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Apex Trader Funding Review (2026): Rules, Costs, Payouts
Last checked: October 16, 2026 · Joe has traded Apex Trader Funding. Rules from the firm's official pages.
Apex rebuilt its program on March 1, 2026 ("Apex 4.0"): one-time evaluation fees instead of monthly billing, a choice of EOD or Intraday trailing drawdown, no evaluation consistency rule, and a 50% consistency rule on funded Performance Accounts (PAs).
Key facts
| Fact (same rows for every firm) | Apex Trader Funding |
|---|---|
| Billing | One-time fee, no rebill |
| Activation fee | Standard plans: one-time fee due within 7 days of passing, amount: Check with the firm · No Activation Fee plans: none |
| 50K evaluation price (regular) | Intraday $249 · EOD $590 (Standard); $799 · $1,190 (No Activation Fee) |
| Reset / re-buy (50K) | No resets; re-buy at purchase price |
| Profit target (50K) | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown (50K) | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type (evaluation) | EOD or Intraday trailing (your choice) |
| Drawdown type (funded) | EOD PA or Intraday PA; Intraday stops at start + $100 |
| Daily loss limit (evaluation) | EOD: $1,000 · Intraday: none |
| Evaluation consistency | None |
| Minimum trading days (evaluation) | None (can pass in 1 day) |
| Max contracts (50K) | 6 mini / 60 micro |
| Funded consistency | 50% per payout cycle |
| Payout eligibility | 5 qualifying days ($200 Intraday / $250 EOD on 50K); minimum balance $52,600 |
| Payout cap and minimum (50K) | Payout #1 cap $1,500 (Intraday and EOD); $500 minimum; max 6 payouts per PA |
| Profit split | 100% |
| Max funded accounts | 20 active PAs per household (Apex help center) |
| News rule | Allowed for your normal strategy; no chasing or two-sided orders |
| Overnight holds | Prohibited (no positions through the close) |
| Promo shown on firm's site | Code SAVENOW shown; check Apex for terms and end date |
| Our affiliate link | Our affiliate link: none yet |
| Firm-published pass / payout stats | Check with the firm |
Plan details
| Size | Price: Intraday Trail | Price: EOD Trail | Profit target | Max drawdown (EOD or Intraday) | Daily loss limit | Max contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $167 [VERIFIED] | $490 [VERIFIED] | $1,500 | $1,000 | EOD: $500 · Intraday: none | 4 mini / 40 micro |
| $50K | $249 [VERIFIED] | $590 [VERIFIED] | $3,000 | $2,000 | EOD: $1,000 · Intraday: none | 6 mini / 60 micro |
| $100K | $790 [VERIFIED] | $1,190 [VERIFIED] | $6,000 | $3,000 | EOD: $1,500 · Intraday: none | 8 mini / 80 micro |
| $150K | $1,190 [VERIFIED] | $2,190 [VERIFIED] | $9,000 | $4,000 | EOD: $2,000 · Intraday: none | 12 mini / 120 micro |
Rules and regular prices [VERIFIED] from Apex's official EOD and Intraday Evaluation help pages and its pricing configurator (Standard and No Activation Fee options), via Joe's screenshots, checked October 16, 2026. Regular price is the main price. Regular 5-packs: Intraday $374.80 / $475 / $1,725 / $4,950; EOD $1,125 / $1,225 / $2,475 / $9,950 for 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K.
Option 2: No Activation Fee (NAF) pricing
Same rules as Standard [VERIFIED]. Regular prices.
| Size | NAF Intraday Trail | NAF EOD Trail |
|---|---|---|
| $25K | $690 [VERIFIED] | $1,090 [VERIFIED] |
| $50K | $799 [VERIFIED] | $1,190 [VERIFIED] |
| $100K | $999 [VERIFIED] | $1,590 [VERIFIED] |
| $150K | $1,890 [VERIFIED] | $2,490 [VERIFIED] |
NAF 5-packs (regular): Intraday $2,950 / $3,450 / $4,450 / $8,950 for 25K/50K/100K/150K; EOD $4,450 / $5,450 for 25K/50K. 100K and 150K EOD NAF are sold as single plans only (no 5-pack).
Recent changes
- Monthly subscriptions replaced by one-time fees (official homepage); 30-day access period [VERIFIED]
- No resets on 4.0 evaluations [VERIFIED] (legacy accounts can still be reset, per official homepage)
- MAE rule and 5:1 risk-reward rule removed (official homepage)
- Choose EOD or Intraday trailing drawdown at purchase (official homepage)
- PA consistency is now 50% [VERIFIED]; legacy was 30% [UNVERIFIED]
- Payouts every 5 trading days, automated, "no payout denials" (official homepage)
- Up to 20 accounts (official homepage)
- Payouts capped; max 6 payouts per PA [VERIFIED]
- EOD and Intraday evaluations come in $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K only [VERIFIED]
- Legacy (pre-March 2026) accounts keep their old rules and recurring billing (official homepage)
Joe's experience
"I've used Apex the most of the firms I've traded."
— Joe
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Sources
- Apex homepage (4.0 overview)
- Apex Help Center: EOD and Intraday Evaluation pages (via Joe's screenshots, Oct 16 2026)
- Apex pricing configurator, Standard and No Activation Fee options (via Joe's screenshots, Oct 16 2026)
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