One-time fee futures evaluations with EOD or intraday trailing drawdown
Apex Trader Funding is an Austin, Texas-based futures prop firm founded in 2021. Since March 2026 it sells one-time-fee EOD and intraday trailing evaluations from 25K to 150K, leading to Performance Accounts with a 100% payout split.
Verdict: Apex Trader Funding relaunched its program on 1 March 2026 with one-time evaluation fees, a choice of end-of-day or intraday trailing drawdown, no consistency rule in the evaluation and a 100% payout split on its Performance Accounts. The catches are a 30-day evaluation window with no resets, an activation fee on the Standard path, a 50% consistency rule and payout caps once funded, and a limit of six payouts per account. It suits futures day traders who can hit a target inside a month and want to run several accounts.
Apex sells two evaluation types, each in 25K, 50K, 100K and 150K sizes, and each on two payment paths: Standard, which charges a one-time Performance Account (PA) activation fee after you pass, or No Activation Fee, which costs more up front. Every evaluation is a one-time fee with no rebill. Evaluations stay active for 30 days and cannot be reset.
When we checked on 5 November 2026, Apex was running a site-wide sale: 90% off all evaluations with code SAVENOW, shown with a countdown ending in about six days. During the sale a 50K Intraday Standard evaluation costs $24.90. Apex also sells five-packs. Sale prices change often, so check the price at checkout.
Apex's help center confirms the PA activation fee is a one-time, non-refundable payment per account, but the amount is not shown on the pages we checked. Confirm it at checkout before choosing the Standard path. Compare the total cost against other futures firms with our prop firm cost calculator.
Both evaluations are one step: reach the profit target without touching the drawdown. There is no minimum number of trading days, so you can pass in one session, and no consistency rule or scaling applies during the evaluation.
The PA is a simulated funded account of the same size and drawdown type. On the Intraday PA, the trailing drawdown stops once it reaches the drawdown amount plus $100, a tier-based daily loss limit applies, and contract limits drop to 2, 4, 6 and 10 by size, with tier-based scaling.
Accounts bought before 1 March 2026 stay on the old rules and recurring billing until cancelled. Apex is also selling legacy evaluations again for a limited time. This review covers the new products only.
Apex fits traders who can reach a target quickly, want a 100% split and like running several accounts. Traders who need more than 30 days, want resets, or plan to build one large long-term account may prefer a firm without a payout limit per account. Read our scoring method and the rule changes log.
Before you buy, read is Apex Trader Funding legit? and check the current Apex discount code.
All figures come from Apex Trader Funding's official website and help center, checked on 5 November 2026.
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