TradeDay vs Apex Trader Funding

Full Tactical Comparison

Deep-dive into the operational specifications of both firms.

Prop Firm
TradeDay
Apex Trader Funding

Firm Overview

Review score 4.6 / 5 4.5 / 5
CEO James Thorpe Darrell Martin
Years in operation 6+ years 5+ years
Founded 2020 2021

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

Account Sizes
$50,000$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 Not Allowed. No Trades 2 Mins. before/after News
Swing accounts Not Allowed
Consistency rules 30% In Eval Only. None on Funded.
Commissions Platform-dependent
Firm rules
  • 2% Price Rule – No trading within 2% of CME Price Limit (Funded Only)
  • Inactivity Rule – 30 days without a trade
  • News Trading – Traders not failed for breach of this rule. Positions are auto-closed

Payments and Operations

Profit split 80-95%
Payment methods Credit/Debit Card / PayPal Credit/Debit Card
Payout methods Rise ACH (US Bank Accounts) / Plane
Platforms
Support Discord / Email / Live Chat Email

Trust and Access

KYC After Passing Eval
Restricted countries Yes Yes
Changelog

Evaluation Comparison Module

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

TradeDay

INTRADAY TRAIL

Best for active traders who want the a lower cost in exchange for intraday drawdown.

EOD TRAIL

Best for traders who prefer end of day drawdown.

STATIC

For traders willing to pay more for a drawdown that does not trail.

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

TradeDay 30% In Eval Only. None on Funded.
Apex
News Trading

News Trading

TradeDay Not Allowed. No Trades 2 Mins. before/after News
Apex
Swing Trading

Swing Trading

TradeDay Not Allowed
Apex
KYC & Access

KYC & Access

TradeDay After Passing Eval
Apex
Payout policy

Payout policy

TradeDay All Accounts – Clear Buffer Zone
Apex
Commissions

Commissions

TradeDay 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 TradeDay Apex Trader Funding
Profit Split 80% to $50k | 90% $50k - $100k | 95% >$100k 100%
Payout Frequency After Attaining Buffer Zone Every 5 Trading Days
Evaluation Price $100 / month $24 / one time
Billing Period Month One Time
Payout Methods Rise ACH (US Bank Accounts) / Plane
Payment Methods Credit/Debit Card / PayPal Credit/Debit Card

Platforms, Support, and Operations

COMPARE TradeDay Apex Trader Funding
Platforms
Support Channels
KYC Required

After Passing Eval

N/A

Restricted Countries

TradeDay Apex Trader Funding Both
TradeDay 79 countries
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Barbados Belarus British Virgin Islands Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cayman Islands Central African Republic Ivory Coast Ukraine Croatia Cuba North Korea DR Congo Ecuador Ethiopia Ghana Gibraltar Guam Guyana Haiti Iceland Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kosovo Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya North Macedonia Mali Malta Mauritius Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Philippines Puerto Rico Romania Russia Senegal Serbia Slovenia Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda Ukraine U.S. Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Yemen 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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