Alpha Futures Rules: Consistency, Drawdown, News and Scaling by Plan

Alpha Futures rules for every current plan, checked October 11, 2026. Alpha Futures sells four account types: Zero, Standard and Advanced (a one-step evaluation followed by a Qualified account) and Direct (a Qualified account from day one, no evaluation). The rules that decide whether you pass, get paid or lose the account are different on each plan and on each stage. This page lays them out rule by rule, with worked consistency maths, from the firm’s own help centre and plan pages.

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Alpha Futures Rules by Plan: Side-by-Side Tables

Every figure below comes from the firm’s account overview articles and plan pages, read on October 11, 2026. Dollar amounts are for each account size in order. “MLL” is the Maximum Loss Limit; “DLG” is the Daily Loss Guard.

Evaluation rules (Zero, Standard, Advanced)

Qualified (funded) account rules

Payout timing, methods and worked payout amounts are covered on the Alpha Futures payouts page. Current evaluation discounts are tracked on the Alpha Futures deals page.

How the Alpha Futures Evaluation Works

Alpha Futures uses a one-step evaluation. There is no second phase. You pay a monthly subscription, trade a simulated account, and pass when two or three conditions are true at the same time:

1. Reach and hold the profit target. The firm’s wording is “reach (+ maintain)”, so a target hit intraday and given back before the close does not count.
2. Satisfy the consistency rule on Standard (50%) and Advanced (40%). Zero evaluations have none, which is why the firm advertises a one-day pass on Zero.
3. Trade the minimum number of days: 1 on Zero, 2 on Standard, 3 on Advanced.

There is only one way to fail an evaluation: the balance touches or goes through the Maximum Loss Limit. Hitting the Daily Loss Guard on a Zero evaluation only locks the account until the next session. Prohibited trading practices can still stop a passed evaluation from advancing, because every passed evaluation is reviewed.

Billing rules that matter while you trade: the subscription rebills on the same day each month until you pass or cancel. A failed evaluation is reset to the starting balance on the rebill. If the account is still running 24 hours before a rebill, the dashboard asks whether to reset it or carry on at the same level. You can buy a reset at any time without changing the rebill date. Once you pass, the evaluation subscription ends and the account closes; the Qualified account is issued separately.

Source: Alpha Futures Monthly Subscription – rebill and failed-evaluation sections – checked October 11, 2026.

From pass to Qualified account

1. Complete KYC through Veriff in the dashboard. The compliance team approves it by hand, so the firm suggests doing it during the evaluation.
2. Sign the Qualified Trader contract within 30 days of passing, or it expires.
3. Pay the activation fee if one applies. Zero, Standard and Direct have none, and Advanced accounts bought after July 8, 2026 have none either.

The firm says the Qualified account arrives within 24 hours of those steps. Residents and citizens of 61 listed countries cannot trade at all, and the help centre adds that trading is not permitted even while visiting one of them; check the restricted countries list before buying.

Premium plan rules: the Premium plan no longer exists. Alpha Futures discontinued it on July 12, 2026 after a platform partner exit, refunded and closed active Premium accounts, and has been paying approved Premium payouts in batches. Rules you may still see quoted for Premium (tiered payout caps, no Qualified consistency) apply to no account you can buy today.

Alpha Futures Zero Plan Rules

Zero is the entry plan: 25K, 50K and 100K sizes at $89, $139 and $279 a month, with no activation fee. Its evaluation is the loosest of the three; its Qualified stage is where the extra rules arrive.

Zero evaluation rules

• Profit target $1,500 / $3,000 / $6,000; EOD trailing MLL $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000.
• Daily Loss Guard $500 / $1,000 / $2,000. Zero is the only plan with a DLG during the evaluation.
• No consistency rule and a 1-day minimum, so a single trading day can pass the account.
• Maximum position 1 / 3 / 6 minis (10 / 30 / 60 micros). No news restrictions.

Zero Qualified (funded) account rules

• Zero plan consistency rule: 40%, measured on profit since your last withdrawal request. It applies on the Qualified account only.
• News: no orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after red-folder events.
• Scaling: the 50K starts at 1 mini and the 100K at 2 minis, rising with profit (table in the scaling section). The 25K has no scaling plan and keeps its 1-mini limit.
• Payouts: after every 5 winning days of $200 or more, up to 50% of profit, minimum $200, maximum $1,000 / $1,500 / $2,500 per request, 90% split, up to 4 times a month.
• Reset: a breached Zero Qualified account can be reset for $399 / $499 / $799, up to twice, within 7 days of the breach, and only if the account has never reached a payout request.
• The MLL does not move when you withdraw. The firm’s example: if the MLL was $49,200 before a payout, it is $49,200 after.

Source: Alpha Futures Zero Account Overview and Alpha Futures Zero plan page and Alpha Futures Reset – parameters table, plan cards and Qualified reset table – checked October 11, 2026.

Alpha Futures Standard Plan Rules

Standard covers 50K, 100K and 150K at $129, $239 and $349 a month. The firm relaunched it with updated terms on July 27, 2026.

Standard evaluation rules

• Profit target $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000; MLL $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500.
• No Daily Loss Guard on the evaluation. The MLL is the only loss limit.
• 50% consistency rule and a 2-day minimum. The firm’s suggested largest day: $1,500 / $3,000 / $4,500, which is exactly half the target.
• Maximum position 5 / 10 / 15 minis. No news restrictions.

Standard Qualified account rules

• A Daily Loss Guard appears: $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000.
• Consistency tightens from 50% to 40% of profit since the last withdrawal request.
• News restricted for 2 minutes either side of red-folder events.
• Scaling plan on every size: the 50K starts at 2 minis, the 100K and 150K at 3.
• Payouts every 5 winning days of $200+, up to 50% of profit, minimum $500, maximum $3,000 / $4,000 / $5,000.
• Qualified reset $599 / $799 / $999 under the same 2-use, 7-day, never-requested-a-payout conditions as Zero.

Source: Alpha Futures Standard Account Overview and Alpha Futures Standard plan page – parameters table and plan cards – checked October 11, 2026.

Alpha Futures Advanced Plan Rules

Advanced is the plan built around a large payout cap: 50K, 100K and 150K at $209, $349 and $489 a month, with the tightest evaluation and the loosest Qualified stage.

Advanced evaluation rules

• Profit target $4,000 / $8,000 / $12,000 against an MLL of only $1,750 / $3,500 / $5,250, so the target is more than twice the drawdown.
• 40% consistency and a 3-day minimum. Suggested largest day: $1,600 / $3,200 / $4,800.
• No Daily Loss Guard. You can set your own daily limit in the platform.
• Maximum position 5 / 10 / 15 minis. No news restrictions.

Advanced Qualified account rules

• No consistency rule, no Daily Loss Guard, no news restrictions and no scaling plan: the full contract limit is available from the first day.
• Payouts every 5 winning days of $200+, up to 50% of profit, minimum $1,000 and maximum $15,000 per request on every size.
• No Qualified reset. A breach ends the account.
• Maximum 3 Advanced Qualified accounts, and holding one caps your total at 3 accounts.
• “No news restrictions” does not lift the prohibited-practices list. The firm says all-or-nothing sizing is still not tolerated, “especially during high volatility events”.

Source: Alpha Futures Advanced Account Overview and Alpha Futures Advanced plan page and Alpha Futures News Trading Policy – parameters table, plan cards and Advanced Qualified news note – checked October 11, 2026.

Alpha Futures Direct Account Rules

Direct launched on July 7, 2026. You pay once ($349 / $519 / $689 / $859 for 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K) and trade a Qualified account immediately, with no evaluation and no subscription.

• MLL $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500 and Daily Loss Guard $500 / $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000.
• Maximum position 2 / 4 / 8 / 10 minis, with no scaling plan.
• 20% consistency rule, the strictest at the firm: no day may be 20% or more of net profit since the last request.
• Withdrawal profit target instead of winning days: $1,500 / $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000 before the first request, then $1,000 / $2,000 / $4,000 / $6,000 of fresh profit before each later one. Leftover profit does not carry into the next cycle.
• Payout minimum $500, maximum $1,000 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,000; 90% split.
• News restricted for 2 minutes either side of red-folder events.
• No reset. A breach ends the account and you buy a new one.

Because of the 20% rule, every Direct payout cycle needs at least six profitable days in practice. Five equal winning days put each day at exactly 20%, which fails the “greater than or equal to” test, and any losing day pushes the ratio higher still.

Source: Alpha Futures Direct Account Overview and Alpha Futures Direct plan page and Alpha Futures Consistency Rule – parameters table, plan cards and 20% rule section – checked October 11, 2026.

Alpha Futures Drawdown Rules: MLL and Daily Loss Guard

Maximum Loss Limit (end-of-day trailing)

Alpha Futures uses end-of-day trailing drawdown on every account and no intraday trailing anywhere. The limit follows the highest end-of-day balance, then locks once it reaches the starting balance.

Days 1, 2 and 4 follow the firm’s own example; days 3 and 5 extend it. Two details catch people out:

• Intraday swings still count against the limit. The MLL level is only updated at the close, but the breach check is live: if floating equity touches the MLL at any moment, the account is liquidated.
• Payouts do not reset it. On Zero and Standard the firm says the MLL stays where it was after a withdrawal (there is no “MLL slides to $0 at first withdrawal” rule), so a withdrawal shrinks the cushion between your balance and the MLL.

Hitting the MLL on an evaluation ends that attempt; you can buy a reset or wait for the rebill. Hitting it on a Qualified account closes the account (a paid Qualified reset exists on Zero and Standard only).

Source: Alpha Futures Maximum Loss Limit (MLL) – calculation and breach sections – checked October 11, 2026.

Daily Loss Guard

The Daily Loss Guard is 2% of the starting balance and is a soft breach. When the day’s realised plus unrealised P&L, including simulated commissions and fees, reaches the limit, the platform flattens every position, cancels working orders and blocks new trades until the next trading day opens at 6 PM ET. The account survives.