Name: Alpha Capital Challenges
Brand: Alpha Capital

Alpha Capital

CEOAndrew Blaylock and George Kohler

Country

Date Created11/1/2021

Years in Operation5

Alpha Capital Prop Firm Details

Firm Overview

Broker:

ACG Markets

Platform:

cTrader

MT5

TradeLocker

DX Trade

Payment Methods:

Apple Pay

Credit Card

Crypto

Google Pay

Paypal

Payout Methods:

Riseworks

Bank Transfer

Wise

Type of Instruments:

forexcfdmetalsenergy

Leverage

Alpha One 1 Step & Direct:

FX: 1:30
Indices: 1:10
Metals: 1:9
Oil: 1:10

Alpha Pro & Swing 2 Step:

FX: 1:100
Indices: 1:20
Metals: 1:30
Oil: 1:10

Commissions

FX, Metals & Energy | $2.5 per lot
Indices | $0 commission

Account Sizes

Alpha One 6% & 10%: 5k to 200k
Alpha One 12%: 5k to 100k
Alpha Pro: 5k to 200k
Alpha Swing: 5k to 200k
Alpha Direct: 2.5k to 200k

Max Allocation

You can trade up to 400k
A 300k limit per strategy — this means you cannot trade the same asset across two $200,000 accounts (or any combination of accounts exceeding 300k) of funded accounts
Accounts must be in the same Challenge type for merge
Merging is not permitted if there are any open trades
Accounts with a negative balance cannot be merged
Merging accounts applies only to funded accounts, not Challenges
Scaled-up accounts cannot be merged

Daily & Maximum Loss

Alpha One 6% 1 Step: Daily Loss 3% / Maximum Loss 4%
Alpha One 10% 1 Step: Daily Loss 4% / Maximum Loss 6%
Alpha One 12% 1 Step: Daily Loss 5% / Maximum Loss 8%
Alpha Pro 6% 2 Step: Daily Loss 3% / Maximum Loss 6%
Alpha Pro 8% 2 Step: Daily Loss 4% / Maximum Loss 8%
Alpha Pro 10% 2 Step: Daily Loss 5% / Maximum Loss 10%
Alpha Swing 2 Step: Daily Loss 5% / Maximum Loss 10%
Alpha Direct: Daily Loss 3% / Maximum Loss 5%

Drawdown

Alpha One 1 Step: Trailing EOD Drawdown
Alpha Pro 2 Step: Static Balance Drawdown
Alpha Swing 2 Step: Static Balance Drawdown
Alpha Direct: Trailing EOD Drawdown

Risk Management

Consistently losing or risking 2% or more in a single trade or sequence of trades closed around the same time is NOT allowed
Extreme scalping is NOT allowed (a high frequency of short-duration trades relative to the entire trading history)
You cannot change asset or increase risk/margin usage after passing the Challenge — your trading style must be consistent
Always using max lots or max margin usage is NOT allowed

Max Lots:

Alpha One & Alpha Pro & Direct:

5k: Up to 2.5 lots
10k: Up to 5 lots
25k: Up to 10 lots
50k: Up to 20 lots
100k: Up to 40 lots
200k: Up to 80 lots
300k: Up to 120 lots

Alpha Swing:

5k: Up to 1.25 lots
10k: Up to 2.5 lots
25k: Up to 5 lots
50k: Up to 10 lots
100k: Up to 20 lots
200k: Up to 40 lots
300k: Up to 60 lots

Consistency Rules

No consistency rule on all Challenges
No consistency rule if you choose bi-weekly payout for the funded account
40% on all funded accounts if you choose payout on demand
15% consistency for the Direct account

Minimum Trading Days

Alpha One: 1 Day
Alpha Pro & Swing: 3 Days

News Trading

Allowed

News trading is allowed in all challenges

Not Allowed

Alpha Swing Funded account: Open/close a position 2 minutes before & after a High Impact News event
All other Alpha Funded accounts: Opening/closing a position 5 minutes before & after a High Impact News event is NOT allowed; if it happens

Overnight & Weekends Holding

Challenges: You can hold your positions overnight & over weekends
Alpha One & Swing Funded: You can hold your positions overnight & over weekends
Alpha Pro Funded: You can hold your positions overnight, but holding over weekends is NOT allowed
Alpha Direct: You can hold your positions overnight, but holding over weekends is NOT allowed

Copy Trading

Allowed

Copy trading is allowed between Alpha accounts
You must inform the Alpha support team by email before starting to copy if you need to copy from another prop firm or from a personal account to an Alpha account

Required master account information:
Account number
Investor password
Server

Note: Copy trading is only allowed via MT5 other platforms are not allowed
To initiate copy trading contact Alpha and send the required information to support@alphacapitalgroup.uk

Best website/app to copy trades between your own accounts:

https://bit.ly/4kZqXSJ

Not Allowed

Copy trading without approval via email from the Alpha Capital Support team is not allowed

Experts

Allowed

Expert Advisors (EAs) are allowed on MT5 there is currently no EA functionality for cTrader DX Trade or Tradelocker accounts
To have EA trading enabled on a funded account it must be enabled and used during the challenge
To initiate EA trading contact Alpha and provide the required information at support@alphacapitalgroup.uk

Not Allowed

Using an Expert Advisor without approval via email from the Alpha Capital Support team is not allowed

VPN/VPS

Use a paid VPN or VPS with a dedicated IP in the same specific country each time you connect
Free VPNs are used by multiple users who share the same IP address which can pose security risks and may lead to account loss
Sharing your VPS connection with others is prohibited

Payout Policy

Alpha One, Alpha Swing & Alpha Pro:

Payout frequency: Bi-weekly
A minimum of 5 trading days

Note: Taking advantage by opening very low lots does NOT count toward the 5 trading days

On Demand Requirements:

40% consistency rule on funded accounts
A minimum of 2% of gross profits on the account balance

Alpha Direct:

Payout frequency: Bi-weekly
Reach a 3% profit buffer
Earn an additional 1% gross profit after the profit buffer, which is 4% total profit before the first payout request

Scale Up Plan

Maximum Capital

Traders can scale up to $2,000,000 in capital

Scale Up Plan

You can request scaling after achieving 10% capital growth on the account
Scaling amount equals 10% of the initial account balance
You can request performance fees and scaling at the same time

Example:

A $100,000 account reaches 10% profit and the balance becomes $110,000
Payout request at 80% equals $8,000
The new scaled balance remains $110,000 even after receiving the profit

Note: Scale Up does not apply to Alpha One — only Alpha Pro, Alpha Swing, and Alpha Three

Alpha Prime Benefits

Monthly salary
Weekly calls with Alpha fund managers on strategy, risk management, and analysis
No consistency rule
No news trading restrictions
No maximum withdrawal requests
Opportunities to visit Alpha in London
30% daily loss limit
Career growth

Alpha Prime Requirements

Reach $40,000 profit in a single funded account, not multiple
Achieve 5 payouts from a single funded account, not multiple
Reach $100,000 lifetime payouts with Alpha Capital, which can be across multiple accounts