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Apex Trader Funding 7.5 Get Started
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Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established - Jan 2023
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Tradovate, Rithmic, WealthCharts Trading View, Quantower, Rithmic
Trading Rules
Profit Split 100% Best 100% (Eval/Pro), 80/20 (Straight to Live)
Daily Drawdown Trailing drawdown only; no fixed daily loss limit. Two account types: Intraday Trail (drawdown trails the intraday high of each day) or EOD Trail (adjusts at end of day). 25K max drawdown $1,000; 50K $1,500; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,000. Varies by plan: NONE (Trail/Static), $800-$3,250 (EOD), $1,000-$3,250 (S2L)
Payout Frequency Every 5 trading days Daily (S2L), 8 Qualifying Days (Eval/Pro), 10 Qualifying Days (S2F)
Automated payout approval. Pro accounts require 8 Qualifying Days with $100-$400 min daily profit (size-dependent) and 30% consistency. S2L Live accounts pay daily, no min/consistency.
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • 100% requested rewards in Sim Funded mode; no payout denials; no MAE rule; no 5/1 risk-reward rule; built-in scaling for Performance Accounts; trade up to 20 accounts simultaneously; 5-day payout cycle; pass evaluation in as little as one day; one-time fees with no recurring billing
  • Keep up to 100% of profits on Eval/Pro accounts (no profit split), automated payout approval, ONYX browser-based platform with TradingView charts + Rithmic data, 2-day pass evaluations on Trail/EOD/Static, 15 funded Pro accounts allowed, FREE real-time data fees, Straight-to-Funded (S2F) and Straight-to-Live (S2L) tracks, 100+ countries supported, no scaling rules.
Main Drawbacks
  • Accounts are Sim Funded (simulated), not live funded; 50% consistency rule applies on Performance Accounts; extensive list of restricted countries
  • Futures-only (CME/COMEX/NYMEX/CBOT) — no forex/CFD/stocks/crypto, all trading is simulated for Eval/Pro accounts (only S2L offers real live execution), $130 one-time Pro Activation Fee after passing, 8-day payout cycle on Pro is slower than daily-payout competitors, 50% consistency rule on evaluation phase (30% on Pro), only Rithmic data feed supported, S2L profit split is 80/20 (not 100%).
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
90% off evaluation — limited time APEX90
No offers

Challenge Details

Apex Trader Funding Challenges

4 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
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Intraday Trail - Price not captured (JS tab widget) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
None - No Daily Loss Limit
P1: $2,000 Intraday Trailing
 100% None
$
Intraday Trail - Price not captured (JS tab widget) 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
None - No Daily Loss Limit
P1: $3,000 Intraday Trailing
 100% None
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Intraday Trail - Price not captured (JS tab widget) 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
None - No Daily Loss Limit
P1: $4,000 Intraday Trailing
 100% None
$199
Intraday Trail - Standard (One-Time Fee, 30-day eval) 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
None - No Daily Loss Limit
P1: $1,000 Intraday Trailing
 100% None

DayTraders Challenges

18 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$150 $30
one-time (80% off promo) 		$25K 1 Step P1: $2,500
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $750 Static
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$200 $40
one-time (80% off promo) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,750
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,000 Static
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$249 $49.8
one-time (80% off promo) 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,500 Intraday Trailing
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$309 $61.8
one-time (80% off promo) 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: $800
Daily Loss Limit $800
P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$325 $65
one-time (80% off promo) 		$100K 1 Step P1: $5,750
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,500 Static
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$379 $75.8
one-time (80% off promo) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $2,500 Intraday Trailing
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$400 $80
one-time (80% off promo) 		$150K 1 Step P1: $6,750
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,750 Static
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$469 $93.8
one-time (80% off promo) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,250
Daily Loss Limit $1,250
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$699 $139.8
one-time (80% off promo) 		$150K 1 Step P1: $8,500
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $4,500 Intraday Trailing
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$879 $175.8
one-time (80% off promo) 		$300K 1 Step P1: $15,000
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $7,000 Intraday Trailing
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$329 $179
one-time (Straight to Live promo) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,000
Daily Loss Limit $1,000
P1: $2,000 Intraday Trailing
 80/20 (S2L Live) None
$899 $179.8
one-time (80% off promo) 		$150K 1 Step P1: $8,500
 P1: $2,000
Daily Loss Limit $2,000
P1: $4,000 EOD Trailing
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$370 $222
one-time (Straight to Funded promo) 		$25K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,000 EOD
 100% (no split) None
$1599 $319.8
one-time (80% off promo) 		$300K 1 Step P1: $15,000
 P1: $3,250
Daily Loss Limit $3,250
P1: $6,500 EOD Trailing
 100% (no split on Pro) $130
$469 $319
one-time (Straight to Live promo) 		$150K 1 Step P1: $8,500
 P1: $1,750
Daily Loss Limit $1,750
P1: $4,500 Intraday Trailing
 80/20 (S2L Live) None
$570 $342
one-time (Straight to Funded promo) 		$50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,250
Daily Loss Limit $1,250
P1: $2,500 EOD
 100% (no split) None
$599 $449
one-time (Straight to Live promo) 		$300K 1 Step P1: $15,000
 P1: $3,250
Daily Loss Limit $3,250
P1: $7,000 Intraday Trailing
 80/20 (S2L Live) None
$825 $495
one-time (Straight to Funded promo) 		$150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,750
Daily Loss Limit $3,750
P1: $6,000 EOD
 100% (no split) None
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