Managing multiple Alpha Capital Group funded accounts? MimikTrader copies every trade from your leader account to all followers in real-time via your Tradovate connection. Built-in risk management mirrors Alpha Capital's EOD trailing drawdown, daily loss limits, and position size rules — protecting each account based on its specific plan type, whether Standard, Zero, or Advanced.
Alpha Capital Group uses CQG-based platforms (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Quantower) for order routing — there is no Rithmic option. MimikTrader connects directly through the Tradovate API using OAuth, giving you secure, cloud-based trade copying without installing any desktop software or running a VPS.
Log in with your Alpha Capital/Tradovate credentials. MimikTrader discovers all your accounts automatically — evaluations and funded alike. Secure token-based authentication with no passwords stored.
MimikTrader runs in the cloud 24/5. No NinjaTrader, no Quantower, no desktop app needs to be open. Your trades copy whether you are at your desk or not, as long as your leader account is active.
Each follower account gets independent risk settings. A Standard account with a 2% daily loss limit can sit alongside an Advanced account with no daily limit — both managed in one copy group with different rules.
Alpha Capital's plan types have meaningfully different risk parameters. MimikTrader lets you configure each follower account independently, so Standard, Zero, and Advanced accounts all get the correct guardrails without manual monitoring.
Alpha Capital rule: Alpha Capital uses an end-of-day trailing drawdown: 4% on Standard and Zero plans, 3.5% on Advanced. The drawdown trails your account's equity high-water mark and is checked at end of day.
MimikTrader: MimikTrader's trailing drawdown tracks equity in real-time on every price tick — providing intraday protection that an end-of-day check cannot. Set the threshold to 4% or 3.5% to match your plan, and positions auto-flatten before a breach.
Alpha Capital rule: Standard and Zero plans have a 2% daily loss limit (soft breach). Advanced plans have no daily loss limit — the trailing drawdown is the only risk control.
MimikTrader: Set MimikTrader's daily loss limit to 2% on Standard/Zero followers. For Advanced followers, you can skip the daily limit or set a personal cap as extra protection. Each account is configured independently.
Alpha Capital rule: Standard plans allow 5/10/15 minis for $50K/$100K/$150K accounts and use a scaling plan that increases limits as your balance grows. Advanced plans give full contract access from day one.
MimikTrader: Configure MimikTrader's max contract limit per follower. Standard accounts get their initial scaling limit; Advanced accounts get the full cap. The copier rejects any order that would exceed the limit on a specific follower.
Alpha Capital rule: Standard and Zero plans restrict trading within a 2-minute buffer around high-impact news events. Advanced plans have no news trading restrictions.
MimikTrader: MimikTrader does not auto-enforce news windows. If you trade during a restricted period on your leader, those trades will copy to all followers. Be aware of the news calendar when running Standard or Zero accounts alongside your leader. Advanced followers are unaffected.
Create your MimikTrader account. The 7-day free trial gives you full access to test with your Alpha Capital accounts — no credit card required.
Authorize through the Tradovate OAuth flow. All your Alpha Capital evaluations and funded accounts appear automatically. No API keys to manage.
Pick your leader, add Alpha Capital followers, and set per-account risk rules. Configure lot multipliers, drawdown thresholds, and daily limits to match each account's plan type.
Trade on your leader account as you normally would. Every entry, exit, and bracket order copies to followers in milliseconds with full risk protection active.
Match Alpha Capital's 2% daily limit on Standard/Zero. Set personal limits on Advanced for extra safety.
Real-time tick-level equity tracking that enforces Alpha Capital's 4% or 3.5% EOD trailing drawdown intraday.
Lock accounts when profit goals are met. Prevent overtrading after hitting milestones.
Instant position closure and account lock when any risk rule is breached.
Enforce Alpha Capital's 5/10/15 mini limits per account size automatically.
Cumulative weekly controls for additional safety beyond daily checks.
Limit round-trips per day to stay disciplined across all accounts.
Risk rules checked on every market tick, not just at trade entry.
Alpha Capital Group uses Tradovate for order routing via CQG. In MimikTrader, click Connect Account and log in through the Tradovate OAuth flow using your Alpha Capital/Tradovate credentials. All your Alpha Capital accounts — evaluations and funded — will be discovered automatically.
Alpha Capital uses an end-of-day trailing drawdown of 4% on Standard and Zero plans, and 3.5% on Advanced plans. MimikTrader's trailing drawdown feature tracks your equity in real-time on every price tick — more granular than Alpha Capital's end-of-day check. Set the threshold to match your plan's published trailing value and MimikTrader will auto-flatten positions before a breach can occur during the trading session.
Yes. Alpha Capital enforces a 2% daily loss limit on Standard and Zero plans (soft breach). Set MimikTrader's daily loss limit to match or stay slightly below this threshold. When your P&L approaches the limit, MimikTrader flattens all positions and locks the account for the rest of the session. The Advanced plan has no daily loss limit, but you can still configure one in MimikTrader as an extra safety layer.
Alpha Capital allows 5 minis on a $50K account, 10 minis on a $100K account, and 15 minis on a $150K account for Standard plans. The Standard plan also uses a scaling plan that increases position limits as your account grows. Configure MimikTrader's max contract limit per follower to match. The copier will reject any order that would exceed the limit, even if the leader is trading larger.
Alpha Capital Group allows copy trading across your own accounts, provided it is actively managed — fully automated bots are not permitted. MimikTrader is designed for exactly this use case: you actively trade on a leader account and MimikTrader copies those trades to your other accounts in real-time. Always review Alpha Capital's current terms of service to confirm compliance with your specific account type.
Standard plans have a 4% EOD trailing drawdown, 2% daily loss limit, position scaling, and news trading restrictions (2-minute buffer). Zero plans share the same drawdown and daily loss rules but have different fee structures. Advanced plans feature a 3.5% EOD trailing drawdown, no daily loss limit, no news trading restrictions, and no scaling — full contract access from day one. MimikTrader lets you configure each follower's risk rules independently to match its specific plan type.
Alpha Capital restricts news trading on Standard and Zero plans with a 2-minute buffer around high-impact events. MimikTrader does not currently enforce news-based trading windows automatically, so if you trade during restricted periods on your leader, those trades will copy to followers. Be mindful of the news calendar when trading Standard or Zero accounts. Advanced plan accounts have no news restrictions.
Yes. Alpha Capital allows up to 3 qualified accounts (maximum $450K combined). Set one account as your leader and the others as followers. Each follower gets its own risk settings and lot multiplier, so a $50K account and a $150K account can have appropriately scaled position sizes and drawdown thresholds.
Trades are detected via persistent WebSocket connections to the Tradovate backend. When the leader receives a fill, follower orders are placed within milliseconds. There is no polling delay — detection happens in real-time at the broker API level.
Yes. MimikTrader offers a 7-day free trial with full access to all features, including trailing drawdown, daily loss limits, and unlimited copy groups. Connect your Alpha Capital accounts and test the complete workflow at no cost.