Alpha Futures vs The Trading Pit: prop firm rules compared

On Alpha Futures and The Trading Pit the drawdown trails at end of day: the floor is recalculated once, from the closing balance, so open profit given back during the session does not raise it — but equity touching the floor during the session still counts. For example, at Alpha Futures and The Trading Pit a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Alpha Futures and The Trading Pit the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there.

A soft daily loss limit pauses the day instead of failing the account: reach it and open positions are flattened, trading stops until the next session, and the account stays open. Alpha Futures' Zero plan sets it at $1,000 on $50,000 and The Trading Pit sets it at $1,000 on $50,000. Alpha Futures' Standard and Advanced plans have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

Alpha Futures starts the trading day at 6:00 PM ET (5:00 PM CT) and The Trading Pit starts the trading day at 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT); a daily loss limit counts from that reset, not from midnight.

A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. Alpha Futures' Standard plan caps any single day at 50% of total profit, so it takes at least 2 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,500 of a $3,000 target. Alpha Futures' Advanced plan and The Trading Pit cap any single day at 40% of total profit, so it takes at least 3 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,200 of a $3,000 target and $1,600 of a $4,000 target. Alpha Futures' Zero plan applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

Alpha Futures requires at least 1 trading day on Zero, 2 on Standard and 3 on Advanced before a pass; The Trading Pit requires at least 3 trading days before a pass.

The Trading Pit's evaluation runs for 30 days; a target not reached by then is not a pass.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — Alpha Futures has no written answer on record; at The Trading Pit it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account. Written answers: The Trading Pit (read Oct 21, 2026).

Alpha Futures and The Trading Pit differ on 3 of the evaluation rules compared here: daily loss limit, consistency rule and minimum trading days. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: Alpha Futures caps one day at 40–50% of total profit on some plans and has no cap on others; The Trading Pit caps one day at 40% of total profit. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: Alpha Futures pauses the day at its daily loss limit on some plans and has no limit on others; The Trading Pit pauses the day at its daily loss limit. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: Alpha Futures needs 1 to 3 trading days, depending on the plan, The Trading Pit needs at least 3 trading days.

Once funded, the profit split is 90/10 at Alpha Futures and 80/20 at The Trading Pit. Payout terms — Alpha Futures: Up to 4 requests/month after 5 winning days of $200+; The Trading Pit: Every 7 days (after 5 profitable days of $150+). Alpha Futures sells 3 plans: Zero, Standard and Advanced; The Trading Pit sells one plan: Futures Prime. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan. If a strategy or bot will send your orders, Alpha Futures has no written answer on record, and The Trading Pit's written answer is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account.

Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Alpha Futures' site and The Trading Pit's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.