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Alpha Capital Group Alpha Capital Group
IQ Capital IQ Capital
Alpha Capital Group 8.2 Get Started
IQ Capital Get Started
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country United Kingdom Saint Lucia
Established Nov 2021 -
Technology Proprietary White-Label
Platforms DXTrade, cTrader, MT5, TradeLocker MT5, Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica, DeepCharts
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80% 90% Best
Daily Drawdown Applies to ALL plans (not just Alpha One): Alpha Pro 10% tier = 5% daily, Alpha Pro 8% tier = 4% daily, Alpha Pro 6% tier = 3% daily, Alpha Swing = 5% daily, Alpha One = 4% daily, Alpha Three = 4% daily (calculated on the initial account balance). No daily loss limit on Crypto and CFD plans; Futures Daily-Loss-Limit plans carry $1,000 ($50K) or $1,500 ($100K)
Payout Frequency Bi-weekly Every 10 days
Core and Instant Funding plans pay out every 10 days; Rapid plans every 3 days.
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 1 review 0 reviews
Avg. Rating 5/5 No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • 80% profit split with a 4th-withdrawal performance-fee bonus. Two payout methods: Bi-Weekly (every 14 days, $100 min) or On-Demand (request anytime once the consistency and 2% profit thresholds are met). Hedging and stacking allowed within one account. Risk-management EAs permitted on MT5. Weekend/overnight holding allowed on Swing, One and Three plans and during Pro evaluation phases.
  • Flat 90% profit split from the first dollar with no threshold or tiers; single-phase evaluation with no minimum trading days; soft-breach system closes the offending trade instead of the account (two soft breaches before a hard breach); crypto, CFD and futures under one firm; no minimum payout size.
Main Drawbacks
  • Weekend holding triggers a soft breach (profit removal) on Pro funded (Qualified Analyst) accounts. EAs limited to risk-management tools only - no fully automated strategies, HFT or latency arbitrage (immediate account closure). Cross-account hedging and group trading with identical EAs are prohibited. On-demand payouts require passing the 40% Best Day consistency rule plus a minimum 2% gross profit.
  • Trailing end-of-day drawdown on both the evaluation and the funded account; a hard 30% consistency rule on funded accounts (40% on Rapid); recurring monthly management fee per funded account; futures accounts are intraday only with no hedging; evaluation fees are non-refundable; the site's own pages disagree on the operating jurisdiction (Saint Lucia in the imprint, UAE in the FAQ).
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
20% off all Alpha Capital Group evaluations. Verified live on alphacapitalgroup.com 2026-05-25 — homepage hero copy: "20% Off All Evaluations" with "CODE ALPHA20".
30% off On-Demand Alpha Pro plans. Verified via ACG email 2026-06-01 ([email protected]).
30% off Alpha One plans. Verified via ACG email 2026-06-01 ([email protected]).
30% off Alpha Pro 6% plans. Verified via ACG email 2026-06-01 ([email protected]).
$10K Alpha One accounts for flat $40 entry. Verified via ACG email 2026-06-01 ([email protected]).
15% off ACG June competition entries. Verified via [email protected] email 2026-05-30 (ACG site Cloudflare-blocked, email is primary source).
40% off all Alpha Capital evaluations ($150M performance-fees milestone). One code covers all plans. Code 150M. Verified via official ACG email 2026-06-15.
40% off all accounts (100k Instagram followers celebration). Code 100K. Source: official Alpha Capital Group email 2026-07-15.
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Challenge Details

Alpha Capital Group Challenges

23 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$50
Alpha One 		$5K 1 Step P1: $500 (10%)
 P1: $200 (4%)
P1: $300 (6%)
 80% None
$50
Alpha Pro 		$5K 2 Steps P1: $500 (10%)
P2: $250 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $500 (10%)
P2: $500 (10%)
 80% None
$67
Alpha Three 		$10K 3 Steps P1: $800 (8%)
P2: $500 (5%)
P3: $300 (3%)
 P1: $400 (4%)
P2: $400 (4%)
P3: $400 (4%)
P1: $600 (6%)
P2: $600 (6%)
P3: $600 (6%)
 80% None
$70
Alpha Swing 		$5K 2 Steps P1: $500 (10%)
P2: $250 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $500 (10%)
P2: $500 (10%)
 80% None
$97
Alpha One 		$10K 1 Step P1: $1,000 (10%)
 P1: $400 (4%)
P1: $600 (6%)
 80% None
$97
Alpha Pro 		$10K 2 Steps P1: $1,000 (10%)
P2: $500 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $1,000 (10%)
P2: $1,000 (10%)
 80% None
$147
Alpha Swing 		$10K 2 Steps P1: $1,000 (10%)
P2: $500 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $1,000 (10%)
P2: $1,000 (10%)
 80% None
$157
Alpha Three 		$25K 3 Steps P1: $2,000 (8%)
P2: $1,250 (5%)
P3: $750 (3%)
 P1: $1,000 (4%)
P2: $1,000 (4%)
P3: $1,000 (4%)
P1: $1,500 (6%)
P2: $1,500 (6%)
P3: $1,500 (6%)
 80% None
$197
Alpha One 		$25K 1 Step P1: $2,500 (10%)
 P1: $1,000 (4%)
P1: $1,500 (6%)
 80% None
$197
Alpha Pro 		$25K 2 Steps P1: $2,500 (10%)
P2: $1,250 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $2,500 (10%)
P2: $2,500 (10%)
 80% None
$247
Alpha Swing 		$25K 2 Steps P1: $2,500 (10%)
P2: $1,250 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $2,500 (10%)
P2: $2,500 (10%)
 80% None
$247
Alpha Three 		$50K 3 Steps P1: $4,000 (8%)
P2: $2,500 (5%)
P3: $1,500 (3%)
 P1: $2,000 (4%)
P2: $2,000 (4%)
P3: $2,000 (4%)
P1: $3,000 (6%)
P2: $3,000 (6%)
P3: $3,000 (6%)
 80% None
$297
Alpha One 		$50K 1 Step P1: $5,000 (10%)
 P1: $2,000 (4%)
P1: $3,000 (6%)
 80% None
$297
Alpha Pro 		$50K 2 Steps P1: $5,000 (10%)
P2: $2,500 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $5,000 (10%)
P2: $5,000 (10%)
 80% None
$357
Alpha Swing 		$50K 2 Steps P1: $5,000 (10%)
P2: $2,500 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $5,000 (10%)
P2: $5,000 (10%)
 80% None
$397
Alpha Three 		$100K 3 Steps P1: $8,000 (8%)
P2: $5,000 (5%)
P3: $3,000 (3%)
 P1: $4,000 (4%)
P2: $4,000 (4%)
P3: $4,000 (4%)
P1: $6,000 (6%)
P2: $6,000 (6%)
P3: $6,000 (6%)
 80% None
$497
Alpha One 		$100K 1 Step P1: $10,000 (10%)
 P1: $4,000 (4%)
P1: $6,000 (6%)
 80% None
$497
Alpha Pro 		$100K 2 Steps P1: $10,000 (10%)
P2: $5,000 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $10,000 (10%)
P2: $10,000 (10%)
 80% None
$577
Alpha Swing 		$100K 2 Steps P1: $10,000 (10%)
P2: $5,000 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $10,000 (10%)
P2: $10,000 (10%)
 80% None
$697
Alpha Three 		$200K 3 Steps P1: $16,000 (8%)
P2: $10,000 (5%)
P3: $6,000 (3%)
 P1: $8,000 (4%)
P2: $8,000 (4%)
P3: $8,000 (4%)
P1: $12,000 (6%)
P2: $12,000 (6%)
P3: $12,000 (6%)
 80% None
$997
Alpha One 		$200K 1 Step P1: $20,000 (10%)
 P1: $8,000 (4%)
P1: $12,000 (6%)
 80% None
$997
Alpha Pro 		$200K 2 Steps P1: $20,000 (10%)
P2: $10,000 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $20,000 (10%)
P2: $20,000 (10%)
 80% None
$1097
Alpha Swing 		$200K 2 Steps P1: $20,000 (10%)
P2: $10,000 (5%)
 P1: -
P2: -
P1: $20,000 (10%)
P2: $20,000 (10%)
 80% None

IQ Capital Challenges

17 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$179 $36 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $129
$199 $40 $50K 1 Step P1: $4,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $199
$299 $60 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,000
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $129
$299 $60 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $149
$499 $100 $100K 1 Step P1: $8,000
 P1: -
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $299
$675 $135 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $0
$675 $135 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,000
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $0
$699 $140 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $1,500
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $149
$999 $200 $200K 1 Step P1: $16,000
 P1: -
P1: $10,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $1499
$1125 $225 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $0
$1125 $225 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $1,500
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $0
$1745 $349 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$1745 $349 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$1925 $385 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,000
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$3495 $699 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$3495 $699 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$3845 $769 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,500
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
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