What is the difference between Alpha One and Alpha Three?

The number of phases and the way the drawdown behaves. Alpha One asks 10% once; Alpha Three asks 8%, then 4%, then 4%. Both cap the day at 4% and the account at 6%, but Alpha One's cap trails and Alpha Three's does not.

Alpha Three at every shared size: $10K is $67 against $99, $25K is $157 against $197, $50K is $247 against $297, $100K is $397 against $497, $200K is $697 against $997. Alpha One's premium runs 20% to 48%.

Is a trailing 6% worse than a static 6%?

Never better, and worse as soon as you are in profit. A static cap sits where it started and every dollar earned is permanent distance from it. A trailing cap follows the high-water mark up, so the same dollar buys no distance at all until the trail stops. Alpha Three also hands back a fresh cap at the start of each phase.

Same three numbers · 20–48% dearer

Alpha Capital: Alpha One vs Alpha Three

Set the two rule panels side by side and three figures match exactly: 4% a day, 6% overall, 80% of the profit. Alpha One costs 20% to 48% more anyway.

The premium buys something real — one phase instead of three. It pays for it with the one thing the panels do not show: Alpha One's 6% follows you up and Alpha Three's does not.

Rule	Alpha One	Alpha Three
How the 6% behaves	trails the high-water mark	static, and resets each phase
Profit target	10% in one phase	8%, then 4%, then 4%
Daily loss limit	4%	4%
Overall drawdown	6%	6%
Losing trades before the attempt ends	4	4
Minimum trading days	1	3 (as published, not per phase)
Profit split	80%	80%

What the ladders cost

$10K	Alpha Three $67	Alpha One $99	+48%
$25K	Alpha Three $157	Alpha One $197	+25%
$50K	Alpha Three $247	Alpha One $297	+20%
$100K	Alpha Three $397	Alpha One $497	+25%
$200K	Alpha Three $697	Alpha One $997	+43%

Alpha One also sells a size below this range that Alpha Three does not, so the comparison starts at $10K. The cost guide prices “Alpha One” without naming a variant; the fees are recorded against this, the original one.

Why the same 6% is not the same 6%

A static cap sits where it started. Make 6% and you are 6 points clear of it permanently. A trailing cap follows the highest balance you reach, so the same profit moves the floor up with you and buys no distance at all until the trail stops.

That makes Alpha One's cap never better than Alpha Three's, and worse from the first profitable day. Alpha Three then does something further: each of its three phases begins with the cap reset, so a drawdown survived in phase one is not carried into phase two.

Against that, one phase instead of three is a genuine convenience — fewer targets, less calendar, fewer chances to breach. The page's point is only that the panels make the two look identical on risk when they are not, and the drawdown type is the rule buyers skip most often.

Where these rules were read

Alpha Capital — rules explained — read 2026-08-05

Questions

What is the difference between Alpha One and Alpha Three?: The number of phases and the way the drawdown behaves. Alpha One asks 10% once; Alpha Three asks 8%, then 4%, then 4%. Both cap the day at 4% and the account at 6%, but Alpha One's cap trails and Alpha Three's does not.
Which is cheaper?: Alpha Three at every shared size: $10K is $67 against $99, $25K is $157 against $197, $50K is $247 against $297, $100K is $397 against $497, $200K is $697 against $997. Alpha One's premium runs 20% to 48%.
Is a trailing 6% worse than a static 6%?: Never better, and worse as soon as you are in profit. A static cap sits where it started and every dollar earned is permanent distance from it. A trailing cap follows the high-water mark up, so the same dollar buys no distance at all until the trail stops. Alpha Three also hands back a fresh cap at the start of each phase.