Alpha Futures vs Alpha Ticks on TradersPost
Alpha Futures and Alpha Ticks differ on 1 of 18 points TradersPost compares: automated trading.
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Automated trading
Conditional
“The use of AI, bots, and other automated trading mechanisms is strictly prohibited across all account types." / "Semi-Automated Trading...is permissible under the condition that the user manually places, monitors, and manages the trade.”
Conditional
“The use of AI, bots, and other automated trading mechanisms is strictly prohibited across all account types." / "Semi-Automated Trading...is permissible under the condition that the user manually places, monitors, and manages the trade." Same parent rules. "VPS is permitted...however the use of VPN attempting to hide or change your IP address is not.”
Automation and copy trading rules are set by each firm and can change. Rules recorded May 21, 2026; confirm the current policy with the firm before you connect.
Alpha Futures rules from help.alpha-futures.com.
Alpha Ticks rules from help.alpha-futures.com.
Same on both 16
- Short selling
- Market orders
- Limit orders
- Stop orders
- Trailing stops
- Bracket orders
- Stop limit orders
- Day orders
- Good till canceled orders
- Immediate or cancel orders
- Fill or kill orders
- Trailing stop attached to entry
- Modify open orders
- Paper accounts
- Platform: Tradovate
- Authentication: OAuth
Neither supports 1
- Copy trading
Link to this comparison /compare/prop-firms/alpha-futures-vs-alpha-ticks
Worth knowing about each
Alpha Futures
- Platform
- Tradovate
- Automated trading
- Conditional
- Copy trading
- Not allowed
Alpha Ticks
- Platform
- Tradovate
- Automated trading
- Conditional
- Copy trading
- Not allowed