Alpha Capital
- Fee from
- $30
- Max funding
- $200,000
- Profit split
- 80% - 90%
- Verified payouts
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Rating Breakdown
Company Regulation
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Company Address
United Kingdom Office
Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HN
London, United Kingdom
Platforms & Infrastructure
Prop Firm Basic Rules
Prohibited Actions
Support & Education
Payment Methods & Currencies
Payment Methods
Not specifiedAccepted Currencies
Supported Withdrawal Methods
Not specifiedPayout Currencies
Leverage
1:100
Forex
1:100
Indices
1:100
Commodities
Pro accounts offer 1:100 leverage, Swing accounts offer 1:30 leverage
Payout Policy
ℹ️ Policy details may vary depending on the selected challenge. Below shows the maximum available range.
Days after becoming funded
Pros
- Alpha Capital Group is often viewed as a more professional and “serious” prop firm compared to many newer competitors.
- Traders frequently praise the realistic trading environment, especially execution quality and institutional-style conditions.
- The firm is well regarded among swing and disciplined traders because of its less gamified approach to evaluations.
- Many users report smooth payouts and transparent communication when accounts remain within the rules.
- Community feedback often highlights the company’s educational content and trader-focused branding as higher quality than average.
Cons
- Some traders complain that risk limits and drawdown rules leave little room for aggressive strategies.
- The evaluation process is considered stricter and less beginner-friendly than many mass-market prop firms.
- A recurring criticism is that the platform and dashboard experience feel less polished than competitors focused heavily on UX.
- There are occasional complaints about slow support responses during payout or compliance reviews.
- Some community members believe the firm appeals more to conservative traders, making it less attractive for high-frequency or high-risk styles.
Community Recognition
Common questions
Is Alpha Capital legit?
Alpha Capital has 11 trader reviews averaging 4.2 out of 5 and 5 years in operation. Verified payouts are the part worth weighing most: they are payments traders proved they received, not claims the firm makes about itself. The payouts tab lists them individually so you can see the amounts and dates for yourself.
How much does a Alpha Capital challenge cost?
Alpha Capital's cheapest evaluation starts at $30. It currently lists 19 challenges, and the price of each rises with the account size it funds. The challenges tab shows every account size with its current fee.
What is Alpha Capital's profit split?
Alpha Capital pays traders 80% - 90%. The range reflects different challenge types — the split you get depends on which one you buy and, with some firms, on how long you stay funded.
How much funding can you get from Alpha Capital?
The largest account Alpha Capital funds directly is $200,000. Firms that run a scaling plan raise that ceiling for traders who stay profitable, so check the individual challenge for its scaling terms.
What trading platforms does Alpha Capital offer?
Alpha Capital supports MetaTrader 5, cTrader, DXtrade and TradeLocker. Platform matters more than it used to: after MetaTrader access tightened for prop firms, availability now varies from firm to firm, and automated strategies written for one platform rarely move to another.
Is Alpha Capital regulated?
Alpha Capital lists FSA Seychelles. Note what that does and does not cover: a licence usually applies to a broker entity in the group rather than to the evaluation programme itself, which in most of this industry is not a regulated activity.