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Alpha Capital GroupRules, sourced and dated.

Every rule we have verified for Alpha Capital Group's 3 programmes, each linked to the page it came from on alphacapitalgroup.uk.

Alpha Capital calls a funded account a Qualified Analyst account and a payout a performance fee. Rules are from the official help centre; prices are the list prices in the product page's plan selector (On-Demand pricing where a payout schedule is chosen at checkout).

Programmes
3
Data points
53
Sources
17
Last verified
28 Sep 2026

Alpha Capital Group at a glance

  • Alpha Pro 8%: target 8% then 5%; daily loss 4% of day-start balance; max loss 8% static; split 80%, or 90% with a paid add-on.
  • Alpha One 10%: target 10%; daily loss 4% of day-start balance or equity, whichever is higher; max loss 6% trailing, locks at starting balance; split 80%, or 90% with a paid add-on.
  • Alpha Direct: target None; daily loss 3% of day-start balance or equity, whichever is higher; max loss 5% trailing, locks at starting balance; split 90%.

Platforms

MT5, cTrader, DX Trade, TradeLocker

US residents cannot use MT5, and cTrader is closed to new US customers.

“Our platform currently offers exclusive access to MetaTrader 5, cTrader, DX Trade, and TradeLocker.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What trading platforms are available for use?Verified

2-STEP

Alpha Pro 8%

13 of 15 rules verified from Alpha Capital Group's own pages.

Targets and loss limits

Profit target
8% then 5%

Alpha Pro is also sold as Pro 6% (6% then 6%, 6% static drawdown) and Pro 10% (10% then 5%, 10% static drawdown).

“Phase 1 profit target: 8% Phase 2 profit target: 5%”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Pro 8% / 10%Verified

Daily drawdown
4% of day-start balance

Measured from the balance at 00:00 GMT+3 (broker time), and breached on live equity, so open losses count. Same limit on the Qualified account.

“Alpha Pro 8% - Balance-based: 4%”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the daily risk limits and how do they work?Verified

Max drawdown
8% static
“Max Drawdown (static): 8%”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Pro 8% / 10%Verified

Time

Time limit
Unlimited
“The evaluation period does not have any time limits imposed on reaching the trading targets for each phase.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the total duration of the evaluation period?Verified

Min. trading days
3 per phase

A trading day counts when a trade is opened and closed on that day.

“Minimum trading days (for each phase): 3”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the minimum and maximum trading days for the evaluation?Verified

Inactivity limit
30 days without a trade

Days are consecutive calendar days, and only trading counts as activity, not logging in.

“All accounts, at all stages (including Monthly Competition accounts), are subject to a 30-day inactivity limit.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: InactivityVerified

Trading restrictions

Consistency rule
Not yet verified
News trading
Evaluation: allowed. Qualified: no trades ±5 min

The Qualified-stage ban covers opening and closing trades on the affected instruments, including stop loss and take profit fills. Positions opened more than 5 minutes before a listed release may be held through it.

“you are NOT permitted to execute any new trades or close existing trades on the targeted instruments (as listed in the table) within the window of 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the release of the news announcements below.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I trade news?Verified

Weekend holding
Evaluation: allowed. Qualified: not allowed

Holding over the weekend on a Qualified account is a soft breach: profits from those trades are removed and the account stays open.

“Qualified Analyst Account: Holding trades over the weekend is not allowed.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified

Payouts

Profit split
80%, or 90% with a paid add-on

The 90% add-on costs about 10% of the plan price and is offered on On-Demand Alpha Pro plans only.

“Qualified Analysts are eligible to receive an 80% share of the profits generated from account activity, designated as a performance fee.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What do Qualified Analysts earn from account profits?Verified

First payout
On demand (On-Demand option)

Needs 2% profit and the 40% Best Day Rule. With the Bi-Weekly option, the first request opens 14 days after the first Qualified trade and needs 5 trading days.

“traders can request a payout whenever they wish, provided they fulfil the following requirements”

Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance FeeVerified

Payout frequency
On demand, or every 14 days (Bi-Weekly option)

The payout schedule is chosen at checkout. Bi-Weekly requests need at least $100 profit.

“traders can request a payout whenever they wish, provided they fulfil the following requirements”

Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance FeeVerified

Payout cap
Not yet verified

Also worth knowing

  • 3% or 2% max open risk per asset (Qualified)

    Applies to accounts bought after 21 July 2026. Losing positions on the same asset are combined, and a same-direction re-entry within 10 minutes counts toward the limit.

    “On a Qualified Analyst account, if your open drawdown on any given asset reaches the maximum risk threshold for your account size, this rule will be breached and you will receive a closure notification via email.”

    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the Max Risk Rule and how does it work?Verified

  • Qualified lot cap (40 lots at $100K)

    There is no lot limit during the evaluation. Exceeding the cap once removes the affected profit; a second breach closes the account.

    “Max lot exposure is the total combined lots/position size allowed at any one time on the account.”

    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the lot size limit on Qualified Analyst accounts?Verified

  • 2-minute average trade duration
    “We require the average duration of all your trades to be greater than 2 minutes.”

    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the 2-minute average trade duration rule?Verified

  • 40% Best Day Rule on On-Demand payouts

    Checked at each On-Demand payout request on the Qualified account.

    “This rule states that no single trading day should contribute more than a set percentage of the total generated profits.”

    Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance FeeVerified

1-STEP

Alpha One 10%

13 of 15 rules verified from Alpha Capital Group's own pages.

Targets and loss limits

Profit target
10%

Alpha One is also sold as One 6% (4% trailing drawdown) and One 12% (8% trailing drawdown).

“Phase 1 profit target: 10%”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha One (6%, 10%, 12%)Verified

Daily drawdown
4% of day-start balance or equity, whichever is higher

Measured at 00:00 GMT+3 (broker time) and breached on live equity. Same limit on the Qualified account.

“Alpha One 10% - Based on balance or equity, whichever is greater: 4%”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the daily risk limits and how do they work?Verified

Max drawdown
6% trailing, locks at starting balance

The floor trails the highest balance reached and stops moving at the initial balance once the account is 6% up.

“Max Drawdown (trailing per high water-mark*): 6%”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha One (6%, 10%, 12%)Verified

Time

Time limit
Unlimited
“The evaluation period does not have any time limits imposed on reaching the trading targets for each phase.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the total duration of the evaluation period?Verified

Min. trading days
1
“Minimum trading days (Evaluation): 1”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the minimum and maximum trading days for the evaluation?Verified

Inactivity limit
30 days without a trade

Days are consecutive calendar days, and only trading counts as activity, not logging in.

“All accounts, at all stages (including Monthly Competition accounts), are subject to a 30-day inactivity limit.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: InactivityVerified

Trading restrictions

Consistency rule
Not yet verified
News trading
Evaluation: allowed. Qualified: no trades ±5 min

The Qualified-stage ban covers opening and closing trades on the affected instruments, including stop loss and take profit fills. Positions opened more than 5 minutes before a listed release may be held through it.

“you are NOT permitted to execute any new trades or close existing trades on the targeted instruments (as listed in the table) within the window of 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the release of the news announcements below.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I trade news?Verified

Weekend holding
Allowed at all stages
“Holding trades over the weekend is allowed at all stages.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified

Payouts

Profit split
80%, or 90% with a paid add-on

The 90% add-on costs about 10% of the plan price and is offered on all Alpha One plans.

“Qualified Analysts are eligible to receive an 80% share of the profits generated from account activity, designated as a performance fee.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What do Qualified Analysts earn from account profits?Verified

First payout
On demand

Each request needs at least 2% profit on the account and no single day above 40% of total profit (the Best Day Rule).

“traders can request a payout whenever they wish, provided they fulfil the following requirements”

Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance FeeVerified

Payout frequency
On demand

Each request needs at least 2% profit on the account and no single day above 40% of total profit (the Best Day Rule).

“traders can request a payout whenever they wish, provided they fulfil the following requirements”

Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance FeeVerified

Payout cap
Not yet verified

Also worth knowing

  • 3% or 2% max open risk per asset (Qualified)

    Applies to accounts bought after 21 July 2026. Losing positions on the same asset are combined, and a same-direction re-entry within 10 minutes counts toward the limit.

    “On a Qualified Analyst account, if your open drawdown on any given asset reaches the maximum risk threshold for your account size, this rule will be breached and you will receive a closure notification via email.”

    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the Max Risk Rule and how does it work?Verified

  • Qualified lot cap (40 lots at $100K)

    There is no lot limit during the evaluation. Exceeding the cap once removes the affected profit; a second breach closes the account.

    “Max lot exposure is the total combined lots/position size allowed at any one time on the account.”

    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the lot size limit on Qualified Analyst accounts?Verified

  • 2-minute average trade duration
    “We require the average duration of all your trades to be greater than 2 minutes.”

    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the 2-minute average trade duration rule?Verified

  • 40% Best Day Rule on On-Demand payouts

    Checked at each On-Demand payout request on the Qualified account.

    “This rule states that no single trading day should contribute more than a set percentage of the total generated profits.”

    Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance FeeVerified

INSTANT

Alpha Direct

14 of 15 rules verified from Alpha Capital Group's own pages.

Targets and loss limits

Profit target
None
“Profit target: n/a - the account is Qualified from purchase, there is no evaluation to pass.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

Daily drawdown
3% of day-start balance or equity, whichever is higher

Measured at 00:00 GMT+3 (broker time) and breached on live equity.

“Alpha Direct - Based on balance or equity, whichever is greater: 3%”

Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the daily risk limits and how do they work?Verified

Max drawdown
5% trailing, locks at starting balance

The floor trails the highest balance reached and stops moving at the initial balance once the account is 5% up.

“Max Drawdown (trailing per high-water mark*): 5%”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

Time

Time limit
No evaluation
“Profit target: n/a - the account is Qualified from purchase, there is no evaluation to pass.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

Min. trading days
No evaluation phases
“Profit target: n/a - the account is Qualified from purchase, there is no evaluation to pass.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

Inactivity limit
30 days without a trade

Days are consecutive calendar days, and only trading counts as activity, not logging in.

“All accounts, at all stages (including Monthly Competition accounts), are subject to a 30-day inactivity limit.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: InactivityVerified

Trading restrictions

Consistency rule
15% Best Day Rule
“The 15% Best Day Rule also applies: no single trading day should contribute more than 15% of the total generated profits.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

News trading
No trades ±5 min

The ban covers opening and closing trades on the affected instruments around listed high-impact releases.

“You are NOT allowed to execute any new trade, or close an existing trade, on the targeted instrument from 5 minutes before until 5 minutes after the release of the news announcement.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

Weekend holding
Not allowed
“Weekend Hold: Not Allowed”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

Payouts

Profit split
90%
“90% profit split”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

First payout
On demand, after a 3% profit buffer

The 3% buffer stays in the account. A request also needs at least 1% profit above the buffer and the 15% Best Day Rule.

“Before you can request your first on-demand payout, you must build a 3% profit buffer.”

Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha DirectVerified

Payout frequency
On demand
“traders can request a payout whenever they wish, provided they fulfil the following requirements”

Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance FeeVerified

Payout cap
Not yet verified

Also worth knowing

Q&A

Questions this data answers

Answers are generated from the verified values above, programme by programme, with the source and date each rests on.

What is Alpha Capital Group's daily drawdown limit?

Alpha Pro 8%: 4% of day-start balance. Alpha One 10%: 4% of day-start balance or equity, whichever is higher. Alpha Direct: 3% of day-start balance or equity, whichever is higher. Source: Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the daily risk limits and how do they work?, verified 28 September 2026.

What is Alpha Capital Group's maximum drawdown?

Alpha Pro 8%: 8% static. Alpha One 10%: 6% trailing, locks at starting balance. Alpha Direct: 5% trailing, locks at starting balance. Source: Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Pro 8% / 10%, Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha One (6%, 10%, 12%) and Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Direct, verified 28 September 2026.

Does Alpha Capital Group have a consistency rule?

Alpha Direct: 15% Best Day Rule. Source: Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Direct, verified 28 September 2026.

Does Alpha Capital Group allow news trading?

Alpha Pro 8%: Evaluation: allowed. Qualified: no trades ±5 min. Alpha One 10%: Evaluation: allowed. Qualified: no trades ±5 min. Alpha Direct: No trades ±5 min. Source: Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I trade news? and Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Direct, verified 28 September 2026.

Does Alpha Capital Group have a time limit?

Alpha Pro 8%: Unlimited. Alpha One 10%: Unlimited. Alpha Direct: No evaluation. Source: Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the total duration of the evaluation period? and Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Direct, verified 28 September 2026.

What are Alpha Capital Group's minimum trading days?

Alpha Pro 8%: 3 per phase. Alpha One 10%: 1. Alpha Direct: No evaluation phases. Source: Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the minimum and maximum trading days for the evaluation? and Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Direct, verified 28 September 2026.

When does Alpha Capital Group pay out?

Alpha Pro 8%: On demand (On-Demand option). Alpha One 10%: On demand. Alpha Direct: On demand, after a 3% profit buffer. Source: Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance Fee and Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Direct, verified 28 September 2026.

What profit split does Alpha Capital Group offer?

Alpha Pro 8%: 80%, or 90% with a paid add-on. Alpha One 10%: 80%, or 90% with a paid add-on. Alpha Direct: 90%. Source: Alpha Capital Help Center: What do Qualified Analysts earn from account profits? and Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Direct, verified 28 September 2026.

How much does a Alpha Capital Group challenge cost?

Alpha Pro 8%: $37 to $997. Alpha One 10%: $47 to $947. Alpha Direct: $30 to $897. Source: Alpha Capital: Prop Firm Evaluations (plan selector), verified 28 September 2026.

SRC

Sources

Every page this profile draws on. We use Alpha Capital Group's own website, help centre and terms only.

  1. 01
    Alpha Capital: Prop Firm Evaluations (plan selector)

    https://alphacapitalgroup.uk/product

  2. 02
    Alpha Capital Refund & Return Policy

    https://alphacapitalgroup.uk/return-policy

  3. 03
    Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Pro 8% / 10%

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/8420429-alpha-pro-8-10

  4. 04
    Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha One (6%, 10%, 12%)

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/10097421-alpha-one-6-10-12

  5. 05
    Alpha Capital Help Center: Alpha Direct

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/16003693-alpha-direct

  6. 06
    Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the daily risk limits and how do they work?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/6934210-what-are-the-daily-risk-limits-and-how-do-they-work

  7. 07
    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the total duration of the evaluation period?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/6934229-what-is-the-total-duration-of-the-evaluation-period

  8. 08
    Alpha Capital Help Center: What are the minimum and maximum trading days for the evaluation?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/6934224-what-are-the-minimum-and-maximum-trading-days-for-the-evaluation

  9. 09
    Alpha Capital Help Center: Inactivity

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/8420080-inactivity

  10. 10
    Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I trade news?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/9293522-can-i-trade-news

  11. 11
    Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I hold trades over the weekend?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/6934247-can-i-hold-trades-over-the-weekend

  12. 12
    Alpha Capital Help Center: What do Qualified Analysts earn from account profits?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/7060937-what-do-qualified-analysts-earn-from-account-profits

  13. 13
    Alpha Capital Help Center: On-Demand Performance Fee

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/10102634-on-demand-performance-fee

  14. 14
    Alpha Capital Help Center: What trading platforms are available for use?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/6933883-what-trading-platforms-are-available-for-use

  15. 15
    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the Max Risk Rule and how does it work?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/15888623-what-is-the-max-risk-rule-and-how-does-it-work

  16. 16
    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the lot size limit on Qualified Analyst accounts?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/6934289-what-is-the-lot-size-limit-on-qualified-analyst-accounts

  17. 17
    Alpha Capital Help Center: What is the 2-minute average trade duration rule?

    https://help.alphacapitalgroup.uk/en/articles/8447268-what-is-the-2-minute-average-trade-duration-rule

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