1Your account
2Your trade
Trade 1 contract to risk $400 at your stop.
Contract limit on this account: 5 minis or 50 micros.
Room to max loss 20% of it
FX conversions use the ECB reference rates of 2026-10-13. Sizes are rounded down, so the risk never goes over what you set. A stop doesn't guarantee your fill: in fast markets the loss can be larger.
Example: Standard Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 50K
Risking 1% ($500) on NQ with a 20-point stop gives 1 contract. That stop uses 20% of the max loss on a fresh account. After a losing day there is less room, so type what is left today.
The limits your stop has to fit, by account
Fresh accounts, from Alpha Futures's official pages. The max loss trails on some accounts, so the room to it can be smaller than shown once the balance has been higher.
| Account | Daily loss limit | Max loss | Max contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 50K | none | $1,750 trailing | 5 |
| Advanced Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 100K | none | $3,500 trailing | 10 |
| Advanced Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 150K | none | $5,250 trailing | 15 |
| Advanced Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 50K | none | $1,750 trailing | 5 |
| Advanced Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 100K | none | $3,500 trailing | 10 |
| Advanced Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 150K | none | $5,250 trailing | 15 |
| Direct (instant Qualified) · Funded · 25K | $500 | $1,000 trailing | 2 |
| Direct (instant Qualified) · Funded · 50K | $1,000 | $2,000 trailing | 4 |
| Direct (instant Qualified) · Funded · 100K | $2,000 | $3,000 trailing | 8 |
| Direct (instant Qualified) · Funded · 150K | $3,000 | $4,500 trailing | 10 |
| Standard Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 50K | none | $2,000 trailing | 5 |
| Standard Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 100K | none | $3,000 trailing | 10 |
| Standard Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 150K | none | $4,500 trailing | 15 |
| Standard Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 50K | $1,000 | $2,000 trailing | 2 |
| Standard Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 100K | $2,000 | $3,000 trailing | 3 |
| Standard Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 150K | $3,000 | $4,500 trailing | 3 |
| Zero Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 25K | $500 | $1,000 trailing | 1 |
| Zero Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 50K | $1,000 | $2,000 trailing | 3 |
| Zero Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 100K | $2,000 | $3,000 trailing | 6 |
| Zero Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 25K | $500 | $1,000 trailing | 1 |
| Zero Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 50K | $1,000 | $2,000 trailing | 1 |
| Zero Evaluation + Qualified · Funded · 100K | $2,000 | $3,000 trailing | 2 |
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Alpha Futures position size questions
What contract size can I trade on a Alpha Futures account?
It depends on your stop and on what is left of the account's limits. On a fresh Standard Evaluation + Qualified · Evaluation · 50K account, risking 1% ($500) on NQ with a 20-point stop is 1 contract. Pick your own account, stop and today's remaining daily loss in the calculator.
How many contracts can I trade at Alpha Futures?
Alpha Futures caps the full-size contracts you can hold, by account: 50K Advanced Evaluation + Qualified: 5; 100K Advanced Evaluation + Qualified: 10; 150K Advanced Evaluation + Qualified: 15; 25K Direct (instant Qualified): 2; 50K Direct (instant Qualified): 4; 100K Direct (instant Qualified): 8. Micros count as a tenth of a mini at most firms. The calculator applies the cap of the account you pick.
Does Alpha Futures have a daily loss limit?
Yes, on some accounts (Advanced Evaluation + Qualified, Standard Evaluation + Qualified have none). A stop that would lose more than what is left of today's limit breaks it, even if it is only 1% of the balance; the calculator sizes the trade so the stop stays inside.
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