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HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON · 2026

Apex Trader Funding vs FundedFirm

Side-by-side comparison of trust scores, profit splits, payout speed, and real trader reviews. Independent data — no sponsored rankings.

Apex Trader Funding
APEX
Apex Trader Funding
✓ VERIFIEDEST. 2021
FNFM
FundedFirm
APEX TRADER FUNDING
METRIC
FUNDEDFIRM
61/100BETTER
TRUST SCORE
0/100
4/5BETTER
RATING
0/5
90%
PROFIT SPLIT
BETTER100%
$300,000BETTER
MAX FUNDING
$100,000
$35BETTER
MIN COST
$549
8d
PAYOUT DAYS
BETTER1d
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

FUNDEDFIRM DETAILS

STEPS
1-phase
DRAWDOWN
Fixed
MARKETS
Forex
PLATFORMS
MT5

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

FundedFirm PROS

  • +100% profit split is exceptionally above the industry average of 84.7%
  • +Days to first payout of 1 is significantly faster than the industry average of 6.5 days
  • +Single-step evaluation is below the industry average of 1.6 steps to funded
  • +Fee refund is available, reducing the net cost of the evaluation

FundedFirm CONS

  • Max funding of $100,000 is well below the industry average of $839,272.70
  • Min challenge cost of $549 is significantly above the industry average of $186.7
  • Profit target of 10% is above the industry average of 7.9%, making evaluation harder to pass

PROPDNA VERDICT

Apex Trader Funding
Higher trust score (61/100). Slower payouts at 8d. 90% profit split.
FundedFirm
Lower trust score (0/100). Faster payouts at 1d. 100% profit split.

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