TakeProfitTrader vs Apex Trader Funding

Full Tactical Comparison

Deep-dive into the operational specifications of both firms.

Prop Firm
TakeProfitTrader
Apex Trader Funding

Firm Overview

Review score 4.4 / 5 4.5 / 5
CEO James Sixsmith Darrell Martin
Years in operation 5+ years 5+ years
Founded 2021 2021

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

Account Sizes
$25,000$50,000$75,000$100,000$150,000
$25,000$50,000$100,000$150,000
Billing period Month One Time
Discount PIP
Instant Accounts
DLL
Activation Fee

Rules and Policies

News trading Allowed Evaluation; Pro and Pro+ – No Positions 1 Min Before/After News
Swing accounts Not Allowed
Consistency rules 50% in Eval Only
Commissions $5/Round Trip Per Contract (Minis) and $0.50 (Micros); Pro+ Platform-dependent
Firm rules
  • EAs/Trading Bots – Not allowed
  • Inactivity - One trade per calendar week
  • Max. Accounts – 5 at once
  • Account Resets – 3 times per account
  • Counter Positions – Not allowed to hold positions in opposite directions on correlated products

Payments and Operations

Profit split 80%
Payment methods Credit/Debit Card / PayPal / TakeProfitTrader Built-In Wallet Credit/Debit Card
Payout methods Wise ACH (US Bank Accounts) / Plane
Platforms
Support Email / Live Chat Email

Trust and Access

KYC After Signing Up
Restricted countries Yes Yes
Changelog

Evaluation Comparison Module

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

TakeProfitTrader

PRO

Best for traders who want day one withdrawals once funded.

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.

Critical Rule Comparison

Consistency

Consistency

TakeProfitTrader 50% in Eval Only
Apex
News Trading

News Trading

TakeProfitTrader Allowed Evaluation; Pro and Pro+ – No Positions 1 Min Before/After News
Apex
Swing Trading

Swing Trading

TakeProfitTrader Not Allowed
Apex
KYC & Access

KYC & Access

TakeProfitTrader After Signing Up
Apex
Payout policy

Payout policy

TakeProfitTrader Pro – Attain Buffer; Pro+ – No Limitations
Apex
Commissions

Commissions

TakeProfitTrader $5/Round Trip Per Contract (Minis) and $0.50 (Micros); Pro+ Platform-dependent
Apex

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

Compare how you get paid and what it costs.

COMPARE TakeProfitTrader Apex Trader Funding
Profit Split 80% 100%
Payout Frequency After Attaining Buffer Zone Every 5 Trading Days
Evaluation Price $75 / month $24 / one time
Billing Period Month One Time
Payout Methods Wise ACH (US Bank Accounts) / Plane
Payment Methods Credit/Debit Card / PayPal / TakeProfitTrader Built-In Wallet Credit/Debit Card

Platforms, Support, and Operations

COMPARE TakeProfitTrader Apex Trader Funding
Platforms
Support Channels
KYC Required

After Signing Up

N/A

Restricted Countries

TakeProfitTrader Apex Trader Funding Both
TakeProfitTrader 115 countries
United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Albania Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Barbados Burkina Faso Bulgaria Burundi Benin Botswana Belarus Belize Cocos Islands DR Congo Republic of the Congo Ivory Coast Cook Islands Cameroon Cuba Christmas Island Djibouti Dominica Algeria Western Sahara Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Falkland Islands Micronesia Gabon Ghana Gibraltar Gambia Guinea Equatorial Guinea South Georgia Guinea-Bissau Guyana Heard Island and McDonald Islands Croatia Haiti Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kiribati Comoros Kazakhstan Laos Lebanon Sri Lanka Liberia Lesotho Libya Morocco Monaco Montenegro North Macedonia Mali Myanmar Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands Mauritania Montserrat Malta Mauritius Malawi Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Nicaragua Nepal Nauru Panama Peru Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Qatar Romania Serbia Russia Rwanda Seychelles Sudan Slovenia Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sierra Leone Senegal Somalia Suriname Sao Tome and Principe Chad Togo Tajikistan Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Tunisia Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Tanzania Ukraine Uganda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Venezuela Vietnam Kosovo Yemen Mayotte South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Apex Trader Funding 83 countries
Afghanistan Kenya Reunion Russia Algeria Kosovo Azerbaijan Kuwait Rwanda Bahrain Latvia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Bangladesh Lebanon Saudi Arabia Belarus Lesotho Senegal Benin Liberia Serbia Libya Somalia Burkina Faso Madagascar South Africa Burundi Maldives South Sudan Cameroon Mauritania Sri Lanka Central African Republic Mauritius Sudan Chad Moldova China Mongolia Tanzania Ivory Coast Morocco Togo Cuba Mozambique Trinidad and Tobago Cyprus Namibia Tunisia Egypt Nepal Turkey Eritrea New Caledonia Uganda Gabon Nicaragua Ukraine Grenada Niger Uzbekistan Guinea Nigeria Vanuatu Guinea-Bissau North Korea Venezuela Haiti Palestine Vietnam Oman Western Sahara Iraq Pakistan Yemen Jersey Papua New Guinea Zambia Jordan Qatar Zimbabwe Kazakhstan Republic of the Congo

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