Payout Court · compare

Alpha Futures vs FTMO

Case file

Alpha Futures

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 8 of 8 rule facts

Case file

FTMO

Futures and forex / CFD

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 8 of 8 rule facts

On 22 Oct 2026, Alpha Futures and FTMO differed on 5 of 8 rules checked for both: Payout frequency (Alpha Futures: Up to 4 payouts a month: a request every 5 winning days of $200+ (Direct accounts use a withdrawal profit target instead), FTMO: First Reward request from the 14th day after the first trade on the FTMO Account; FTMO reviews within 1-2 business days); Profit split (Alpha Futures: 90%, FTMO: 80% default on 2-Step accounts (90% with Scaling Plan or Premium Programme); 90% on 1-Step and Instant accounts); EAs and bots (Alpha Futures: Not allowed, FTMO: Allowed with conditions); Hedging (Alpha Futures: Not allowed, FTMO: Allowed with conditions); Account, device and IP rules (Alpha Futures: VPS allowed; VPNs that hide or change your IP address are not, FTMO: VPN/VPS generally allowed; do not log in to MetaTrader/cTrader from, or set VPN geolocation to, the United States).

Receipts: Alpha Futures 0, FTMO 0.

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Which fits you

  • If you copy trade: Alpha Futures (allowed with conditions), FTMO (allowed with conditions).
  • If you run EAs: Alpha Futures (not allowed), FTMO (allowed with conditions).
  • If you trade the news: Alpha Futures (allowed with conditions), FTMO (allowed with conditions).
  • If you hedge: Alpha Futures (not allowed), FTMO (allowed with conditions).
  • If you hold trades over the weekend: Alpha Futures (allowed with conditions), FTMO (allowed with conditions).

Read each rule before you buy.

The docket · 8 rules, each from the firm's own pages

Side by side

Highlighted rows: the two firms' rules differ.

RuleAlpha FuturesFTMO
Payout frequency DiffersUp to 4 payouts a month: a request every 5 winning days of $200+ (Direct accounts use a withdrawal profit target 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 · checked

First Reward request from the 14th day after the first trade on the FTMO Account; FTMO reviews within 1-2 business days
This can be done on the 14th or any following day after the first trade is placed on the specific account.

ftmo.com · checked

Profit split Differs90%
All withdrawal requests are the amount that will be removed from your trading account, trader received 90% of this request.

help.alpha-futures.com · checked

80% default on 2-Step accounts (90% with Scaling Plan or Premium Programme); 90% on 1-Step and Instant accounts
By default, you receive a Reward according to 80% of the simulated profit. If the Scaling Plan or Premium Programme conditions are met, the Reward Ratio is increased to 90%.

ftmo.com · checked

Copy trading Allowed with conditions: Allowed only when a single user copies between their own Alpha Futures accounts
Copy trading in general is permitted as long as it is a single user executing the trades, and it is the single individual listed on the Alpha Futures Accounts.

help.alpha-futures.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: Copying between your own accounts is allowed if each account follows the rules; copying third-party signals, master accounts or trade copiers is forbidden (stated on the FTMO Futures rules page; the CFD rules forbid third parties trading for you)
Copy trading across your own accounts is permitted, provided each account independently and fully complies with all applicable rules.

ftmo.com · checked

EAs and bots Differs Not allowed: AI, bots and automated trading prohibited on all account types; semi-automated signals allowed if trades are placed manually
The use of AI, bots, and other automated trading mechanisms is strictly prohibited across all account types.

help.alpha-futures.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: EAs allowed; third-party EAs risk breaching the maximum capital allocation rule; server limits of 200 open orders and 2,000 positions per day
If you intend to use trading robots (Expert Advisors – EAs), keep in mind that if you use an EA from a third party ... you potentially run a risk of being denied the FTMO Account

ftmo.com · checked

News trading Allowed with conditions: No restrictions on Evaluation and Advanced Qualified accounts; Direct, Standard and Zero Qualified accounts cannot execute orders 2 minutes before or after high-impact news
no orders may be executed within 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after high impact news events.

help.alpha-futures.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: On the FTMO Account, no orders 2 minutes before or after selected news releases; Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts can trade news freely
FTMO restricts order execution for 2 minutes before and 2 minutes after selected news releases for all accounts, excluding the exceptions mentioned below.

ftmo.com · checked

Hedging Differs Not allowed: Hedging across accounts, or long/short correlated contracts on one account, prohibited in Evaluation and Qualified phases
"Reverse Trading" or Hedging, meaning going short on one account, and long on the other is strictly prohibited at Evaluation and Qualified Phase.

help.alpha-futures.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: Opposite positions on a single account allowed; forbidden across connected accounts or when used to get around the Best Day or Consistency rules
simultaneously entering into opposite positions (with the exception of entering into such positions on a single simulated account)

ftmo.com · checked

Weekend holding Allowed with conditions: Overnight holding allowed only on live accounts; sim accounts must close by 4:20 PM EST
Trades do not need to be closed by 4:20pm EST (like they do on sim accounts). Swing trading/holding overnight is indeed permitted

help.alpha-futures.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: Allowed on Swing accounts and during Challenge/Verification; standard FTMO Accounts must close positions before market breaks longer than 2 hours
FTMO restricts holding positions through market breaks longer than 2 hours for all accounts, excluding the exceptions mentioned below.

ftmo.com · checked

Account, device and IP rules DiffersVPS allowed; VPNs that hide or change your IP address are not
The use of VPS is permitted in your trading, however the use of VPN attempting to hide or change you IP address is not.

help.alpha-futures.com · checked

VPN/VPS generally allowed; do not log in to MetaTrader/cTrader from, or set VPN geolocation to, the United States
The use of VPN/VPS is also generally allowed.

ftmo.com · checked

Payout receipts compared

Alpha Futures: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials. FTMO: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials.

A tier needs 10 weighted receipts from 5 different senders within 180 days. Until then the verdict is "No verdict yet". How the tiers work

Share of receipts forwarded to us, not of all payouts. People forward denials more often than approvals, so absolute numbers run high; compare firms with each other, not with zero.

Rule changes in the last 90 days

None detected in the last 90 days.

FAQ

Does Alpha Futures or FTMO allow copy trading?

Alpha Futures' own rules say allowed with conditions: Allowed only when a single user copies between their own Alpha Futures accounts. FTMO's own rules say allowed with conditions: Copying between your own accounts is allowed if each account follows the rules; copying third-party signals, master accounts or trade copiers is forbidden (stated on the FTMO Futures rules page; the CFD rules forbid third parties trading for you).

Does Alpha Futures or FTMO allow EAs and bots?

Alpha Futures' own rules say not allowed: AI, bots and automated trading prohibited on all account types; semi-automated signals allowed if trades are placed manually. FTMO's own rules say allowed with conditions: EAs allowed; third-party EAs risk breaching the maximum capital allocation rule; server limits of 200 open orders and 2,000 positions per day.

Does Alpha Futures or FTMO allow news trading?

Alpha Futures' own rules say allowed with conditions: No restrictions on Evaluation and Advanced Qualified accounts; Direct, Standard and Zero Qualified accounts cannot execute orders 2 minutes before or after high-impact news. FTMO's own rules say allowed with conditions: On the FTMO Account, no orders 2 minutes before or after selected news releases; Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts can trade news freely.

Does Alpha Futures or FTMO allow hedging?

Alpha Futures' own rules say not allowed: Hedging across accounts, or long/short correlated contracts on one account, prohibited in Evaluation and Qualified phases. FTMO's own rules say allowed with conditions: Opposite positions on a single account allowed; forbidden across connected accounts or when used to get around the Best Day or Consistency rules.

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