AquaFunded Futures vs Alpha Futures: prop firm rules compared

At the $50,000 account size, AquaFunded Futures' evaluation allows a $2,000 max drawdown (end-of-day trailing) against Alpha Futures' $2,000 (end-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven), with profit targets of $3,000 and $3,000 respectively. Both allow the same dollar drawdown at that size. Neither firm applies a consistency rule. Payouts are standard on demand · daily daily · flex every 5 winning days at AquaFunded Futures and up to 4 requests/month after 5 winning days of $200+ at Alpha Futures.

Rule (evaluation phase)
AQAquaFunded FuturesStandard (One Day Pass) model
AFAlpha FuturesZero model
$50,000 account
Profit target$3,000$3,000
Daily loss limit$1,000 (soft pause)$1,000 (soft pause)
Max drawdown$2,000$2,000
$100,000 account
Profit target$6,000$6,000
Daily loss limit$2,000 (soft pause)$2,000 (soft pause)
Max drawdown$3,500$3,000
Firm-wide
Drawdown modelEnd-of-day trailingEnd-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven
Consistency ruleNoneNone
Minimum trading daysNone1 trading day
Profit split90/1090/10
Payout frequencyStandard on demand · Daily daily · Flex every 5 winning daysUp to 4 requests/month after 5 winning days of $200+
Account sizes offered$50,000 · $100,000 · $150,000$25,000 · $50,000 · $100,000
Rules confidenceRules verifiedRules verified

AquaFunded Futures figures are for the Standard (One Day Pass) model; it also sells: Daily, Flex (daily loss), Flex (no daily loss), Instant.

Alpha Futures figures are for the Zero model; it also sells: Standard, Advanced.

Which one should you pick?

It depends on how you trade. A trader who takes a few larger positions is exposed to a consistency rule and an intraday-trailing drawdown very differently from one who scalps small size all session; payout cadence and profit split matter more once you are funded than during the evaluation. Read both rule sets in the table above against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on AquaFunded Futures's site and Alpha Futures's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.

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