Apex Trader Funding vs Funded Futures Network

Funded Futures Network is $38 cheaper to get started. Apex Trader Funding charges $249 one-time plus a $69 activation fee. Funded Futures Network charges $160/mo (monthly subscription) plus a $120 activation fee.

Apex Trader Funding uses Intraday Trailing drawdown at 4%, while Funded Futures Network uses Intraday Trailing.

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. Funded Futures Network requires your best day to be no more than 40% of total profit.

Apex Trader Funding offers up to 100% profit split(Weekly payouts, $500 min), while Funded Futures Network offers up to 90%(Daily 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. Apex Trader Funding requires 5 profitable trading days between each withdrawal, while Funded Futures Network requires 5 profitable trading days. At 20 trading days per month, that means Apex Trader Funding can request roughly 4 payouts per month versus Funded Futures Network's 4.

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

Funded Futures Network is more flexible overall. Automation: Funded Futures Network allows bots and algo trading while Apex Trader Funding prohibits it — a critical difference for systematic traders.

Both firms work well for day traders. Apex Trader Funding is a stronger fit for budget traders (starting at $199). 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 Funded Futures Network reaches it on day 12. Funded Futures Network costs $38 less to get started. Funded Futures Network projects $7,000/mo more in funded earnings.