Alpha Capital Group is a UK-based funded-account evaluation firm founded in November 2021 and based in London. A UK base invites the assumption that the product is FCA-regulated — it is not, and that distinction is the single most important thing to understand before paying. We have not completed a hands-on evaluation, so we publish no profit split, fees, payout figures or rating until verified on the firm's own site (reviewed June 2026).
Who runs Alpha Capital Group, and is it FCA-regulated?
Alpha Capital Group is based in London, United Kingdom. This is precisely where careful reading matters most: a UK-based company is not the same as an FCA-authorised financial product. The Financial Conduct Authority does not license the funded-account evaluation model as a category. What the FCA's rules actually reach is the underlying CFD exposure (a 30:1 retail leverage cap and CFD marketing restrictions) and the financial-promotion regime governing how UK retail clients may be solicited — not the challenge itself.
So 'UK-based' should be read as a verifiable location fact, not as a regulatory badge. The evaluation is a fee-paid assessment, not a regulated investment, and it carries no Financial Services Compensation Scheme protection. Confirm the operating entity and its terms before paying.
What UK regulation does and does not cover here
Being headquartered in a strictly-regulated jurisdiction like the UK does not mean a firm's funded-account product is authorised there. The FCA's CFD product-intervention rules and financial-promotion regime apply to the underlying CFD activity and to soliciting UK retail clients — which is why UK promotion risk is high for these products generally. None of that licenses the challenge. A trader assuming 'London-based, therefore FCA-protected' would be making exactly the inference the marketing benefits from and the facts do not support.
Founded in November 2021, Alpha Capital Group has a shorter continuity record than the longest-established firms here, through the 2024-2025 period that closed an estimated 80-100 firms.
Payout mechanics: read these before you pay
We do not publish Alpha Capital Group's profit split, challenge fees, account sizes or payout frequency — they vary by plan and change over time. The rules that can void a payout matter most: consistency requirements, drawdown definitions, prohibited strategies and payout minimums. Read these in full on the firm's own site.
An evaluation fee is at risk and is not an investment. Commit only a fee you can afford to lose.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Verifiable London (UK) corporate base.
Cons
- A UK base does NOT mean the funded-account product is FCA-authorised — a distinction marketing can blur.
- Newer firm (November 2021) with a shorter continuity record through the 2024-2025 shakeout.
- The funded-account product is not a licensed financial product; an evaluation fee is at risk with no FSCS protection.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alpha Capital Group FCA-regulated?
No. Alpha Capital Group is based in London, but the FCA does not license the funded-account evaluation model. The FCA's rules reach the underlying CFD exposure and the solicitation of UK retail clients, not the challenge product. A UK base is a location fact, not a regulatory badge; there is no FSCS protection for an evaluation fee.
Does being UK-based make Alpha Capital Group safer?
Not in a regulatory sense. The funded-account product is unregulated regardless of where the firm sits, and there is no compensation scheme. A London base is verifiable but does not protect your evaluation fee. Weigh the firm's track record and read the payout-voiding rules before paying.