alpha's instant-funding product, priced at $79–$239/month with no activation fee, and skips the evaluation entirely with a 90% split.
Risk management is Alpha's core pitch. The Maximum Loss Limit is calculated end-of-day on every account, trails upward at session close only, and locks at starting balance — it will never trigger intraday on a wick or news spike. That trader-friendly structure is one reason the firm polls so well on Trustpilot. Consistency rules apply during evaluation (50% on Standard/Advanced, none on Zero) and qualified traders receive bi-weekly payouts on Standard or weekly payouts on Advanced/Zero after five winning days with at least $200 profit each. Processing is 48 business hours via ACH, Wire, SWIFT, Wise, or Rise, with a $1,000 minimum and $15,000 per-request cap.
Supported platforms are Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Quantower, TradingView (through Tradovate), plus Alpha's proprietary Deepchart and Deepdom order-flow tools — platform choice locks at purchase. Automated trading is a significant limitation: Expert Advisors, bots, and high-frequency strategies are prohibited across every product, which rules Alpha out for algo-focused traders. News trading is unrestricted during evaluation and on Advanced qualified accounts, but Standard and Zero qualified accounts enforce a two-minute buffer before and after high-impact events. The affiliate program pays 15% recurring commission with weekly payouts.
Alpha Futures Pricing
Standard $50K
- ✓ $149 one-time activation fee
- ✓ $50K simulated account
- ✓ 2-step evaluation (profit target + consistency rule)
- ✓ 70% profit split scaling to 90% after 5 payouts
- ✓ EOD trailing drawdown (locks at starting balance)
- ✓ Bi-weekly payouts ($200–$15K per request)
- ✓ 2-minute news buffer on qualified accounts
Standard $100K
- ✓ $149 activation fee
- ✓ $100K simulated account
- ✓ 70% → 90% profit split
- ✓ EOD trailing drawdown
- ✓ Bi-weekly payouts
Advanced $50K
- ✓ $149 activation fee
- ✓ $50K simulated account
- ✓ 90% profit split from day one
- ✓ No consistency rule on qualified phase
- ✓ EOD trailing drawdown
- ✓ Weekly payouts after 5 winning days
- ✓ Unrestricted news trading
Advanced $100K
- ✓ $149 activation fee
- ✓ $100K simulated account
- ✓ 90% profit split day one
- ✓ Weekly payouts
Zero $25K
- ✓ No activation fee
- ✓ Instant $25K simulated account (no evaluation)
- ✓ 90% profit split
- ✓ EOD trailing drawdown
- ✓ Weekly payouts after 5 winning days
Zero $50K
- ✓ No activation fee
- ✓ Instant $50K simulated account
- ✓ 90% profit split
- ✓ Weekly payouts
Features
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + 4.9/5 Trustpilot across 2,500+ reviews — among the highest trader-satisfaction scores in the industry
- + EOD trailing drawdown that locks at starting balance — cannot trigger intraday on a wick
- + Three distinct plans fit evaluation, fast-scale, and instant-funding traders
- + Advanced plan pays 90% from day one with no consistency rule on qualified phase
- + Multiple payout rails — ACH, Wire, SWIFT, Wise, Rise — processed in 48 business hours
Cons
- - Expert Advisors, bots, and HFT prohibited across every product — not for algo traders
- - News buffer (2 minutes) enforced on Standard and Zero qualified accounts
- - Platform choice locks at purchase — cannot switch platforms mid-account
- - Standard plan requires 5 payouts before full 90% split unlocks
- - UK entity may add friction for some US traders on payout methods
Rating Breakdown
Overall Rating
Key Takeaways
- ✓ 4.9/5 Trustpilot across 2,500+ reviews — among the highest trader-satisfaction scores in the industry
- ✓ EOD trailing drawdown that locks at starting balance — cannot trigger intraday on a wick
- ✓ Three distinct plans fit evaluation, fast-scale, and instant-funding traders
- ✓ Advanced plan pays 90% from day one with no consistency rule on qualified phase
- ✓ Multiple payout rails — ACH, Wire, SWIFT, Wise, Rise — processed in 48 business hours
- ★ Rated 4.7/5 — best for futures day traders who want EOD risk rules, traders prioritizing payout reliability and support quality, traders who want a 90%-from-day-one plan (Advanced), international traders needing Wise or Rise payouts
- $ Starts at $79/month
Summary
Alpha Futures is a UK-based futures prop firm offering Standard, Advanced, and Zero plans with EOD trailing drawdown, 90% profit splits, and weekly payouts after five winning days. Plans start at $79/month. Best suited for futures day traders who want EOD risk rules, traders prioritizing payout reliability and support quality, traders who want a 90%-from-day-one plan (Advanced), and international traders needing Wise or Rise payouts.
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