Alpha Capital Group Trading Rules Explained
UK forex/CFD firm with 1-step, 2-step and instant plans on four platforms.
We don't recommend this firm, so we don't list a code.
Alpha Capital Group rules: what you can and can't do
News trading: Not allowed
Trading close to high-impact news is restricted. Check the firm's news window before CPI, NFP or FOMC.
Holding overnight: Allowed
You can keep positions open past the end of the trading day.
Holding over the weekend: Not allowed
Close every position before the market closes on Friday.
EAs, bots & algorithms: Allowed
Automated strategies are allowed, within the firm's fair-use rules.
Copy trading: Allowed
You may copy your own trades between accounts at this firm.
Hedging: Allowed
Opposite positions on the same instrument are allowed within one account.
Loss limits by plan
Alpha One 10% (1-Step)
- Daily
- 4%
- Max
- 6%
- Min days
- 1
Trailing (intraday). Your loss limit follows your highest equity in real time, including open trades. A big unrealised win can raise it.
Alpha Pro 8% (2-Step)
- Daily
- 4%
- Max
- 8%
- Min days
- 3
Static. Your loss limit is fixed from the starting balance. Profits never move it up, so gains give you extra room.
Alpha Pro 6% (2-Step)
- Daily
- 3%
- Max
- 6%
- Min days
- 3
Static. Your loss limit is fixed from the starting balance. Profits never move it up, so gains give you extra room.
Alpha Direct (instant)
- Daily
- 3%
- Max
- 5%
- Min days
- 0
Trailing (intraday). Your loss limit follows your highest equity in real time, including open trades. A big unrealised win can raise it.
Alpha Swing (2-Step)
- Daily
- 5%
- Max
- 10%
- Min days
- 3
Static. Your loss limit is fixed from the starting balance. Profits never move it up, so gains give you extra room.
Fine print
- Consistency rule: On-demand payouts: best day at most 40% of profit (15% on Direct); average trade duration must exceed 2 minutes. How consistency rules work →
- Maximum leverage: 1:100 FX (Pro); 1:30 on One, Direct and Swing
- Scaling plan: Pro/Swing/Three: +10% of the initial balance per 10% growth, up to $2M cumulative