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| Category | Apex Trader Funding· Intraday Trail ✓ Verified 17 days ago | Take Profit Trader ✓ Verified 17 days ago |
|---|---|---|
| Account Size | $25K | $25K |
| Overall Score | ||
| Trader Friendliness | 72/100Good | 59/100Fair |
| Cost Summary | ||
| Eval Cost | $199$20(Regular price $199; current public one-time price $19.9.)90% offSAVENOW | $150/mo$90/mo40% offNOFEE40 |
| Total to Start | $268$89(eval + activation) | $280$220(first mo + activation) |
| Monthly Cost (Funded) | — | — |
| Activation Fee | $69 | $130 |
| Reset Fee | — | $79 |
| Evaluation Rules | ||
| Profit Target | $1,500 (6%) | $1,500 (6%) |
| Min Trading Days | 1 day | 5 days |
| Min Days to Funded | 1 days | 5 days |
| Pass Rate | N/A | 20.37% |
| Drawdown Rules | ||
| Type | Intraday Trailing | EOD Trailing |
| Max Drawdown | $1,000(4%) | $1,500(6%) |
| Daily Loss Limit | None | $500 |
| DLL Breach Type | Soft | N/A |
| Lock Behavior | Trails indefinitely | Locks at $25,000 after $1,500 profit |
| Strictness | Strict | Moderate |
| Trading Restrictions | ||
| News Trading | News trading is allowed for your normal trading strategy. Using news trading strategies that chase the market or place orders on both sides to gamble the outcome of news is not allowed. Non-directional bracket trading (orders left open on both sides) to catch windfall moves is also prohibited. | 1 min flat window before/during/after prohibited news. All PRO accounts: FOMC (Wed 2pm ET), NFP (monthly Fri 8:30am ET), CPI. Product-specific: Crude Oil Inventories (CL only), Bond Auctions (ZN/ZB only). No news rule on evaluations. |
| Automation | Banned | Banned |
| Hedging | Banned | Banned |
| Overnight Holds | ||
| Must Be Flat By | 4:59 PM ET | 5:00 PM ET |
| Inactivity Limit | — | — |
| Weekend Holding | Unknown | Unknown |
| Account Rolling | No Restriction | No Restriction |
| Min Payout | $500 | — |
| Funded Account | ||
| Payout Accessibility | 59/100 | 65/100*Overall score capped at 65: the buffer never clears and in-zone profit is locked until account termination, so cadence, minimum and cap scores cannot offset the gate. |
| Consistency Rule | 50% max/dayFavorable | None |
| Funded Rules | ||
| Funded Consistency | 50% max/day | None |
| Funded DLL | $1,250(soft) | None |
| Buffer Requirement | $1,100 | $1,500(never clears) |
| Activation Fee | $69 | $130 |
| Min Profitable Days | 5 days | None |
| Profit Split | 100% | 80% |
| Payout Frequency | Weekly | Daily |
| Max Payout | $1,000 | — |
| Winning Days | 5 days($100+) | — |
| Days Between Payouts | 5 trading days | — |
| Qualifying Day Min | $100/day | — |
| Min Balance for Payout | $26,600 | — |
| Min Balance After Payout | $26,100 | — |
| Max Payouts | 6 total | — |
| Account Closure | total_payouts: 6 (closes) | — |
| Day 1 Payouts | No | Yes |
| Min Payout | $500 | — |
| Withdrawal Fee | Free | Free |
| Processing Time | 5-11 business days | 1 business day |
| Payout Methods | ACH direct deposit (US), Plane (international) | Plaid (Free (US)), PayPal (Free), Wise (Free) |
| Max Contracts | 4 full / 40 micro | 3 full / 30 micro |
| Max Accounts | 20 accounts | 5 accounts |
| Platforms | Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, WealthCharts | NinjaTrader, TradingView, Tradovate, RTrader, Quantower, MotiveWave |
| Buffer Required | No buffer | Yes, must clear buffer before payouts |
| Buffer Amount | $1,100 | $1,500(never clears) |
| Min Payout | $500 | — |
| Max Per Request | $1,000 | — |
| Funded Fee | $0/mo | — |
| Payout Caps | $1,000 → $1,000 → $1,000 → $1,000 → $1,000 → $1,000 | No cap |
| Account Lifecycle | ||
| Max Funded Accounts | 20 | 5 |
| Reactivation | — | Yes ($449) |
| Max Reactivations | — | 3 |
| Inactivity Limit | None | None |
| Quick Math | ||
| True Cost to Start | $268$89 $20 eval + $69 activation (SAVENOW) | $280$220 $90/mo eval + $130 activation (NOFEE40) |
| Daily Profit Target | $1,500/day over 1 day | $300/day over 5 days |
| First Payout Timeline | ~17 days 1d eval + 5d winning + 11d processing | ~6 days 5d eval + 1d processing |
| Best Profit Split | 100% | 80% |