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Alpha Futures Alpha Futures
FTMO FTMO
Alpha Futures 7.7 Get Started
FTMO 8.3 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures CFD
Country United Kingdom Czech Republic
Established Jul 2024 Jan 2015
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Alpha Trader, WealthCharts, DeepCharts cTrader, MT5, MT4
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% flat, no tiered system (Zero/Premium/Advanced) Best Up to 90%
Daily Drawdown None (Premium/Advanced), 2% soft Daily Loss Guard (Zero only - locks account until next trading day 6PM ET, does not close account) Maximum Daily Loss Amount, which is 5% of the Initial Simulated Capital (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step)
Payout Frequency Up to 4 times a month
Eligible for a withdrawal request after every 5 winning trading days of $200+ profit (non-consecutive allowed); processed within 48 business hours 		Bi-weekly (every 14 days)
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • 3 live account types (Zero/Premium/Advanced), Maximum Loss Limit is EOD trailing and stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance (never resets to $0 on withdrawal), 90% flat profit split from day one on all plans, on-demand payouts up to 4x/month after 5 winning days of $200+, industry-large withdrawal caps (up to $15,000/request on Advanced), Zero plan has $0 activation fee permanently and no consistency rule on evaluation (can pass in 1 day)
  • Up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward, accounts up to $200,000 FTMO Account, established 2015 with 3.5M+ customers worldwide, MT4 MT5 cTrader supported, 100% refund of initial fee on first reward (2-Step), Prague-based with $500M+ paid in rewards
Main Drawbacks
  • Zero plan carries a 2% Daily Loss Guard on evaluation and a 40% consistency rule on the Qualified stage; Premium/Advanced Qualified accounts require a $149 one-time activation fee (Premium traders can instead pay a higher monthly evaluation rate to waive it); reset fees required to retry a failed evaluation; legacy Standard plan (tiered 70/80/90% split) was retired May 1, 2026 and is no longer for sale
  • All accounts we provide to our clients are demo accounts with fictitious funds and any trading is in a simulated environment only; prices charged in EUR; 2-Step Verification phase required before reaching FTMO Account
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
10% off all plans TRUSTED
25% off all plans 70M
Code DIRECT35: 35% off any plan (Direct, Zero, Premium, Advanced), sitewide. Source: official Alpha Futures email 2026-07-08. DIRECT35
No offers

Challenge Details

Alpha Futures Challenges

12 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$79
/month 		$25K Subscription P1: $1,500
 P1: $500
Soft breach (2% of starting balance) - account locks until next trading day 6PM ET
P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$79
/month (with $149 activation fee); $159/month waives activation fee 		$50K Subscription P1: $3,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $149
$119
/month 		$50K Subscription P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,000
Soft breach (2% of starting balance) - account locks until next trading day 6PM ET
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$139
/month 		$50K Subscription P1: $4,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,750 EOD Trailing
 90% $149
$159
/month, no activation fee (vs $79/month + $149 activation fee variant) 		$50K Subscription P1: $3,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$159
/month (with $149 activation fee); $269/month waives activation fee 		$100K Subscription P1: $6,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% $149
$239
/month 		$100K Subscription P1: $6,000
 P1: $2,000
Soft breach (2% of starting balance) - account locks until next trading day 6PM ET
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$239
/month (with $149 activation fee); $379/month waives activation fee 		$150K Subscription P1: $9,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing
 90% $149
$269
/month, no activation fee (vs $159/month + $149 activation fee variant) 		$100K Subscription P1: $6,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$279
/month 		$100K Subscription P1: $8,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $3,500 EOD Trailing
 90% $149
$379
/month, no activation fee (vs $239/month + $149 activation fee variant) 		$150K Subscription P1: $9,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$419
/month 		$150K Subscription P1: $12,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $5,250 EOD Trailing
 90% $149

FTMO Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$79
EUR one-time 		$10K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
 90% None
$89
EUR one-time 		$10K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
 Up to 90% None
$199
EUR one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
 90% None
$250
EUR one-time 		$25K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
 Up to 90% None
$319
EUR one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
 90% None
$345
EUR one-time 		$50K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
 Up to 90% None
$540 $439
EUR one-time (popular tier, on sale) 		$100K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
 Up to 90% None
$499
EUR one-time (popular tier) 		$100K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
 90% None
$999
EUR one-time 		$200K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
 90% None
$1080
EUR one-time 		$200K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
 Up to 90% None
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