Alpha Capital rules: drawdown, daily loss and reset time

Alpha Capital Pro 8%: 8% then 5% profit targets, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving), and an 8% static maximum loss.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 4% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 8%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.

Minimum trading days

8% then 5%, at least 3 trading days per phase.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 40% best-day rule.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. Qualified (funded) Pro, One, Three and Direct accounts: no opening or closing trades on the targeted instruments from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after the listed releases, an SL/TP fill inside the window is a soft breach and its profit earns no performance fee. Positions opened more than 5 minutes before may be held; speeches block their whole duration. Evaluations are unrestricted; Swing has its own 2-minute rule. source

Program notes. 8% then 5%, at least 3 trading days per phase. Daily loss is 4% of the day's starting balance (floating P&L from the day before does not raise it), set at 00:00 GMT+3; the 8% max is static. Qualified: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of listed high-impact news, no weekend holding, and a per-asset floating-loss cap. Average trade duration must exceed 2 minutes, and at least half the profit must come from trades held longer.

Alpha Capital Pro 6%: a 6% profit target in each of 2 phases, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving), and a 6% static maximum loss.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 3% of the day's opening balance or equity.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 6%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.

Minimum trading days

6% in both phases, at least 3 trading days each.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. Qualified (funded) Pro, One, Three and Direct accounts: no opening or closing trades on the targeted instruments from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after the listed releases, an SL/TP fill inside the window is a soft breach and its profit earns no performance fee. Positions opened more than 5 minutes before may be held; speeches block their whole duration. Evaluations are unrestricted; Swing has its own 2-minute rule. source

Program notes. 6% in both phases, at least 3 trading days each. Daily loss is 3% of the higher of the day's starting balance or equity (00:00 GMT+3); the 6% max is static. Qualified: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of listed high-impact news, no weekend holding, and a per-asset floating-loss cap. Average trade duration must exceed 2 minutes, and at least half the profit must come from trades held longer.

Alpha Capital One 10%: a 10% profit target, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving), and a 6% intraday trailing maximum loss that stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 4% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 6%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Minimum trading days

One phase: 10% target, 1 minimum trading day.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 40% best-day rule.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. Qualified (funded) Pro, One, Three and Direct accounts: no opening or closing trades on the targeted instruments from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after the listed releases, an SL/TP fill inside the window is a soft breach and its profit earns no performance fee. Positions opened more than 5 minutes before may be held; speeches block their whole duration. Evaluations are unrestricted; Swing has its own 2-minute rule. source

Program notes. One phase: 10% target, 1 minimum trading day. The 6% max trails the highest balance by a fixed 6% of the initial balance and locks at the starting balance once 6% up (withdrawing every profit after that closes the account). Daily loss is 4% of the higher of the day's starting balance or equity (00:00 GMT+3). Qualified: no trades within 5 minutes of listed high-impact news and a per-asset floating-loss cap. Average trade duration must exceed 2 minutes, and at least half the profit must come from trades held longer.

Alpha Capital Swing: 10% then 5% profit targets, a 5% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving), and a 10% static maximum loss.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 5% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 10%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.

Minimum trading days

10% then 5%, at least 3 trading days per phase.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 40% best-day rule.

News trading

Allowed. News trading and holding are allowed; a trade opened from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after a release must last longer than 2 minutes to be valid. Gambling rules apply. source

Program notes. 10% then 5%, at least 3 trading days per phase. Daily loss is 5% of the day's starting balance (00:00 GMT+3); the 10% max is static. News trading and weekend holding are allowed, but a trade opened within 2 minutes of a release must last over 2 minutes. On-demand payouts only; gambling rules and the Focused Trader Group apply. Average trade duration must exceed 2 minutes, and at least half the profit must come from trades held longer.

Alpha Capital Direct: no profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving), and a 5% intraday trailing maximum loss that stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 UTC+3 (a fixed offset, no daylight saving).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 3% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 5%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Minimum trading days

Not recorded in the verified rules.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 15% best-day rule. Payouts need a 3% buffer and a 15% best-day rule.

News trading

Restricted: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. Qualified from purchase: no opening or closing trades on the targeted instruments from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after the listed releases; an SL/TP fill inside the window is a soft breach and its profit earns no performance fee. source

Program notes. Qualified from purchase, no evaluation. The 5% max trails the highest balance by a fixed 5% of the initial balance and locks at the starting balance once 5% up. Daily loss is 3% of the higher of the day's starting balance or equity (00:00 GMT+3). A floating loss of 1% on any one asset closes the account from the first trade. Payouts need a 3% buffer and a 15% best-day rule. No trades within 5 minutes of listed high-impact news, no weekend holding, no EAs. Average trade duration must exceed 2 minutes, and at least half the profit must come from trades held longer.