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Alpha Futures Alpha Futures
Topstep Topstep
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United Kingdom United States
Established Jul 2024 Jan 2010
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 90%
Daily Drawdown None (Premium/Advanced); Daily Loss Limit on Zero plan $2,000 max loss limit ($50K) / $3,000 ($100K) / $4,500 ($150K) — trailing EOD
Payout Frequency Every 14 days (Standard) / Weekly (Advanced/Zero)
40% Consistency Rule
Daily
Instant payouts available; payout requests up to $6,000 at a time; 90% of profits
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
  • AlphaTicks platform with TradingView charts, 4.9 TrustPilot (3,465 reviews), spinoff of Alpha Capital Group, 90% profit split on all plans, weekly payouts on Advanced/Zero, up to 5 qualified accounts on Zero
  • 90% profit split, instant payouts, no activation fee, pass in as little as 2 days, Chicago-based since 2010
Main Drawbacks
  • $15K max per payout, consistency rule applies, news restricted on funded accounts
  • Trailing max loss limit (not static daily DD), lower TrustPilot rating (3.4★), monthly subscription billing
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
10% off all plans TRUSTED
$20 off No Activation Fee Trading Combine (any size). Up to 5 uses per trader. TONES

Challenge Details

Alpha Futures Challenges

9 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$79
/month
$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
P1: $500
P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing
90% None
$79
/month
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: —
No daily loss limit
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
90% None
$119
/month
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: $1,000
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
90% None
$139
/month
$50K 1 Step P1: $4,000
P1: —
No daily loss limit
P1: $1,750 EOD Trailing
90% None
$159
/month
$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
P1: —
No daily loss limit
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
90% None
$239
/month
$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
P1: $2,000
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
90% None
$239
/month
$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
P1: —
No daily loss limit
P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing
90% None
$279
/month
$100K 1 Step P1: $8,000
P1: —
No daily loss limit
P1: $3,500 EOD Trailing
90% None
$419
/month
$150K 1 Step P1: $12,000
P1: —
No daily loss limit
P1: $5,250 EOD Trailing
90% None

Topstep Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$95
/month
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: $2,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $2,000
90% None
$149
/month
$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
P1: $3,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $3,000
90% None
$229
/month
$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
P1: $4,500
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $4,500
90% None