📖 Introduction: Apex Trader Funding is one of the most well-known prop firms, offering flexible trading hours, high contract limits, and trader-first policies. Their mission is simple: help traders grow by offering affordable plans with minimal restrictions and a clear path to funding.
🔥 Key Features That Set Apex Apart:
Keep 100% of profits after your sixth payout.
Trade 23 hours per day, including holidays and news (with some restrictions).
No daily drawdowns, only trailing drawdowns.
Affordable pricing with frequent discounts and evaluations as low as $17.
Use Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) and flipping strategies.
Trade multiple accounts (up to 20 per household).
Fast payouts with flexible schedules and international payment support.
Policy
Details
First Payout Eligibility
After 8 trading days and 5 days with $50+ profit.
Profit Split
100% of profits starting from 6th payout. First $25,000 is always 100% yours.
Consistency Rule
30% Rule: No single day’s profit may exceed 30% of total profit.
Payout Frequency
On-demand after eligibility criteria are met (no fixed windows).
Minimum Payout
$500 after safety net is reached (drawdown + $100).
Payment Methods
Bank Transfer (ACH), Wire, and International Provider (via invitation email).
Example Calculation:
✔ If you profit $10,000 and it’s your 6th payout, you keep $10,000.
✔ For early payouts, you always keep 100% of the first $25,000 in profits across your accounts.
✅ What You CAN Do
✔ Trade 23 hours a day (6PM ET to 4:59 PM ET).
✔ Trade during news (must use regular strategies, no multi-directional/news-specific systems).
✔ Use DCA (Dollar-Cost Averaging) and "flipping" strategies.
✔ Trade up to 20 accounts per household.
✔ Trade micros and minis up to max allowed per plan.
✔ Trade half contracts until trailing threshold is cleared.
🚫 What You CAN’T Do
❌ Hold both long and short during news (one-direction rule).
❌ Exceed a 5:1 risk-reward ratio (e.g. 10-tick target = max 50-tick stop).
❌ Open trades that exceed 30% of your start-of-day profit in loss.
❌ Trade inconsistently (e.g. 10 contracts one day, 2 the next without rationale).
❌ Share accounts or use bots to manipulate simulated trading environments.
🔄 Reset Policy: If you hit the drawdown threshold and want to continue trading your evaluation, you can purchase a reset from your members’ area.
Reset Costs:
$80 per Rithmic evaluation account
$100 per Tradovate evaluation account
Resets do not change your renewal or expiration date.
Make sure all trades are closed before resetting your account.
⚠️ Resetting the wrong account is irreversible, so double-check before confirming!
Most resets are completed within 10 minutes, but occasionally may take longer.
💸 Refund Policy:
❌ No refunds on:
Evaluations
Resets
Renewals
Data fees
PA fees
Extra session login fees
Accidental plan/account purchases
Platform errors or tech issues
✅ You can cancel your subscription at any time to avoid future rebilling.
🏆 Apex has built a massive and loyal trader community thanks to its aggressive discounts, generous scaling plans, and fast payouts. With thousands of traders funded, it’s one of the most widely-used futures prop firms in the industry.
