True Cost Calculator

See how much it truly costs to get funded at Apex Trader Funding, including multiple failed attempts.

Fee

$328

Split to you

100%

Account

$50K

How many attempts?

Drag to model your worst-case scenario

2attempts
1Best
2
3
4
5Worst
Total Spent

$656

2 attempts × $328 fee

Net Cost

$656

No fee refund on this plan

Break-Even

1.31%

Profit needed on $50K after 100% split

Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.

AI Review

Apex Trader Funding is an Austin-based futures prop firm operating since 2021. Traders pass a single-phase 30-day evaluation — with a choice of end-of-day or intraday trailing drawdown — for a one-time fee with no recurring billing, then trade a Performance Account keeping 100% of approved payouts.

Leverage and Platforms

Tradeable Asset Classes

  • Futures

Available Trading Platforms

  • A
    ATAS
  • B
    Bookmap
  • E
    EdgeProX
  • F
    Finamark
  • J
    Jigsaw Daytradr
  • M
    MotiveWave
  • NinjaTrader logo
    NinjaTrader
  • Q
    Quantower
  • R
    R Trader Pro
  • S
    Sierra Chart
  • TradingView logo
    TradingView
  • Tradovate logo
    Tradovate
  • V
    VolFix
  • W
    WealthCharts

Restricted Countries & Regions

AFAfghanistan
DZAlgeria
AZAzerbaijan
BHBahrain
BDBangladesh
BYBelarus
🚫Benin
🚫Brunei
BFBurkina Faso
BIBurundi
CMCameroon
CFCentral African Republic
TDChad
CNChina
🚫Cote d'Ivoire
CUCuba
CYCyprus
EGEgypt
EREritrea
GAGabon
GDGrenada
GNGuinea
GWGuinea-Bissau
HTHaiti
IRIran
IQIraq
🚫Jersey
JOJordan
KZKazakhstan
KEKenya
XKKosovo
KWKuwait
LVLatvia
LBLebanon
LSLesotho
LRLiberia
LYLibya
MGMadagascar
MVMaldives
MRMauritania
MUMauritius
MDMoldova
MNMongolia
MAMorocco
MZMozambique
MMMyanmar
NANamibia
NPNepal
NCNew Caledonia
NINicaragua
NENiger
NGNigeria
KPNorth Korea
PSPalestine
OMOman
PKPakistan
PGPapua New Guinea
QAQatar
CGRepublic of the Congo
🚫Reunion
RURussia
RWRwanda
PMSaint Pierre and Miquelon
SASaudi Arabia
SNSenegal
RSSerbia
SOSomalia
ZASouth Africa
SSSouth Sudan
LKSri Lanka
SDSudan
SYSyria
TZTanzania
🚫Togo
🚫Trinidad and Tobago
TNTunisia
TRTurkey
UGUganda
UAUkraine
UZUzbekistan
VUVanuatu
VEVenezuela
VNVietnam
EHWestern Sahara
YEYemen
ZMZambia
ZWZimbabwe

Check the firm website for the full and up-to-date list. Full list at Apex Trader Funding.

Trading Rules

Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.

RESTRICTED

Copy Trading

Tradovate group copier between your own accounts. Never with other traders.

News Trading

Allowed for your normal strategy. Gambling on news or bracketing both sides is banned.

Over-Risk Rules

Stop losses required. Tiny targets with huge stops, or using the full drawdown as a stop, are banned.

NOT ALLOWED

HFTWeekend Holding

Expert Advisors (EAs)

No automation or algorithms.

Hedging

No long and short at once on the same or correlated instrument, including across accounts.

Overnight Holding

Close all positions before market close.

Prohibited Conduct

Account sharing, VPN masking, multiple user accounts, stockpiling evaluations.

Not published by the firm: Scalping.

From our firm record — not independently re-verified

Frequently Asked Questions

Apex Trader Funding is a futures-focused prop firm based in Austin, TX, operating since 2021. It runs on platforms including NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic-based platforms and WealthCharts. On funded accounts, traders keep 100% of approved payouts.
Apex charges a one-time evaluation fee (no recurring billing) under its All New Apex program, with an Intraday Trail path and a pricier EOD Trail path in 25K–150K sizes. Passing traders pay a one-time activation fee, or can buy a no-activation-fee version upfront. Check Apex's checkout for current prices.
Apex pays 100% of approved payouts on funded accounts. Traders can run up to 20 accounts.
Apex offers 1-Step evaluations in 25K, 50K, 100K and 150K sizes, each with a 30-day access window and one-time fee. Traders choose between an Intraday Trail (real-time trailing drawdown, no daily loss limit in the evaluation) and an EOD Trail (drawdown recalculated once daily, with a daily loss limit). Profit targets scale from $1,500 to $9,000.
Each evaluation has a max drawdown from $1,000 (25K) to $4,000 (150K). There's no consistency rule in the evaluation. On funded accounts, no single day may be 50% or more of profit since the last payout. EOD evaluations also have a daily loss limit ($500–$2,000) that pauses trading for the session.
Apex maintains a published restricted-country list (87 entries as of mid-2026) including Vietnam, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, China, Russia and Iran. Prospective traders should confirm their country against Apex's current list before purchasing.
Payouts need 5 qualifying days (not necessarily in a row), each hitting a minimum daily profit of $100–$350 depending on account size. The minimum payout is $500, each account allows up to 6 payouts, and Apex pays 100% of approved payouts.
With its All New Apex overhaul, Apex moved to one-time evaluation fees with no recurring billing and no resets. Traders choose an Intraday or EOD drawdown path, can run up to 20 accounts, and keep 100% of approved payouts.

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