Apex Trader Funding drawdown rules explained (2026)
Short answer
Apex Trader Funding uses intraday trailing drawdown. The floor trails your highest equity in real time, including unrealized profit. A trade that runs up and then reverses can drag the floor up and then stop you out on the way back. Open profit that you do not bank still raises the floor, which is the single most common way funded futures accounts are lost.
Drawdown type
Intraday trailing
Evaluation steps
1-step
Max allocation
$300k
Trust score
85/100
How the Apex Trader Funding drawdown floor moves
The floor trails your highest equity in real time, including unrealized profit. A trade that runs up and then reverses can drag the floor up and then stop you out on the way back.
This is the rule that decides whether a Apex Trader Funding account survives, more than the profit target. Read it as a moving line on your balance chart: you are only ever trading the distance between current equity and that line.
What breaches Apex Trader Funding accounts most often
Open profit that you do not bank still raises the floor, which is the single most common way funded futures accounts are lost.
Combine that with the payout rules: the consistency requirement is in force — 30% consistency applies at payout: no single day may exceed 30% of total profit in the payout window.
A sizing tactic that fits intraday trailing drawdown
Use tight profit targets or trailing stops of your own so that peak open equity and realized equity stay close together until the drawdown locks.
Rule of thumb used by traders who stay funded: risk no more than 10–15% of your remaining drawdown distance on any single trade, and recalculate after every session.
- Calculate remaining distance to the floor before each session
- Risk 10–15% of that distance per trade, not a fixed dollar amount
- Bank partial profits so peak equity stays close to realized balance
Has Apex Trader Funding changed its drawdown rules?
Our rule-change log and firm-health score track this. Apex Trader Funding currently scores 85/100 on trust. Check the rule-change log before buying — drawdown changes are usually applied to new accounts only.
FAQ
Is Apex Trader Funding drawdown trailing or static?
Intraday trailing. The floor trails your highest equity in real time, including unrealized profit. A trade that runs up and then reverses can drag the floor up and then stop you out on the way back.
Does open profit count toward the Apex Trader Funding drawdown?
Yes — intraday trailing includes unrealized profit, so the floor can rise during a trade.
How do I avoid breaching Apex Trader Funding drawdown?
Use tight profit targets or trailing stops of your own so that peak open equity and realized equity stay close together until the drawdown locks.
How Apex Trader Funding's rules compare
Apex Trader Funding against the five highest-trust futures firms we track, on the rules that decide whether you actually get paid.
| Firm | Trust | Split | Entry | Drawdown | First payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Trader Funding | 85/100 | 100% | $37 | Intraday trailing | 8 days |
| Topstep | 91/100 | 90% | $49 | End-of-day trailing | 7 days |
| My Funded Futures | 84/100 | 90% | $77 | End-of-day trailing | 5 days |
| Alpha Futures | 84/100 | 90% | $79 | End-of-day trailing | 7 days |
| Take Profit Trader | 83/100 | 90% | $150 | End-of-day trailing | 5 days |
| Earn2Trade | 79/100 | 80% | $150 | Intraday trailing | 14 days |
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