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Apex Trader Funding rules explained

The rules that most often end evaluations, verified at the source.

What this means for you

Hit a dollar profit target (for example $3,000 on a 50K account) within 30 days. You can pass in a single day, and the evaluation has no consistency rule. Your loss limit trails your balance, either in real time or at the end of each day; you choose which when you buy.

Built only from rules we verified at the source. Most people who buy a test don't pass (see why).

Profit target

Profit you need to pass.

$1,500 / $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000 ✓ Verified

What's this?

How much profit you must make to pass a test phase. On a $100k account a 10% target means reaching $110,000. Glossary →

Daily loss limit

Lose more than this in one day and you fail.

EOD accounts: $500 / $1,000 / $1,500 / $2,000 daily loss limit; intraday accounts: none ✓ Verified

What's this?

The most you may lose in one trading day. With a 5% limit on $100k, dropping $5,000 in a single day fails the test, even if you're up overall. Glossary →

Max drawdown

Total loss floor. Break it once and the account ends.

$1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,000; choose intraday trailing (real-time, follows peak balance) or end-of-day ✓ Verified Strict on some plans

What's this?

The total loss floor. Break it once and the account is gone. On $100k: STATIC 10% → floor stays $90,000 forever. END-OF-DAY trailing $3k → floor $97k; close a day at $102k → floor moves to $99k (intraday swings ignored). INTRADAY trailing $3k → an open trade up $2k lifts the floor to $99k immediately; if it falls back to break-even you're $1k from failing. Glossary →

Consistency rule

Caps how much profit can come from one day.

Not applied in evaluation ✓ Verified Easy

What's this?

Limits how much of your total profit can come from one day. With 40%: if you've made $5,000, your best day can be at most $2,000. Stops 'one lucky day' passes. Glossary →

Minimum trading days

Fewest trading days before you can pass/get paid.

None; can pass in one day ✓ Verified Easy

What's this?

The fewest days you must place trades before you can pass or get paid, even if you hit the target on day one. Glossary →

Time limit

How long you have to pass.

30 calendar days ✓ Verified Strict

What's this?

How long you have to hit the target. 'Unlimited' means no deadline (some firms still require a trade every 30 to 60 days). Glossary →

News trading

Can you trade big news events?

Not verified

What's this?

Whether you can trade around big scheduled announcements (e.g. US jobs data, Fed decisions). Some firms ban trades a few minutes before/after. Glossary →

EAs / bots

Are trading bots allowed?

Not verified

What's this?

Expert Advisors: automated trading programs. Some firms allow them, some ban them or certain types (e.g. copy-trading, HFT). Glossary →

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