Alpha Capital Group vs FTMO
16 points compared. 7 rows could not be compared because one side is unverified. Those declare no winner.
Alpha Capital Group
#13 overallsince 20213 day min
MT5
TradeLocker
DXtrade
TradingViewMT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, DXtrade, TradingView
The short answer
FTMO takes 4 of the 16 verified points, Alpha Capital Group takes 3. That is a count of rows, not a recommendation. Read the ones that matter to you.
What it costs you
Entry price and what you keep
Cheapest way inThe lowest advertised challenge fee
not verified
$79
Challenge fee (100K)
$268best
$474
Your share of profits
80%
90%best
Rules that fail traders
The limits that end accounts
Daily loss limitA larger allowance is harder to breach
not verified
not verified
Daily loss type
not verified
not verified
Max loss limit
not verified
not verified
Max loss typeStatic drawdown is easier to plan around than trailing
trailing
not verified
News trading
restricted
restricted
EA / algo trading
no
yes
Copy trading
restricted
yes
VPS allowed
restricted
yes
VPN allowed
restricted
yes
Hold overnight
yes
restricted
Hold over the weekend
restricted
restricted
Consistency rule
Yes
Nobest
Getting paid
Speed, frequency and what traders say
Payout frequency
bi-weekly
bi-weekly
Trader rating
4.4 / 5
4.8 / 5best
Access and scale
Steps, capital, platforms, markets
Max allocation
$400Kbest
$200K
Challenge stepsFewer steps means funded sooner
not verified
not verified
Min trading days
3 daysbest
4 days
Scaling plan
not verified
not verified
Platforms
MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, DXtrade, TradingView
MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView
Assets
FX, Indices, Metals, Energy
FX, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Energy, Stocks, Other Commoditiesbest
Earnings calculator
Your monthly take-home at the same account size and return. Split comes from each firm's verified terms.
Gross profit $8.0K
Alpha Capital Group
$6.4K
80% of $8.0K gross
FTMO
$7.2K
90% of $8.0K gross
FTMO pays $800 more per month at this size and return.
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