Apex Trader Funding vs Topstep
6 points compared. 17 rows could not be compared because one side is unverified. Those declare no winner.
Apex Trader Funding
#20 overallsince 2021
Tradovate
NinjaTrader
Rithmic
TradingViewTradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TradingView
Not enough to call it
We could only check 6 of 23 points for these two. The rest is unverified on one side or both. That is too thin to pick a winner, and we would rather say so than dress 6 rows up as an answer. The table below shows exactly what we do and do not have.
What it costs you
Entry price and what you keep
Cheapest way inThe lowest advertised challenge fee
not verified
not verified
Challenge fee (100K)
$40best
$99
Your share of profits
100%best
90%
Rules that fail traders
The limits that end accounts
Daily loss limitA larger allowance is harder to breach
not verified
not verified
Daily loss type
not verified
not verified
Max loss limit
not verified
not verified
Max loss typeStatic drawdown is easier to plan around than trailing
not verified
not verified
News trading
not verified
yes
EA / algo trading
not verified
yes
Copy trading
not verified
restricted
VPS allowed
not verified
not verified
VPN allowed
not verified
no
Hold overnight
not verified
no
Hold over the weekend
not verified
no
Consistency rule
not verified
Yes
Getting paid
Speed, frequency and what traders say
Payout frequency
not verified
daily
Trader rating
4.2 / 5best
3.6 / 5
Access and scale
Steps, capital, platforms, markets
Max allocation
$6Mbest
$750K
Challenge stepsFewer steps means funded sooner
not verified
not verified
Min trading days
not verified
2 days
Scaling plan
not verified
not verified
Platforms
Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TradingView
TradingView
Assets
FX, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Energy, Futures, Other Commodities
FX, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Energy, Futures, Other Commodities
Earnings calculator
Your monthly take-home at the same account size and return. Split comes from each firm's verified terms.
Gross profit $8.0K
Apex Trader Funding
$8.0K
100% of $8.0K gross
Topstep
$7.2K
90% of $8.0K gross
Apex Trader Funding pays $800 more per month at this size and return.
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