Head-to-head
Alpha Capital Group vs For Traders
A direct, side-by-side comparison of Alpha Capital Group and For Traders — profit splits, evaluation fees, payout cadence, supported assets, and trading rules. Data pulled live from our firm directory.
Quick verdict
For Traders is best for
scaling toward larger allocations (up to $300,000); copy-trading setups.
Full For Traders profile →Cost to first payout
Cost to first payout
What it actually costs to reach payout — a normalized estimate built from each firm's lowest published evaluation cost, monthly fees, and first-payout window. Estimates, not guarantees. Each card shows the assumptions used.
Alpha Capital Group
Not enough structured fee data published to estimate a cost-to-first-payout figure for this firm.
For Traders
estimateApprox. total
$49
to reach first payout eligibility
Approx. time
24days
from sign-up to first eligible request
- Start cost
- $49
- Monthly fee
- —
How we estimated this
- Evaluation path: lowest published one-time evaluation fee.
- Adds ~10 calendar days for evaluation completion (most firms require ≥5 minimum trading days).
- Source — eval fee: $49; monthly: —; first payout: After 14 days.
Trade-offs
Where each firm is weaker
No firm wins on every axis. These are the most meaningful drawbacks of each option — derived from the same structured fields shown in the table, never invented.
Alpha Capital Group trade-offs
Lower scaling ceiling
Scales to $200,000 vs $300,000 at For Traders — caps long-term capital growth.
No copy trading
Forbids copy / algo bridges. For Traders permits them.
For Traders trade-offs
No structural disadvantages versus the other firm based on the fields we track.
Decision guide
Best for your trader type
- Highest profit share
Tie
Both pay 90%.
- Biggest scaling ceiling
Up to $300,000.
- News traders
Allows trading through news events.
- Copy & algo traders
Copy trading is permitted.
| Attribute | Alpha Capital Group Evaluation Based · est. 2022 | For Traders Evaluation Based · est. 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Evaluation fee | One time pay | $49 |
| Monthly fee | — | — |
| Evaluation required | Yes | Yes |
| Instant funding | No | No |
| Capital | ||
| Profit split | 90% | 90% |
| Max allocation | $200,000 | $300,000 |
| Account sizes | $10K–$200K | $5K–$200K |
| Scaling | — | Pick the size that fits — and scale as you prove yourself. |
| Payouts | ||
| Frequency | Bi-weekly on-demand | Bi-Weekly |
| First payout | — | After 14 days |
| Assets | ||
| Futures | No | No |
| Stocks | No | No |
| Options | No | No |
| Forex | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto | Yes | Yes |
| Trading rules | ||
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Overnight holding | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | No | Yes |
| Technology | ||
| Platforms | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-Trader | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 |
| Data feed | — | — |
| Company | ||
| Headquarters | London, UK | Tallinn, Estonia |
About Alpha Capital Group
UK-based prop firm offering one-step and two-step evaluations on MT4/MT5 with funding up to $200K.
Full Alpha Capital Group profile →About For Traders
Forex prop firm with transparent rule set and configurable challenge models.
Full For Traders profile →Trust & stability
Reputation and rule-change activity
Two added decision signals: a weighted reputation score from independent review sources, and a 90-day view of structural rule-change activity where monitored sources are available.
Reputation
Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.
Rule Stability
last 90d- Last change
- —
- Type
- —
- Sources monitored
- —
- Status
- No changes detected in monitored sources
Weekly diff of the firm's published rule pages (terms, rules, FAQ, legal). "No changes detected" only means none of the monitored monitored sources changed — other surfaces (Discord, email, dashboards) are not covered. "Limited" or "unavailable" means our monitor cannot reach enough sources to make an honest call.
Reputation
canonical- Sources used
- 1
- Confidence
- medium
Weighted blend of independent trader-review sources. See methodology.
Rule Stability
last 90d- Last change
- —
- Type
- —
- Sources monitored
- —
- Status
- No changes detected in monitored sources
Weekly diff of the firm's published rule pages (terms, rules, FAQ, legal). "No changes detected" only means none of the monitored monitored sources changed — other surfaces (Discord, email, dashboards) are not covered. "Limited" or "unavailable" means our monitor cannot reach enough sources to make an honest call.
Frequently asked
Common questions
- Which has a higher profit split — Alpha Capital Group or For Traders?
- Alpha Capital Group pays 90%; For Traders pays 90% of trader profits once funded. Both firms offer the same profit share.
- Is Alpha Capital Group cheaper to start than For Traders?
- Alpha Capital Group: evaluation from One time pay. For Traders: evaluation from $49.
- Which pays out faster — Alpha Capital Group or For Traders?
- Alpha Capital Group payouts: Bi-weekly on-demand. For Traders payouts: Bi-Weekly. First-payout eligibility: Alpha Capital Group — n/a; For Traders — After 14 days.
- What's the maximum allocation at Alpha Capital Group vs For Traders?
- Alpha Capital Group scales up to $200,000. For Traders scales up to $300,000.
- Can I trade news at Alpha Capital Group or For Traders?
- Alpha Capital Group: permits news trading. For Traders: policy unconfirmed.
- Can I hold positions overnight at Alpha Capital Group or For Traders?
- Alpha Capital Group: allows overnight holds. For Traders: allows overnight holds.
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