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Firm Trust Score

A 0–100 score built from a firm's real Trustpilot reputation, how long it's actually been operating as a futures prop firm specifically, and a checklist of the rule types that most often catch traders off guard — account stacking, flipping, windfall clauses, news-trading blackouts, and more. Picked by firm, since some of these are firm-wide policies, not tied to one specific account.

Whole firms only, not individual accounts — some rules can still vary by which account you pick, noted below.

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Alpha Futures
4.4(5,980)
Mixed2 high-severity flags

Real caution flags turned up in our research — read the checklist below carefully before buying.

Reputation35 / 40

Based on a real Trustpilot rating of 4.4/5.

Rule safety5 / 40

Found: account stacking, copy trading & ea (bot) rules, group trading / signal copying, vpn / multi-identity policy, inactivity rule, mandatory stop-loss / risk rules, minimum trade duration / anti-microscalping.

Years in operation4 / 20

Founded in 2024 — about 2 years in operation.

Rule flags

High / discretionary Common / moderate

Only rule categories we've actually confirmed apply to this firm show up here — an empty list means nothing's been confirmed yet, not that the firm has a clean bill of health.

  • Account stackingAppliesHigh severity

    Explicitly named, both as "Account Stacking" ("excessive Evaluations and storing multiple passed accounts, so when you withdraw or hit MLL, you can roll right into your next Qualified Account") and "Account Rolling" (max-leverage no-plan trading, hit max loss, buy a new account, repeat) -- a real, direct match for this category, not an inferred generic account-cap number.

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  • Copy trading & EA (bot) rulesAppliesModerate severity

    AI, bots, and other automated trading mechanisms strictly prohibited across all account types. Separately, Automated and Reverse (hedging) copy trading are also banned (hedging itself is not tracked as its own category on this site).

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  • Group trading / signal copyingAppliesModerate severity

    "Group Trading" -- collaborating across unconnected accounts using identical or opposite strategies -- explicitly banned.

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  • VPN / multi-identity policyAppliesModerate severity

    VPN/IP-masking explicitly banned (VPS use is explicitly allowed, a real distinction). Only one username permitted per individual, and only one household may use the service. Separately, a real "Third Party Payments" policy confirmed directly: payment cards/accounts must match the trader's own KYC identity -- third-party payments are not accepted (the same "payment must match your own name" pattern already confirmed at Apex Trader Funding).

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  • Inactivity ruleAppliesCommon, low severity

    Must place a trade at least once every 10 trading days (trade size irrelevant) to keep the account active.

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  • Mandatory stop-loss / risk rulesAppliesHighest severity — discretionary

    "All or Nothing" pattern explicitly banned: using maximum leverage on a single position with the Daily Loss Guard/MLL itself acting as the stop-loss -- the same "don't use the drawdown threshold as your exit" rule already confirmed at Apex and Blue Guardian. Also separately banned for Advanced Qualified accounts specifically during high-volatility news events.

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  • Minimum trade duration / anti-microscalpingAppliesModerate severity

    "Tick or Micro Scalping" -- trades under 10 ticks AND under 2 minutes -- explicitly banned.

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This score is assembled from our own research and is only as good as what we've confirmed so far — it updates automatically as more of a firm's rules get verified. Always check the firm's own terms before buying.