Alpha Futures review

Advanced: what changes when you pass

The 40% consistency rule applies only on the Advanced evaluation: there is NO consistency rule on Advanced Qualified accounts, so it disappears entirely on passing. There is no Scaling Plan on Advanced at either stage, so the full 5 minis / 50 micros is available at all times (the homepage Qualified card even labels it 'No Scaling Plan!'). There is no Daily Loss Guard on the Advanced evaluation or on Advanced Qualified; traders may set their own in the platform. There are no news trading restrictions at either stage, though the Prohibited Trading Practices policy still applies. The monthly subscription stops, because Qualified Traders pay no monthly fee, and resets are not offered at all on Advanced Qualified (the homepage card reads Resets: None). Profit target no longer applies; withdrawal eligibility (5 winning days of $200 or more) replaces it. MLL amount and EOD trailing behaviour are unchanged. Activation fee is $0 for accounts purchased after the 2026-07-08 announcement; it was $149 before.

After payout: No payout triggered drawdown change is published for Advanced. Per the MLL article: "Once the Maximum Loss Limit reaches the initial starting balance, it won't continue to trail."

A day counts toward payout eligibility at $200+ profit.

Direct Qualified: what changes when you pass

There is no evaluation step and therefore no eval to funded rule change: the trader starts directly on a Qualified account (simulated funds) from day one. Relative to Alpha's evaluation based plans, Direct differs in that there is no winning day requirement for payouts (evaluation based plans need 5 winning days of $200 or more); eligibility is instead a Withdrawal Profit Target of $1,500 for the first payout and $1,000 for every payout after, which resets after each request with no carry over of leftover profit; the consistency rule is 20% (vs 40% on Zero and Standard Qualified, none on Advanced Qualified); there is no Scaling Plan; news trading restrictions apply (no orders within 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after a high impact red folder event); and there is no reset product at all, since the plan has no evaluation to reset.

After payout: No payout triggered drawdown change is published for Direct. Per the MLL article: "Once the Maximum Loss Limit reaches the initial starting balance, it won't continue to trail."

Standard: what changes when you pass

Consistency rule loosens from 50% (evaluation) to 40% (Qualified), and on Qualified it is measured on net profit since the last withdrawal request rather than over the whole account, resetting after each request. A $1,000 Daily Loss Guard APPEARS on Qualified: there is no Daily Loss Guard at all on the Standard evaluation. Hitting it is a soft breach that locks the account until 6PM ET the next trading day, it does not fail the account. The Scaling Plan is off during the evaluation and switches ON at Qualified: 2 minis / 20 micros below $1,500 profit, 3 minis / 30 micros from $1,500 to $2,000, and the full 5 minis / 50 micros only from $2,000 profit upward. News trading restrictions appear: evaluations have none, but on Standard Qualified no orders may be executed within 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after a high impact (red folder) news event, first violation a warning and later ones a breach. The monthly subscription stops, because Qualified Traders pay no monthly fee, but resets get MORE expensive on the Qualified side ($599 vs $109 on evaluation). Profit target no longer applies; withdrawal eligibility (5 winning days of $200 or more) replaces it. MLL amount and EOD trailing behaviour are unchanged. Activation fee is $0.

After payout: "No 'MLL slides to $0 at first withdrawal' rule. Other firms punish you for taking small payouts, not here. If MLL was at $49,200 before payout, it will be after as well." MLL also stops trailing permanently once it reaches the account starting balance.

A day counts toward payout eligibility at $200+ profit.

Zero: what changes when you pass

A 40% consistency rule appears on the Zero Qualified account: there is NO consistency rule during the Zero evaluation, which is why Zero advertises a one day pass. The 40% rule is measured on net profit accumulated since the last withdrawal request and resets after each request; breaching it does not breach the account, it only blocks the withdrawal button. News trading restrictions appear: evaluations have none, but on Zero Qualified no orders may be executed within 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after a high impact (red folder) news event, with the first violation a warning and later ones a breach. The monthly subscription stops, because Qualified Traders pay no monthly fee, and the subscription automatically ends on passing. There is NO Scaling Plan on the 25K Zero Qualified account: the Zero overview table reads Scaling Rule 'No' for 25k, so the full 1 mini / 10 micros is available at both stages. The $500 Daily Loss Guard (2% of starting balance) applies at BOTH stages and is unchanged; it is a soft breach that locks the account until 6PM ET the next trading day rather than failing it. Profit target no longer applies; withdrawal eligibility (5 winning days of $200 or more) replaces it. MLL amount and EOD trailing behaviour are unchanged. Activation fee is $0 permanently on Zero.

After payout: "No 'MLL slides to $0 at first withdrawal' rule. Other firms punish you for taking small payouts, not here. If MLL was at $49,200 before payout, it will be after as well." MLL also stops trailing permanently once it reaches the account starting balance.

A day counts toward payout eligibility at $200+ profit.