Alpha Futures rules explained (2026)

Every Alpha Futures program at every account size: the profit target, the daily loss limit and what it does, the max loss and how it moves, the minimum trading days and any consistency rule — in our own words, from the rules Ink applies to Alpha Futures accounts.

Last checked Oct 24, 20264 programsFutures

Rules change — check Alpha Futures's site before trading. Links to the pages we checked are at the bottom.

Zero

Zero Evaluation

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$25K$1,500$500 · pauses the day$1,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance1 day to passNone1
$50K$3,000$1,000 · pauses the day$2,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance1 day to passNone3
$100K$6,000$2,000 · pauses the day$3,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance1 day to passNone6

Zero Funded

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$25K—$500 · pauses the day$1,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutBest day under 40% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail1
$50K—$1,000 · pauses the day$2,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutBest day under 40% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail3
$100K—$2,000 · pauses the day$3,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutBest day under 40% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail6

Standard

Standard Evaluation

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$50K$3,000None$2,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance2 days to passBest day at most 50% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail5
$100K$6,000None$3,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance2 days to passBest day at most 50% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail10
$150K$9,000None$4,500 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance2 days to passBest day at most 50% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail15

Standard Funded

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$50K—$1,000 · pauses the day$2,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutBest day under 40% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail5
$100K—$2,000 · pauses the day$3,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutBest day under 40% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail10
$150K—$3,000 · pauses the day$4,500 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutBest day under 40% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail15

Advanced

Advanced Funded

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$50K—None$1,750 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutNone5
$100K—None$3,500 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutNone10
$150K—None$5,250 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutNone15

Advanced Evaluation

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$50K$4,000None$1,750 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance3 days to passBest day at most 40% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail5
$100K$8,000None$3,500 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance3 days to passBest day at most 40% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail10
$150K$12,000None$5,250 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance3 days to passBest day at most 40% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail15

Direct

Direct Funded

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$25K—$500 · pauses the day$1,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneBest day under 20% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail2
$50K—$1,000 · pauses the day$2,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneBest day under 20% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail4
$100K—$2,000 · pauses the day$3,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneBest day under 20% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail8
$150K—$3,000 · pauses the day$4,500 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneBest day under 20% of profit since the last payout · for a payout · over it isn't a fail10

Questions

What kind of drawdown does Alpha Futures use?

Alpha Futures's evaluations use end-of-day trailing max loss, depending on the program. The tables above list the amount for every size.

Does Alpha Futures have a daily loss limit?

It depends on the program: Standard and Advanced have none; the others do.

Does Alpha Futures have a consistency rule in the evaluation?

Standard (50%) and Advanced (40%) have one. The Consistency column shows what it's measured against.

How many days does it take to pass Alpha Futures's evaluation?

It depends on the program: Standard needs 2 days, Zero needs 1 day and Advanced needs 3 days.

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Sources

Last checked Oct 24, 2026. Ink isn't affiliated with Alpha Futures.