Alpha Capital Group vs FTMO: the rules compared

Alpha Pro 8% (2-Step)

FTMO Challenge 2-Step (2-Step)

US$577 one-time

From the homepage plan data.

€540 one-time

US$8,000

US$10,000

US$72.13 / 1,000 USD

without activation fee (not recorded)

€54 / 1,000 USD

without activation fee (not recorded)

1.63

1.5

8 % = US$8,000

10 % = US$10,000

4 % = US$4,000, from start-of-day balance

"Max Daily Drawdown (balance-based)".

5 % = US$5,000, from start-of-day balance, 00:00 CE(S)T

8 % = US$8,000, static

10 % = US$10,000, static

3 days

4 days

none

4 % = US$4,000, from start-of-day balance

"Max Daily Drawdown (balance-based)".

5 % = US$5,000, from start-of-day balance, 00:00 CE(S)T

8 % = US$8,000, static

10 % = US$10,000, static

none

80 %

On the bi-weekly payout method (USD 100 gross = USD 80 net).

80 % → 90 % (90% with the Scaling Plan or Premium Programme.)

14 days after the first trade on the Qualified Analyst account, with at least 5 trading days.

Request on the 14th or any later day after the first trade on the account; review 1–2 business days, payment typically 1–2 business days after the invoice is approved.

every 14 days

Alternatively on demand (own conditions).

US$100

US$20

Minimum closed profit USD 20 for bank wire and Visa Direct/Mastercard Send, USD 50 for crypto.

Per the FAQ FTMO charges no additional fees on reward withdrawals. Limits: Visa Direct/Mastercard Send up to USD 20,000, Skrill up to USD 3,000.

0.7% currency conversion adjustment on realised P&L when the instrument's profit currency differs from the account currency (Trading Update 28 Jul 2026; effective date depends on the agreement stage).

with the first payout

Scaling Plan: +25% account size every 4 months with at least 10% net profit in that period, up to USD 2M across all accounts.

allowed

Overnight allowed; holding through market breaks longer than 2 hours is forbidden on FTMO Accounts (Standard).

allowed

EAs and algorithmic trading allowed unless forbidden practices; server limit of 200 orders at a time and 2,000 positions per day.

restricted

Identical or copied trading across accounts counts towards the USD 400,000 maximum allocation per trader or strategy; above it accounts may be suspended.

forex 1:100, metals 1:30, indices 1:20, oil 1:10

forex 1:100, swing-account 1:30

Standard account up to 1:100, Swing account up to 1:30; lower on indices, metals and crypto.

Forex: US$2.50 per lot per side (US$5 round trip) · Metals: 0.0007 % of position value per side (0.0014 % round trip) · Indices: none · Crypto: 0.0325 % of position value per side (0.065 % round trip)

Values from FTMO's dated announcements (forex and metals from 29 Sep 2025, crypto from 28 Jul 2025); FTMO shows the current symbol table only in the browser. FTMO names the same 0.0007% per side for NATGAS, HEATOIL and "Cash III CFD", although its indices post calls all index symbols commission-free.

no listing recorded

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), 19 Nov 2025 – The Reserve Bank of India's Alert List concerns persons resident in India. For the countries PropCrab covers, it does not change availability (operator decision of 3 November 2026). A listing is not proof of wrongdoing.

Alpha Capital Group Limited (GB)

FTMO s.r.o. (CZ), FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o. (CZ)

The imprint does not state each company's role; US clients are served via ftmo.oanda.com.

2015

restricted

US residents: no MT5; cTrader only for existing customers; DXtrade and TradeLocker.

via another entity

US clients via the affiliated site ftmo.oanda.com.

after passing the evaluation: 1-Step and 2-Step: FTMO Identity (KYC/KYB) after all evaluation objectives are met. Instant Account: at the first reward request.

MT5 (not US), cTrader, DXtrade, TradeLocker

MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView

card, apple-pay, google-pay, paypal, revolut-pay, skrill, crypto, bank-transfer

PayPal, Skrill and crypto carry a 3% fee; bank transfer in EUR/CZK only.

bank-transfer, card, skrill, crypto

Card = Visa Direct / Mastercard Send.

All evaluation plans are non-refundable.

One-time fee, no subscription. The 2-Step fee is refunded with the first reward; 1-Step and Instant Account fees are not refundable.