What happens if you hit drawdown on Apex Trader Funding?
Last verified: 2026-03-21 | Official rules
If you hit the maximum drawdown limit on Apex Trader Funding, your account is immediately terminated. All open positions are closed and you lose access to the account.
Apex Trader Funding uses trailing intraday (floor moves with every tick) drawdown. Here is what that means:
Your drawdown floor moves up in real-time with every tick of unrealized profit. This is the strictest type. On a $25,000 account with $1,500 trailing drawdown, if your equity peaks at $25,500, your floor immediately moves to $24,000.
Drawdown limits by account size:
- -$25,000: $1,500 max drawdown (floor at $23,500)
- -$50,000: $2,500 max drawdown (floor at $47,500)
- -$100,000: $3,000 max drawdown (floor at $97,000)
- -$150,000: $5,000 max drawdown (floor at $145,000)
- -$250,000: $6,500 max drawdown (floor at $243,500)
- -$300,000: $7,500 max drawdown (floor at $292,500)
To try again after termination, you need to purchase a new 1-step evaluation. Fees range from $147 ($25,000) to $517 ($300,000).