Apex Trader Funding vs DayTraders

Apex Trader Funding is $281 cheaper to get started. Apex Trader Funding charges $249 one-time plus a $69 activation fee. DayTraders charges $469 one-time plus a $130 activation fee.

Apex Trader Funding uses Intraday Trailing drawdown at 4%, while DayTraders uses EOD Trailing at 5%.

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. DayTraders requires your best day to be no more than 50% of total profit.

Apex Trader Funding offers up to 100% profit split(Weekly payouts, $500 min), while DayTraders offers up to 100%(On Demand payouts, $500 min).

When comparing withdrawal frequency, the gap between payouts matters. Apex Trader Funding requires 5 profitable trading days between each withdrawal, while DayTraders requires 8 profitable trading days. At 20 trading days per month, that means Apex Trader Funding can request roughly 4 payouts per month versus DayTraders's 2.

DayTraders has a lifetime withdrawal cap of $150,000across all accounts — once you've withdrawn that much total, the account is done.

Apex Trader Funding requires between payout requests. has no minimum trading day gap between payouts.

DayTraders is more flexible overall. Overnight holding: DayTraders allows it while Apex Trader Funding does not — important for swing traders.

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, Apex Trader Funding reaches break-even on day 12 while DayTraders reaches it on day 15. Apex Trader Funding costs $281 less to get started. DayTraders projects $3,000/mo more in funded earnings.