Alpha Futures vs Leeloo Trading
Every rule that actually affects your account — drawdown, daily loss, consistency, payout split, news, platforms — with a clear winner per category.
Rule by rule
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| Rule | Alpha Futures | Leeloo Trading | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawdown type | Trailing | Trailing | Alpha Futures |
| Daily loss limit | None | None | — |
| Payout split | Standard: 70%->80%->90% tiered. Advanced/Zero: 90/10 flat. | 100% of first $12,500 then 90/10. | Leeloo Trading |
| Min trading days | 2 | 10 | Alpha Futures |
| Consistency rule | Eval: 50% (Standard/Advanced), None (Zero). Funded: 40% (Standard/Zero), NONE (Advanced). | 30% on funded (no single day > 30% of total profit). | — |
| News trading | No | Yes | Leeloo Trading |
| Weekend holding | No | No | — |
| Copy trading | Yes | Yes | — |
| Platforms | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Quantower, TradingView | Rithmic, NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart, Bookmap, MotiveWave, MultiCharts, ATAS, Jigsaw | — |
Real talk
What traders actually experience beyond the marketing copy.
Best drawdown room (4% Standard). Advanced plan's no-DLL + no-consistency + withdrawals-don't-reduce-drawdown is genuinely the best funded experience available. But: Standard's 70% starting split is awful, news restricted on Standard/Zero, and automation prohibited.
4% EOD drawdown on Standard is the most generous in the industry ($4K on $100K vs $3K-$3.5K everywhere else). Advanced has 3.5% but withdrawals don't reduce it (unique advantage).
Standard starts at 70% split - worst starting split in industry. Takes 5 payouts (~10 weeks) to reach 90%. Advanced starts at 90% but costs double and has 8% profit target. Zero has tight payout caps ($1.5K-$2.5K).
Standard 70% starting split (worst in industry). Micro-scalping ban (2 min / 10 ticks). HFT ban (100+ trades/day). News restricted on Standard/Zero (2 min buffer). Automation prohibited. Standard/Zero: withdrawals reduce max loss limit.
$26/mo Entry is the cheapest way to try prop trading. $77 Express is great value for 14-day challenge. But: unrealized-P&L trailing drawdown, 30% consistency, $88/mo funded fee, 30-day first payout wait, and monthly payouts make funded accounts frustrating.
Trailing drawdown follows UNREALIZED P&L in real-time. If your trade goes +$600 unrealized then you close at +$100, the floor already moved up $600. This is worse than EOD trailing. Locks at starting balance + $100.
100% first $12.5K then 90/10 is good. But $88/mo funded fee, 30-day wait for first payout, and monthly payout schedule (last Saturday) make it the slowest payout firm in the industry.
Drawdown trails UNREALIZED P&L (worst drawdown type). $88/mo funded fee. 30% consistency (tight). 30 traded days before first payout. Monthly payouts only (slowest). Automated trading PROHIBITED. 5% flipping rule.
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