Overview
Alpha Capital Group is a London firm that launched in November 2021. It runs evaluations on forex, indices, metals and oil through its own broker, ACG Markets. It suits traders who want to pick between a fast one-step plan and a two-step plan with a fixed floor, and who like being able to ask for a payout whenever they've met the rules.
How the evaluation works
Alpha One: one phase with a 10% target, a 4% daily loss and a 6% drawdown that trails your highest balance until it reaches your starting balance. You only need 1 trading day.
Alpha Pro 8%: 8% then 5%, with a 4% daily loss and an 8% static drawdown.
Alpha Pro 6%: 6% in both phases, a 3% daily loss and a 6% static drawdown.
Alpha Swing: 10% then 5%, a 5% daily loss and a 10% static drawdown, with weekend holding allowed.
The two-step plans need 3 trading days per phase. The daily loss resets at 00:00 GMT+3.
Rules worth knowing
On most plans you can't open or close a trade on the affected instrument from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after major news. Swing uses a shorter window. Funded Alpha Pro accounts can't hold over the weekend. EAs are allowed on MT5 only, and only as trade-management tools you've had approved. Every plan has a maximum lot size per account.
Getting paid
The split is 80%, or 90% with an add-on. On-demand payouts need 2% profit and a best day under 40% of the total. Alpha Pro can switch to a 14-day schedule instead. Payouts are paid within 2 business days by bank transfer, Wise or Rise.
At a glance
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 5, cTrader, DXtrade, TradeLocker
- Payouts
- Bank transfer, Rise, Wise
- Founded
- 2021
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
Good
- Choice of one-step, two-step and swing plans
- On-demand payouts once you meet the best-day rule
- Four platforms including cTrader and DXtrade
Watch for
- No weekend holding on funded Alpha Pro accounts
- EAs limited to trade-management tools on MT5
- No fee refund
Challenges
Every account Alpha Capital Group sells. Sort by any column.
| Program | Drawdown | Payouts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha One1-step | $5K | $47 | 10% | 4% | 6% | Trailing | 80% | 1 day | on demand |
| Alpha One1-step | $100K | $477 | 10% | 4% | 6% | Trailing | 80% | 1 day | on demand |
| Alpha One1-step | $200K | $947 | 10% | 4% | 6% | Trailing | 80% | 1 day | on demand |
| Alpha Pro 8%2-step | $5K | $37 | 8% / 5% | 4% | 8% | Static | 80% | 3 days | on demand or 14 days |
| Alpha Pro 8%2-step | $100K | $527 | 8% / 5% | 4% | 8% | Static | 80% | 3 days | on demand or 14 days |
| Alpha Pro 8%2-step | $200K | $997 | 8% / 5% | 4% | 8% | Static | 80% | 3 days | on demand or 14 days |
| Alpha Pro 6%2-step | $100K | $397 | 6% / 6% | 3% | 6% | Static | 80% | 3 days | on demand or 14 days |
| Alpha Swing2-step | $100K | $577 | 10% / 5% | 5% | 10% | Static | 80% | 3 days | on demand |
Trading rules
What the funded account lets you do. Restricted means allowed with conditions; check the firm's terms.
Not available to residents of AF, BI, BY, CD, CF, CG, CU, IQ, IR, KP, LY, MM, RU, SD, SO, SS, SY, TD, VE, VN, YE.
Payouts
How you get paid
- Methods
- Bank transfer, Rise, Wise
- Frequency
- on demand · on demand or 14 days
- First payout
- —
Profit split by program
- Alpha One
- up to 80%
- Alpha Pro 8%
- up to 80%
- Alpha Pro 6%
- up to 80%
- Alpha Swing
- up to 80%
What traders say
Scores from the sites traders use, and our summary of what they're saying, checked 6 October 2026.
Alpha Capital Group has one of the largest review followings of any prop firm, with about 21,800 reviews on Trustpilot. Trustpilot no longer shows a score for it: in August 2026 the site withdrew the rating and posted a notice that it had removed fake reviews for this company. Before that the page sat at about 4.7. On Prop Firm Match it scores 4.4 from about 1,000 traders. Most reviewers on both sites say they got paid on time. The criticism is concentrated on Reddit and Forex Peace Army, where a steady run of traders say funded accounts were closed or payouts refused.
What traders like
Payouts on time. Many Trustpilot and Prop Firm Match reviewers say rewards arrived within a couple of days of asking.
Friendly support. Support gets regular praise for quick, polite replies, including help sorting out delayed payouts.
Trading conditions. Several reviewers mention tight spreads, good fills, fair prices and clear rules.
Common complaints
Payout denials and closures. The most common serious complaint. Traders on Reddit and Forex Peace Army say accounts were closed or payouts denied over news trading, order book spamming or lot size rules they say were unclear or did not apply. Several say this came on a second or later payout.
Checks after passing. A few reviewers say a further review after the challenge, or slow KYC, kept them from a funded account.
Identity disputes. Some say verification flagged them over IP addresses or ended with accounts shut over doubts about who they were.
A different tone on Reddit. Threads asking whether the firm is safe draw mostly wary replies, a sharp contrast with the review site scores.
Recently
August 2026: Trustpilot withdrew the firm's rating on 21 August for a guidelines breach and removed a number of fake reviews.
August 2026: a Reddit thread from a trader who says a two-year-old funded account was closed ahead of a payout drew agreement from others who say the firm has slipped. We can't verify the account details.
Where this comes from
Trustpilot: the firm's main review page. alphacapitalgp.com on Trustpilot is a different, unrelated company.
Prop Firm Match: verified trader reviews.
Forex Peace Army: trader write-ups, mostly disputes.
Reddit search: threads in r/Forex and r/PropFirmTester.
PROP NAVI: notes on the Trustpilot rating being withdrawn.
Verified reviews
Reviews from traders who've connected an account at Alpha Capital Group to Chartnaut, so you know they actually traded there. Opening soon.
