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HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON · 2026
Apex Trader Funding vs Bulenox
Side-by-side comparison of trust scores, profit splits, payout speed, and real trader reviews. Independent data — no sponsored rankings.
APEX
Apex Trader Funding
✓ VERIFIEDEST. 2021
BLNX
Bulenox
EST. 2022
APEX TRADER FUNDING
METRIC
BULENOX
61/100—
TRUST SCORE
BETTER71/100
4/5BETTER
RATING
—0/5
90%BETTER
PROFIT SPLIT
—80%
$300,000BETTER
MAX FUNDING
—$150,000
$35BETTER
MIN COST
—$99
8dBETTER
PAYOUT DAYS
—14d
31%
PASS RATE
—
1BETTER
REVIEW COUNT
—0
APEX TRADER FUNDING DETAILS
- STEPS
- 1-phase
- DRAWDOWN
- Trailing EOD
- MARKETS
- Futures
- PLATFORMS
- MT4, MT5
- TYPES
- futures, large-cap
BULENOX DETAILS
- STEPS
- 1-phase
- DRAWDOWN
- Fixed
- MARKETS
- Futures
- PLATFORMS
- NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Tradovate
- TYPES
- futures
Apex Trader Funding PROS
- +Min challenge cost of $35 is among the lowest and far below the industry average of $186.7
- +Profit split of 90% is well above the industry average of 84.7%
- +Fee refund is available, reducing the financial risk of the evaluation process
- +Single-step funding is faster than the industry average of 1.6 steps
Apex Trader Funding CONS
- −Futures firm uses a dollar-based drawdown structure; overall drawdown percentage is not directly comparable to the 7.9% CFD average
- −Days to first payout of 8 is slightly above the industry average of 6.5 days
- −Trailing EOD drawdown type is more restrictive than a fixed drawdown structure
Bulenox PROS
- +Single-step funding process is faster than the industry average of 1.6 steps.
- +Profit target of 6% is below the industry average of 7.9%, making the evaluation easier to pass.
- +Supports multiple platforms including NinjaTrader, Rithmic, and Tradovate.
- +News trading and EA/automated trading are both permitted.
Bulenox CONS
- −Max funding of $150,000 is significantly below the industry average of $839,272.7.
- −Days to first payout of 14 is more than double the industry average of 6.5 days.
- −Profit split of 80% is below the industry average of 84.7%.
PROPDNA VERDICT
Apex Trader Funding
Lower trust score (61/100). Faster payouts at 8d. 90% profit split.
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