ACG usually means Alpha Capital Group - the UK prop firm at alphacapitalgroup.uk.
ACG Markets is a separate company - a broker at acg-markets.com. It is not Alpha Capital Group.
Alpha Capital Group and ACG Markets are not the same company. They are separate businesses with different jobs, but they sit in the same broader ecosystem and share branding you will see across the Alpha Group.
General information only, not personal financial advice.
How they work together
Alpha Capital Group is the prop trading firm. It runs evaluations. Traders who pass progress to Qualified Accounts with simulated funds and can earn performance fees under published rules.
ACG Markets is the broker. It provides trading infrastructure and brokerage services: execution, platforms, liquidity, and the technology stack traders actually place orders through.
Simple split:
Alpha Capital Group | ACG Markets | |
|---|---|---|
Role | The business that qualifies and allocates traders | The business that executes and hosts the trading |
Analogy | Finds and funds the trader (evaluation model) | Handles the route (execution and brokerage) |
Think of it like Uber and the mapping system: one side matches riders and drivers; the other runs the navigation. Alpha Capital Group is the evaluation and allocation side. ACG Markets is the trading infrastructure side.
In recent years, Alpha Capital Group launched and connected with ACG Markets to bring more of the trading experience in-house: execution quality, technology, and brokerage control. That is why you often see similar branding, leadership references, and cross-links between the two, even though they remain separate legal entities with separate websites.
Prop firm activity: alphacapitalgroup.uk
Broker activity: acg-markets.com
What is Alpha Capital Group?
Brand | Alpha Capital Group (often shortened to ACG) |
|---|---|
Type | Prop firm (evaluations, Qualified Accounts, performance fees) |
Founded | 2021 |
Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Website | |
Co-founders | George Kohler (CEO) and Andrew Blaylock |
Model | Evaluation → Qualified Account → performance fees on simulated accounts |
Account sizes | $5,000 to $200,000 (up to $400,000 total allocation via scaling) |
Performance split | Up to 80% (per official product materials) |
Alpha Capital runs trader evaluations. It is not a retail broker in the same way ACG Markets is.
More: About Alpha Capital · What is a prop firm
What is ACG Markets?
Brand | ACG Markets |
|---|---|
Type | Broker (live CFD/forex trading) |
Website | |
Regulation | Seychelles FSA, Securities Dealer's Licence SD182 (per acg-markets.com) |
Entity | ACG Markets Ltd, company no. 8434915-1 (per site footer) |
ACG Markets offers retail brokerage: account types, deposits, multi-asset trading on MT5, cTrader, Alpha Trader, etc.
Alpha Capital Group and ACG Markets are not the same business. Alpha Capital may reference broker infrastructure on its site, but prop firm evaluations live on alphacapitalgroup.uk. Broker accounts live on acg-markets.com.
ACG vs ACG Markets: quick comparison
Alpha Capital Group | ACG Markets | |
|---|---|---|
What it is | Prop firm | Broker |
URL | ||
You pay for | Evaluations | Live trading account / deposits |
Account type | Simulated evaluation & Qualified Accounts | Retail brokerage |
"ACG" means | Alpha Capital Group (informal) | ACG Markets (the brand name) |
Other "Alpha" names
Name | What it is | Site |
|---|---|---|
Alpha Capital Group | Prop firm | alphacapitalgroup.uk |
ACG Markets | Broker (separate) | acg-markets.com |
Alpha Futures | Futures prop firm | alpha-futures.com |
Alpha Prime | Elite trader tier | alphaprimemarkets.com |
Alpha Trader | Trading platform | alphatrader.com |
Always confirm the domain before you pay.
Frequently asked questions
What is ACG in trading?
Usually Alpha Capital Group, the prop firm. Not ACG Markets unless you mean the broker.
Is ACG Markets the same as Alpha Capital Group?
No. Separate companies and separate products. Alpha Capital Group runs prop evaluations and Qualified Accounts. ACG Markets runs brokerage. They are closely linked in the same ecosystem, but not the same business.
What is acg cap?
Could mean either search term in practice. Check the URL: alphacapitalgroup.uk = prop firm. acg-markets.com = broker.
