E8 MarketsOpen watch
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Product evidence · 8 products · 8 source pages
Alpha Capital vs E8 Markets (2026): 5 vs 3 Products
Compare 8 current products across 8 first-party source pages — funded cost, split, drawdown and payout rules without flattening one product into a firm-wide answer.
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Alpha Capital
TFH 8/10- Products5 fresh
- Starting splits80–90%
- DrawdownsTrailing / Static
E8 Markets
TFH 8.3/10- Products3 fresh
- Starting splits80%
- DrawdownsTrailing / Static / EOD trailing
Evidence summary
Data-driven comparison · checked Aug 11, 2026
We track 5 Alpha Capital products and 3 from E8 Markets that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-08-11. E8 Markets is cheaper to funded at 4 of the 6 directly comparable tiers. At $5K, the cheapest verified route is E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) at $38 (One-time fee), which needs $48 of profit at a 80% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Product-level: Alpha Capital vs E8 Markets
The table above compares the two firms. This one compares the products you actually buy — 8 of them, each with its own price, split, drawdown rule and source date.
We track 5 Alpha Capital products and 3 from E8 Markets that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-08-11.
E8 Markets is cheaper to funded at 4 of the 6 directly comparable tiers. At $5K, the cheapest verified route is E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) at $38 (One-time fee), which needs $48 of profit at a 80% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Alpha Capital's own products disagree on 14 terms. On evaluation steps it is 2-step on Alpha Pro (6%) and Alpha Swing, versus 1-step on Alpha One, versus 3-step on Alpha Three, versus instant funding on Alpha Direct. Which product you buy decides that rule, not which firm you sign with — a firm-level table cannot show this.
Cost to funded, matched by account size
$5K account
E8 Markets is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) at $38 — $2 less than Alpha Capital's cheapest route at this tier (Alpha Pro (6%), $40) — 5% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $38One-time fee | $48at 80% split | 0.12vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| Alpha Pro (6%)Alpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $40One-time fee | $50at 80% split | 0.17vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $48One-time fee | $60at 80% split | 0.20vs 6% trailing max DD | 2 |
| Alpha OneAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $50One-time fee | $63at 80% split | 0.21vs 6% trailing max DD | 2 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
$10K account
Alpha Capital is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: Alpha Pro (6%) at $67 — $21 less than E8 Markets's cheapest route at this tier (E8 One (Forex), $88) — 24% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Pro (6%)Alpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $67One-time fee | $84at 80% split | 0.14vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| Alpha ThreeAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $67One-time fee | $84at 80% split | 0.14vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $88One-time fee | $110at 80% split | 0.18vs 6% trailing max DD | 2 |
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $88One-time fee | $110at 80% split | 0.14vs 8% max DD | 2 |
| Alpha OneAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $99One-time fee | $124at 80% split | 0.21vs 6% trailing max DD | 2 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
$25K account
E8 Markets is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: E8 Signature Forex at $110 — $27 less than Alpha Capital's cheapest route at this tier (Alpha Pro (6%), $137) — 20% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Signature ForexE8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $110One-time fee | $138at 80% split | 0.14vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
| Alpha Pro (6%)Alpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $137One-time fee | $171at 80% split | 0.11vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| Alpha ThreeAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $157One-time fee | $196at 80% split | 0.13vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $188One-time fee | $235at 80% split | 0.16vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| Alpha OneAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $197One-time fee | $246at 80% split | 0.16vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $198One-time fee | $248at 80% split | 0.12vs 8% max DD | 1 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
$50K account
E8 Markets is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: E8 Signature Forex at $150 — $87 less than Alpha Capital's cheapest route at this tier (Alpha Pro (6%), $237) — 37% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Signature ForexE8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $150One-time fee | $188at 80% split | 0.09vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| Alpha Pro (6%)Alpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $237One-time fee | $296at 80% split | 0.10vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| Alpha ThreeAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $247One-time fee | $309at 80% split | 0.10vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $288One-time fee | $360at 80% split | 0.12vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| Alpha OneAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $297One-time fee | $371at 80% split | 0.12vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $298One-time fee | $373at 80% split | 0.09vs 8% max DD | 1 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
$100K account
E8 Markets is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: E8 Signature Forex at $260 — $137 less than Alpha Capital's cheapest route at this tier (Alpha Three, $397) — 35% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Signature ForexE8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $260One-time fee | $325at 80% split | 0.11vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| Alpha ThreeAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $397One-time fee | $496at 80% split | 0.08vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| Alpha Pro (6%)Alpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $427One-time fee | $534at 80% split | 0.09vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $488One-time fee | $610at 80% split | 0.10vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| Alpha OneAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $497One-time fee | $621at 80% split | 0.10vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $568One-time fee | $710at 80% split | 0.09vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| Alpha SwingAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $577One-time fee | $721at 80% split | 0.07vs 10% max DD | 1 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
$200K account
Alpha Capital is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: Alpha Three at $697 — $101 less than E8 Markets's cheapest route at this tier (E8 One (Forex), $798) — 13% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha ThreeAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $697One-time fee | $871at 80% split | 0.07vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $798One-time fee | $998at 80% split | 0.08vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| Alpha Pro (6%)Alpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $847One-time fee | $1,059at 80% split | 0.09vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| Alpha OneAlpha Capital · One-time · 80% split | $997One-time fee | $1,246at 80% split | 0.10vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $1,198One-time fee | $1,498at 80% split | 0.09vs 8% max DD | 1 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
Rule-by-rule, product by product
Each cell shows every value that firm's current products hold. Where a firm disagrees with itself the products are named — those are the rows a firm-level table has to flatten, and the ones that decide whether your strategy is allowed. 14 of 16 rows split this way in this matchup.
| Term | Alpha Capital | E8 Markets |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation steps | 2-stepAlpha Pro (6%), Alpha Swing 1-stepAlpha One 3-stepAlpha Three Instant fundingAlpha Direct | 1-step |
| Profit split | 80%Alpha One, Alpha Pro (6%), Alpha Swing, Alpha Three 90%Alpha Direct | 80% |
| Drawdown method | StaticAlpha Pro (6%), Alpha Swing, Alpha Three TrailingAlpha One, Alpha Direct | EOD trailingE8 Signature Forex StaticE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) TrailingE8 One (Forex) |
| Daily loss cap | 3%Alpha Pro (6%), Alpha Direct 4%Alpha One, Alpha Three 5%Alpha Swing | 2.5%E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) 4%E8 One (Forex) Not publishedE8 Signature Forex |
| Max loss cap | 6%Alpha One, Alpha Pro (6%), Alpha Three 10%Alpha Swing 5%Alpha Direct | 6%E8 One (Forex) 8%E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) Fixed $ per tierE8 Signature Forex |
| Funded drawdown | StaticAlpha Pro (6%), Alpha Swing, Alpha Three TrailingAlpha One, Alpha Direct | EOD trailingE8 Signature Forex StaticE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) TrailingE8 One (Forex) |
| Min trading days | 3Alpha Pro (6%), Alpha Swing, Alpha Three 1Alpha One NoneAlpha Direct | 0E8 One (Forex), E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) NoneE8 Signature Forex |
| Max trading dayssame | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | 40%Alpha One, Alpha Pro (6%), Alpha Swing, Alpha Three 15%Alpha Direct | 35%E8 Signature Forex 40%E8 One (Forex) None publishedE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) |
| First payout after | Not publishedAlpha One, Alpha Swing, Alpha Direct 14 daysAlpha Pro (6%), Alpha Three | 3 daysE8 One (Forex), E8 Signature Forex Not publishedE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) |
| Payout frequency | On demandAlpha One, Alpha Swing, Alpha Direct Bi-weeklyAlpha Pro (6%), Alpha Three | On demand |
| News trading | Conditional | AllowedE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Signature Forex ConditionalE8 One (Forex) |
| Weekend holding | AllowedAlpha One, Alpha Swing, Alpha Three ConditionalAlpha Pro (6%) Not allowedAlpha Direct | AllowedE8 One (Forex), E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) Not allowedE8 Signature Forex |
| Overnight holding | AllowedAlpha One, Alpha Pro (6%), Alpha Swing, Alpha Three Not publishedAlpha Direct | AllowedE8 One (Forex), E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex) Not allowedE8 Signature Forex |
| EAs / algos | ConditionalAlpha One, Alpha Pro (6%), Alpha Swing, Alpha Three Not allowedAlpha Direct | Conditional |
| Copy tradingsame | Conditional | Conditional |
Dated changes affecting these firms
E8 MarketsOpen watch
E8 Pro pages disagree on prices and configurable terms
The comparison follows the current product-specific v2 page and does not infer variant prices. Confirm the size, drawdown, payout option, platform surcharge and final total in checkout.
Alpha CapitalOpen watch
Alpha Capital disagrees on Alpha One payout schedules
Confirm whether the purchased Alpha One account offers a 14-day cycle, on-demand requests or both before planning cash flow.
Alpha CapitalOpen watch
Alpha Capital's own pages disagree on a 25K Pro price
The $137 figure is retained only for the explicitly labelled 6% product. Verify the selected target and final checkout total before purchase.
Alpha CapitalOpen watch
Alpha One prices do not identify the rule variant
Confirm the selected variant, its target, drawdown, account-size ceiling and final fee before paying; do not assume the stored fee buys the 10% rule set.
Sources (8 first-party pages, latest capture Aug 11, 2026)
- Alpha Capital — Alpha Directcaptured Aug 11, 2026
- Alpha Capital — Alpha Onecaptured Aug 11, 2026
- Alpha Capital — Alpha Pro (6%)captured Aug 11, 2026
- Alpha Capital — Alpha Swingcaptured Aug 11, 2026
- Alpha Capital — Alpha Threecaptured Aug 11, 2026
- E8 Markets — E8 One (Forex)captured Aug 11, 2026
- E8 Markets — E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)captured Aug 11, 2026
- E8 Markets — E8 Signature Forexcaptured Aug 11, 2026
Every figure above is read from these pages. Products older than 30 days are removed from the comparison until they are recaptured, so a missing product means stale data, not a discontinued plan.
Firm-level context
These directory fields describe the firms, not a universal product rule. The sourced product tables above decide the exact fee, split, drawdown and trading conditions.
Spec
Alpha Capital
E8 Markets
Founded
2023
2021
Platforms
MT5 · cTrader
TradeLocker · Match-Trader · cTrader · MT5
Assets
Forex · Indices · Crypto · Commodities
Forex · Crypto · Indices · Commodities
Payout Methods
Bank wire · Rise · Wise
Bank wire · Rise · Crypto
Trustpilot: Alpha Capital vs E8 Markets
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