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Apex Trader Funding Apex Trader Funding
Top One Futures Top One Futures
Apex Trader Funding 7.5 Get Started
Top One Futures 7.8 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established - Apr 2025
Technology Proprietary White-Label
Platforms Tradovate, Rithmic, WealthCharts NinjaTrader, Tradovate
Trading Rules
Profit Split 100% Best 90%
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 program — End-of-Day trailing on Elite/Daily/Access/Ignite; Intraday on S2F Sim PRO. See per-challenge daily_loss_limit.
Payout Frequency Every 5 trading days Daily (Elite Daily), Bi-weekly (Elite Challenge & Access)
Elite Daily: payouts every 24 hours once funded ($500 min). Elite Access & Challenge: standard payout cycles. 90/10 trader/firm split across all programs.
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
  • Six distinct programs (Elite Challenge/Daily/Access, Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim PRO, IGNITE Instant Funding); 90% profit split across all programs; daily payouts on Elite Daily once funded ($500 min); 1-day min on Elite Challenge; no consistency rule on Elite Daily funded accounts; no activation fee on Elite Daily; Tradovate + NinjaTrader supported; account sizes $25K–$150K; 5 max accounts per trader; TrustPilot 4.8/5 across 4,039 reviews.
Main Drawbacks
  • Accounts are Sim Funded (simulated), not live funded; 50% consistency rule applies on Performance Accounts; extensive list of restricted countries
  • Trailing drawdown across all evaluation programs (EOD on most, Intraday on S2F Sim PRO); consistency rules on Challenge (25%), Instant Sim Funded (20%), IGNITE (15%); monthly subscription billing on Elite Challenge/Daily (not one-time); $500 minimum payout; max payout per request capped ($750 on $25K, $1,500 on $100K Elite Daily); 50% payout-progression rule after first payout; required buffer remains in account ($1,500–$3,000 by size); newer firm launched April 2025.
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
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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

Top One Futures Challenges

23 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$178 $39 $25K Instant P1: $1,500
 P1: -
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% $35
$218 $39 $50K Instant P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
 90% $35
$259 $39 $100K Instant P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
 90% $35
$359 $39 $150K Instant P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,000 EOD trailing
 90% $35
$69 $41 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: $625
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% $149
$105 $63 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,250
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
 90% $149
$178 $107 $25K Instant P1: $1,500
 P1: $500
P1: $1,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
 90% None
$209 $125 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $2,500
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
 90% $149
$218 $131 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: $500
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$218 $131 $50K Instant P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,000
P1: $2,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
 90% None
$257 $154 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: $500
P1: $1,000 Intraday trailing
 90% None
$309 $185 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: $3,750
P1: $4,500 EOD trailing
 90% $149
$419 $210 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: $625
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$398 $239 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,000
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$398 $239 $100K Instant P1: $6,000
 P1: $1,250
P1: $3,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
 90% None
$421 $253 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,000
P1: $1,625 Intraday trailing
 90% None
$563 $338 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $2,000
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$679 $340 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,250
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$632 $379 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $2,000
P1: $3,250 Intraday trailing
 90% None
$821 $411 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $2,500
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$727 $436 $150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,000
P1: $5,000 Intraday trailing
 90% None
$939 $470 $150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,750
P1: $4,500 EOD trailing
 90% None
$799 $479 $150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,000
P1: $4,500 EOD trailing
 90% None
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