You keep 100% of profits — four routes across two drawdown types, a 30-day evaluation you can pass in a single day, and $3 million across up to 20 accounts.
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Apex Trader Funding started in January 2021 under Darrel Martin and has become one of the biggest names in futures prop trading, with on Trustpilot across reviews. It funds CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX futures through Rithmic, Tradovate or WealthCharts, which feed fifteen front ends between them.
The split is a flat 100%. Apex keeps nothing, on every program and every size. With up to 20 funded accounts and $3 million of allocation, that is the most generous split structure in futures prop trading — and the payout rules around it are correspondingly tight.
There are four ways in, not two. Each drawdown type is sold as Standard or No Activation Fee. Standard is cheaper up front and charges an activation fee once you pass: $59 flat on Intraday, $119 to $159 on EOD by size. No Activation Fee costs more at checkout and charges nothing afterwards.
Do the arithmetic, because the naming misleads. Add the activation fee and No Activation Fee is cheaper on seven of the eight combinations. A 50K Intraday is $24.90 plus $59 = $83.90 on Standard against $49 flat; a 100K EOD is $248 against $159. The single exception is the 150K Intraday, where Standard totals $118.90 against $169. Standard only makes sense if you might not pass and want less at risk up front.
The drawdown choice is the one that shapes your trading. Intraday Trail follows your peak balance in real time including unrealised profit, so giving back an open gain permanently raises your floor, but it carries no daily loss limit during the evaluation. EOD Trail recalculates once a day at 4:59:59 PM ET from your closing balance, leaving intraday swings alone, and adds a daily loss limit of $500 to $2,000 by size.
The evaluation runs 30 calendar days with no extensions and a single minimum trading day — hit the target inside the drawdown on day one and you have passed. There is no reset option on any program, so a breach means buying again. After passing you get 7 days to activate.
Contract limits go down on funding, which catches people out. A 25K evaluation allows 4 minis; the funded account starts at 2 and scales by tier. A 150K drops from 12 to 10.
Payouts need 5 winning days, each clearing a minimum that scales with size, plus the safety net — your drawdown limit plus $100, held for the account’s whole life. The minimum payout is $500, each one is capped, and there is a ceiling of six per account. That ceiling, not the split, is what caps what any single account can return.
Programs & Modes
Intraday Trail
The threshold follows your peak balance in real time, unrealised profit included. No daily loss limit in the evaluation. Activation is a flat $59 once you pass. Sizes 25K through 150K, from $16.70.
Profit Split: 100%
Target $1,500–$9,000 | Max Loss $1,000–$4,000 | No Daily Limit | Contracts 4 Minis–12 Minis | Time 30 Days | Payouts 5 Days
Intraday Trail - No Activation
The same intraday mechanic with nothing to pay after you pass. Costs more at checkout, and whether it beats Standard depends on the size. Sizes 25K through 150K, from $49.00.
Profit Split: 100%
Target $1,500–$9,000 | Max Loss $1,000–$4,000 | No Daily Limit | Contracts 4 Minis–12 Minis | Time 30 Days | Payouts 5 Days
EOD Trail
The threshold recalculates once a day at 4:59:59 PM ET from your closing balance, so intraday swings leave it alone. Adds a daily loss limit. Activation $119 to $159. Sizes 25K through 150K, from $45.00.
Profit Split: 100%
Target $1,500–$9,000 | Max Loss $1,000–$4,000 | Daily $500–$2,000 | Contracts 4 Minis–12 Minis | Time 30 Days | Payouts 5 Days
EOD Trail - No Activation
The same end-of-day mechanic with no activation fee. The dearest way in, and the only one with nothing left to pay. Sizes 25K through 150K, from $99.00.
Profit Split: 100%
Target $1,500–$9,000 | Max Loss $1,000–$4,000 | Daily $500–$2,000 | Contracts 4 Minis–12 Minis | Time 30 Days | Payouts 5 Days
Profit Split & Payouts
Payouts need 5 winning days, each clearing a minimum that scales with account size — $100 on a 25K up to $350 on a 150K EOD account. You keep 100% of profits; Apex takes no share. Every request needs the safety net, your drawdown limit plus $100, held for the life of the account, and a balance of that plus the $500 minimum payout. Each payout is capped and rises as you go, from $1,000 a time on a 25K to $5,000 by the sixth on a 150K — and six payouts is the maximum per Performance Account. The 50% consistency rule applies at every request, and withdrawals go out by ACH or Plane.
Platforms & Vendors
Trade CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX futures through Rithmic, Tradovate or WealthCharts, which feed fifteen front ends between them — NinjaTrader, TradingView, Sierra Chart, Quantower, Bookmap, ATAS, Jigsaw Daytradr, MotiveWave, EdgeProX, Finamark, VolFix and R Trader Pro among them. Evaluation contract limits run 4 minis or 40 micros on a $25,000 up to 12 minis or 120 micros at $150,000 — and they drop once funded, starting at 2 minis on a 25K before scaling by tier. Commissions are set by the vendor rather than the firm. Allocation reaches $3 million across up to 20 accounts.
Contract Limits
| Program | Account Size | Max Minis | Max Micros |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation | $25,000 | 4 | 40 |
| $50,000 | 6 | 60 | |
| $100,000 | 8 | 80 | |
| $150,000 | 12 | 120 | |
| Sim Funded | $25,000 | 2 | 20 |
| $50,000 | 4 | 40 | |
| $100,000 | 6 | 60 | |
| $150,000 | 10 | 100 |
Limits are the same on Intraday Trail and EOD Trail. The Performance Account starts below the evaluation, then scales by tier.
Restricted Countries
| Size | Program | Profit Target | Max Loss | Daily Loss | Drawdown | Profit Split | Payout | Loyalty | Activation Fee | Price |
|---|
90% Off All Evaluations
90% off every evaluation with code SAVENOW. Standard routes still charge an activation fee once you pass; No Activation Fee routes do not.
Five Accounts, One Checkout
Most routes sell a five pack at a lower per-account price — five 25K Intraday Standard evaluations run $74.95, or $14.99 each against $16.70 bought singly. Useful given Apex allows up to 20 funded accounts. Not offered on the 100K and 150K EOD No Activation routes.
News Trading Allowed
Permitted as part of your normal strategy. What is not permitted is chasing the market or placing orders on both sides to gamble the outcome of a release.
Copy Trading Allowed
Allowed on evaluation and Performance Accounts, provided every account sits under the same Apex user ID and email. Separate accounts on different emails are not permitted. Third-party copier software is used at your own risk.
Pass in a Single Day Allowed
One minimum trading day. Reach the target inside the drawdown rules on day one and you have passed.
50% Consistency Rule Restricted
At payout, no single trading day may account for more than 50% of the profit accumulated since your last approved payout — or since the account opened if you have not taken one.
No Reset Option Restricted
There is no reset fee on any program — the evaluation simply expires after 30 days, and a breach means buying a new account.
30-Day Evaluation Window Restricted
The evaluation runs 30 calendar days with no extensions. After passing you have 7 calendar days to activate the Performance Account.
Contract Limits Restricted
Evaluation is fixed at 4 minis on a 25K, 6 on 50K, 8 on 100K and 12 on 150K. The Performance Account starts lower — 2, 4, 6 and 10 — and scales by tier from there.
Daily Loss Limit Restricted
EOD carries a fixed daily loss limit in the evaluation: hit it and trading pauses for the session, but the account survives. Only the drawdown threshold fails it. Intraday has no daily limit during the evaluation. Both are tier-based once funded.
When the Threshold Stops Trailing Restricted
Performance Accounts freeze the threshold at your starting balance plus $100. Evaluations on Rithmic and WealthCharts freeze it once it reaches the profit target. On Tradovate it trails indefinitely — worth knowing before you pick a vendor.
Risk Management Required Restricted
Every trade needs a pending or mental stop and a defined risk plan. Disproportionate risk-to-reward — a 5-tick target against a 150-tick stop, for instance — counts as a high-risk strategy and is prohibited.
Trailing Threshold as Stop Loss Restricted
You may not use the account’s full drawdown threshold to absorb a large loss.
Inactivity — Funded Only Restricted
No inactivity rule during the evaluation. Once funded you need 2 trading days with $50 or more of new profit in every rolling 30-day period. At 15 days the account goes dormant; at 30 consecutive days it closes permanently and all payout eligibility is forfeited.
Automated Trading Prohibited
Every order must be placed by hand. EAs, bots, scripts and macros are all prohibited. Alert and signal tools are fine, as are stop-loss and take-profit orders set manually at entry.
Hedging Prohibited
Holding long and short at the same time on the same or a correlated instrument.
Holding Through the Close Prohibited
Positions cannot be carried through the market close.
Market Manipulation Prohibited
High-frequency trading, exploiting erroneous fills and non-directional bracket trading are all treated as manipulation of the simulated environment.
Account & Resource Sharing Prohibited
Sharing credentials, computers, IP or MAC addresses, or payment cards across traders. Also covers multiple or household accounts created to get around restrictions, and stockpiling discounted evaluations to blow up deliberately.
VPNs and Anonymising Tools Prohibited
Where used to evade rules, conceal violations or facilitate misconduct.
Restricted Countries
We only track firms that pay via RISEPAY on-chain. This firm uses a different payout method.
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Profit Split
You keep 100% of profits on both programs. Apex takes no share.
Payout Frequency
5 winning days, each clearing a minimum that scales with account size. Intraday needs $100 / $200 / $250 / $300 on the 25K, 50K, 100K and 150K; EOD needs $100 / $250 / $300 / $350.
Safety Net
Your drawdown limit plus $100, required for the entire life of the Performance Account — $26,100 on a 25K, $52,100 on 50K, $103,100 on 100K and $154,100 on 150K.
Minimum Balance to Request
Safety net plus the $500 minimum payout: $26,600, $52,600, $103,600 and $154,600 by size.
50% Consistency Score
No single day may exceed 50% of the profit accumulated since your last approved payout.
Payout Caps
Each payout is capped and the cap rises as you go. Six payouts maximum per Performance Account — after the sixth you buy a new one.
| Account Size | Intraday Trail | EOD Trail |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $1,000 on all six | $1,000 on all six |
| $50,000 | $1,500 → $2,000 (2nd) → $2,500 → $3,000 (5th–6th) | $1,500 → $2,000 (3rd) → $2,500 → $3,000 (6th) |
| $100,000 | $2,000 → $2,500 (2nd) → $3,000 → $4,000 (5th–6th) | $2,000 → $2,500 → $3,000 (4th) → $4,000 (5th–6th) |
| $150,000 | $2,500 → $3,000 (2nd–3rd) → $4,000 → $5,000 (6th) | $2,500 → $3,000 (2nd–4th) → $4,000 (5th) → $5,000 (6th) |
Payout Methods
ACH or Plane.
Max Contract Sizes by Program
Evaluation — Intraday Trail & EOD Trail
Same contract limits on both drawdown types.
Sim Funded — Performance Account
Funded limits start below the evaluation, then scale by tier.
Commissions are set by the vendor, not the firm. Each publishes its own schedule:
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Apex Trader Funding Reviews & Ratings
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Apex has funded futures traders since January 2021 and is one of the largest firms in the space, holding on Trustpilot from reviews. The split is a flat 100% — Apex takes no share at all — across as many as 20 accounts and $3 million of allocation. Two drawdown types, each sold twice: Standard, cheaper up front with an activation fee once you pass, and No Activation Fee, dearer up front with nothing to pay later. Intraday Trail follows your live peak and has no daily loss limit; EOD Trail recalculates once a day and adds one. The evaluation runs 30 calendar days with a single minimum trading day. The catches are a 50% consistency rule, a cap of six payouts per account, and no reset option — fail and you buy again.
Summary
A US futures firm trading since January 2021 under Darrel Martin. Sizes $25,000 to $150,000 across four routes, up to 20 funded accounts and $3 million of allocation. on Trustpilot from reviews.
You keep 100% of profits. Evaluations start at $16.70 with code SAVENOW and run 30 calendar days with one minimum trading day. Standard adds an activation fee on passing; No Activation Fee costs more up front and nothing after.
Read three things before buying: the 50% consistency rule, the six-payout ceiling per account, and that contract limits drop when you get funded. There is no reset option on any program.
Deep Dive
More About Apex Trader Funding
Is Apex Trader Funding Legit?
Yes. Apex has traded since January 2021 under Darrel Martin and holds on Trustpilot across reviews. Five years is a long run in futures prop trading and the sample is far too large to curate, so the score is worth something.
The 100% split is real and worth saying plainly: Apex takes no cut of your trading profits on any program or size. The business runs on evaluation fees, activation fees and the ceiling on how many times one account can pay out. Understand those three and you understand the model.
That ceiling is the rule to plan around. Each Performance Account allows six withdrawals, and each one is capped — $1,000 every time on a 25K, rising to $5,000 by the sixth on a 150K. A 25K account can therefore return $6,000 in total, ever. Price the evaluation against that number, not against the split.
The 50% consistency rule comes next. No single day may exceed half the profit accumulated since your last approved payout. It is looser than the 30% several competitors use, but it still means one exceptional session early in an account delays a withdrawal until the rest of your trading catches up.
Standard versus No Activation Fee looks like a payment preference and is really a pricing puzzle. Add both fees and the no-fee route is cheaper on seven of the eight combinations — a 50K Intraday is $83.90 all in against $49. Standard only makes sense on the 150K Intraday, or if you would rather risk less up front on an evaluation you might not pass.
Two mechanics run against expectation. Contract limits fall on funding rather than rise — 4 minis down to 2 on a 25K — then scale by tier. And the safety net, your drawdown limit plus $100, has to hold for the account’s entire life, not just until the first payout clears.
Worth knowing before you buy: no reset option exists on any program, so a breach means starting again; the evaluation expires after 30 days regardless; every order must be placed by hand; and nothing may be held through the close. The restricted list runs to 87 countries and includes several most firms accept, among them Cyprus, Turkey, Latvia, South Africa and Ukraine.
Apex Trader Funding vs Other Futures Prop Firms
Apex competes with other futures firms rather than the forex CFD firms elsewhere on this site. What separates them is drawdown mechanics, contract limits, and how much one funded account can return over its life.
Apex Trader Funding vs Tradeify: The closest comparison on drawdown choice — Tradeify also sells more than one mechanic and pays 90% from the first dollar with no cap on how many payouts you take. Apex pays a flat 100% on every program and size, but recovers it through activation fees and a ceiling of six payouts per account. Below roughly $6,000 of total withdrawals the 100% wins; past that the ceiling starts to bite.
Apex Trader Funding vs DayTraders: Both let you run a wide stack of accounts, and both trail your balance rather than selling leverage. DayTraders offers static alongside intraday and EOD trailing, which Apex does not, and pays out on a 1-day cycle. Apex answers with 20 funded accounts against $3 million of allocation and a 30-day evaluation you can clear in a single session — though there is no reset if you breach.
Apex Trader Funding vs Take Profit Trader: Two different bets on the evaluation itself. Take Profit Trader runs an unlimited evaluation with no deadline, so a slow month costs you nothing. Apex gives you 30 calendar days, no extensions and no reset, which suits traders who expect to pass quickly and want the cheapest route to a 100% split. Compare the evaluation and activation fees together, not separately.
Apex Trader Funding Frequently Asked Questions
What is Apex Trader Funding's profit split?
A flat 100% on every program and size — Apex takes no share of your profits. The firm makes its money on evaluation and activation fees instead.
What is the difference between Standard and No Activation Fee?
How you pay. Standard is cheaper at checkout and charges a one-time activation fee once you pass — a flat $59 on Intraday Trail, $119 to $159 on EOD Trail by size. No Activation Fee costs more up front and charges nothing afterwards. Add both together and No Activation Fee is cheaper on seven of the eight combinations: a 50K Intraday is $83.90 all in on Standard against $49 flat. The one exception is the 150K Intraday, where Standard totals $118.90 against $169.
What is the difference between Intraday Trail and EOD Trail?
How the trailing threshold moves. Intraday Trail follows your peak balance in real time including unrealised profit, so giving back an open gain permanently raises your floor — but there is no daily loss limit during the evaluation. EOD Trail recalculates once a day at 4:59:59 PM ET from your closing balance, leaving intraday swings alone, and adds a daily loss limit of $500 to $2,000 by size.
How long is the Apex evaluation?
30 calendar days with no extensions. There is one minimum trading day, so you can pass in a single session if you reach the target without breaching the drawdown. After passing you have 7 calendar days to activate the Performance Account.
How much does an Apex evaluation cost?
From $16.70 for a 25K Intraday Standard with code SAVENOW, up to $249 for a 150K EOD No Activation Fee. Standard routes then add the activation fee once you pass; No Activation Fee routes do not.
What is the max drawdown on each account?
$1,000 on a 25K, $2,000 on 50K, $3,000 on 100K and $4,000 on 150K — identical on both drawdown types and on both fee structures. Only the way it trails differs.
How many contracts can I trade at Apex?
In the evaluation: 4 minis or 40 micros on a 25K, 6/60 at 50K, 8/80 at 100K and 12/120 at 150K. The funded account starts lower — 2, 4, 6 and 10 minis respectively — and scales by tier from there.
What is the Apex consistency rule?
50%. No single trading day may account for more than half the profit accumulated since your last approved payout. It applies at every payout request.
How do Apex payouts work?
You need 5 winning days, each clearing a minimum that scales with account size — $100 to $300 on Intraday and $100 to $350 on EOD. You also need the safety net: your drawdown limit plus $100, held for the entire life of the account. The minimum payout is $500.
How many payouts can I take from one Apex account?
Six. Each Performance Account allows a maximum of six withdrawals, and each is capped, rising as you go. After the sixth you need a new account — which is what really caps what one account can return, not the split.
Is there a reset option if I fail?
No. There is no reset fee on any Apex program — the evaluation simply expires after 30 days, and a breach means buying a new account.
Is automated trading allowed at Apex?
No. Every order must be placed manually. EAs, bots, scripts and macros are all prohibited. Signal and alert tools are fine, as are stop-loss and take-profit orders set by hand at entry. Copy trading is allowed provided every account sits under the same Apex user ID and email.
Can I hold positions overnight at Apex?
No. Holding through the market close is prohibited on every program. Hedging — long and short at once on the same or a correlated instrument — is also prohibited.
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