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Apex Trader Funding vs DayTraders

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Full Tactical Comparison

Deep-dive into the operational specifications of both firms.

Firm Overview

Review score	★ 4.5 / 5	★ 4.7 / 5
CEO	Darrell Martin	Martin Montaño (COO)
Years in operation	5+ years	2+ years
Founded	2021	September 2024

Evaluation Details These figures reflect the cheapest evaluation plan available from each firm.

Account Sizes	$25,000$50,000$100,000$150,000	$25,000$50,000$100,000$150,000$300,000
Billing period	One Time	One Time
Discount	❎	PIP
Instant Accounts	❎
DLL	❎
Activation Fee	❎

Rules and Policies

News trading	❎	Allowed
Swing accounts	❎	Allowed on Sim-accounts, Not on Live
Consistency rules	❎	Evals – 50%; Pro Funded – 30%; S2F – 20%; S2L – 25%
Commissions	❎	Standard Rithmic Rates
Firm rules	❎	Inactivity Rule – Once every 30 days HFT and Martingale Rule – HFTs, Hedging and Martingale prohibited

Payments and Operations

Profit split	❎	80-100%
Payment methods	Credit/Debit Card	Credit/Debit Card / Discover
Payout methods	ACH (US Bank Accounts) / Plane	Plane
Platforms
Support	Email	Discord / Live Chat

Trust and Access

KYC	❎	Before First Payout
Restricted countries	Yes	Yes
Changelog	❎	❎

Evaluation Comparison Module

The industry standard benchmark. Which firm offers the better 50,000 unit plan today?

Apex Trader Funding

EOD TRAIL

Best for traders who prefer end of day drawdown, but with a daily loss limit.

INTRADAY TRAIL

Best for traders who don’t want to deal with daily loss limits in exchange for trailing drawdown.

DayTraders

TRAIL

A more traditional path to funding, with access to higher leverage.

STATIC

Best for traders who prefer a static drawdown that does not trail.

EOD

For traders who want end of day drawdown and higher leverage.

S2F (STRAIGHT TO FUNDED)

Best for traders who want to skip the evaluation and go straight to Sim-Funded.

S2L (STRAIGHT TO LIVE)

Best for elite traders ready to trade real capital from day one.

Critical Rule Comparison

Consistency

Apex —

DayTraders Evals – 50%; Pro Funded – 30%; S2F – 20%; S2L – 25%

News Trading

Apex —

DayTraders Allowed

Swing Trading

Apex —

DayTraders Allowed on Sim-accounts, Not on Live

KYC & Access

Apex —

DayTraders Before First Payout

Payout policy

Apex —

DayTraders Trail, Static and EOD – 8 QDays & Clear Buffer; S2F – 10 QDays and Profit Target; S2L – Above Buffer & Trailing DD reaches Initial Balance

Commissions

Apex —

DayTraders Standard Rithmic Rates

Payouts and Costs These figures reflect the cheapest evaluation plan available from each firm.

Compare how you get paid and what it costs.

COMPARE	Apex Trader Funding	DayTraders
Profit Split	100%	100%
Payout Frequency	Every 5 Trading Days	8 QDays \| Clear Buffer Zone
Evaluation Price	$24 / one time	$75 / one time
Billing Period	One Time	One Time
Payout Methods	ACH (US Bank Accounts) / Plane	Plane
Payment Methods	Credit/Debit Card	Credit/Debit Card / Discover