Alpha Futures vs DayTraders

Alpha Futures is $151 cheaper to get started. Alpha Futures charges $79/mo (monthly subscription) plus a $149 activation fee. DayTraders charges $379 one-time.

Alpha Futures uses EOD Trailing drawdown at 4% ($2,000 buffer once locked at initial), while DayTraders uses .

DayTraders gets you funded faster, with an estimated ~2 days to first payout (2d eval).

Alpha Futures offers up to 90% profit split(Bi-weekly payouts, $200 min), while DayTraders offers up to 80%(Daily payouts, $500 min). The 10 percentage point difference in profit split can add up significantly over time — on a $10,000 profit, that's $1,000 more in your pocket.

DayTraders has a lifetime withdrawal cap of $150,000across all accounts — once you've withdrawn that much total, the account is done.

DayTraders requires a minimum of $200 daily profit for a day to count toward payout eligibility. Alpha Futures has no qualifying day minimum.

Both firms work well for day traders and budget traders. DayTraders is a stronger fit for swing traders (overnight holding allowed). Explore all trading styles to see which firms match your approach.

Based on $500/day profit, 20 trading days/month, 55% win rate

At $500/day profit, Alpha Futures reaches break-even on day 11 while DayTraders reaches it on day 11. Alpha Futures costs $151 less to get started. Alpha Futures projects $917/mo more in funded earnings.