Prop Firm Reviews
A sourced look at Alpha Capital Group's Alpha One, Pro, Three, and Swing evaluation programs, its static and trailing drawdown mechanics, and documented payout-denial complaints tied to its 2-minute minimum trade duration rule. Not a recommendation to use Alpha Capital Group.
Alpha Capital Group is a UK-based forex/CFD prop trading firm, registered as Alpha Capital Group Ltd. (Companies House 13719951) and founded in 2023. It funds simulated accounts from $5,000 to $200,000 across four evaluation programs (Alpha One, Alpha Pro, Alpha Three, Alpha Swing), each with its own drawdown structure and daily loss limit. It is not FCA-regulated, which is standard for this category of firm since it does not custody client trading capital in the traditional brokerage sense. As of this writing it appears to still be actively accepting new evaluation purchases. This page summarizes what's publicly documented about its rules, fees, and recent trader feedback. It is not a recommendation to use Alpha Capital Group.
Alpha Capital Group runs four separate evaluation tracks, each with its own step count, profit targets, drawdown type, and daily loss limit, per the firm's own published rules page. Alpha One is a single-phase evaluation with a 6% trailing drawdown that locks at the account's starting balance once a trader is up 6% or more. Alpha Pro is a two-phase evaluation offered in three risk variants (6%, 8%, or 10%) with a static drawdown matching the variant name. Alpha Three spreads qualification across three phases with smaller per-phase targets. Alpha Swing carries the widest drawdown and daily loss allowance, built for traders who hold positions overnight and through weekends.
| Program | Steps | Max Drawdown | Daily Loss | Min Trading Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha One | 1 | 6% trailing (locks at start balance past +6%) | 4% | 1 |
| Alpha Pro 6% | 2 | 6% static | 3% | 3 per phase |
| Alpha Pro 8% | 2 | 8% static | 4% | 3 per phase |
| Alpha Pro 10% | 2 | 10% static | 5% | 3 per phase |
| Alpha Three | 3 | 6% static | 4% | 3 per phase |
| Alpha Swing | 2 | 10% static | 5% | 3 per phase |
Leverage also varies by program: Alpha Pro offers the highest FX leverage at 1:100, while Alpha One and Alpha Swing cap FX at 1:30 and Alpha Three at 1:50. Weekend holds are allowed at every stage on Alpha One, Alpha Three, and Alpha Swing, but Alpha Pro only permits them during the evaluation phases, not on the funded ("Qualified") stage — holding over a weekend on a Qualified Pro account is treated as a soft breach that strips the profit from those trades rather than closing the account outright. An account is deactivated after 30 consecutive days with no trade, on every program.
Source: alphacapitalgroup.uk/posts/alpha-capital-rules-explained-drawdown-profit-targets-daily-loss-and-evaluation-rules-2026 (Alpha Capital Group's own published rules page, dated May 20, 2026, fetched directly in full).
Across every program, Alpha Capital Group requires an average trade duration above 2 minutes, and at least 50% of an account's profit must come from trades held longer than 2 minutes. The firm frames this as an anti-high-frequency-trading measure rather than a blanket ban on quick trades — occasional sub-2-minute trades are allowed, but a pattern of mostly-fast trades can fail the check. Separately, on-demand payout requests (rather than the bi-weekly schedule) are also subject to a 40% Best Day Rule: no single trading day can represent more than 40% of an account's total cumulative profit at the time of the request.
Source: alphacapitalgroup.uk/posts/alpha-capital-rules-explained-drawdown-profit-targets-daily-loss-and-evaluation-rules-2026 (fetched directly in full, May 2026).
One-time evaluation fees run roughly $39–$50 at the entry-level $5,000 account up to roughly $1,000 at the largest sizes, according to independent aggregator coverage cross-checked against the firm's own pricing pages. Once a trader clears all evaluation phases and reaches the funded ("Qualified Account") stage, the performance split is up to 80% of simulated profits, rising to 90% for traders who earn "Qualified Analyst" status. Payouts are available bi-weekly on Alpha Pro and Alpha Three, or on-demand (subject to the 40% Best Day Rule) on all programs; Alpha Swing payouts are on-demand only. Maximum combined allocation across all of a single trader's Alpha Capital accounts is $400,000.
Sources: alphacapitalgroup.uk/posts/alpha-capital-rules-explained-drawdown-profit-targets-daily-loss-and-evaluation-rules-2026 (official rules page, payout schedule and split, fetched directly May 2026); evaluation fee range cross-referenced via WebSearch against propfirmmap.com's and tradingfinder.com's independently published Alpha Capital Group pricing tables, since a single consolidated fee table was not present on the fetched rules page itself.
Alpha Capital Group is still operating and continuing to process evaluations and payouts as of this run's research. It carries a high overall Trustpilot rating (reported around 4.7 out of 5 across more than 20,000 reviews as of August 2026), but independent professional review coverage found separately that the same source concluded it could not recommend the firm, citing a specific and recurring complaint pattern:
None of this is confirmed first-hand by Trading Habits; it summarizes publicly reported, multiple-source coverage so readers can look into it further before paying for an evaluation. The gap between a high aggregate star rating and specific, recent payout-denial complaints is worth weighing directly rather than relying on either signal alone.
Sources: WebSearch aggregating Trustpilot rating data (trustpilot.com/review/alphacapitalgroup.uk), thetrustedprop.com/prop-firms/alpha-capital-group, and forexpeacearmy.com/forex-reviews/20967/alpha-capital-group-review, cross-referenced August 2026.