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Alpha Futures Review 2026, Our Verdict in Numbers

Our formula rates Alpha Futures at 4.0/5, #41 among 90 prop firms, while 6,025 Trustpilot reviews average 4.4/5. The firm sells futures challenges from the UK through Alpha Futures Limited and has been in the challenge business for 2 years. It ranks #41 mainly because it blocks 61 countries (countries accepted 49/100). Its best mark is payouts & split, at 100/100. It stands out for starting funded without passing an evaluation and cashing out whenever you ask. Pass on it if a moving floor bothers you (every account runs end-of-day trailing drawdown).

By Editorial teamOfficial site checked List prices, no promo codes
Why pick it

starting funded without passing an evaluation; cashing out whenever you ask; keeping costs down (it undercuts 70% of futures firms on price per $1K of max loss).

Look elsewhere if

a moving floor bothers you (every account runs end-of-day trailing drawdown); you would rather pay once than subscribe every month; you are based in Nigeria, Pakistan, Kenya or another country on its blocked list.

Where Alpha Futures stands out
86%
Share of 5★ reviews

across 6,025 Trustpilot reviews; the firm answers 80% of the negative ones

Top profit share90%
Alpha FuturesTypical firm

its best split; the median across 90 firms is 80%

Brand demand ⓘTop 13%

roughly 144,300 monthly Google searches for its name

Entry price
$89/mo
Sizes
$25K–$150K
Top split
90%
Payout cycle
On request
Blocked countries
61
Alpha Futures4.0/5 · accounts from $89/moOpen site

How Alpha Futures scores

Countries accepted (30%)49/100Cost (20%)72/100Rules & drawdown (15%)52/100Payouts & split (15%)100/100Trader reviews (10%)70/100Ways to pay & get paid (5%)58/100Firm popularity (5%)87/100
4.0/5 overall, computed as 2 + 3 × the weighted mean of seven criteria (details in our methodology).

Its strongest criteria are payouts & split and firm popularity; its weakest is countries accepted.

That puts it #41 overall out of 90, and #9 among the 30 firms selling futures accounts.

Brand demand: people search Google for Alpha Futures about 144,300 times a month worldwide (Ahrefs data). ⓘ

Companies House gives 17 April 2024 as the incorporation date of Alpha Futures Limited. The firm's About page says it was founded in Q3 2023.

How Alpha Futures prices compare with other futures firms

median $38.63 Alpha Futures · $34.90$8.60$115
Grey dots: each futures firm's median cost per $10K of buying power. Gold: Alpha Futures.

For each $10K of buying power, Alpha Futures charges a median of $34.90, which beats 53% of futures firms. Its cheapest account costs $89 a month. Per $1K of maximum loss, one of the two inputs of our cost score, it charges $93.14 at the median, less than 70% of futures firms. The other input is the cheapest all-in way to get funded, $89 a month.

Alpha Futures accounts and what they cost

Cost at each account size

$0$430$85925K50K100K150K1-StepInstant
Lowest list price for every size, split by program.

$100K 1-Step account drawn to scale

$100K+6% · $6K−3% · $3Kdaily −2%Phase 190% split−3% · $3Kdaily −2%Funded
Green bars are the phase targets, red is the overall loss cap and the dashed line is the daily cap.
AccountProgramPriceTargetDailyMaxDrawdownSplit
$25K1-StepZero$89/mo6%2%4%End-of-day trailing90%
$25KInstantDirect$349None2%4%End-of-day trailing90%
$50K1-StepStandard$129/mo6%2%4%End-of-day trailing90%
$50K1-StepZero$139/mo6%2%4%End-of-day trailing90%
$50K1-StepAdvanced$209/mo8%—3.5%End-of-day trailing90%
$50KInstantDirect$519None2%4%End-of-day trailing90%
$100K1-StepStandard$239/mo6%2%3%End-of-day trailing90%
$100K1-StepZero$279/mo6%2%3%End-of-day trailing90%
$100K1-StepAdvanced$349/mo8%—3.5%End-of-day trailing90%
$100KInstantDirect$689None2%3%End-of-day trailing90%

First 10 of 13 accounts shown.

Trading rules at Alpha Futures

Daily loss cap
2%
Overall loss cap
3–4%
Drawdown type
End-of-day trailing
Profit target
6–8%
Fewest trading days
1–3
Best-day cap
20–50% cap on all 13 accounts
Trader share
90%
Quickest payout cycle
On request
Smallest withdrawal
$200 or more
  • There are four account types. Zero, Standard and Advanced are single-stage evaluations billed monthly until you pass. After that you get a qualified account with no monthly fee. Direct costs a one-time fee and takes you straight to a qualified account.
  • Minimum trading days in the evaluation: 1 on Zero, 2 on Standard, 3 on Advanced. No time limit is stated; the subscription just rebills each month.
  • Every account uses an end-of-day trailing Maximum Loss Limit (MLL). It follows the highest closing balance, not intraday equity, and stops trailing at the starting balance. If the balance touches the MLL, the account fails.
  • The Daily Loss Guard is a soft breach. It locks trading until the next session but does not fail the account. Levels: 2% on Zero eval and qualified, 2% on Standard qualified (none in Standard eval) and 2% on Direct. Advanced has none.
  • Consistency in evaluation: 50% on Standard, 40% on Advanced, none on Zero. On qualified accounts it is 40% for Zero/Standard and 20% for Direct, measured on profit since the last payout request. It only blocks payouts. Advanced qualified has none.
  • Contract limits grow with profit through a scaling plan on Zero 50K/100K and Standard qualified accounts. Advanced and Direct have no scaling plan.
  • Be flat by 4:20 PM ET every day. Overnight and weekend holding are not allowed.
  • News trading is free in evaluations and on Advanced qualified accounts. Zero/Standard/Direct qualified accounts may not trade 2 minutes before or after red-folder news. A first offence voids profits from that window, and a repeat offence is a breach.
  • Banned: fully automated, AI or bot trading and HFT (100+ trades/day). Hedging across or within accounts, such as long NQ/short MNQ, is banned too. So are tick scalping (<10 ticks and <2 minutes), order-book spamming, group trading and VPN use. Semi-automated signals are fine if you execute by hand.
  • You may copy trades only between accounts you own yourself.
  • You can hold up to 5 qualified Zero/Standard/Direct accounts, or 3 if you also hold an Advanced qualified one. The stated ceiling is $750K in simulated capital.
  • Place a trade at least once every 10 trading days, or the account gets archived.
  • Evaluation resets are available any time and do not move the rebill date. Zero/Standard qualified resets ($399-$999) can be used twice per account, as long as you have not requested a payout yet.

Getting paid by Alpha Futures

Alpha Futures releases profit on request on the Instant accounts, paying by ACH (US bank), Wire transfer, SWIFT, Wise and Rise. The trader keeps up to 90%. The remaining programs pay as follows: 1-Step on request after 5 profitable days. Before you can ask for money on the Instant accounts, a 20% best-day cap has to be satisfied.

How often you get paid
Instant: on request · 1-Step: on request after 5 profitable days
Your profit share
90%
Smallest withdrawal
$200–$1,000
Paid out via
ACH (US bank)Wire transferSWIFTWiseRise
Conditions to withdraw
A 20% best-day cap (Instant)
Best-day cap
20–50% cap on all 13 accounts
Ways to buy a challenge
Credit/debit card (USD)Crypto via CoinPayments (ETH, USDT ERC-20/TRC-20, USDC ERC-20/Solana, SOL)

Full payout terms

  • Every qualified account pays a 90% profit split. Each request can take up to 50% of account profit, and the rest stays as a buffer.
  • On Zero, Standard and Advanced, you can request after every 5 winning days of +$200 or more each. The limit is 4 requests per month.
  • Direct has no winning-day rule. You need to hit a withdrawal profit target instead: 6% of size the first time, then 4% of new profit each time. The 20% consistency rule must also be met.
  • Limits per request: Zero $200 min / $1,000-$2,500 max. Standard $500 min / $3,000-$5,000 max. Advanced $1,000 min / $15,000 max. Direct $500 min / $1,000-$3,000 max.
  • Processing time: the homepage says within 48 business hours, while the How It Works page says within five business days.
  • You are paid in USD by ACH (US), wire, SWIFT, Wise or Rise.
  • A withdrawal does not reset the MLL.
  • Strong qualified traders may be invited to Alpha Futures Live, for example after 5 payouts on one account. It pays an 80% split with uncapped daily withdrawals. Alpha Prime is the other option: a 60% split plus salary and support.
  • Before the qualified account is issued, you complete KYC (Veriff) and sign a contract.

Countries Alpha Futures accepts and blocks

Traders from 13 of the 20 markets we profile can sign up with Alpha Futures; Nigeria, Pakistan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Turkey cannot. In total, 61 countries are on its blocked list.

United States ✓India ✓United Kingdom ✓South Africa ✓Canada ✓Australia ✓United Arab Emirates ✓Indonesia ✓Germany ✓Singapore ✓Ghana ✓Bangladesh ✓Brazil ✓Nigeria ✕Pakistan ✕Kenya ✕Malaysia ✕Philippines ✕Vietnam ✕Turkey ✕

Full blocked list (61)

AfghanistanAlbaniaBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaBurkina FasoMyanmarChadChinaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEast TimorEthiopiaGuinea-BissauHaitiIranIraqJamaicaJordanKenyaKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoLibyaMalawiMalaysiaMaliMontenegroMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern CyprusPalestinePakistanPhilippinesRomaniaRussiaRwandaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSloveniaSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaTurkeyUkraineVenezuelaVietnamYemenZimbabwe

What you can trade, and where

Trading platforms

AlphaTrader TradingView WealthCharts Deepchart Quantower

Instruments

Futures Indices Energy Metals FX Agriculture Interest Rates Crypto

Simulated trading on CME Group futures (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX). That covers equity indices, currencies, energy, metals, agriculture, interest rates and micro Bitcoin/Ether, with MBT/MET counted as full-size contracts. Hours run 6 PM-5 PM ET, and every position must be closed by 4:20 PM ET

Alpha Futures on Trustpilot: how traders rate it

TrustScore
4.4/5
6,025 reviews in total, 5,210 from the past year
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Star distribution
5★
86%
4★
3%
3★
1%
2★
1%
1★
9%
Alpha Futures' response to reviews
Negative reviews answered
79.6% of 568
Typical response time
15.9 days
Claimed by the company
Jul 2024
Asks customers for reviews
Yes

On Trustpilot, Alpha Futures collects 86% five-star and 9% one-star ratings. That one-star share is low by prop firm standards. Because the firm actively asks customers for reviews, its five-star share is likely pushed up. The high-risk investment label on the profile is a standard Trustpilot notice for trading businesses, not a verdict on this firm.

Figures taken from the public Trustpilot page on September 29, 2026. We display the ratings, never the review texts.

Traded with Alpha Futures? Email us your experience with a purchase or payout screenshot; the address is on our contact page. Verified reports help us keep this review accurate.

Alpha Futures: strengths and drawbacks

Strengths

  • You keep up to 90% of profits
  • Withdrawals on request
  • 8 asset classes, among them futures, indices, energy
  • Runs on 5 platforms, AlphaTrader and TradingView among them

Drawbacks

  • No account offers a fixed loss floor
  • Billed as a recurring monthly subscription
  • Closed to traders from 61 countries

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Earn2Trade
rated 3.9 · from $150/mo + $139 after passing · $48.90 per $10K

Our method for this Alpha Futures review

This review was built by hand from Alpha Futures' pricing pages, legal terms and public records, and the 35 pages we used are listed under "Where our facts come from". The trader rating is a Trustpilot snapshot from September 29, 2026. The score follows the formula on our methodology page, and affiliate payments never move it.

Questions traders ask about Alpha Futures

Is Alpha Futures a legitimate prop firm?

Alpha Futures belongs to Alpha Futures Limited (England and Wales, United Kingdom), and it has sold evaluations for roughly 2 years. Trustpilot users give it 4.4/5 across 6,025 reviews. Our checks turned up no public warnings.

How fast does Alpha Futures pay out?

On its quickest accounts, Alpha Futures pays on request and lets you keep up to 90% of the profit; withdrawals start at $200. Money goes out by ACH (US bank), Wire transfer, SWIFT and Wise. For customer experience with payouts, see the Trustpilot breakdown above.

Who owns Alpha Futures?

Alpha Futures is run by Alpha Futures Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, United Kingdom. George Kohler (Managing Director & Founder) leads it as CEO.

Does Alpha Futures accept US traders?

Yes. In our data, the US is not among the countries Alpha Futures blocks.

What does a $50K Alpha Futures account cost?

At list price, before any promo code, the 1-Step costs $129 a month and the Instant costs $519.

What daily drawdown does Alpha Futures allow?

The daily cap is 2% of the account. Over the life of the account you can lose 3–4%, tracked as end-of-day trailing drawdown.

Is there a consistency rule at Alpha Futures?

Yes. All 13 of its accounts cap your best day at 20–50% of total profit.

Where our facts come from

Pages and records we consulted on September 29, 2026:

Last data check: October 5, 2026. Based on the firm's own website, terms and help centre, plus Trustpilot and company registers. Spotted a mistake? Let us know.