Alpha Capital

Firm Snapshots

CEO

Andrew Blaylock and George Kohler

Country

GB

Year in Operations

3 yrs

TrustPilot

4.5

Platform

cTrader, MT5, DXtrade

Assets

FX Metals Indices Other Commodities

Payment Methods

PayPal, Credit/Debit Card, Crypto

Support

Email Chat | 24/5

Firm Rules

Max DD Type

Three, Swing & Pro → Static

One → Trailing (Locked)

Daily DD Type

Swing & Pro → Balance Based

One & Three → Highest of Equity or Balance

News Trading

One & Three → 10m Window No Execution

Pro → 4m Window No Execution

Swing → 4m Window Execution Must Hold 2m

Holding Restrictions

Alpha & Pro Funded → No Weekend

Alpha & Pro Evaluation → Weekend

Swing & Three → Evaluation & Funded

Position Sizing (Max Lot Sizes)

One

5K → 2.5

10K → 5

25k → 10

50k → 20

100k → 40

200k → 80

Swing

5k → 1.25

10k → 2.5

25k → 5

50k → 10

100k → 20

200k → 40

Pro

5k → 2.5

10k → 5

25k → 10

50k → 20

100k → 40

200K → 80

Three

10k → 5

25k → 10

50k → 20

100k → 40

200k → 80

Payout Policy

Minimum Payout Amount

$100 Gross for Bi-Weekly, 2% of Gross Profit for On-Demand

Min Days

5 Days for Bi-Weekly

 

Consistency

40% for On-Demand

 

Frequency

14 Day

Inactivity Rules

30 Days. Once deactivated cannot be restored.

Leverage

FX

1 - step → 1:30

2 - steps → 1:100

3 - steps → 1:50

Metals

1 - step → 1:9

2 - steps → 1:30

3 - steps → 1:9

Indices

1 - step -> 1:10

2 - steps -> 1:20

3 - steps -> 1:10

Other Commodities

1 - step → 1:10

2 - steps → 1:10

3 - steps → 1:10

Commissions and Fees

FX

Commision structure → Per Lot

Amount → $5

Metals

Commision structure → Per Lot

Amount → $5

Scaling Rules

Duration Requirements

No Limit – There is no holding period.

Profit Requirements

10% – This must be withdrawn and the balance reset.

 

Scaling Percentage

10% – Max lots size will be scaled by 10% on the 2nd scaling

Max Scaling Amount

 $2,000,000

Firm
Price
Account Size
Profit Split
Daily Loss
Max Daily Loss
Action
Alpha Capital
$50
$5,000, 1 Step
80%
4%%
6%
Alpha Capital
$97
$10,000, 1 Step
80%
4%%
6%
Alpha Capital
$197
$10,000, 1 Step
80%
4%%
6%
Alpha Capital
$297
$50,000, 1 Step
80%
4%%
6%
Alpha Capital
$997
$100,000, 1 Step
80%
4%%
6%
Alpha Capital
$50
$5,000, 1 Step
80%
4%%
6%
Alpha Capital
$147
$10,000, 2 Steps
80%
5%%
10%
Alpha Capital
$50
$5,000, 2 Steps
80%
5%%
10%
Alpha Capital
$67
$10,000, 3 Steps
80%
4%%
6%

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