Alpha Futures Audit 2026: Rules, Fees, Payouts, Trust and COMPARE Up to 50% Off
Prop Firm Audit reviews Alpha Futures in 2026: Zero, Standard, Advanced and Direct rules, EOD trailing MLL, Daily Loss Guard, 90% split, payout caps, prohibited practices and coupon code COMPARE up to 50% off.
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Alpha Futures audit summary: Alpha Futures is a CME futures prop firm selling Zero, Standard and Advanced one-step evaluations as monthly subscriptions, plus a one-time Direct account that skips the evaluation. Every plan uses end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at the starting balance, pays a 90% split from the first payout with no activation fee, and allows up to four payout requests a month. Coupon code COMPARE gives up to 50% off the first evaluation payment or a Direct purchase.
This Prop Firm Audit review checks Alpha Futures on documentation, plan rules, pricing, drawdown, the Daily Loss Guard, payouts and the rules that end accounts. Sources are Alpha Futures' official help centre account overviews, payout policy, consistency rule, Maximum Loss Limit and Daily Loss Guard articles, reviewed on 1 November 2026.
In this audit:
- Firm overview and trust check
- Plan audit: Zero, Standard, Advanced, Direct
- Fee audit with COMPARE
- Drawdown audit: EOD trailing MLL and the lock
- Daily Loss Guard audit
- Payout audit
- Rules that end accounts
- Audit verdict and coupon code
Firm overview and trust check
| Audit item | Finding |
|---|---|
| Market | CME Group futures |
| Plans | Zero, Standard, Advanced (evaluations); Direct (no evaluation); Premium discontinued July 2026 |
| Sizes | Zero $25K–$100K; Standard and Advanced $50K–$150K; Direct $25K–$150K |
| Billing | Evaluations monthly until passed or cancelled; Direct one-time |
| Activation fee | None on purchases after the 8 July 2026 rules update |
| Profit split | 90% from the first payout, no tiers |
| Platforms | AlphaTrader (web/mobile), TradingView via Plus500, WealthCharts, Deepchart, Quantower; not exchangeable after purchase |
| Live pathway | Alpha Prime live transition programme |
| Payout frequency | Up to four requests per month |
Alpha Futures publishes a separate help article for each plan and each rule, which is the basis for this audit. All account balances are simulated; approved withdrawals are real payments.
Plan audit: Zero, Standard, Advanced, Direct
| Feature | Zero | Standard | Advanced | Direct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation | One step, 6% target | One step, 6% target, 2-day minimum | One step, 8% target | None; first withdrawal target 6%, later 4% |
| Evaluation consistency | None | 50% | 40% | — |
| Qualified consistency | 40% | 40% | None | 20% |
| Daily Loss Guard | 2% both stages | None in evaluation; 2% Qualified | None | 2% |
| Drawdown | EOD trailing MLL | EOD trailing MLL | EOD trailing MLL | EOD trailing MLL |
| Qualified scaling | $50K/$100K yes; $25K no | Yes | None | None |
| Max per request | $1,500–$2,500 by size | $3,000–$5,000 by size | $15,000 | Size-based |
Maximum Loss Limits by size: Standard $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500; Advanced $1,750 / $3,500 / $5,250; Direct $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500.
Fee audit with COMPARE
| Plan | $25K | $50K | $100K | $150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero (monthly) | $89 → $44.50 | $139 → $69.50 | $279 → $139.50 | — |
| Standard (monthly) | — | $129 → $64.50 | $239 → $119.50 | $349 → $174.50 |
| Advanced (monthly) | — | $209 → $104.50 | $349 → $174.50 | $489 → $244.50 |
| Direct (one-time) | $349 → $174.50 | $519 → $259.50 | $689 → $344.50 | $859 → $429.50 |
Discounted figures assume the maximum 50% applies to the selected order; the accepted rate is shown at checkout. Evaluation renewals bill at the regular fee until passed or cancelled; resets (e.g. $199 on Standard $100K) are separate. Audit note: a Standard $50K that takes two months to pass costs $64.50 + $129 = $193.50, which is less than Direct $50K at $259.50 only if passed within two cycles.
Drawdown audit: EOD trailing MLL and the lock
The Maximum Loss Limit follows the highest end-of-day closing balance and stops moving once it reaches the starting balance.
| Standard $50K | Closing balance | MLL floor |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $50,000 | $48,000 |
| Profitable close | $51,000 | $49,000 |
| High close reaches $52,000 | $52,000 | $50,000 (locked) |
| Later close | $54,000 | $50,000 |
Intraday peaks do not move the floor, but live equity can still breach it during a session. Payouts reduce the balance without lowering the floor, so a locked account that withdraws most of its profit can be left with little room.
Daily Loss Guard audit
The guard is 2% of the starting balance on Zero, Standard (Qualified only) and Direct, and does not exist on Advanced. Hitting it liquidates open positions and locks the account until the next session (6 PM ET); it is a soft breach, not an account failure. Standard evaluations therefore have exactly one way to fail: the MLL.
Payout audit
| Rule | Zero / Standard / Advanced | Direct |
|---|---|---|
| Gate | 5 winning days of ≥ $200 between requests | Withdrawal profit target (6% first, 4% later) with fresh profit each cycle |
| Consistency | Zero and Standard 40%; Advanced none | 20% |
| Request limit | 50% of qualifying profit, and the plan cap | Size-based cap |
| Frequency | Up to 4 per month | Up to 4 per month |
| Split | 90% | 90% |
| Processing | Approval then provider delivery; 48 business hours or less stated | Same |
Worked check on Standard $100K: $10,000 profit, $3,000 best day (30%), five qualifying days. Half the profit is $5,000 but the cap is $4,000, so the request is $4,000 and the trader receives $3,600.
Rules that end accounts
- Hitting or exceeding the Maximum Loss Limit at any time.
- Automated bots; copy trading is allowed only between your own approved accounts.
- Account sharing, third-party control, coordinated opposing positions.
- Platform or delayed-data exploitation, unrealistic simulated fills, order-book spamming.
- Exceeding position limits (e.g. Standard $50K 5 minis; Qualified tiers scale with profit).
- Qualified news window: no execution within two minutes either side of relevant high-impact releases on Standard Qualified accounts; evaluation news trading is permitted.
- Inactivity per the published clock.
Audit verdict
| Category | Score | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Transparency | Strong | Every plan and rule has its own help article |
| Drawdown | Strong | EOD trailing on every plan, locks at start balance |
| Daily guard | Strong | Soft breach, absent on Advanced and on Standard evaluations |
| Pricing | Mixed | Cheap entry with COMPARE, but evaluations are monthly subscriptions |
| Payouts | Mixed | 90% and 4x monthly, but 5-winning-day gate and $1,500–$5,000 caps on Zero/Standard |
| Consistency | Mixed | Advanced has none when funded; Direct's 20% is strict |
| Automation | Weak | Bots not approved |
Alpha Futures suits: futures traders who want EOD drawdown and a soft daily guard, and who can pass a 40% consistency evaluation to reach Advanced's unrestricted funded stage.
Look elsewhere if: you need bots, you trade one or two big days a month and want Direct, or you dislike monthly evaluation billing.
Alpha Futures coupon code COMPARE
- Open alpha-futures.com and choose Zero, Standard, Advanced or Direct and a size.
- Enter COMPARE in the promotion field and apply before payment.
- Confirm the accepted reduction (up to 50%) on the first payment.
COMPARE covers the first evaluation payment or a one-time Direct purchase only; renewals, resets, data and platform upgrades are not discounted. See the Alpha Futures coupon page, the four-plan comparison and the Alpha Futures review.
Coupon recap: COMPARE — up to 50% off. Rules and prices checked on 1 November 2026. Prop Firm Audit may earn a referral commission from partner links or codes. Account fees are purchase costs and can be lost; a discount does not change trading or payout requirements.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Alpha Futures is a CME futures prop firm with a published help centre covering every plan, the Maximum Loss Limit, Daily Loss Guard, consistency and payout policies, which this audit is built from. Balances are simulated; approved withdrawals are real payments at a 90% split.
COMPARE gives up to 50% off the first monthly payment on Zero, Standard and Advanced evaluations or a one-time Direct purchase. Renewals, resets and upgrades are not discounted.
Advanced has the best funded terms: no consistency rule, no Daily Loss Guard, no scaling and $15,000 per request, but a 40% evaluation consistency rule. Standard is easier to pass at 50%. Direct skips the evaluation but applies 20% consistency.
Every plan uses an end-of-day trailing Maximum Loss Limit that follows the highest closing balance and locks once it reaches the starting balance. Standard limits are $2,000, $3,000 and $4,500 on $50K, $100K and $150K.
A 2% soft limit that liquidates positions and locks the account until the next session. It applies to Zero, Direct and Qualified Standard accounts; Advanced and Standard evaluations have none.
Up to four requests a month after five winning days of at least $200, limited to 50% of profit and the plan cap ($1,500–$2,500 Zero, $3,000–$5,000 Standard, $15,000 Advanced). Direct uses withdrawal targets and 20% consistency. The split is 90%.
No. Automated bots are not approved. Copy trading between your own approved accounts is allowed.
Zero, Standard and Advanced are monthly subscriptions that rebill until passed or cancelled. Direct is a one-time purchase. There is no activation fee on current purchases.