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Apex Trader Funding rules

16 rules apply at Apex Trader Funding whichever account you buy. 5 are conditional, and those are the ones that end accounts, so read the detail. Below them: the platforms, data feeds, hours and the countries it refuses.
  • Funded consistency

    Applies

    Apex Trader Funding requires that no single profitable day equals 50% or more of total profit since the last approved payout (30% on Legacy, until the 6th payout). Missing it only delays the payout; the consistency resets after each payout.

  • Swing trading

    Not allowed
  • Algorithmic trading

    Conditional

    Apex Trader Funding permits ATM bracket orders, OCO orders and platform trade copiers. It prohibits systems that trade without the trader by executing preprogrammed logic, and non-directional bracket trading.

  • Scalping

    Allowed
  • Apex Trader Funding allows averaging into a position on Intraday and EOD accounts. On Legacy accounts, open losses may not exceed 30% of start-of-day profit (MAE), and a stop may not exceed 5 times the profit target (5:1).

  • Hedging

    Not allowed
  • VPN use

    Conditional

    Apex Trader Funding does not prohibit VPN use in general. It bans using a VPN or proxy to misrepresent, conceal or disguise your identity, device or location to evade its rules, hide a prior violation or enable abuse.

  • VPS use

    Conditional

    Apex Trader Funding does not prohibit trading from a VPS. It bans using a VPS or other cloud server to misrepresent, conceal or disguise your identity, device or location to evade its rules.

  • KYC

    Applies
  • Evaluation time limit

    Applies

    Apex Trader Funding Evaluations must reach the profit target within 30 calendar days of purchase. Legacy Evaluations have no time limit and bill monthly until passed or cancelled. Funded Performance Accounts have no time limit.

  • Apex Trader Funding Performance Accounts, including Legacy, need 2 or more trading days with $50+ net profit in every rolling 30 days, or they go dormant after 15 days and close after 30. Evaluations have no inactivity rule.

  • Apex Trader Funding runs an invitation-only Live Prop Trading Program with no published qualifying criteria. Live accounts start at $0 with a $3,000 EOD drawdown, scale to 5 accounts and pay a 90/10 split.

Green allowed, amber conditional or applies, coral not allowedQuoted from the firm's own rules

Apex Trader Funding platforms, data and hours

Trading platforms

  • NinjaTrader
  • TradingView
  • Tradovate
  • Quantower
  • ATAS
  • Sierra Chart
  • MotiveWave
  • Bookmap
  • R|Trader Pro
  • WealthCharts
  • DeepChart
  • EdgePro X
  • Finamark
  • Jigsaw
  • VolFix

Brokers and data feeds

  • Rithmic
  • Tradovate

Tradable assets

  • Futures
Session opens
18:00 ET
Flat by
16:59 ET

Apex Trader Funding country availability

Apex Trader Funding restricts 87 countries and accepts traders everywhere else, including United States. Restriction lists change without notice, so confirm with the firm before you buy.

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Canada: Canadian traders can fully use Apex, but cannot purchase a LIVE account directly with Tradovate; they trade Tradovate markets through standard Apex Evaluation/PA accounts instead.

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