Firm sheet

Apex Trader Funding

Understand the rules before you trade.

Futures, not forex. Most disputes are trailing drawdown, consistency days, and contract-limit breaches.

Last verified Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 PM. Confirm checkout and the live terms.

Drawdown
Trailing threshold / EOD trailing depending on account generation
Split
100% of first $25k then 90% on many plans (confirm current promo)
Payout cycle
After consistency / threshold rules; processing often several business days via Rise
Fee
Eval seats often tens to low hundreds by contract size; promos common.
Reset
New eval or activation rules on the current offer.
Time to funded
Pass eval → PA. Winning-day count before first payout.
Platforms
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, TradingView bridges
News
News trading usually allowed in futures props; flat-by-close and contract-size rules matter more

Plans

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Eval → PA (futures)

Desk note — target Eval profit + trailing rules. Daily N/A — trailing threshold. Max Trailing / EOD trail.

Futures only. Not an FX 1-step.

Challenge and funded

These books are not the same. A pass does not keep the challenge rules.

Challenge

Eval → PA: target Eval profit + trailing rules, daily N/A — trailing threshold, max Trailing / EOD trail

Funded

Yes — payouts need consistency / winning days. Usually allowed. Flatten and contract caps matter more. Winning-day count is the usual gate, not calendar days.

First payout

  • KYC. Required plus Rise (or current provider) onboarding.
  • Days. Winning-day count is the usual gate, not calendar days.
  • Consistency. Yes — payouts need consistency / winning days.
  • News. Usually allowed. Flatten and contract caps matter more.
  • Request. Hit threshold + consistency, request via the PA dashboard, wait on the payout provider.