Apex Trader Funding Review

Apex Trader Funding is a futures prop firm based in USA, founded in 2021. It works as a prop firm: you pass its evaluation by trading CME futures (NQ, ES, MNQ, etc.) on platforms such as NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView or Rithmic, and upon approval you get a sim funded account with its capital.

The profit split is always 100% for the trader. Accumulates 18,700 reviews on Trustpilot with 4.4/5, one of the largest samples in the industry.

Apex is not a broker - it is a futures prop firm. The difference matters: a broker gives you access to the real market with your own capital. Apex funds you a simulation account with its capital after passing an evaluation, and shares with you 100% of the profit.

The platforms that connect to the market data provider are NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Rithmic and WealthCharts. If you are looking for a broker to trade with your money, Apex is not the answer. If you're looking to trade futures without risking more than the evaluation fee, it does fit the bill.

Apex Trader Funding has been in business since 2021 with a rating of 4.4/5 on Trustpilot and 18,700 verified reviews. It is one of the largest futures prop firms in the US market, with documented payouts to thousands of traders. Not a scam, but it is worth reviewing the key rules:

Trailing drawdown $2,000 on $50,000 account. Consistency rule 50% (no day can exceed 50% of the total accumulated profit). Activation fees from $0 (Intraday) or $0 (EOD) depending on size.

As of March 2026 (Apex 4.0), Apex does not charge a monthly fee Each evaluation is a one-time fee: you pay only once for the account and the operation continues until you pass it, burn it or cancel it.

Current pricing for the Intraday plan (drawdown trailing intraday): 25K = $199, 50K = $249, 100K = $399, 150K = $599.

EOD plan prices: 25K = $390, 50K = $450, 100K = $590, 150K = $1090.

A one-time activation fee (between $0 y $0 depending on size and plan) is payable upon passing the evaluation. Current discounts can be found at `/discounts/apex-trader-funding`.

Yes, Apex pays It is one of the most widely sampled futures prop firms: 18,700 reviews on Trustpilot with 4.4/5.

Withdrawals are processed every 5 trading days on funded accounts, with a minimum of $500 per payout. Profit split is always 100%. Available payment methods: Plane and ACH.

A 50% consistency rule applies when requesting payouts (your most profitable day cannot exceed 50% of the total accumulated profit) and a minimum of 5 trading days in funded account before first withdrawal.

Apex charges a one-time activation fee when moving from evaluation to funded account. Varies by plan and size:

Intraday Plan (DD trailing intraday): 25K = $0, 50K = $0, 100K = $0, 150K = $0.

EOD Plan (DD trailing EOD): 25K = $0, 50K = $0, 100K = $0, 150K = $0.

This is a one-time fee: it is paid only once when the funded account is activated for the first time. It is not recurring.

Upon passing the evaluation and activating the funded account, Apex charges a one-time activation fee between $0 y $0, depending on the plan (Intraday vs. EOD) and account size.

It is a one-time (non-recurring) fee: paid only once when activating the funded account for the first time. The monthly fee was eliminated with Apex 4.0 - the entire model is now one-time fee.

Full table of activation fees by size and plan in `/review/apex-trader-funding`.

Apex Intraday and EOD are differentiated by the drawdown type.

Intraday uses real time trailing drawdown (moves with each tick - stricter). Activation fee from $0.

EOD calculates drawdown at close of day (more flexible, allows floating drawdown during the session). Activation fee from $0.

Both share profit split always 100%, 50% consistency rule and minimum 5 trading days before first payout.

2,000 trailing in both plans (Intraday and EOD). In Intraday is updated tick by tick during the session. In EOD only at the close of the day.

Above the Safety Net (balance + drawdown + $100), the trailing stops moving. It is the same value as in evaluation and sim funded.

Apex allows trading up to 20 simultaneous accounts - the highest limit in the industry.

This facilitates leveraged strategies by number of accounts rather than by contracts: two $50K accounts with 4 contracts each are equivalent to a larger account with 8 contracts but diversifying the risk of breach.