Alpha Futures Retires the Standard and Launches the Premium Plan
On May 1, 2026 Alpha Futures retired the Standard plan and replaced it with the Premium. We review what improves, what gets worse, and who it suits.
Alpha Futures retired the Standard plan on May 1, 2026 and replaced it with the Premium plan. Monthly prices stay the same, but the change runs deep: the funded phase gains operational freedom while withdrawals are now capped.
Data verified as of May 4, 2026 against Alpha Futures' official Help Center and El Trader Financiado's database. For always up-to-date figures, see the Alpha Futures review.
What changed
- 🟢 Improvement (funded phase): no Daily Loss Guard, no consistency rule, a fixed 90% profit split from the first payout (the Standard scaled 70% on payouts 1-2, 80% on 3-4 and 90% from the fifth), withdrawals every 5 winning days of $200 or more instead of every 14 days, and up to 5 simultaneous accounts versus 3. There is also an optional model with no activation fee.
- 🔴 Gets worse: the drawdown becomes 25% stricter on the 100K and 150K accounts, the maximum contract count drops with a balance-forced scaling, withdrawals are capped at 50% of profit per payout, the maximum per withdrawal goes from a flat $15,000 to a scaled $3,000 to $6,000, and the minimum withdrawal rises from $200 to $500.
- 🟡 Changes form: an explicit cap of 4 withdrawals per month is introduced, along with a maximum-size scaling based on accumulated balance.
Standard vs Premium
| Standard (retired) | Premium (new) | |
|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- |
| Activation fee | $149 mandatory | Optional: with AF, or $0 with a higher monthly fee |
| Drawdown 100K / 150K | $4,000 / $6,000 | $3,000 / $4,500 |
| Daily Loss Guard (funded) | $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 | No DLG |
| Consistency (funded) | 40% | No rule |
| Profit split | 70% / 80% / 90% in tiers | Fixed 90% from the first payout |
| Withdrawal frequency | Every 14 days | Every 5 winning days ($200+) |
| % of profit withdrawable | 100% | 50% per payout |
| Maximum per withdrawal | Flat $15,000 | Scaled $3,000 to $6,000 |
| Simultaneous accounts | 3 | 5 |
What it means for the trader
The Premium frees up trading once funded, but caps how fast you can extract. For anyone who sized systems at 100K or 150K, the stricter drawdown forces a rethink of position size. For anyone who prioritized taking a big profit from the first payout, the Standard was more generous: it withdrew 100% every 14 days, versus 50% per payout with a scaled maximum on the Premium.
Compared with Alpha's own Zero plan, the Premium raises the maximum size to 150K and removes the Daily Loss Guard in funded, in exchange for an activation fee, or a higher monthly fee, that the Zero does not have. You can compare Alpha with the rest of the catalog in the prop firm comparator and see the full breakdown in the Alpha Futures review. The detailed plan-by-plan analysis is in this article.
Verdict
It is a mixed change, not cosmetic. The funded phase clearly improves in freedom: no Daily Loss Guard, no consistency and a fixed 90% split from the first payout. The trade-off is in withdrawals, now capped at 50% per payout and with a scaled maximum that on the early payouts falls below the Standard, and in a tougher evaluation on 100K and 150K. It suits anyone who values trading without restrictions once funded; it penalizes anyone who wanted big, immediate withdrawals.
Frequently asked questions
When did Alpha Futures retire the Standard plan?
On May 1, 2026. From that date it stopped being sold and was replaced by the Premium. Previous Standard accounts remain active with their original conditions.
Is the Premium better than the Standard?
It is mixed. It improves the funded phase (no Daily Loss Guard, no consistency, fixed 90% split, more frequent withdrawals, more simultaneous accounts) but it tightens the evaluation (lower drawdown on 100K and 150K) and withdrawals (50% of profit per payout and a scaled maximum instead of the Standard's flat $15,000).
Does the Premium allow withdrawing 100% of profit like the Standard?
No. The Premium allows withdrawing up to 50% of profit every 5 winning days of $200 or more. The other 50% stays in the account. The Standard did allow withdrawing 100% every 14 days.