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Alpha Futures Alpha Futures
TradeDay TradeDay
Alpha Futures 7.7 Get Started
TradeDay 8.0 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United Kingdom United States
Established Jul 2024 Jan 2020
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Alpha Trader, WealthCharts, DeepCharts Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% flat, no tiered system (Zero/Premium/Advanced) Best 80% initially, up to 95% after $50K cumulative profit
Daily Drawdown None (Premium/Advanced), 2% soft Daily Loss Guard (Zero only - locks account until next trading day 6PM ET, does not close account) Trailing drawdown (no separate daily loss limit). $2,000 for $50K, $3,000 for $100K, $4,500 for $150K accounts (Intraday: calculated intraday; EOD: calculated at end of day).
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 		Daily
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✓ Yes
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)
  • Day-one payouts with no buffer on Quick Pay, Fast Pass funded in 3 days, over $10M in verified payouts since 2020, no activation fee, multiple funded accounts allowed, free ebook library
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
  • Monthly subscription pricing (recurring), trailing drawdown calculated intraday (strict), 30% consistency rule, limited to 50K/100K/150K account sizes only
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
30% off + no activation fee on all evaluations SAVE30
50% off all evaluation accounts. Code TDNEW. Verified live on tradeday.com 2026-06-13. TDNEW

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% $0
$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% $0
$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% $0
$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% $0
$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% $0
$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% $0
$419
/month 		$150K Subscription P1: $12,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $5,250 EOD Trailing
 90% $149

TradeDay Challenges

9 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$125 $87 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$165 $115 $50K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
P1: $500 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$175 $122 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$200 $140 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$250 $175 $100K 1 Step P1: $2,500
 P1: -
P1: $750 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$275 $192 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$300 $210 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,500 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$350 $245 $150K 1 Step P1: $3,750
 P1: -
P1: $1,000 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$375 $262 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,500 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
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