Challenges from
$690
$25,000 account
Split
100%
Apex Trader Funding is a Futures prop firm. Compare its account sizes, challenge pricing, drawdown rules and payout terms below, then confirm the latest rules with the firm before buying.
Good to know before you buy
- Consistency rule — When requesting a payout no single day may exceed 30% of total profit; a broader 50% best-day rule also applies.
- News trading only under conditions
- EAs / bots only under conditions
- Trailing drawdown (Intraday Trailing → locks at balance +$100 (PA))
- Minimum 1 trading day
Founded
2021
Steps
1-step
Profit target
—
Profit split
up to 100%
Daily DD
2%
Max DD
4%
Intraday Trailing → locks at balance +$100 (PA)
Pros
- Clear breakdown of pricing, drawdown and payout rules
- Multiple account sizes available
- Links to the firm’s official site
Cons
- Always confirm current rules on the firm’s official site
- Discounts and rules can change — verify before buying
Challenge programs & pricing
No Activation Intraday 1-Step
1 Step- Drawdown
- Intraday Trailing → locks at balance +$100 (PA)
- Profit split
- up to 100%
- Payout
- 5 winning days, max 6 payouts
- News trading
- yes
| Account | Price |
|---|---|
| $25,000 | $690 |
| $50,000 | $790 |
| $100,000 | $1,090 |
| $150,000 | $1,690 |
100% profit split. No monthly fee. EAs prohibited. 30% payout consistency.
No Activation EOD 1-Step
1 Step- Drawdown
- EOD Trailing → locks at balance +$100 (PA)
- Profit split
- up to 100%
- Payout
- 5 winning days, max 6 payouts
- News trading
- yes
| Account | Price |
|---|---|
| $25,000 | $890 |
| $50,000 | $1,090 |
| $100,000 | $1,390 |
| $150,000 | $2,290 |
End-of-day drawdown variant. 100% split. A cheaper monthly-fee 'Standard' version also exists.
Key firm rules
- News trading
- Allowed for your normal strategy; news-chasing or two-sided gambling around releases isn't.
- Expert Advisors / bots
- All trading must be manual — EAs, bots, scripts and macros are prohibited.
- Copy trading
- Allowed across evaluation and performance accounts under the same owner.
- Hedging
- Not allowed — no simultaneous long and short on the same or correlated instrument.
- Risk-to-reward
- A 5:1 rule applies: your stop can't exceed 5× your profit target.
- Overnight holding
- Positions can't be held through market close.
- Inactivity
- Funded accounts need 2 days of $50+ profit per rolling 30 days.
Payout & scaling
- Profit split
- 100%.
- Payout requirement
- 5 winning days of a set amount plus a 50% consistency score.
- Minimum payout
- $500, once your balance clears the safety net (drawdown + $100).
- Payout cap
- Tiered maximums per request, capped at 6 payouts per performance account.
Company & payments
- CEO
- Darrel Martin
- Headquarters
- United States
- Founded
- January 2021
- Trustpilot
- 4.3 / 5
- Broker / liquidity
- Rithmic, Tradovate & WealthCharts
- Tradable assets
- Futures (mini & micro contracts)
- Payment methods
- Card
- Payout methods
- ACH, Plane
Restricted countries (84)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Gabon, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Apex Trader Funding FAQ
How much does a Apex Trader Funding challenge cost?
The cheapest Apex Trader Funding evaluation we track is $690 for a $25,000 account. Larger account sizes cost more — the full price table on this page lists every size we verified (last checked 2026-06-26).
What profit split does Apex Trader Funding pay?
Up to 100% of profits go to the trader, with payouts 5 winning days of $250.
What are Apex Trader Funding's drawdown rules?
Maximum drawdown is 4% and the daily loss limit is 2%. The drawdown type is intraday trailing → locks at balance +$100 (pa) — check how it behaves before you trade, since drawdown type is where most accounts are lost.
Does Apex Trader Funding have a consistency rule?
Yes. When requesting a payout no single day may exceed 30% of total profit; a broader 50% best-day rule also applies.
Does Apex Trader Funding allow news trading?
Only under conditions — Apex Trader Funding restricts trading around news events. Check the exact restriction on their site before trading news (last checked 2026-06-26).
Can I use EAs or trading bots at Apex Trader Funding?
Only under conditions — automated trading is restricted at Apex Trader Funding. Confirm your setup is allowed before running it (last checked 2026-06-26).
Does Apex Trader Funding have minimum trading days?
Yes — 1 trading day minimum before you can pass or withdraw, depending on the program. The program cards above list per-program values where they differ.
Is Apex Trader Funding legit?
Apex Trader Funding has operated since 2021, is based in United States, and scores 4.3/5 on Trustpilot. We track its pricing and rules against official sources (status: partially verified (last checked 2026-06-26)). As with any prop firm: only pay a fee you can afford to lose, and verify the current rules on the firm's own site.
From
$690