Take Profit Trader vs Alpha Futures: prop firm rules compared

On Take Profit Trader and Alpha Futures 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 Take Profit Trader and Alpha Futures a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Take Profit Trader and Alpha Futures 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. Take Profit Trader and Alpha Futures' Standard and Advanced plans have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

Take Profit Trader starts the trading day at 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT) and Alpha Futures starts the trading day at 6:00 PM ET (5:00 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. Take Profit Trader and Alpha Futures' Standard plan cap 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 caps 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 $1,600 of a $4,000 target. Alpha Futures' Zero plan applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

Take Profit Trader requires at least 3 trading days before a pass; Alpha Futures requires at least 1 trading day on Zero, 2 on Standard and 3 on Advanced before a pass.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — at Take Profit Trader it is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account; Alpha Futures has no written answer on record. Written answers: Take Profit Trader (read Oct 21, 2026).

Take Profit Trader and Alpha Futures 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: Take Profit Trader caps one day at 50% of total profit; Alpha Futures caps one day at 40–50% of total profit on some plans and has no cap on others. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: Take Profit Trader has no daily loss limit; Alpha Futures pauses the day at its daily loss limit on some plans and has no limit on others. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: Take Profit Trader needs at least 3 trading days, Alpha Futures needs 1 to 3 trading days, depending on the plan.

Once funded, the profit split is 80/20 (PRO) · 90/10 (PRO+) at Take Profit Trader and 90/10 at Alpha Futures. Payout terms — Take Profit Trader: Daily (PRO, once the buffer is reached); Alpha Futures: Up to 4 requests/month after 5 winning days of $200+. Take Profit Trader sells one evaluation model; Alpha Futures sells 3 plans: Zero, Standard and Advanced. 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, Take Profit Trader's written answer is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account, and Alpha Futures has no written answer on record.

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