When you can ask Alpha Futures for a payout, from its own pages on 16 October 2026: up to 4 times a month, every 5 winning days of $200+; up to 50% of profit per request; Direct uses profit targets instead, according to TradingLookup's US Futures Prop Access Ledger (October 2026).
At a glance
- When you can ask
- up to 4 times a month, every 5 winning days of $200+; up to 50% of profit per request; Direct uses profit targets instead
Traders have the ability to pay themselves up to 4 times a month. Request every 5 winning trading days of $200 profit, or more
· help.alpha-futures.com, read - Payout minimum
- Zero $200; Standard $500; Advanced $1,000
The minimum withdrawal request on Zero Accounts is $200:
…The minimum withdrawal request on Standard Accounts is $500:
…The minimum withdrawal request on Advanced Qualified Accounts is $1,000
· help.alpha-futures.com, read - Your split
- 90%
All withdrawal requests are the amount that will be removed from your trading account, trader received 90% of this request.
· help.alpha-futures.com, read - How you're paid
- ACH (US bank accounts), wire, SWIFT, Wise, Rise; paid in USD
- ACH (US bank accounts)
…All payments are made in USD.
· help.alpha-futures.com, read - Consistency rule
- Zero and Standard 40% for withdrawals; Advanced none; Direct 20%
Traders that choose the Zero Account must also adhere to a 40% Consistency Rule
…There is no Consistency Rule on Advanced Qualified Accounts.
· help.alpha-futures.com, read - News trading once funded
- On Zero, Standard and Direct Qualified (funded) accounts no orders may be placed 2 minutes before or after high-impact news (holding through is allowed); Advanced Qualified accounts have no news restriction.
- Monthly fees once funded
- Not stated on the pages we read
Payout terms by account type
The figures Alpha Futures gives for each account type, as the payout calculator uses them (pick Alpha Futures in its firm list to run your own balance).
Standard account
- Your split
- 90%
- Minimum payout
- $500
- Days before a payout
- 5 winning days of $200 or more
trader received 90% of this request
· help.alpha-futures.com, readStandard Accounts is $500
· help.alpha-futures.com, readevery 5 winning trading days of $200
· help.alpha-futures.com, read
Zero account
- Your split
- 90%
- Minimum payout
- $200
- Days before a payout
- 5 winning days of $200 or more
trader received 90% of this request
· help.alpha-futures.com, readZero Accounts is $200
· help.alpha-futures.com, readevery 5 winning trading days of $200
· help.alpha-futures.com, read
Rules that can stop a payout
These are the rules most likely to delay or cancel a payout request. Breaking a loss limit usually closes the account outright.
- Consistency rule
- Zero and Standard 40% for withdrawals; Advanced none; Direct 20%
Traders that choose the Zero Account must also adhere to a 40% Consistency Rule
…There is no Consistency Rule on Advanced Qualified Accounts.
· help.alpha-futures.com, read - Consistency: Zero account
- No single day above 40% of profit (checked at payout)
Zero Account must also adhere to a 40% Consistency Rule
· help.alpha-futures.com, read - Drawdown
- end-of-day (EOD MLL) on Direct cards; every plan: EOD trailing from the highest end-of-day balance; stops trailing at the starting balance
EOD MLL $2,000 Daily Loss Limit $1,000
…Every plan uses an EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit, based on the highest end-of-day balance. It stops trailing at the starting balance.
· alpha-futures.com, read
Check a day against the rule with the consistency rule calculator.
News trading
- Evaluation: Allowed
- No news trading restrictions on evaluation accounts.
There are no news trading restrictions for any Evaluation Analyst Accounts.
· alpha-futures.com, read - Funded: Restricted on funded accounts
- On Zero, Standard and Direct Qualified (funded) accounts no orders may be placed 2 minutes before or after high-impact news (holding through is allowed); Advanced Qualified accounts have no news restriction.
no orders may be executed within 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after high impact news events … Advanced Qualified Accounts do not have News Trading Restrictions
· alpha-futures.com, read
Fees before your first payout
- Activation fee
- $149 per Advanced Qualified Account before 8 Jul 2026; accounts bought after the 8 Jul 2026 announcement need no activation fee
Alpha Futures Traders pay a one time activation fee of $149 per Advanced Qualified Account.
…Accounts Purchased after July 8, 2026 announcement no longer require activation fees.
· help.alpha-futures.com, read - Monthly fees once funded
- Not stated on the pages we read
Prices and the full cost to a funded account are on the Alpha Futures facts page.
Not stated on the pages we read
Monthly fees once funded. That means we couldn't find it, not that there's no rule. Ask Alpha Futures before you rely on it.
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- FundedNext Futures payout rules
- Lucid Trading payout rules
- MyFundedFutures payout rules
- OneUp Trader payout rules
- Phidias payout rules
- Take Profit Trader payout rules
- The Trading Pit (futures) payout rules
- Top One Futures payout rules
- Topstep payout rules
- TradeDay payout rules
- Tradeify payout rules
All 16 firms in one table: prop firm payout rules compared.
Pages we read
- help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9492051-payout-policy
- help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/10443600-payout-methods
- help.alpha-futures.com/en/articles/9492083-activation-fee
- alpha-futures.com
- alpha-futures.com/terms-and-conditions
Method, limits and the CSV: US Futures Prop Access Ledger. Firm's website: alpha-futures.com. Spotted a mistake, or represent Alpha Futures? Tell us; fixes go on the corrections page.