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FTMO vs Alpha Capital Group: rules compared

FTMO and Alpha Capital Group side by side: prices, drawdown, news, weekend and EA rules, and the hidden rules in their terms. Every figure comes from each firm's own site.

Quick take

Alpha Capital Group has the higher fine-print score (32 vs 26), meaning fewer or milder hidden rules by our method.
FTMO: 0 of 3 plans clearly allow news trading; Alpha Capital Group: 0 of 7.
FTMO: 0 of 3 plans clearly allow weekend holding; Alpha Capital Group: 3 of 7.
FTMO: 0 of 3 plans clearly allow EAs; Alpha Capital Group: 0 of 7.

Which is better depends on how you trade. “Not found in the pages we read” means we didn't find it in the firm's pages we read. Checked 23 Oct 2026. Not financial advice.

	FTMO	Alpha Capital Group
Challenge types	Instant; 1-Step; 2-Step	Evaluations up to $200K
Plans tracked	3	7
Cheapest listed price	€79 ($10,000 1-Step)	$30 ($2,500 Alpha Direct (instant))
Daily loss limit	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 5% (Max Daily Loss) 1-Step: 3% Instant: 3%	Alpha Pro 8% (2-Step): 4% (balance-based) Alpha Pro 6% (2-Step): 3% (end-of-day balance/equity high) Alpha Pro 10% (2-Step): 5% Alpha Swing (2-Step): 5% (balance-based) Alpha One 6%/10%/12% (1-Step): 3% eval/4% qualified (6%); 4% (10%); 5% (12%) Alpha Direct (instant): 3% +1 more plans on the firm page
Max loss	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 10%, static 1-Step: 10%, trailing on balance (end of day) Instant: 10%, trailing on balance (intraday)	Alpha Pro 8% (2-Step): 8%, static Alpha Pro 6% (2-Step): 6%, static Alpha Pro 10% (2-Step): 10%, static Alpha Swing (2-Step): 10%, static Alpha One 6%/10%/12% (1-Step): 4% / 6% / 8% trailing (high-water mark, locks at initial balance) Alpha Direct (instant): 5%, trailing (high-water mark) +1 more plans on the firm page
Profit split	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 2-Step: 80% default, 90% with Scaling Plan/Premium Programme; 1-Step and Instant: 90% 1-Step: 90% Instant: 90%	Alpha Pro 8% (2-Step): 80% (90% add-on, On-Demand only) Alpha Pro 6% (2-Step): 80% (90% add-on, On-Demand only) Alpha Pro 10% (2-Step): 80% (90% add-on) Alpha Swing (2-Step): 80% Alpha One 6%/10%/12% (1-Step): 80% (90% add-on) Alpha Direct (instant): 90% +1 more plans on the firm page
News trading (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 3/3	Allowed with conditions: 7/7
Weekend holding (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 3/3	Allowed: 3/7 Not allowed: 1/7 Allowed with conditions: 3/7
EAs (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 3/3	Allowed with conditions: 7/7
Consistency rule (plans)	Has a consistency rule: 2/3 Not found in the pages we read: 1/3	Has a consistency rule: 7/7
Hidden rules found	23 (10 can breach the account)	22 (6 can breach the account)
Fine-print score	26/100	32/100
Rule changes logged	1	0
Platforms	MT4; MT5; cTrader; TradingView	MT5; cTrader; Alpha Trader (coming soon)

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