Apex Trader Funding's $50,000 evaluation rules, explained with examples and with what they mean for your size. Checked in its help center (oct-2026). Rules change often: confirm them before you buy.
The rules at a glance
| Intraday trailing | End-of-day trailing | |
|---|---|---|
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| How the floor rises | In real time, including open profit | At each day's close |
| Stops rising at | $50,100 | $50,100 |
| Daily loss limit | None | $1,000: ends the day |
| Consistency | None | None |
| Minimum days | 1 | 1 |
| Time limit | 30 calendar days | 30 calendar days |
Also on one printable page (PDF).
What each rule means
Intraday trailing. The floor follows the highest balance your account reaches, including profit that was never closed. If a trade is up $600 and comes back to zero, the floor has already risen $600: you lost nothing, and your buffer shrank anyway.
End-of-day trailing. The floor is recalculated with the balance at the close of each session, so open profit during the day doesn't move it. Firms still watch it in real time: touching the floor during the day fails the account.
Where the floor stops. Once your balance is $52,100 or more, the floor stops at $50,100 and your buffer starts to grow.
Daily loss limit (End-of-day trailing). Lose $1,000 in a day and the day is over, but the account is not failed. Set your own daily limit well below it: the firm's limit stops the day, not the behavior that got you there.
Firm notes
- Intraday trailing: Apex 4.0 rules (accounts bought from March 2026). The floor follows the unrealized high and locks at $50,100. No daily loss limit or minimum days; 30 days to pass.
- End-of-day trailing: Apex 4.0 rules. The floor is recalculated at the close (4:59:59 PM ET). $1,000 daily loss limit (including unrealized): it closes positions and pauses the day, it does not fail the account. The help center is not clear on where the floor stops rising: $50,100 is assumed.
What gets an account failed
Touching the drawdown floor, and breaking the conduct rules:
- News: No orders on both sides of price around news and no directionless brackets
- Bots: Prohibited (no automation or algorithms)
- Trade copying: Copying trades with other traders is prohibited
With our example trader
A trader who wins 45% of trades, makes $300 on winners, loses $200 on losers and takes 2 trades a day, in 4,000 simulated evaluations:
| Plan | Pass | Fail | Run out of time | Sessions to pass (median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intraday trailing | 17% | 21% | 62% | 16 |
| End-of-day trailing | 17% | 16% | 67% | 16 |
The time limit matters more than it looks: with this trader, 67% of evaluations run out of time without passing or failing. If you trade few setups a day, a plan without a time limit suits you better.
Hypothetical results. Run your own numbers in the evaluation simulator.
How much to risk
Your buffer should survive about 10 normal losses in a row: with a $2,000 drawdown, about $200 per trade, which is 5 micros with a 20-point Micro Nasdaq stop. The full math: how many contracts to trade.
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Sources: https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-evaluations/ · https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/getting-started/prohibited-activities/ · https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/intraday-trailing-drawdown-accounts/intraday-trailing-drawdown-explained/
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