Apex Trader Funding vs TradeDay
Apex Trader Funding
Computed verdict
Apex Trader Funding costs less per unit of risk: $9.9 vs $29.5 per $1,000 of drawdown. On the overall score, Apex Trader Funding comes out ahead (88 vs 80).
The verdict is computed from verified data and recomputes when the data changes. It is not an opinion and no commercial arrangement alters it. Methodology
Rule by rule
Trailing drawdown of $1,000–$4,000 by size (EOD or intraday line) that locks at starting balance + $100 in the PA, with unrealized P&L counting toward a breach even on the EOD line.
Trailing drawdown of $2,000 (50K) / $3,000 (100K) / $4,500 (150K), freezing at the starting balance, breached intraday. The intraday-vs-end-of-day method is chosen per account at purchase — Quick Pay is available as either, Fast Pass is EOD-only.
Soft daily limit of $500–$2,000 by size that pauses your session without failing the account; intraday evaluations have no daily loss limit at all.
No daily loss limit was found anywhere on the firm's pages — the only loss mechanism is the trailing drawdown — but the absence is not explicitly confirmed.
No consistency rule in the evaluation; in the PA no single day may account for 50% or more of total profit since your last approved payout, checked when you request one.
Consistency applies only in the evaluation: no day may exceed 30% (Quick Pay) or 45% (Fast Pass) of total profits to pass; no funded-stage rule was found.
50K: $3,000 profit target against a $2,500 drawdown, no minimum days.
Weekly payouts after 5 qualifying days, $500 minimum, at a 100% split but hard-capped at 6 payouts per PA, after which the account is closed.
On-demand payouts processed within 24 business hours, from day one on Quick Pay (minimum $250), at a 50/50 split below $4,000 net profit, 80/20 above it, and 90/10 on Funded Live.
50K: ~$197/month list, but with near-constant promos (up to ~90% off, ~$20/month). One-time ~$85 activation when funded. No paid resets on current evals.
50K Quick Pay (intraday): monthly subscription ~$125/month (sometimes 50% off), no activation. $60 reset.