Choose Alpha Capital if
- You want the lowest cost to get a $50K account funded ($97)
- You trade on cTrader and DXTrade
Head to head · Forex / CFD
Alpha Capital and Top One Trader side by side: prices, rules and payouts. Checked Nov 10.
Across every account each firm lists. Green marks the clearly better side.
| Alpha Capital | Top One Trader | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest $50K account | $97 · Alpha Direct | $7 · Nova Challenge |
| Cheapest $50K to funded | $97 · Alpha Direct (one-time) | $114.40 · Flash Challenge (one-time) |
| Price range | $27–$1,097 | $7–$2,097 |
| Account models | 8 | 7 |
| Account sizes | $2.5K–$200K | $5K–$500K |
| Profit split | 80% | 60–90% |
| Profit target | 6–15% | 5–13% |
| Max drawdown | 4–10% | 4–9% |
| Drawdown type | Static, Trailing balance | Static, Trailing balance |
| Billing | One-time | One-time |
| Daily loss limit | 3–5% | None on Nova Challenge |
| Consistency rule | None | None on Flash Challenge, Funding and Magnum +3 more |
| Fastest payout | 1 day | 1 day |
| Platforms | TradeLocker, cTrader, DXTrade, MT5 | TradeLocker, MT5, Match Trader |
| Review rating | ★ 4.4 (1169 reviews) | ★ 4.4 (227 reviews) |
The cheapest account from each firm at every size.
| Alpha Capital | Top One Trader | |
|---|---|---|
| $2.5K | $30Alpha Direct · $30 to funded | Not offered |
| $5K | $27Alpha Pro 6% · $27 to funded | $18.80Prime · $18.80 to funded |
| $10K | $40Alpha One · $40 to funded | $42.80Flash Challenge · $42.80 to funded |
| $25K | $117Alpha Pro 6% · $117 to funded | $7Nova Challenge · $172 to funded |
| $50K | $97Alpha Direct · $97 to funded | $7Nova Challenge · $282 to funded |
| $100K | $197Alpha Direct · $197 to funded | $7Nova Challenge · $557 to funded |
| $150K | Not offered | $431.50Pro Challenge · $431.50 to funded |
| $200K | $647Alpha One 6% · $647 to funded | $7Nova Challenge · $887 to funded |
| $300K | Not offered | $7Nova Challenge · $1,254 to funded |
| $500K | Not offered | $2,097Magnum · $2,097 to funded |