Beware of Alpha Capital Group

Disappointed with Alpha Capital – Misunderstood Strategy, No Refund, Unfair Evaluation

I’m writing this review after a frustrating experience with Alpha Capital Group, and I feel it’s important to share so other traders are informed before investing their time and money.

I was disqualified from progressing to the Qualified Analyst stage on two accounts — #2059419 and #2044116 — due to what Alpha Capital labeled as “order book spamming.” However, this assessment is completely inaccurate.

My trading strategy involves breaking entries into smaller parts (typically three) instead of placing a single large order. This is a standard risk management technique used by professional traders to improve execution and reduce exposure — not to exploit the demo environment. In fact, the strategy has been fully accepted and rewarded by FundedNext, a competing prop firm where I’ve had zero issues using the exact same method.

Despite providing Alpha Capital with detailed trade history, performance screenshots, and metrics — including:

  • Profit Factor: 3.93
  • Drawdown: Only 2.24%
  • Net Profit: $2,714.31
  • Stable and consistent equity curve

—they continued to misclassify the strategy and refused to reconsider or provide a refund.

Their only response was to offer a “complimentary retry”, which I accepted only as a last resort to try and recoup what I paid into what I now view as a rigid and unjust evaluation process.

Unfortunately, Alpha Capital’s handling of this situation has had a negative impact on my trust in their platform. They seem unwilling to differentiate between legitimate, risk-managed strategies and abusive tactics, which is disappointing for a firm that claims to support skilled traders.

As the saying goes:
One unhappy customer tells ten others — and I hope this review helps fellow traders make a more informed decision before signing up.

If you’re a trader with a professional, structured approach to risk management, Alpha Capital may not be the right fit — especially if you expect flexibility, fairness, or the ability to explain your strategy when challenged.

No idea if that’s true, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. How can 3 orders have better execution than one? VWAP should end up the same unless there’s some scam slippage in there somehow. And if it’s opening positions then there’s no way you don’t get more slippage. Plus these prop firms are all demo accounts, so there’s no order book, so there should be virtually no slippage.

Either way, these companies make money by you losing. Of course they’re going to find some reason to shut you down. Go to a futures prop firm if you want somebody on your side.

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