How hard is it to pass Apex Trader Funding?
Last verified: 2026-03-21 | Official rules
Apex Trader Funding's 1-step challenge is hard to pass. You need to hit a profit milestone while staying within $1,500 max drawdown. It is a single-phase evaluation.
Difficulty rating: Hard
What makes it hard:
- -Intraday trailing drawdown is the strictest type and the primary reason traders fail
- -Consistency rule (No single day > 30% of total profit) prevents passing on one lucky day
- -No overnight holding forces you to day-trade only
- -News trading restrictions limit your opportunities around high-volatility events
The numbers on a $25,000 account:
- -You need to make: $1,500
- -You can lose at most: $1,500 total
- -Daily loss limit: None
- -That means your risk-to-reward ratio for the challenge is 1:1.0
Tips to pass:
- -Risk no more than 1-2% per trade to stay within daily limits
- -Understand that trailing drawdown erodes your cushion as you profit -- trade smaller after winning streaks
- -Spread your profits across multiple days to satisfy the consistency rule
- -Use Vigil to audit each trade against Apex Trader Funding's rules in real-time
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