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Alpha Futures Alpha Futures
Halcyon Trader Funding Halcyon Trader Funding
Alpha Futures 7.7 Get Started
Halcyon Trader Funding 4.6 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United Kingdom United States
Established Jul 2024 -
Technology Proprietary White-Label
Platforms Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Alpha Trader, WealthCharts, DeepCharts Trading View, Quantower, Volumetrica, Rithmic, Tradesea, WealthCharts
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% flat, no tiered system (Zero/Premium/Advanced) Best 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) No daily loss limit; trailing drawdown (Lite) or end-of-day drawdown (Prime)
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 		On demand
Reward requests allowed after 8 full trading days (6 of 8 meeting min daily profit); qualifying days reset after each approved reward.
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)
  • 90% profit split; no consistency rule or daily loss limit on Halcyon Lite; one-time evaluation fee with no monthly subscription; 1 minimum trading day to pass a Lite evaluation; news trading, copy trading and automated/algo trading permitted; rewards paid via Rise (Riseworks) with 3-business-day processing.
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
  • Day-trading only, all positions must be flat by 4:45 PM EST (no overnight or weekend holding); trailing drawdown counts unrealized profit and never moves back down; maximum of 5 approved rewards per Lite account before a required transition; HFT bots prohibited; the legacy Flagship Evaluation/Funded program is being wound down through 2026-07-31.
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

Halcyon Trader Funding Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$129 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,350
 P1: -
P1: $1,000 Trailing Drawdown
 90% None
$192 $50K 1 Step P1: $2,750
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Trailing Drawdown
 90% None
$359 $150K 1 Step P1: $8,500
 P1: -
P1: $4,000 Trailing Drawdown
 90% None
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