Apex 250K Max Contracts: How Many Can You Trade?

Apex Trader Funding 250K: Legacy evaluation (promotion), 27 minis or 27 micros. Read from apextraderfunding.com on 2026-10-23.

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Prop firm

Plan and stage

Account size

Account balance at the last close ($)

It starts at $50,000. Today's limit is set from it.

Highest closing balance so far ($)

The trailing max loss limit follows it. Blank uses the balance.

Market

Stop distance

Stop measured in

Contracts allowed today

2 minis today

or 20 micros (1 mini = 10 micros). The "$0 – $1,499" row of Apex's Scaling Levels (PA), measured on profit over the start at the last close. Next: 3 minis from a close at $51,500, $1,500 away.

Fits one 8-point ES stop

2 minis or 20 micros. One ES risks $400 and one MES $40 at this stop. Today's allowance is the limit, not the stop.

Stops until the limits

At 2 minis ($800 a stop): 1 stop before the daily loss limit; 2 stops before the max loss line, and the next one reaches it.
Max loss line $48,000 ($2,000 under the highest close, locking at $50,100): $2,000 of room. Daily loss limit $1,000, which ends the day, not the account.

Apex Trader Funding's rules, read from apextraderfunding.com on 2026-10-23: Scaling Levels (PA) Explained, edited 2026-04-16; Daily Loss Limit Explained, edited 2026-04-15; EOD Performance Accounts (PA), edited 2026-04-28; EOD Drawdown Explained, edited 2026-04-28; Holiday Trading, edited 2026-04-15. The loss is counted at the stop price; slippage, commission and gaps make it larger. Your firm's dashboard is the source of truth.

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The math: fits = whole contracts whose one stop-out stays above the daily and max loss lines, capped at today's tier

Apex Trader Funding 250K: contracts by plan

Read from apextraderfunding.com on 2026-10-23. Each source shows that page's own last edit (UTC).

Legacy evaluation (promotion)
250K: 27 minis or 27 micros. Max loss: $6,500, trailing the highest balance, open profit included. Daily loss limit: none in the calculator.
Micros: The Legacy Products page prints each plan's micros at ten per mini (50K: "10 (100 Micros)"), but the Legacy Evaluation Rules page says "You can trade micro contracts up to the maximum contract size listed for your plan". The calculator counts a micro as one contract, the stricter reading.On sale again as a limited-time promotion: the home page links "View Legacy Accounts" to the Legacy Products page, though its own FAQ says "No longer available for new purchases" and the Legacy Products Overview says they haven't been sold since 1 March 2026. No daily loss limit; the threshold trails the highest open balance.On Rithmic and WealthCharts the threshold stops trailing when it reaches the profit target; on Tradovate it trails on. The calculator lets it trail, the stricter reading.Sources: Legacy Products, edited 2026-08-25; Legacy Evaluation Rules, edited 2026-10-15; Legacy Products Overview, edited 2026-07-21; Apex home page, edited 2026-10-15
Legacy Performance Account (PA) (not in the calculator)Half the plan's contracts until the end-of-day balance passes the start + trailing drawdown + $100, then the full limit from the next full session, kept even if the balance falls back (50K: 5 contracts, then 10 from $52,600).Source: Legacy Contract Scaling Rule, edited 2026-04-15
Apex Live (invitation only) (not in the calculator)Starts at $0 with 3 minis or 30 micros and no daily loss limit; from $10,000 of live profit, 10 minis or 100 micros with a $5,000 daily loss limit; from $50,000, terms by review. A $3,000 end-of-day drawdown locks at +$100 once profit reaches $3,100.Source: Apex Live Prop Trading Program FAQ, edited 2026-10-14

Other Apex Trader Funding sizes, and other firms

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Method and privacy

Method: Apex Trader Funding's caps, scaling rows and loss limits as its own pages word them, read 2026-10-23 (the newest page edit 2026-10-15). A scaling row, where a plan has one, comes from the last close (or the highest, where the firm keeps a row once reached); one stop-out has to leave the balance above the daily and max loss lines; where the firm's pages disagree, the notes name the reading taken. Slippage, commission and news-time caps are left out.

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Common questions

How many contracts can I trade on Apex 250K?

Apex Trader Funding 250K: Legacy evaluation (promotion), 27 minis or 27 micros. Read from apextraderfunding.com on 2026-10-23.

How many micros can I trade on Apex 250K?

Legacy evaluation (promotion): up to 27 micros. The Legacy Products page prints each plan's micros at ten per mini (50K: "10 (100 Micros)"), but the Legacy Evaluation Rules page says "You can trade micro contracts up to the maximum contract size listed for your plan". The calculator counts a micro as one contract, the stricter reading.

What are the loss limits on Apex 250K?

Legacy evaluation (promotion): Max loss: $6,500, trailing the highest balance, open profit included. Daily loss limit: none in the calculator.

Where do these Apex numbers come from?

From Apex Trader Funding's own pages (apextraderfunding.com), read on 2026-10-23: "Legacy Products" (edited 2026-08-25), "Legacy Evaluation Rules" (edited 2026-10-15), "Legacy Products Overview" (edited 2026-07-21), "Apex home page" (edited 2026-10-15). Firms change their rules; your account's dashboard is the source of truth.

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