Alpha Capital

Alpha Capital

CEOAndrew Blaylock and George Kohler
CountryGB
Trust Pilot4.3
Date CreatedNov 2021
Years in Operation4

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Firm Overview

Trading Platforms
DXTradeDXTrade
TradeLockerTradeLocker
cTradercTrader
MT5MT5
Brokers
ACG MarketsACG Markets
Payment Methods
Credit/Debit CardCredit/Debit Card
CryptoCrypto
PayPalPayPal
Payout Methods
WiseWise
Bank Transfer
Riseworks

Instruments and Assets

Type of Instruments:Features
Assets :n/a

Consistency Rules

The on-demand payout option includes a 40% consistency rule requirement and a minimum of 2% gross profit.

Firm Rules

Inactivity Rule

  • All accounts will be deactivated after 30 days of inactivity.
  • To avoid deactivation, log in and maintain an active connection.
  • Once deactivated, accounts cannot be restored.

All or Nothing

  • All or nothing practices are prohibited.

Inconsistent lot sizing is prohibited.

Average Trade Duration

  • Traders must ensure that the average duration of all their trades exceeds 2 minutes.
  • At least 50% of the requested profit must come from trades that exceed 2 minutes.

Order Block Spamming

  • Entering multiple orders in a short period of time is prohibited.

News Trading on Qualified Analyst Accounts

  • Allowed only for Swing accounts.
  • If a trade is initiated within 2 minutes before or up to 2 minutes after a news release (a 4-minute window), its duration must exceed 2 minutes for the trade to be valid.
  • For Alpha Pro 8/10% accounts, trading around high-impact news is restricted to 2 minutes before or after the news release.
  • For Alpha One, Alpha pro 6% and Alpha Three accounts, trading around high-impact news is restricted to 5 minutes before or after the news release. News trading is allowed in all evaluation program without any restriction.

Drawdown Adjustment Rule for Alpha One Accounts

  • If your 6% trailing Max Drawdown resets to the initial balance after reaching a 6% profit, maintain a profit buffer to keep trading.
  • Withdrawing all profits will result in account closure.

Risk Management

  • Consistently losing or risking 2% or more in a single trade or sequence of trades closed around the same time is prohibited.

Qualified Analyst Allocation Rules:

  • $300,000 is the MAXIMUM allocation per trading strategy on a Qualified Analyst Account. "strategy" is defined as the assets themselves. ​

Copy Trading

  • Allowed, personal accounts only. Proof of ownership is required if Alpha capital account is to be treated as slave. MT5 only

https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/8786973-is-copy-trading-allowed

  • Alpha Capital's partnership with Prop Firm One enables you to extend your copy trading capabilities even further. PF1 allows traders to seamlessly copy trades across different proprietary firm accounts within a single platform, offering increased flexibility and a broader range of opportunities. This means that, in addition to Alpha Capital's internal copy trading feature, PF1 empowers users to manage trades across multiple firms, enhancing scalability and trading efficiency without breaching Alpha Capital's core rules. For more details on this enhanced functionality, visit PropFirmOne.com.

Maximum lot allowed (Funded)

  • Alpha Swing: $5k = Max 1.25 lots $10k = Max 2.5 lots $25k = Max 5 lots $50k = Max 10 lots $100k = Max 20 lots $200k = Max 40 lots $300k = Max 60 lots

Alpha One, Alpha Pro 6%, Alpha Pro 8/10% and Alpha Three

  • $5k = Max 2.5 lots
  • $10k = Max 5 lots
  • $25k = Max 10 lots
  • $50k = Max 20 lots
  • $100k = Max 40 lots
  • $200k = Max 80 lots
  • $300k = Max 120 lots

Payout Policy

  • You can select either Biweekly Payout or 2% On Demand at checkout for the Alpha Pro 8/10%, Alpha Pro 6% and Alpha Three plans.
  • For the Alpha Swing and Alpha One plan only the 2% On Demand option is available.

Biweekly Payout Value:

  • For your first performance fee request, a minimum of 5 trading days using the same trading strategy is required
  • Payouts every 14 days.
  • Minimum withdrawal: $100 in gross profits.

Two Percent on Demand Value:

  • Traders can request payouts anytime, provided they:
  • Achieve the 40% Best Day Rule.
  • Have at least 2% of gross profits in the account balance.
  • 40% Best Day Rule: No single trading day can contribute more than 40% of total profits.

Restricted Countries

AfghanistanAfghanistan
BelarusBelarus
BurundiBurundi
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic
ChadChad
Crimea (Region of Ukraine)Crimea (Region of Ukraine)
CubaCuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Free State)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Free State)
EritreaEritrea
IranIran
IraqIraq
LibyaLibya
Myanmar (Burma)Myanmar (Burma)
North KoreaNorth Korea
Regions of Ukraine: Crimea, Donetsk, and LuhanskRegions of Ukraine: Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk
Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville)Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville)
RussiaRussia
SomaliaSomalia
South SudanSouth Sudan
SudanSudan
SyriaSyria
VenezuelaVenezuela
VietnamVietnam
YemenYemen