Apex charges per attempt and Take Profit Trader charges per month. An Apex evaluation is a one-time fee for 30 calendar days of access, and you can run up to 20 funded accounts. The Take Profit Trader (TPT) Test is a monthly subscription with no time limit, and a funded TPT account gives you full contract size from the first day with no daily loss limit.
Apex rebuilt its accounts in 2026, so older comparisons describe plans it no longer sells. The rules below come from each firm’s own rules pages, checked in October 2026. Prices, fees, targets and drawdowns are pulled live from our plan database, the same data behind our review pages. We compare the $50K account first, then every size.
| At $50K | Apex Trader Funding | Take Profit Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation fee (list price) | $249 Intraday Trail or $590 EOD Trail, one time, 30 days of access | $170 a month, no time limit |
| Price with code DGT | $24.90 Intraday Trail or $59 EOD Trail | $102 a month |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Evaluation drawdown type | Your choice: end-of-day or intraday trailing | End-of-day trailing |
| Funded drawdown type | Same type as your evaluation | Intraday trailing |
| Minimum days to pass | 1 | 3 |
| Consistency rule | None in the evaluation, 50% on funded payouts | 50% in the Test, none once funded |
| Activation fee | $89 Intraday Trail, $119 EOD Trail | $130, waived with code DGT |
| First payout | After 5 qualifying trading days | Day one, once you are above the buffer |
| Payout frequency | Every 5 qualifying trading days | Daily |
| Payout cap | $1,500 on the first payout, 6 payouts per account | None |
| Profit split | 100% | 80/20 in PRO, 90/10 in PRO+ |
| Max contracts when funded | 2 to start, scaling up to 4 | 6, no scaling plan |
| Funded daily loss limit | Yes, $1,000 to start | None |
| Max funded accounts | 20 | 5 |
| News trading when funded | Allowed with your normal strategy | Flat around FOMC statements, NFP and CPI |
How Apex Trader Funding and Take Profit Trader Work
Apex Trader Funding: EOD Trail and Intraday Trail
Apex Trader Funding sells two evaluations in four sizes: $25K, $50K, $100K and $150K. The EOD Trail uses an end-of-day drawdown plus a daily loss limit. The Intraday Trail uses an intraday trailing drawdown and has no daily loss limit in the evaluation.
Both are a one-time fee for 30 calendar days of access. There is no monthly rebill, no reset and no extension. If you hit the drawdown or run out of time, you buy a new evaluation. Pass, and you have 7 calendar days to pay a one-time activation fee for a Performance Account (PA), which is Apex’s simulated funded account. Our Apex Trader Funding review covers the full rulebook.
Take Profit Trader: Test, PRO and PRO+
Take Profit Trader calls its evaluation the Test. It comes in five sizes from $25K to $150K and is a monthly subscription with no time limit. Pass it and you move to a PRO account, which has no monthly fee, an 80/20 split and withdrawals from day one. PRO+ is a live account with a 90/10 split that Take Profit Trader offers by invitation. See the full Take Profit Trader review for every rule.
Evaluation Rules Compared
| $50K evaluation | Apex EOD Trail | Apex Intraday Trail | Take Profit Trader Test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee (list price) | $590 one time | $249 one time | $170 a month |
| Fee with code DGT | $59 one time | $24.90 one time | $102 a month |
| Time limit | 30 calendar days | 30 calendar days | None |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,000, end-of-day trailing | $2,000, intraday trailing | $2,000, end-of-day trailing |
| Daily loss limit | $1,000 (pauses trading for the day) | None | None |
| Max position | 6 minis | 6 minis | 6 minis |
| Minimum trading days | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Consistency rule | None | None | Best day under 50% of net profit |
| Reset | None, buy a new evaluation | None, buy a new evaluation | $99 |
The real differences are time and structure.
- Time pressure: Apex gives you 30 calendar days, weekends and holidays included. Take Profit Trader has no deadline, but you pay every month until you pass or cancel.
- Passing fast: Apex lets you pass in one trading day and has no evaluation consistency rule, so one strong day can do it. The Take Profit Trader Test needs at least 3 trading days, and your best day must stay under 50% of total net profit. Missing that does not fail the Test. Your profit goal rises to more than twice your best day.
- Failing: a failed Apex evaluation is gone. A failed Test can be reset for $79 to $199 depending on size.
Targets, Drawdowns and Contract Limits by Account Size
| Account size | Apex target | Apex drawdown | Apex max contracts | TPT target | TPT drawdown | TPT max contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 | 4 | $1,500 | $1,500 | 3 |
| $50,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | 6 | $3,000 | $2,000 | 6 |
| $75,000 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | $4,500 | $2,500 | 9 |
| $100,000 | $6,000 | $3,000 | 8 | $6,000 | $3,000 | 12 |
| $150,000 | $9,000 | $4,000 | 12 | $9,000 | $4,500 | 15 |
Evaluation figures. Apex’s numbers are the same for the EOD Trail and the Intraday Trail. Both firms allow ten micros in place of one mini.
The two firms do not line up at every size, so read across the row for the account you plan to buy. For how Take Profit Trader’s limits work in practice, see our guide to Take Profit Trader leverage and contract limits.
Drawdown: End-of-Day vs Intraday Trailing
Both firms use both drawdown types. The difference is where each one shows up.
- Apex: you pick the type when you buy, and it stays with you. An EOD Trail evaluation becomes an EOD Performance Account. An Intraday Trail evaluation becomes an Intraday Performance Account.
- Take Profit Trader: the type changes as you move up. The Test uses an end-of-day trailing drawdown, PRO uses an intraday trailing drawdown that counts unrealized profit, and PRO+ goes back to end-of-day.
An end-of-day drawdown only moves up on your closing balance. An intraday trailing drawdown follows your highest balance in real time, open profit included, and never moves back down.
Both firms stop the trail at a fixed level in the funded account. In an Apex Performance Account the threshold stops at the starting balance plus $100, which is $50,100 on a $50K account. In a Take Profit Trader PRO account it stops at the starting balance.
If you want an end-of-day drawdown on a simulated funded account, the Apex EOD Trail is the option here. Take Profit Trader only uses it again at the invite-only PRO+ level. Not sure which type suits you? Read end-of-day vs intraday drawdown.
Funded Account Rules Compared
| $50K funded account | Apex Performance Account | Take Profit Trader PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Account type | Simulated | Simulated |
| Monthly fee | None | None |
| Max drawdown | $2,000, same type as your evaluation | $2,000, intraday trailing |
| Daily loss limit | $1,000 at the start, up to $3,000 at the top tier | None |
| Max contracts | 2 at the start, up to 4 at $3,000 of profit | 6 minis from the first day |
| Consistency rule | 50% between payouts | None |
| Activity rule | 2 days with $50 or more in net profit in every rolling 30 days | Trade at least one day in every calendar week |
| News trading | Allowed with your normal strategy | Flat from 1 minute before to 1 minute after FOMC statements, NFP and CPI |
| Bots and algos | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Reset | None | $649, up to 3 per account |
Apex funded accounts scale. A $50K Performance Account starts at 2 contracts with a $1,000 daily loss limit. Close a day at $1,500 of profit and you get 3 contracts. At $3,000 you get 4 contracts and a $2,000 limit, and at $6,000 the limit rises to $3,000. Tiers are set once a day from your closing balance, and they can move back down. Hitting the daily loss limit pauses trading for the session. It does not close the account. Full tier tables are in how Apex scaling works.
Take Profit Trader has no scaling plan and no daily loss limit. A $50K PRO account trades its full contract limit on day one, and the trailing drawdown is the only loss limit.
News is one place where Apex’s funded rules are looser. Apex lets you trade through releases with your normal strategy and bans news strategies that place orders on both sides of the market to gamble on the release. Take Profit Trader requires funded traders to be flat around three events. Details in Can You Trade News at Take Profit Trader?
Payouts Compared
This is the biggest gap between the two firms.
Apex Payouts: 100% Split, Capped Ladder
To request a payout from an Apex Performance Account you need:
- 5 qualifying trading days before each payout. On a $50K account a day qualifies with $250 or more in net profit on the EOD Trail, or $200 on the Intraday Trail. The days do not have to be in a row.
- A balance above the safety net, which is the starting balance plus the drawdown plus $100. That is $52,100 on a $50K account, and the minimum balance to request is $52,600.
- No single day worth 50% or more of your profit since the last approved payout. See Apex’s 50% consistency rule.
- A request of at least $500.
You keep 100% of every approved payout. Each payout has a maximum, and each account gets six payouts. After the sixth, the account is closed and you qualify again with a new evaluation.
| Account size | EOD Trail payouts 1 to 6 | EOD Trail total | Intraday Trail payouts 1 to 6 | Intraday Trail total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $1,000 each | $6,000 | $1,000 each | $6,000 |
| $50,000 | $1,500, $1,500, $2,000, $2,500, $2,500, $3,000 | $13,000 | $1,500, $2,000, $2,500, $2,500, $3,000, $3,000 | $14,500 |
| $100,000 | $2,000, $2,500, $2,500, $3,000, $4,000, $4,000 | $18,000 | $2,000, $2,500, $3,000, $3,000, $4,000, $4,000 | $18,500 |
| $150,000 | $2,500, $3,000, $3,000, $3,000, $4,000, $5,000 | $20,500 | $2,500, $3,000, $3,000, $4,000, $4,000, $5,000 | $21,500 |
Payout maximums are Apex’s own, checked in October 2026. The totals are our math: the most a single account can pay before it closes. The full breakdown is in our Apex payout ladder guide.
Take Profit Trader Payouts: Daily, No Consistency Rule, No Caps
The main payout condition on a PRO account is the buffer. Your balance has to be above the starting balance plus the max drawdown, which is $52,000 on a $50K account. Everything above it can be withdrawn, in any amount, as often as every day, starting on day one. There are no minimum profitable days, no funded consistency rule and no payout caps.
You receive 80% in PRO and 90% in PRO+. Withdrawals of $250 or less cost a $50 fee. On a Tradovate PRO account the move from the account to your TPT wallet is automated and takes 5 to 10 seconds, and wallet payouts are approved within 12 business hours. The full process is in our Take Profit Trader max payout guide, and you can see a payout we received in our Take Profit Trader payout proof.
Same Profit, Two Different Payouts
Say you are up $6,000 on a $50K funded account, so the balance is $56,000.
- Take Profit Trader PRO: $4,000 sits above the $52,000 buffer. Withdraw it and you receive $3,200 at the 80/20 split. You can request it that day.
- Apex EOD Performance Account: $3,900 sits above the $52,100 safety net, but payout 1 is capped at $1,500. You receive $1,500 once the five qualifying days and the 50% rule are met. The rest stays in the account for payout 2, which is capped at $1,500 as well.
On a small payout Apex’s 100% split wins: $1,500 withdrawn is $1,500 at Apex and $1,200 at Take Profit Trader. On a big month, or over the life of the account, the caps decide it. One $50K EOD Performance Account pays $13,000 at most. A PRO account has no limit. At 80% you match that $13,000 once you have withdrawn $16,250, and everything after it is extra.
Pricing and Cost to Get Funded
List Prices
| Account size | Apex Intraday Trail: evaluation + activation | Apex EOD Trail: evaluation + activation | Take Profit Trader Test |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $167 + $79 = $246 | $490 + $99 = $589 | $150 a month + $130 activation |
| $50,000 | $249 + $89 = $338 | $590 + $119 = $709 | $170 a month + $130 activation |
| $75,000 | Not offered | Not offered | $245 a month + $130 activation |
| $100,000 | $790 + $109 = $899 | $1,190 + $129 = $1,319 | $330 a month + $130 activation |
| $150,000 | $1,190 + $139 = $1,329 | $2,190 + $149 = $2,339 | $360 a month + $130 activation |
List prices with no code applied. Apex is a one-time fee per evaluation. The Take Profit Trader Test bills every month until you pass or cancel.
Prices With Code DGT
Code DGT works at both firms. Right now it takes 90% off Apex evaluations and 40% off the Take Profit Trader Test, and it waives Take Profit Trader’s $130 activation fee.
| Account size | Apex Intraday Trail with code DGT: evaluation + activation | Apex EOD Trail with code DGT: evaluation + activation | Take Profit Trader Test with code DGT |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $16.70 + $79 = $95.70 | $49 + $99 = $148 | $90 a month, no activation fee |
| $50,000 | $24.90 + $89 = $113.90 | $59 + $119 = $178 | $102 a month, no activation fee |
| $75,000 | Not offered | Not offered | $147 a month, no activation fee |
| $100,000 | $79 + $109 = $188 | $119 + $129 = $248 | $198 a month, no activation fee |
| $150,000 | $119 + $139 = $258 | $219 + $149 = $368 | $216 a month, no activation fee |
Apex’s sale rate changes from one promotion to the next, and these figures change with it. The Apex Trader Funding discount code and Take Profit Trader discount code pages show the date each rate was last verified.
So with code DGT, reaching a funded $50K account costs $113.90 on the Apex Intraday Trail, $178 on the Apex EOD Trail and $102 at Take Profit Trader if you pass in your first month. The two bill differently after that: a second try at Apex is another $24.90 or $59, and at Take Profit Trader you pay $102 a month until you pass.
Apex also sells a No Activation Fee version of every evaluation at its own price, with nothing due when you pass. At $50K the Intraday Trail No Activation Fee evaluation is $490 at list price and $49 with code DGT, against $113.90 for the standard evaluation plus its activation fee. The gap between the two versions is different at every size, so compare both before you buy.
A failed attempt costs different money too. At Apex you buy a new evaluation at the current price. At Take Profit Trader a reset is $99 on the $50K, and a Test that breaks a rule keeps billing every month until you cancel it yourself.
Live Accounts: Apex Live Prop Trading vs PRO+
Neither firm sells a live account. Both invite traders from their simulated funded accounts.
- Apex Live Prop Trading Program: Apex decides when to move you. All of your simulated accounts close, and the profit balances in your open Performance Accounts are tracked in a ledger Apex calls the Bonus Vault, which can add a bonus to your live withdrawals. The live account starts at $0 with a $3,000 end-of-day drawdown, 3 minis or 30 micros and no daily loss limit at the first level. The split is 90/10, payouts can be requested daily with a $500 minimum from profit above a $3,100 safety net, and there is no payout cap.
- Take Profit Trader PRO+: the invitation follows a review of your PRO trading as a whole. Orders route to the exchange through Tradovate. The split is 90/10, there is no buffer and the drawdown is end-of-day. Your PRO account goes on hold with $5,000 of its profit frozen while the PRO+ is active.
Platforms, Commissions and Trading Hours
- Platforms: Apex accounts run on Rithmic, Tradovate or WealthCharts. You choose when you buy and cannot convert later. See our Apex platforms guide. Take Profit Trader offers a CQG feed for TradingView, NinjaTrader and Tradovate, or a Rithmic feed for platforms such as Quantower, Bookmap, MotiveWave and ATAS.
- Commissions: Apex’s Rithmic schedule lists $3.98 per round turn on ES and $1.02 on MES, and its other platforms have their own schedules. Take Profit Trader charges $4.50 per round trip per contract and $1.50 per micro on Test and PRO accounts.
- Trading hours: both run from 6:00 PM ET to the next afternoon’s close, and neither allows positions to be held through it. Apex requires you to be flat before 4:59 PM ET. Take Profit Trader’s Test auto-closes open positions at 4:55 PM ET.
Account Limits and Copy Trading
Apex lets you hold up to 20 Performance Accounts at once, across both account types and all sizes. Take Profit Trader allows 5 active funded accounts across PRO and PRO+.
Both firms let you copy trades across your own accounts and ban copying with other traders. Both also ban hedging, which means holding opposite positions in the same or related markets. If you plan to run several accounts, read how many Apex accounts you should trade and our list of the best prop firms for copy trading.
Apex vs Take Profit Trader: Which Should You Pick?
Pick Apex Trader Funding If
- You want to pay per attempt instead of per month: $24.90 for a $50K Intraday Trail evaluation with code DGT.
- You want to keep 100% of each payout and can live with the caps.
- You plan to copy trade across many accounts. The limit is 20.
- You trade around news releases.
- You want an end-of-day drawdown on your funded account.
- You are confident you can pass inside 30 days.
Pick Take Profit Trader If
- You want daily payouts starting on day one.
- You do not want a consistency rule on your funded account.
- You do not want payout caps or a limit on the number of payouts.
- You want full contract size from the first day, with no scaling tiers and no daily loss limit.
- You want no deadline on the evaluation.
- You are fine with an 80/20 split, an intraday trailing drawdown in PRO and standing aside for FOMC statements, NFP and CPI.
Nothing stops you from running both: Apex for a stack of accounts and Take Profit Trader for daily withdrawals.
Read the full Apex Trader Funding review and Take Profit Trader review for every rule, or compare every firm we track on our futures prop firms page.
Sources: Apex Trader Funding’s product page and help center, including EOD Payouts, Intraday Trailing Drawdown Payouts, Scaling Levels and the Apex Live Prop Trading Program FAQ. Take Profit Trader’s site and help center, including PRO Account Profit Split & Withdrawal Rules and Speed of Payouts Update.
Recommended Reading
Apex vs Take Profit Trader FAQ
Is Apex or Take Profit Trader better?
It depends on how you want to be paid. Apex Trader Funding pays a 100% split, charges per attempt and allows 20 funded accounts, but payouts are capped and each account closes after six. Take Profit Trader pays 80% with daily payouts from day one, no consistency rule once funded and no payout caps.
Which is cheaper, Apex or Take Profit Trader?
At list price a $50K Apex Intraday Trail evaluation is $249 plus $89 for activation, and a $50K Take Profit Trader Test is $170 a month plus a $130 activation fee. With code DGT the Apex evaluation is $24.90, or $113.90 with activation, and the Test is $102 a month with the activation fee waived. Apex's No Activation Fee version of that evaluation is $49 with code DGT, with nothing due when you pass. Apex charges per attempt. Take Profit Trader charges per month until you pass.
Does code DGT work at Apex and Take Profit Trader?
Yes. Code DGT currently takes 90% off Apex evaluations and 40% off the Take Profit Trader Test, where it also waives the $130 activation fee.
Which pays out faster, Apex or Take Profit Trader?
Take Profit Trader. A PRO account can withdraw from day one, every day, as soon as the balance is above the buffer. Apex requires 5 qualifying trading days before each payout, so weekly is the fastest pace.
Do Apex and Take Profit Trader have a consistency rule?
Both do, at opposite stages. Apex has no consistency rule in the evaluation and a 50% rule on funded payouts. Take Profit Trader has a 50% rule in the Test and none once you are funded.
Does Apex or Take Profit Trader have payout caps?
Apex does. Each payout has a maximum, starting at $1,500 on a $50K account, and each Performance Account closes after six payouts. Take Profit Trader has no maximum withdrawal amount on PRO or PRO+ accounts.
What is the difference between Apex and Take Profit Trader drawdown rules?
Apex lets you choose an end-of-day or an intraday trailing drawdown, and the type you buy carries into the funded account. Take Profit Trader uses an end-of-day drawdown in the Test and an intraday trailing drawdown in PRO. At $50K the drawdown is $2,000 at Apex and $2,000 at Take Profit Trader.
Can I trade news at Apex and Take Profit Trader?
Apex allows news trading with your normal strategy and bans placing orders on both sides of the market around a release. Take Profit Trader has no news rule in the Test. In PRO and PRO+ you must be flat from one minute before to one minute after FOMC statements, NFP and CPI.
How many funded accounts can I have at Apex and Take Profit Trader?
Apex allows up to 20 Performance Accounts at the same time. Take Profit Trader allows 5 active funded accounts across PRO and PRO+.
