Verified rules
Drawdown · what kills you
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.
Daily loss
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.
Consistency
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.
Targets & min days
50K: $3,000 profit target against a $2,500 drawdown, no minimum days.
Payouts & split
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.
Pricing
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.
What it costs you: Both are Apex pages. The sales page is treated as current and was re-checked 2026-07-27, but the help centre still contradicts it on the live site.
News trading
Apex lets you trade through releases as part of your normal strategy - there is no blackout window before or after events. What is banned is news-specific gambling: chasing the market on the release, or bracketing the event with orders on both sides. During a news event you may hold a position in only one direction, never both. Violations are prohibited activity, which forfeits the account and all balances.
Change history
Legacy accounts re-launched — 100K at $29.70/mo with SAVENOW
Apex's own legacy-products page is again selling all six legacy tiers (25K–300K) as 'Available Now – Limited Time' with a countdown (~5 days left as of Jul 26). With code SAVENOW (up to 90% off): 25K $16.70, 50K $19.70, 100K $29.70, 150K $49.70, 250K $59.70, 300K $69.70 per month, on Tradovate, WealthCharts and Rithmic. This supersedes the March 2026 retirement; our previously published $59 for the Legacy 100K is corrected to $29.70.
Source'Payout Purgatory': Apex admits heightened compliance audits before releasing payouts
Apex's own post (2026-03-19) acknowledges a 'rigorous review process' using internal risk metrics like the 50% consistency rule before releasing payouts — despite 'No Payout Denials' marketing.
SourceAll metals trading suspended with no return date
All metals contracts (GC, SI, QI, QO, MGC, HG, PL, PA) suspended; the primary article exists, with the 2026-03-14 date from a secondary source.
Source'Apex 4.0': entire lineup replaced — one-time fees, 50% rule, 100% split and a hard 6-payout cap per PA
From 2026-03-01: one-time fees with no subscription, EOD and Intraday lines, 50% PA consistency, a 5-day payout path, 100% split hard-capped at 6 payouts per PA, no resets and 30-day expiry; the MAE rule, 5:1 RR, one-direction rule and 250K/300K sizes are removed. Pre-March accounts run under 'Legacy' terms.
Source'Uniform pricing' announced across evaluation sizes (3.0 era)
Uniform pricing and special offers announced across trading evaluations, in the 3.0 product era.
SourceVerifondeo verdict
A score computed from four verified inputs — not an opinion. Weights are shown and it recomputes when the data changes.
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