Alpha Futures vs Apex Trader Funding

Apex Trader Funding is $8 cheaper to get started. Alpha Futures charges $79/mo (monthly subscription) plus a $149 activation fee. Apex Trader Funding charges $131 one-time plus a $89 activation fee.

Alpha Futures uses EOD Trailing drawdown at 4% ($2,000 buffer once locked at initial), while Apex Trader Funding uses .

Apex Trader Funding gets you funded faster, with an estimated ~11 days to first payout (1d eval + 5d winning + 5d processing). Apex Trader Funding has no consistency rule, meaning you could pass the evaluation in a single profitable day. Alpha Futures requires your best day to be no more than 50% of total profit.

Alpha Futures offers up to 90% profit split(Bi-weekly payouts, $200 min), while Apex Trader Funding offers up to 100%(Weekly payouts, $500 min). The 10 percentage point difference in profit split can add up significantly over time — on a $10,000 profit, that's $1,000 more in your pocket.

When comparing withdrawal frequency, the gap between payouts matters. Alpha Futures has no minimum profitable days requirement between withdrawals. Apex Trader Funding requires 5 profitable trading days between each withdrawal — at 20 trading days per month, that works out to roughly 4 payouts per month.

Both firms work well for day traders and budget traders. Explore all trading styles to see which firms match your approach.

Based on $500/day profit, 20 trading days/month, 55% win rate

At $500/day profit, Alpha Futures reaches break-even on day 11 while Apex Trader Funding reaches it (never). Apex Trader Funding costs $8 less to get started. Alpha Futures projects $8,750/mo more in funded earnings.