Last verified: November 1, 2026 — checked against Apex Trader Funding’s official help center. Apex rebuilt its program on March 1, 2026. Most websites still show the old legacy rules (300K accounts, 30% consistency, 8 payout days). Those no longer apply to new accounts. The rules below are the current program. One wrinkle: in October 2026 Apex quietly put the old Legacy evaluations back on sale for a limited time — details below; the Legacy rules in that section apply to those accounts.
Apex sells four account sizes — 25K, 50K, 100K and 150K — each in two drawdown styles: EOD Trailing and Intraday Trailing. Same targets, same drawdown dollars. What changes is how the drawdown follows you.
Apex Evaluation Rules (All Account Sizes)
- One-step evaluation. Hit the profit target before the drawdown and you pass.
- No minimum trading days. You can pass in a single day.
- No consistency rule in the evaluation. One big day counts in full.
- 30 calendar days, hard stop. Your access expires after 30 days. No extensions and no resets — fail or expire and you buy a new evaluation.
- One-time fee (no subscription) — prices now differ by drawdown type: Intraday Trailing $167 (25K) · $249 (50K) · $790 (100K) · $1,190 (150K); EOD Trailing $490 (25K) · $590 (50K) · $1,190 (100K) · $2,190 (150K). After passing, you have 7 days to pay the one-time PA activation fee — EOD $109 / $129 / $139 / $159 by size; Intraday $89 / $99 / $129 / $149 by size — or the pass expires permanently. Apex discounts frequently — currently 90% off with a code — confirm the live price at checkout.
- Passing is confirmed after market close. Hedging one evaluation against another is prohibited.
EOD Trailing Evaluation
| Account | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss limit | Max contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | $1,500 | $1,000 | $500 | 4 |
| 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | 6 |
| 100K | $6,000 | $3,000 | $1,500 | 8 |
| 150K | $9,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | 12 |
The EOD threshold is recalculated once a day at the close from your highest end-of-day balance. It never moves down — and it is enforced in real time the next session, so touching it intraday fails the evaluation. The daily loss limit is a soft breach: it pauses you for the session, it does not fail you.
Intraday Trailing Evaluation
| Account | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss limit | Max contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | $1,500 | $1,000 | None | 4 |
| 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 | None | 6 |
| 100K | $6,000 | $3,000 | None | 8 |
| 150K | $9,000 | $4,000 | None | 12 |
The intraday threshold trails your peak balance — including open, unrealized profit — in real time. It never moves down and never resets. Touch it at any moment and the account is liquidated and failed. There is no daily loss limit on intraday accounts.
Apex Funded Rules (Performance Account)
Pass and you get a Performance Account (PA) — a simulated funded account the same size as your evaluation. These are the funded rules that decide whether you actually get paid:
- 100% profit split. You keep 100% of every approved payout in the sim funded account. (The 90/10 split you may have read about applies only to the invite-only Apex Live program and old legacy accounts.)
- Safety net: your balance must stay above starting balance + drawdown + $100 (for example, $52,100 on a 50K) for the life of the account. Only profit above the safety net can be withdrawn. The trailing threshold stops moving once it reaches starting balance + $100.
- 50% consistency rule on payouts: no single profitable day can be 50% or more of your total profit since your last approved payout. Break it and the payout button stays locked — the account is not failed.
- Maximum 6 payouts per account. After the sixth payout the PA closes and you re-qualify with a new evaluation.
- $500 minimum payout. US traders are paid by ACH direct deposit.
- Stay active: at least 2 trading days with $50+ net profit in every rolling 30-day period, or the PA closes.
- You can run up to 20 Performance Accounts at once.
Funded Rules for the Apex 50K Account (EOD)
| Requirement | 50K EOD Performance Account |
|---|---|
| Qualifying trading days before a payout | 5 |
| Minimum profit on each qualifying day | $250 |
| Safety net balance (must hold) | $52,100 |
| Minimum balance to request a payout | $52,600 |
| Payout caps (payouts 1–6) | $1,500 · $1,500 · $2,000 · $2,500 · $2,500 · $3,000 |
| Maximum lifetime payouts from one 50K PA | $13,000 across 6 payouts |
Apex Payout Requirements by Account Size (EOD)
| Account | Min days | Min daily profit | Safety net | Min balance to request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | 5 | $100 | $26,100 | $26,600 |
| 50K | 5 | $250 | $52,100 | $52,600 |
| 100K | 5 | $300 | $103,100 | $103,600 |
| 150K | 5 | $350 | $154,100 | $154,600 |
Intraday Performance Accounts use the same framework, with lower minimum daily profits ($100 / $200 / $250 / $300 for 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K).
Position size scales in the PA. You start smaller than your evaluation size and unlock contracts as profit grows — a 50K PA starts at 2 contracts and tops out at 4. Daily loss limits in the PA rise with your tier and only pause you for the session.
Legacy Accounts (Back on Sale — Limited Time)
In October 2026 Apex put the old Legacy evaluations back on sale for a limited time. Legacy accounts are billed monthly, come in six sizes — 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K / 250K / 300K, and have no daily drawdown and no scaling. The Legacy rules in this section apply to those accounts.
| Account | Profit goal | Trailing threshold | Monthly price (with Tradovate license bundle) | PA fee (with bundle) | Monthly price (without bundle) | PA fee (without bundle) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | $1,500 | $1,500 | $227 | $105 | $177 | $99 |
| 50K | $3,000 | $2,500 | $247 | $130 | $197 | $125 |
| 100K | $6,000 | $3,000 | $447 | $155 | $397 | $149 |
| 150K | $9,000 | $5,000 | $647 | $185 | $597 | $179 |
| 250K | $15,000 | $6,500 | $747 | $189 | $697 | $189 |
| 300K | $20,000 | $7,500 | $847 | $199 | $797 | $199 |
Legacy PA payout rules (verified on Apex’s help center):
- 8 trading days before a payout, with at least $50 profit on 5 different days.
- 30% consistency rule — it applies until the sixth payout.
- Safety net required for the first three payouts only.
- $500 minimum payout.
Apex Trader Funding FAQ
What are the funded rules for Apex?
Keep 100% of payouts, hold the safety net (start + drawdown + $100), keep any single day under 50% of your profit since the last payout, trade 5 qualifying days with the minimum daily profit for your size, and request at least $500. Each account pays out a maximum of 6 times.
What are the funded rules for the Apex 50K account?
5 qualifying days at $250+ profit each, a $52,100 safety net, a $52,600 minimum balance to request, caps of $1,500–$3,000 per payout, and up to $13,000 total across the account’s 6 payouts.
Does Apex have a consistency rule?
Not in the evaluation. In the funded Performance Account, yes: no single profitable day may reach 50% of your total profit since your last approved payout, or payouts stay locked until it no longer does.
How fast can I pass an Apex evaluation?
In one day — there are no minimum trading days and no consistency rule in the evaluation. But access expires after 30 calendar days and there are no resets.
How many Apex accounts can I have?
Up to 20 Performance Accounts at the same time, across sizes and drawdown types.
Rules change often. We re-verify this page against Apex’s official help center every month — last verified November 1, 2026. Always confirm on apextraderfunding.com before buying.