Apex Trader Funding vs Bulenox: prop firm rules compared

Apex Trader Funding's Intraday Trailing plan and Bulenox's Option 1 plan trail the drawdown intraday: the floor follows the highest balance the account reaches during the session, open profit included, and never moves back down — a winning trade given back before it is closed still lifts it. For example, at Apex Trader Funding's Intraday Trailing plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start; at Bulenox's Option 1 plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $47,500, $2,500 under the start.

On Apex Trader Funding's End-of-Day Trailing plan and Bulenox's Option 2 plan the drawdown trails at end of day: the floor is recalculated once, from the closing balance, so open profit given back during the session does not raise it — but equity touching the floor during the session still counts. For example, at Apex Trader Funding's End-of-Day Trailing plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start; at Bulenox's Option 2 plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $47,500, $2,500 under the start.

On Apex Trader Funding it keeps trailing for the whole evaluation.

A soft daily loss limit pauses the day instead of failing the account: reach it and open positions are flattened, trading stops until the next session, and the account stays open. Apex Trader Funding's End-of-Day Trailing plan sets it at $1,000 on $50,000 and Bulenox's Option 2 plan sets it at $1,100 on $50,000. Apex Trader Funding's Intraday Trailing plan and Bulenox's Option 1 plan have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

Apex Trader Funding and Bulenox start the trading day at the same moment, 6:00 PM ET (5:00 PM CT); a daily loss limit counts from that reset, not from midnight.

A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. Neither Apex Trader Funding nor Bulenox applies a consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full toward the target.

Apex Trader Funding and Bulenox set no minimum number of days.

Apex Trader Funding's evaluation runs for 30 days; a target not reached by then is not a pass.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — at Apex Trader Funding it is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account; Bulenox has no written answer on record. Written answers: Apex Trader Funding (read Oct 21, 2026).

Apex Trader Funding and Bulenox differ on one of the evaluation rules compared here, the max drawdown at $50K. In dollars at $50K, Apex Trader Funding asks for $3,000 of profit with $2,000 of drawdown room, Bulenox for $3,000 with $2,500.

Once funded, the profit split is 100% (PA) at Apex Trader Funding and 100% of the first $10K, then 90/10 at Bulenox. Payout terms — Apex Trader Funding: Up to weekly (max 6 per PA); Bulenox: Weekly (Wednesdays). Apex Trader Funding sells 2 plans: Intraday Trailing and End-of-Day Trailing; Bulenox sells 2 plans: Option 1 and Option 2. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan. If a strategy or bot will send your orders, Apex Trader Funding's written answer is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account, and Bulenox has no written answer on record.

Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Apex Trader Funding's site and Bulenox's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.