Apex Trader Funding 150k: rules, price and payouts
A one-phase one-time evaluation for a $150,000 futures account. Getting funded costs $178.00 in total. Every rule and price verified on Apex Trader Funding's website on Sep 26, 2026.
Shown with the options we rank it with in Best Accounts: Standard evaluation · Intraday drawdown. You can change them in the rules below.
Evaluation
Funded account
Every price option
| Option | Price | Activation fee | Total to get funded |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANDARD · EOD drawdown | $219.00 | $90.00 | $309.00 |
| STANDARD · Intraday drawdown | $119.00 | $59.00 | $178.00 |
| NO FEE · EOD drawdown | $249.00 | Free | $249.00 |
| NO FEE · Intraday drawdown | $189.00 | Free | $189.00 |
Bots, copy trading and trading costs at Apex Trader Funding
- "No Automation or Algorithm Usage allowed": rewards are meant for human traders, not automated systems executing preprogrammed logic.
- High-frequency trading and any exploitation of the simulated environment are prohibited, as is non-directional bracket trading.
- No hedging of any kind: long and short on the same or correlated instruments at the same time is prohibited.
- Copy trading across your own Performance Accounts is allowed, under your personal and your business name.
- All copied accounts must trade in the same direction and not hedge correlated assets.
- Sharing computers, IPs or trade copying with other traders is strictly forbidden.
- Up to 20 active Performance Accounts per household (people, companies and connections combined).
Not yet confirmed by Apex Trader Funding: Does the ban on automation also apply in the Apex live program? We're asking the firm and will update this section when it answers in writing.
Checked on Apex Trader Funding's own help center on Sep 30, 2026. Sources: Prohibited Activities · How Many Paid/Funded Accounts Am I Allowed to Have? · Tradovate Commission & Instruments · Rithmic Commissions & Instruments · Tradovate Trading Tools / Add-ons . Compare every firm: prop firms that allow bots · copy trading.
What getting funded really costs
Most traders don't pass on the first try. Set how long it takes you and see the full bill.
Commissions at this firm, per contract, open + close: mini $3.10, micro $1.04. A round trip is one contract bought and sold (3 contracts in and out = 3 round trips).
Passing first time would cost $178.00.
How much the first payout pays you
Enter the profit in your funded account. We apply the buffer, the payout limit, your split and any fee.
You also need to meet: Days: 5 days ($300 min) · Consistency: 50%.
An estimate for the first payout; later payouts can have different limits. Always check the firm's current rules.
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