Apex Trader Funding
US futures firm relaunched in 2026 on one-time-fee accounts with a 100% simulated-funded split, sold in two drawdown families: real-time intraday trailing or end-of-day.
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Published terms, verified from the firm’s official site as of 2026-08-17.
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Key terms
- Asset class
- Futures (simulated)
- Fee model
- One-time purchase
- Drawdown
- Intraday trailing or end-of-day (your choice)
- Profit split
- 100% (sim funded)
- Profit target (50K)
- $3,000
- Max drawdown (50K)
- $2,000
- PA activation fee
- One-time, due within 7 days of passing: flat $59 on Intraday · $119-$159 by size on EOD · $0 on the No-Activation variant (which costs more up front)
- Daily loss limit
- Evaluation: Intraday none · EOD fixed by size (50K $1,000). Funded PA: both families carry a tier-based limit that scales with profit (50K $1,000 → $3,000)
- Min trading days
- 0 to pass · 5 qualifying days before first payout
- Consistency
- None in evaluation · 50% on the funded account
Programs
- Intraday Trailing: 30-day evaluation under a real-time trailing drawdown, then an Intraday Performance Account
- EOD Trailing: 30-day evaluation under an end-of-day drawdown with a fixed daily loss limit, then an EOD Performance Account
- Legacy (Full / Static): the pre-2026 monthly program, kept for existing accounts only (no longer sold)
Pricing
- Intraday Trailing (one-time): 25K $167 · 50K $249 · 100K $399 · 150K $599
- EOD Trailing (one-time): 25K $450 · 50K $550 · 100K $990 · 150K $1,890
- A "No Activation Fee" variant of each costs more up front for a $0 activation (50K EOD $1,190 instead of $550 + $139)
Apex moved to one-time pricing in its 2026 relaunch. List prices read from the firm's own fee article and configurator on 2026-08-17; a 90%-off coupon was live that day, so list is an anchor rather than what you would pay — verify at checkout. Getting funded costs TWO fees, not one: the eval plus a separate one-time PA activation (flat $59 on Intraday, $119-$159 by size on EOD), due within 7 days of passing, non-refundable and non-renewing.
Estimated cost to funded
$1,055–$2,549
No firm-specific pass rate yet — using a typical eval pass rate, shown as a range.
Estimate, not a quote.
By account size
| Size | Sticker | Modeled total | Retry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | $167 | $727–$1,729 | $167 |
| 50K | $249 | $1,055–$2,549 | $249 |
| 100K | $399 | $1,655–$4,049 | $399 |
| 150K | $599 | $2,455–$6,049 | $599 |
Payout
- 100% split: you keep 100% of approved payouts on the simulated funded account
- Up to weekly payouts, minimum $500
- Five qualifying trading days before the first payout, each clearing a minimum daily profit that differs by size AND by family: EOD $100 / $250 / $300 / $350, Intraday $100 / $200 / $250 / $300
- Each request is capped in dollars by size and by payout number (50K EOD runs $1,500 → $3,000 across the six; 50K Intraday $1,500 → $3,000). There is no percentage-of-balance rule here
- Up to 6 payouts per account, after which the account closes
- Minimum balance to request: 25K $26,600 · 50K $52,600 · 100K $103,600 · 150K $154,600 (Safety Net = max drawdown + $100)
Platforms
Rules & restrictions
- No consistency rule in the evaluation (can pass in a single day); the funded account adds a 50% rule (no single day worth 50% or more of profit since the last payout)
- Intraday family: real-time trailing drawdown that follows the peak balance (including unrealized) and stops once the threshold reaches your starting balance plus $100 — you reach that once the balance has risen by the max drawdown plus $100
- EOD family: drawdown is set at the close and enforced the next session, plus a fixed daily loss limit
- Which platform you buy changes the EVALUATION drawdown: on Tradovate the line trails forever, while on Rithmic and WealthCharts it locks once you reach the profit-target balance. The funded PA always locks at start + $100 on every vendor
- Max contracts by size in the evaluation (25K 4 · 50K 6 · 100K 8 · 150K 12) and they stay fixed there; the funded PA starts LOWER (2 · 4 · 6 · 10) and scales up with profit
- The Safety Net (max drawdown + $100) is permanent for the life of the funded account, not just a first-withdrawal buffer — only profit above it can ever be withdrawn
Pros
- 100% profit split on the simulated funded account
- One-time fee with no recurring subscription (the 2026 relaunch dropped monthly billing)
- Choice of an easier end-of-day or a stricter intraday drawdown
- No evaluation consistency rule and no minimum days; can pass in one day
Cons
- Funded accounts are simulated, and payouts are capped at 6 per account before it closes
- The funded account adds a 50% consistency rule and tier-based scaling
- Cost to funded is two fees: the one-time eval purchase plus a separate one-time PA activation fee after passing
- The end-of-day family costs 2-3x the intraday one at every size ($550 vs $249 at 50K)
- Prices are coupon-driven, so the list figure and the checkout figure can be an order apart
- The intraday family uses the harsher real-time trailing drawdown
- Per-request payout caps plus a hard 6-payout account life bound how much any one account can ever pay out
The desk’s read
Apex Trader Funding relaunched in 2026 as a one-time-fee futures firm with a 100% simulated-funded split, sold in two drawdown families (a real-time intraday model and a friendlier end-of-day model) across 25K to 150K. The two families are not variants of one price: the intraday ladder runs $167-$599 while the end-of-day ladder runs $450-$1,890, and activation is flat $59 on intraday against $119-$159 on end-of-day. Evaluations have no consistency rule and can be passed in a day, but which platform vendor you buy changes how the evaluation drawdown behaves. The funded Performance Account adds a 50% consistency rule, a permanent safety net, tier-based scaling, and up to six payouts — each dollar-capped by size and payout number — before it closes. Pricing is coupon-driven, so verify at checkout. Legacy monthly accounts remain for existing users but are no longer sold.
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