Apex's consistency & payout rules, account by account
Read from Apex Trader Funding's help center on 2026-10-22. Each source shows that page's own last edit (UTC).
- EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts (PA), 25K to 150K — 50% consistency ruleNo single profitable trading day may account for 50% or more of total profit earned since your last approved payout (FAQ: "must be below 50%"; example table marks 50% met)Holds back: payout requests; resets after each approved payout.Sources: 50% Consistency Requirement, edited 2026-04-24; EOD Payouts, edited 2026-04-28; Intraday Trailing Drawdown Payouts, edited 2026-04-28
- EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts (PA) — 5 qualifying days5 qualifying days (not necessarily consecutive) of $100 / $250 / $300 / $350+ net profit on EOD or $100 / $200 / $250 / $300+ on Intraday (25K / 50K / 100K / 150K)Holds back: payout requests; Payout Method Information separately mentions 8 trading days with 5 of $50+.Sources: EOD Payouts, edited 2026-04-28; Intraday Trailing Drawdown Payouts, edited 2026-04-28; Payout Method Information, edited 2026-09-14
- EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts (PA) — safety net & minimum balanceSafety net = drawdown limit + $100 ($26,100 / $52,100 / $103,100 / $154,100); minimum balance to request $500 = $26,600 / $52,600 / $103,600 / $154,600Holds back: payout requests for the PA's lifetime; caps run $1,000–$5,000 across payouts 1–6, then the PA closes.Sources: EOD Payouts, edited 2026-04-28; Intraday Trailing Drawdown Payouts, edited 2026-04-28; EOD Performance Accounts (PA), edited 2026-04-28; Intraday Trailing Drawdown Performance Accounts (PA), edited 2026-05-21
- EOD and Intraday EvaluationsNone ("Not Applied")Sources: EOD Evaluations, edited 2026-06-05; Intraday Trailing Drawdown Evaluations, edited 2026-04-28
Safety net, minimum balance, and payout caps by size
Only balance above the safety net can be requested, from $500 up to that payout number's cap.
| PA size | Qualifying day (EOD / Intraday) | Safety net | Min balance for $500 | Payout 1 cap | All 6 caps (EOD / Intraday) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | $100 / $100 | $26,100 | $26,600 | $1,000 | $6,000 / $6,000 |
| 50K | $250 / $200 | $52,100 | $52,600 | $1,500 | $13,000 / $14,500 |
| 100K | $300 / $250 | $103,100 | $103,600 | $2,000 | $18,000 / $18,500 |
| 150K | $350 / $300 | $154,100 | $154,600 | $2,500 | $20,500 / $21,500 |
Worked cycle on a 50K EOD PA: $1,100 best day on $2,150 profit, then Monday's +$450
The calculator opens on a 50K EOD Performance Account before its first payout: a $52,150 balance ($2,150 of profit), a $1,100 largest day, and 4 qualifying days of $250+. Three gates hold the request back (3 blockers): it needs 1 more qualifying day, the $1,100 best day is 51.16% of $2,150 so it needs over $50 more profit on smaller days, and a $500 minimum request needs a $52,600 balance ($450 away).
Add a +$450 day on Monday (5 qualifying days, $2,600 profit, $52,600 balance) and the largest day drops to 42.31% of profit. Every rule passes, and the maximum request today is $500 — everything sitting above the $52,100 safety net. Reaching payout 1's full $1,500 cap on a 50K PA requires a $53,600 balance.
How the calculator reads your payout cycle
Largest day ÷ cycle profit under 50%, 5 qualifying days, and balance above the safety net.
The 50% rule, the permanent safety net, and the 6-payout limit
50% consistency on PAs only. Apex evaluations have no consistency rule. On a Performance Account, your largest single profitable day since the last approved payout must be below 50% of the net profit earned in that cycle, losing days included. Being at or above 50% does not breach the account; the payout request option stays unavailable until additional profit on smaller days brings the share below 50%.
Safety net for the life of the PA. The safety net is your drawdown limit plus $100 over the starting balance ($26,100, $52,100, $103,100, or $154,100). Because the minimum payout request is $500 and only profit above the safety net is eligible, you need at least $26,600, $52,600, $103,600, or $154,600 to request $500. The safety net stays in place across all six payouts.
Six payouts per PA. Apex pays 100% of each approved request up to that payout number's cap and closes the Performance Account after the sixth approved payout, unless Apex moves you to its Live program first, which deactivates open Performance Accounts.
Where Apex's pages disagree
Exactly 50.00%, and 5 qualifying days vs 8 trading days.
Two details to plan around
- Below 50% vs at 50%. Apex's payout pages fail "50% or more" and the consistency FAQ states the share "must be below 50%", while an example table on the same FAQ marks 50% as met. The calculator blocks at exactly 50.00% and flags the boundary so you can add a dollar more on a smaller day.
- 5 qualifying days vs 8 trading days. Both EOD and Intraday payout pages require 5 qualifying days at your size's daily profit minimum, whereas Payout Method Information repeats the Legacy rule of 8 trading days since the last request, including 5 days of $50+. Check the eligibility criteria on your Apex dashboard's Account Details page before submitting.
Full payout tables, inactivity rules, and trailing threshold stops are in Apex payout rules and Apex Trader Funding rules.
While you trade toward the safety net
This check audits payout eligibility and consistency only. While you trade for the qualifying days or the extra profit above the safety net, the trailing drawdown threshold and daily loss limit are what can close or flatten the account. We sell the Prop Firm Challenge Toolkit, a TradingView indicator that turns rule numbers and the balance you enter into dollar buffers on your chart. Enter your Apex PA parameters as Custom rules; your Apex dashboard remains the source of truth.