Alpha Ticks vs TopOneFutures on TradersPost
Alpha Ticks and TopOneFutures differ on 2 of 18 points TradersPost compares: automated trading and copy 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." Same parent rules. "VPS is permitted...however the use of VPN attempting to hide or change your IP address is not.”
Not allowed
Set by the firm
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Copy trading
Not allowed
Set by the firm
Conditional
“You can only copy trades from one S2F Sim PRO account to other S2F Sim PRO accounts of the exact same size..." Following signal services / Telegram groups / shared trade alert systems is prohibited. Updated Mar 2026.”
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 Ticks rules from help.alpha-futures.com.
TopOneFutures rules from help.toponefutures.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
Link to this comparison /compare/prop-firms/alpha-ticks-vs-toponefutures
Worth knowing about each
Alpha Ticks
- Platform
- Tradovate
- Automated trading
- Conditional
- Copy trading
- Not allowed
TopOneFutures
- Platform
- Tradovate
- Automated trading
- Not allowed
- Copy trading
- Conditional