Alpha Futures is the futures arm of the London-based Alpha Capital Group, offering three one-step evaluation plans — Premium, Advanced, and Zero — each with slightly different pricing, activation-fee structure, and payout caps. For live rules, account sizes, and pricing, see the full Alpha Futures review and firm profile. This review covers how the three plans compare, and includes an important update on a July 2026 platform access disruption traders should know about before funding an account.
Update (July 2026): Alpha Futures lost its NinjaTrader and Tradovate integration on July 12, 2026, after NinjaTrader terminated its contract with the firm — reportedly tied to Alpha launching its own competing platform, AlphaTrader. Alpha closed its Premium plan at a loss during the transition and converted some earned payouts into refunds. If you're evaluating Alpha Futures right now, confirm current platform access directly with the firm before funding — see our full breakdown of the NinjaTrader/Tradovate split for details. We'll keep this review updated as the firm's platform situation develops.
All three plans use a one-step evaluation with an EOD trailing maximum loss limit (drawdown locks at end of day, not intraday):
Profit target: 6% of starting balance
Max loss: 4%
Minimum trading days: 0 — no minimum, funded as soon as you hit target
No time limit
Consistency rule: 50% during evaluation; Advanced and Premium qualified accounts have no separate qualified-stage consistency rule; Zero uses 40% on qualified payouts
Premium replaced the retired Standard plan on May 1, 2026, and lets traders choose between a lower monthly fee with a $149 activation charge, or a higher monthly fee with no activation fee at all. Zero has no activation fee under any configuration, trading that for the lowest payout ceiling of the three.
All account types allow payout requests after 5 non-consecutive winning trading days of $200 or more, processed in 48 business hours or less through ACH, Wire, SWIFT, Wise, or Rise. The profit split is 90/10 in the trader's favor across all plans.
Support runs through a help center and live chat, with educational resources available for traders across all three plans. Given the current platform transition, checking support channels directly for the latest platform-access status is more important than usual right now.
Is Alpha Futures shutting down?
As of this review, Alpha Futures has not shut down — it lost its NinjaTrader and Tradovate contract on July 12, 2026 and is transitioning traders during an active platform disruption, which is a different (though still serious) situation than a full closure. Confirm current status directly with the firm before funding, and see our dedicated news update for the latest.
What platforms can I use with Alpha Futures now?
Prior to July 12, 2026, Alpha Futures supported WealthCharts, DeepChart, Quantower, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, and TradingView. NinjaTrader and Tradovate access was terminated on that date; verify current platform availability directly with Alpha Futures before funding, as the firm is transitioning toward its own AlphaTrader platform.
Which Alpha Futures plan has the lowest cost to get funded?
Zero has no activation fee at any account size, making it the lowest-cost entry point. Premium and Advanced both carry a $149 activation fee (Premium offers a no-activation, higher-monthly-fee alternative).
What is Alpha Futures' consistency rule?
50% applies during evaluation across all plans. On qualified (funded) accounts, Advanced and Premium have no separate consistency rule, while Zero applies a 40% consistency rule to qualified payouts.
Traders who want zero minimum trading days — you can qualify for funding as fast as you hit the profit target
Traders comparing activation-fee tradeoffs — Premium's choice between upfront and monthly-only pricing is unusual and worth modeling against your expected account lifespan
Higher-volume traders eyeing the Advanced plan — its $15,000 payout maximum is the highest of the three
Traders currently monitoring platform stability — given the July 2026 NinjaTrader/Tradovate situation, this firm currently carries more platform-access uncertainty than usual
Take Profit Trader — one-step evaluation with day-one PRO payout eligibility once the buffer target is met, on a stable multi-platform lineup (8 platforms)
Apex Trader Funding — 100% profit split up to 6 payouts per account, currently running a 90%-off evaluation promo
Alpha Futures' rule structure — no minimum trading days, EOD drawdown, 90/10 split — is genuinely competitive on paper. But the July 2026 platform access disruption is a live, developing situation that changes the risk calculus for new traders right now. Read our dedicated news update before funding an account, and re-verify platform access on the Alpha Futures firm page at signup.
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