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Apex Trader Funding Review
Apex Trader Funding is a Texas based futures prop firm. It is not a regulated broker, and is currently in active federal litigation over its trading rules and treatment of traders.
Min Deposit
N/A
Spreads From
Not applicable; futures pricing runs on exchange based tick values, not forex spreads
Max Leverage
Set per futures contract margin rules, not a forex style leverage ratio
Platforms
NinjaTrader, Tradovate
Pros
- Founded in 2021 with an established public track record of payouts
- Profit split can reach up to 90 percent, with 100 percent on the first 25,000 dollars
- Supports several platforms including NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, and TradingView
- Account sizes scale up to 300,000 dollars for qualifying traders
Cons
- Not a CFTC or NFA registered firm, since prop evaluations fall outside that framework
- Facing an active federal lawsuit filed in December 2024 over its trading rules
- Traders report accounts banned or rules enforced retroactively after strong results
- Pricing runs as a recurring monthly subscription, not a single one time fee
Apex Trader Funding is a Texas company founded in 2021 by Darrell Martin. Like every futures prop firm, it is not registered with the CFTC or the National Futures Association, because that framework does not cover firms that only run simulated trader evaluations rather than real brokerage accounts.
Traders pay a monthly subscription fee for an evaluation account sized from 25,000 to 300,000 dollars, using platforms such as NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, or TradingView. Passing traders keep 100 percent of the first 25,000 dollars in profit, then 90 percent after that, and can run up to 20 accounts at once.
In December 2024, a group of traders and a content creator sued Apex Trader Funding in a Texas federal court, case number 1:24 cv 01557, over its trading rules and treatment of profitable accounts. Traders should read the current rules closely, since prop firms like Apex can change them without the protections a regulated broker must offer.
Max Leverage
Set per futures contract margin rules, not a forex style leverage ratio
Spreads From
Not applicable; futures pricing runs on exchange based tick values, not forex spreads
Platforms
Regulation, fund safety, track record
Spreads, execution, leverage
Platform quality, charting, features
Analysis, webinars, learning materials
Support quality, responsiveness
Mobile app quality, features
