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Alpha Futures 100K Max Contracts, Plan by Plan
Alpha Futures 100K: Zero evaluation, 6 minis or 60 micros; Zero qualified, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 minis by profit on the qualified account; Standard evaluation, 10 minis or 100 micros; Standard qualified, 3, 4, 5 or 10 minis by profit on the qualified account; Advanced (evaluation or qualified), 10 minis or 100 micros; Direct (qualified from day one), 8 minis or 80 micros. Read from help.alpha-futures.com on 2026-10-23.
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It starts at $100,000. Today's limit is set from it.
The trailing max loss limit follows it. Blank uses the balance.
Contracts allowed today
2 minis todayor 20 micros (1 mini = 10 micros). The "Less than $1,500 profit" row of Alpha's Scaling Plan, measured on profit on the qualified account. Next: 3 minis from a close at $101,500, $1,500 away.
Fits one 8-point ES stop
2 minis or 20 micros. One ES risks $400 and one MES $40 at this stop. Today's allowance is the limit, not the stop.
Stops until the limits
- At 2 minis ($800 a stop): 2 stops before the daily loss limit; 3 stops before the max loss line, and the next one reaches it.
- Max loss line $97,000 ($3,000 under the highest close, locking at $100,000): $3,000 of room. Daily loss limit $2,000, which ends the day, not the account.
Alpha Futures's rules, read from help.alpha-futures.com on 2026-10-23: Scaling Plan, edited 2026-07-24; Zero Account Overview, edited 2026-08-12; Maximum Loss Limit (MLL), edited 2026-07-15; Daily Loss Guard, edited 2026-07-15; News Trading Policy, edited 2026-07-27; What and When you can Trade, edited 2026-07-17. The loss is counted at the stop price; slippage, commission and gaps make it larger. Your firm's dashboard is the source of truth.
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The math: fits = whole contracts whose one stop-out stays above the daily and max loss lines, capped at today's tier
Alpha Futures 100K: contracts by plan
Read from help.alpha-futures.com on 2026-10-23. Each source shows that page's own last edit (UTC).
- Zero evaluation100K: 6 minis or 60 micros. Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, ending the day, not the account.Micros: Alpha prints minis and micros side by side at ten micros a mini ("3 minis, 30 micros") and doesn't say how a mix counts; the calculator counts ten micros as one mini. Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether count as full minis.The Daily Loss Guard is 2% of the starting balance: hitting it flattens your positions and locks the account until the next trading day (6 PM ET), without failing it. It counts open and closed P&L, commissions and fees.The Maximum Loss Limit trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing at the starting balance; floating equity or the closed balance touching it liquidates the account.Sources: Zero Account Overview, edited 2026-08-12; Maximum Loss Limit (MLL), edited 2026-07-15; Daily Loss Guard, edited 2026-07-15; What and When you can Trade, edited 2026-07-17
- Zero qualified100K: 2–6 minis by the scaling plan, up to 6 minis or 60 micros. Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, ending the day, not the account.Micros: Alpha prints minis and micros side by side at ten micros a mini ("3 minis, 30 micros") and doesn't say how a mix counts; the calculator counts ten micros as one mini. Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether count as full minis.The scaling plan applies on qualified accounts only. Alpha doesn't say when a row updates, whether a payout moves you down, or which row owns $2,000, $3,000 and $4,500, where its rows share an end. The calculator reads the row from the last close (if Alpha updates it intraday, a losing day can lower it sooner), drops it with the balance after a payout, and takes the smaller row on a shared end. A row printed "-" means the account is already at its max.The Zero 25K has no scaling plan: its 1 mini or 10 micros from the start.The Daily Loss Guard is 2% of the starting balance: hitting it flattens your positions and locks the account until the next trading day (6 PM ET), without failing it. It counts open and closed P&L, commissions and fees.The Maximum Loss Limit trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing at the starting balance; floating equity or the closed balance touching it liquidates the account.Zero, Standard and Direct qualified accounts can't place orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after a red-folder (high impact) event.Sources: Scaling Plan, edited 2026-07-24; Zero Account Overview, edited 2026-08-12; Maximum Loss Limit (MLL), edited 2026-07-15; Daily Loss Guard, edited 2026-07-15; News Trading Policy, edited 2026-07-27; What and When you can Trade, edited 2026-07-17
Zero qualified, 100K: Alpha's Scaling Plan, rows on profit on the qualified account, minis / micros Row, as the firm labels it Minis / micros Less than $1,500 profit 2 / 20 $1,500-2,000 profit 3 / 30 $2,000-3,000 profit 4 / 40 $3,000-4,500 profit 5 / 50 $4,500+ profit 6 / 60 - Standard evaluation100K: 10 minis or 100 micros. Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: none in the calculator.Micros: Alpha prints minis and micros side by side at ten micros a mini ("3 minis, 30 micros") and doesn't say how a mix counts; the calculator counts ten micros as one mini. Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether count as full minis.No Daily Loss Guard on evaluations.The Maximum Loss Limit trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing at the starting balance; floating equity or the closed balance touching it liquidates the account.Sources: Standard Account Overview, edited 2026-07-27; Maximum Loss Limit (MLL), edited 2026-07-15; What and When you can Trade, edited 2026-07-17
- Standard qualified100K: 3–10 minis by the scaling plan, up to 10 minis or 100 micros. Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, ending the day, not the account.Micros: Alpha prints minis and micros side by side at ten micros a mini ("3 minis, 30 micros") and doesn't say how a mix counts; the calculator counts ten micros as one mini. Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether count as full minis.The scaling plan applies on qualified accounts only. Alpha doesn't say when a row updates, whether a payout moves you down, or which row owns $2,000, $3,000 and $4,500, where its rows share an end. The calculator reads the row from the last close (if Alpha updates it intraday, a losing day can lower it sooner), drops it with the balance after a payout, and takes the smaller row on a shared end. A row printed "-" means the account is already at its max.The Daily Loss Guard is 2% of the starting balance: hitting it flattens your positions and locks the account until the next trading day (6 PM ET), without failing it. It counts open and closed P&L, commissions and fees.The Maximum Loss Limit trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing at the starting balance; floating equity or the closed balance touching it liquidates the account.Zero, Standard and Direct qualified accounts can't place orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after a red-folder (high impact) event.These are the relaunched Standard's numbers ("Standard Account is back with some upgrades!"); accounts from before its May 2026 retirement may carry other limits.Sources: Scaling Plan, edited 2026-07-24; Standard Account Overview, edited 2026-07-27; Maximum Loss Limit (MLL), edited 2026-07-15; Daily Loss Guard, edited 2026-07-15; News Trading Policy, edited 2026-07-27; What and When you can Trade, edited 2026-07-17
Standard qualified, 100K: Alpha's Scaling Plan, rows on profit on the qualified account, minis / micros Row, as the firm labels it Minis / micros Less than $1,500 profit 3 / 30 $1,500-2,000 profit 4 / 40 $2,000-3,000 profit 5 / 50 $3,000-4,500 profit 10 / 100 $4,500+ profit 10 / 100 - Advanced (evaluation or qualified)100K: 10 minis or 100 micros. Max loss: $3,500, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: none in the calculator.Micros: Alpha prints minis and micros side by side at ten micros a mini ("3 minis, 30 micros") and doesn't say how a mix counts; the calculator counts ten micros as one mini. Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether count as full minis."There is no Scaling Plan on Advanced Accounts" and no preset Daily Loss Guard (you can set one in your platform), in the evaluation or qualified; no news restrictions.The Maximum Loss Limit trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing at the starting balance; floating equity or the closed balance touching it liquidates the account.Sources: Advanced Account Overview, edited 2026-07-22; Scaling Plan, edited 2026-07-24; Maximum Loss Limit (MLL), edited 2026-07-15; Daily Loss Guard, edited 2026-07-15; What and When you can Trade, edited 2026-07-17
- Direct (qualified from day one)100K: 8 minis or 80 micros. Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, ending the day, not the account.Micros: Alpha prints minis and micros side by side at ten micros a mini ("3 minis, 30 micros") and doesn't say how a mix counts; the calculator counts ten micros as one mini. Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether count as full minis.No evaluation and no scaling plan: the full cap from the start.The Daily Loss Guard is 2% of the starting balance: hitting it flattens your positions and locks the account until the next trading day (6 PM ET), without failing it. It counts open and closed P&L, commissions and fees.The Maximum Loss Limit trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing at the starting balance; floating equity or the closed balance touching it liquidates the account.Zero, Standard and Direct qualified accounts can't place orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after a red-folder (high impact) event.Sources: Direct Account Overview, edited 2026-07-09; Maximum Loss Limit (MLL), edited 2026-07-15; Daily Loss Guard, edited 2026-07-15; News Trading Policy, edited 2026-07-27; What and When you can Trade, edited 2026-07-17
- Live (Path to Live) (not in the calculator)When Alpha calls a trader to live, all qualified accounts close: one live account per qualified account with a payout, starting at $0 with 1/10, 2/20, 4/40 or 6/60 (25K to 150K) until the end-of-day Max Loss Limit ($1,000/$2,000/$3,000/$4,500) reaches a $0 balance, then 2/20, 4/40, 8/80 or 12/120, with a scaling daily loss limit of 30% of the account.Source: Path To Live Structure, edited 2026-08-21
Common questions
How many contracts can I trade on Alpha 100K?
Alpha Futures 100K: Zero evaluation, 6 minis or 60 micros; Zero qualified, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 minis by profit on the qualified account (Less than $1,500 profit: 2; $1,500-2,000 profit: 3; $2,000-3,000 profit: 4; $3,000-4,500 profit: 5; $4,500+ profit: 6), up to 60 micros; Standard evaluation, 10 minis or 100 micros; Standard qualified, 3, 4, 5 and 10 minis by profit on the qualified account (Less than $1,500 profit: 3; $1,500-2,000 profit: 4; $2,000-3,000 profit: 5; $3,000-4,500 profit: 10; $4,500+ profit: 10), up to 100 micros; Advanced (evaluation or qualified), 10 minis or 100 micros; Direct (qualified from day one), 8 minis or 80 micros. Read from help.alpha-futures.com on 2026-10-23.
How many micros can I trade on Alpha 100K?
Zero evaluation: up to 60 micros, Zero qualified: up to 60 micros, Standard evaluation: up to 100 micros, Standard qualified: up to 100 micros, Advanced (evaluation or qualified): up to 100 micros and Direct (qualified from day one): up to 80 micros. Alpha prints minis and micros side by side at ten micros a mini ("3 minis, 30 micros") and doesn't say how a mix counts; the calculator counts ten micros as one mini. Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether count as full minis.
When do I get more contracts on the Alpha 100K Zero?
On Alpha's Scaling Plan, the contracts follow profit on the qualified account: Less than $1,500 profit, 2 minis; $1,500-2,000 profit, 3 minis; $2,000-3,000 profit, 4 minis; $3,000-4,500 profit, 5 minis; $4,500+ profit, 6 minis. The scaling plan applies on qualified accounts only. Alpha doesn't say when a row updates, whether a payout moves you down, or which row owns $2,000, $3,000 and $4,500, where its rows share an end. The calculator reads the row from the last close (if Alpha updates it intraday, a losing day can lower it sooner), drops it with the balance after a payout, and takes the smaller row on a shared end. A row printed "-" means the account is already at its max.
When do I get more contracts on the Alpha 100K Standard?
On Alpha's Scaling Plan, the contracts follow profit on the qualified account: Less than $1,500 profit, 3 minis; $1,500-2,000 profit, 4 minis; $2,000-3,000 profit, 5 minis; $3,000-4,500 profit, 10 minis; $4,500+ profit, 10 minis. The scaling plan applies on qualified accounts only. Alpha doesn't say when a row updates, whether a payout moves you down, or which row owns $2,000, $3,000 and $4,500, where its rows share an end. The calculator reads the row from the last close (if Alpha updates it intraday, a losing day can lower it sooner), drops it with the balance after a payout, and takes the smaller row on a shared end. A row printed "-" means the account is already at its max.
What are the loss limits on Alpha 100K?
Zero evaluation: Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, ending the day, not the account. Zero qualified: Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, ending the day, not the account. Standard evaluation: Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: none in the calculator. Standard qualified: Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, ending the day, not the account. Advanced (evaluation or qualified): Max loss: $3,500, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: none in the calculator. Direct (qualified from day one): Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, ending the day, not the account.
Where do these Alpha numbers come from?
From Alpha Futures's own pages (help.alpha-futures.com), read on 2026-10-23: "Zero Account Overview" (edited 2026-08-12), "Maximum Loss Limit (MLL)" (edited 2026-07-15), "Daily Loss Guard" (edited 2026-07-15), "What and When you can Trade" (edited 2026-07-17), "Scaling Plan" (edited 2026-07-24), "News Trading Policy" (edited 2026-07-27), "Standard Account Overview" (edited 2026-07-27), "Advanced Account Overview" (edited 2026-07-22), "Direct Account Overview" (edited 2026-07-09). Firms change their rules; your account's dashboard is the source of truth.