SAVENOWApex Trader Funding vs The5ers Futures
Apex Trader Funding and The5ers Futures side by side: where their rules differ, what happens on a bad day, and what each costs to get funded, from their own terms. No winner.
Where they differ 8
EOD Trailing Evaluation (No Activation Fee) vs Day Trade at 50K. Only the rules that differ are shown here; 5 match below.
| Rule | Apex Trader Funding | The5ers Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Price (list) | $1,190 | $100 |
| Daily loss limit | $1,000 (pauses the day) | None |
| Consistency in evaluation | None | 40% |
| Consistency once funded | 50% | 40% |
| Reset | Not sold | — |
| Profit split | 100% | 80% |
| Max contracts | 6 minis / 60 micros | 4 minis / 40 micros |
| Max funded accounts | — | 5 |
What’s the same 5
| Rule | Apex Trader Funding | The5ers Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Billing | One-time fee | One-time fee |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | End-of-day trailing | End-of-day trailing |
| Activation fee | None | None |
What happens if…
Worked out from each firm’s published rules for one account on day one, from the starting balance. Simplified; the firms’ full terms decide.
You lose $1,000 on your first day.
The $1,000 daily loss limit is hit: trading stops for the day. You keep the account with $1,000 of drawdown left.
No daily limit applies. You keep trading with $1,000 of drawdown left.
You’re up $1,000 by lunch, then close the day flat.
End-of-day trailing: nothing moves until the close, so closing flat leaves the full $2,000.
End-of-day trailing: nothing moves until the close, so closing flat leaves the full $2,000.
You make the whole profit target in one day.
No consistency rule in the evaluation: one day can meet the whole $3,000 target, subject to any minimum trading days.
A 40% consistency rule applies in the evaluation: one day can’t be most of your profit, so a one-day pass isn’t possible. Check the firm’s exact wording.
You fail once and try again.
No resets are sold: a second try is a new evaluation, $2,380 in total at list price.
Second attempt cost not captured yet.
Cost and codes
$1,190
$119 with SAVENOW$595 per $1,000 of drawdown
SAVENOWUp to 90% off any size evaluation$100
$50 per $1,000 of drawdown
No code listedSide by side, in A–Z order. Nothing here is scored and there’s no winner: different rules suit different traders. Every value comes from each firm’s own pages; a dash means we haven’t captured it yet. Read both firms’ current terms before you buy.
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