- Profit target
- $1,500
- Max loss (MLL)
- $1,000
- Daily Loss Guard
- $500
Alpha Futures Zero plan: $0 activation fee, rules and prices
The Zero plan is the cheapest one-step evaluation at Alpha Futures and the only one with no consistency rule during the evaluation, so it can be passed in a single trading day. It is named after its $0 activation fee. It comes in 25K, 50K and 100K.
$0
Activation fee, permanently. That is where the plan gets its name: when you pass the evaluation you move to a qualified account with no extra activation payment.
From · Zero 25K
$89.00
$53.40/mo
40% OFF
- Activation fee$0
- Profit split90% / 10%
- Consistency in evaluationNone
- Minimum trading days1 day
- Sizes25K · 50K · 100K
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Pricing
Zero plan price with code PROPSCOPE
The cheapest Zero size is Zero 25K. These are the three sizes with their list price and the final price that code PROPSCOPE leaves at checkout. The Zero plan is a monthly subscription for as long as the evaluation lasts.
- Profit target
- $3,000
- Max loss (MLL)
- $2,000
- Daily Loss Guard
- $1,000
- Profit target
- $6,000
- Max loss (MLL)
- $3,000
- Daily Loss Guard
- $2,000
List prices and the discount can change when Alpha Futures rotates its promotion. Always confirm the final amount at checkout before paying. If you want all four plans in the same format, the Alpha Futures pricing page lists them all.
Direct answer
Zero plan activation fee: $0
The Alpha Futures Zero plan activation fee is $0, permanently. There is no additional payment when you pass the evaluation and the account becomes qualified: the plan is named after that zero.
The question comes up because paying a fee to activate a funded account is common in this industry, and at some firms that charge is monthly. At Alpha Futures it does not exist on any of the four plans: Zero and Standard publish it as $0, Advanced applies it to every account bought from July 8, 2026 onwards, and the Direct plan is a one-time purchase that already hands you the qualified account.
The only thing you pay on Zero is the monthly evaluation subscription. If you fail the evaluation you can buy a reset instead of a new account; the reset amount varies by size and is confirmed at checkout. Neither the reset nor activation is part of the price of the qualified account.
The plan
What the Alpha Futures Zero plan is
The Zero plan is a one-step evaluation. You buy the account size, hit the profit target without touching the Maximum Loss Limit, and move to a qualified account with a 90% profit split from the very first payout.
Two things separate Zero from the rest of the Alpha Futures line-up. The first is price: it is the cheapest way into the firm and the only plan with a 25K size. The second is that it applies no consistency rule during the evaluation, so a single strong day is enough to pass; the published minimum is 1 trading day.
In exchange, Zero is the most constrained plan at the qualified stage: it keeps the Daily Loss Guard, applies a 40% consistency rule between payouts, switches on the Scaling Plan at 50K and 100K, and carries the lowest payout caps of the four plans. That trade is deliberate — you pay less to get in and accept a tighter frame when you cash out.
Rules
Zero plan rules by account size
These are the parameters Alpha Futures publishes for each Zero size. Profit target, MLL, Daily Loss Guard, contracts and payout cap scale with the size; every other rule is identical across the three.
| Parameter | Zero 25K | Zero 50K | Zero 100K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit target | $1,500 | $3,000 | $6,000 |
| Maximum Loss Limit (MLL) | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
| Drawdown type | EOD trailing | EOD trailing | EOD trailing |
| Daily Loss Guard | $500 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Minimum trading days (evaluation) | 1 day | 1 day | 1 day |
| Consistency in evaluation | None | None | None |
| Consistency in qualified account | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Max position (evaluation) | 1 mini / 10 micros | 3 minis / 30 micros | 6 minis / 60 micros |
| Scaling Plan in qualified | None | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum withdrawal | $200 | $200 | $200 |
| Max payout per request | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,500 |
| Profit split | 90% / 10% | 90% / 10% | 90% / 10% |
| Activation fee | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Zero 25KCheapest
- Profit target
- $1,500
- MLL
- $1,000
- Daily Loss Guard
- $500
- Contracts
- 1 mini / 10 micros
- Payout cap
- $1,000
Zero 50KMost popular
- Profit target
- $3,000
- MLL
- $2,000
- Daily Loss Guard
- $1,000
- Contracts
- 3 minis / 30 micros
- Payout cap
- $1,500
Zero 100KLargest
- Profit target
- $6,000
- MLL
- $3,000
- Daily Loss Guard
- $2,000
- Contracts
- 6 minis / 60 micros
- Payout cap
- $2,500
There are no news trading restrictions during the evaluation. The qualified account does have them: no orders may be executed within 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after a high-impact event. The account needs at least one trade every 10 trading days to avoid being archived for inactivity.
Rules
How the Zero plan drawdown works
Alpha Futures uses a single drawdown model across every account: an EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit. The limit is recalculated from your highest end-of-day balance, not from your intraday equity high. Floating profit you give back before the close does not move the limit.
Take a Zero 50K: you start with the MLL at $48,000, that is $2,000 below the starting balance. If day one closes at $50,500, the MLL moves to $48,500. If you lose $500 the next day and drop back to $50,000, the MLL stays at $48,500 — it never comes down.
Trailing stops once the MLL reaches the account starting balance. On a Zero 50K that happens when the balance hits $52,000: from then on the limit is fixed at $50,000 and behaves like a static floor. There is a second published advantage: the MLL is not reset to zero when you get paid, so a small payout does not wipe out your runway.
The only way to fail a Zero evaluation is letting the balance hit or exceed the Maximum Loss Limit. If you want to see how this model behaves against the alternatives, the static vs trailing vs EOD drawdown guide works through examples and the drawdown calculator lets you simulate your own case.
Rules
Zero plan consistency rule
There is no consistency rule in the evaluation. Zero is the only one of the four Alpha Futures plans that does not apply one to pass, and it is the reason the firm publishes a 1 trading day minimum: if you reach the profit target in one session, the evaluation is cleared.
The qualified account does apply a 40% rule. No single trading day can account for 40% or more of the net profit accumulated since your last withdrawal request. It is not an account-breaking rule: if one day goes over 40%, you simply cannot request the payout until you keep trading and dilute that day. The counter resets after every payout.
In practice, with a $1,500 payout cap on a Zero 50K, a $1,200 day forces you to accumulate at least $3,000 of net profit before you can cash out. The consistency rule calculator gives you the exact number before you start trading.
Payouts
Zero plan payouts
To request a payout on a Zero qualified account you need 5 winning days of $200 or more and you must satisfy the 40% consistency rule. There are no fixed payout dates: once both conditions are met, the request unlocks.
You can withdraw up to 50% of your profit per request and make up to 4 requests per month. The minimum is $200 and the cap depends on the size: $1,000 on Zero 25K, $1,500 on Zero 50K and $2,500 on Zero 100K. Alpha Futures processes requests in 48 business hours or less.
The split is 90% to the trader and 10% to Alpha Futures from the first payout, with no tier system. If your priority is cashing out larger amounts per request, Zero has the lowest caps at the firm: the Standard plan doubles them and the Advanced plan takes them to $15,000.
To put Alpha payout timing in context against other firms, the fastest paying prop firms ranking compares timelines and conditions.
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Fit
Who the Zero plan is for (and who it is not for)
It fits you if
- You want the lowest possible entry cost at Alpha Futures, or you want to test the firm on a 25K before sizing up.
- You prefer an evaluation with no consistency rule, one you can clear in a single day if the market cooperates.
- A firm-imposed daily limit helps you stop the session before a bad day gets out of hand.
- Your expected payouts sit inside the $1,000 to $2,500 per request caps.
It does not fit you if
- You want to cash out large amounts per payout: Zero has the lowest caps of the four plans.
- A daily limit blocks valid setups. In that case the Advanced plan has no Daily Loss Guard at any stage.
- You do not want the Scaling Plan, which on Zero 50K and Zero 100K caps contracts until you build profit in the qualified account.
- You would rather skip the evaluation entirely: that is what the Direct plan is for.
Comparison
Zero against the other Alpha Futures plans
Alpha Futures runs four plans: Zero, Standard, Advanced and Direct. Zero is the cheapest, the only one with a 25K size and the only one with no consistency rule in the evaluation.
| Plan | Evaluation | Consistency (eval → qualified) | Daily Loss Guard | Max payout per request | Key difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero | 1 step · 1 day minimum | No rule → 40% | Yes, in both stages | $1,000 – $2,500 | Cheapest entry and a $0 activation fee. |
| Standard | 1 step · 2 day minimum | 50% → 40% | Qualified account only | $3,000 – $5,000 | Double the payout cap of Zero. |
| Advanced | 1 step · 3 day minimum | 40% → no rule | None | $15,000 | The highest payout cap and no Scaling Plan. |
| Direct | No evaluation | 20% (always) | Yes | $1,000 – $3,000 | Qualified account from day 1, one-time fee. |
If you are choosing between plans rather than sizes, the best Alpha Futures plan guide compares all four with a recommendation per profile. For the full detail of each: Standard plan, which doubles the Zero payout caps; Advanced plan, with the $15,000 cap per request; and Direct plan, the route with no evaluation.
Frequently asked questions about the Zero plan
How much is the Alpha Futures Zero plan activation fee?
$0. The Zero plan activation fee is $0 permanently, and that is where the plan gets its name. Alpha Futures does not charge an activation fee on Standard or Advanced either, and Direct is a one-time purchase that already hands you the qualified account, so no Alpha Futures plan pays an activation fee.
Does the Zero plan have a consistency rule?
Not in the evaluation. Zero is the only Alpha Futures plan with no consistency rule to pass, which is why it can be cleared in a single trading day. The qualified account does have a 40% rule: no single day can account for 40% or more of the net profit accumulated since your last withdrawal request.
How many days does it take to pass the Zero evaluation?
The published minimum is 1 trading day across all three sizes. Because there is no consistency rule in the evaluation, hitting the profit target in one session is enough to pass, as long as you never touch the Maximum Loss Limit.
What drawdown type does the Zero plan use?
An EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit. The limit is recalculated from your highest end-of-day balance, not from your intraday equity high, and it stops trailing once it reaches the account starting balance.
What happens if I hit the Daily Loss Guard on the Zero plan?
You do not lose the account. The Daily Loss Guard is a soft breach: open positions are flattened, pending orders are cancelled and the account is locked until the next trading day starts (6 PM ET). On Zero it equals 2% of the starting balance: $500 on 25K, $1,000 on 50K and $2,000 on 100K.
How much can you withdraw on the Zero plan?
The minimum per request is $200 and the maximum depends on the size: $1,000 on Zero 25K, $1,500 on Zero 50K and $2,500 on Zero 100K. You can withdraw up to 50% of your profit and make up to 4 requests per month, each one after 5 winning days of $200 or more.
How much does the Alpha Futures Zero plan cost?
Zero 25K is the cheapest size of the plan and is billed as a monthly subscription for as long as the evaluation lasts. The price table on this page lists all three sizes with their list price and final price; confirm the exact amount at the Alpha Futures checkout.
Methodology
Sources and methodology
The rules on this page come from the Alpha Futures pricing page and its official help centre. Prices come from PropScope internal data and are synced automatically. Confirm the rules and the final amount at the Alpha Futures checkout before buying.
- Official Alpha Futures pricing page
- Zero Account Overview (help centre)
- Standard Account Overview (help centre)
- Advanced Account Overview (help centre)
- Direct Account Overview (help centre)
- Maximum Loss Limit (MLL)
- Consistency rule
- Daily Loss Guard
- Scaling Plan
- Full Alpha Futures review on PropScope
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