Apex Trader Funding vs DayTraders.com: prop firm rules compared

Apex Trader Funding's Intraday Trailing plan and DayTraders.com's Full 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 DayTraders.com's Full 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 DayTraders.com's EOD and S2F plans 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 and DayTraders.com's EOD and S2F plans a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

DayTraders.com's Static plan uses a static drawdown: the floor is set once, the drawdown below the starting balance, and does not move for the whole evaluation. For example, at DayTraders.com's Static plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $49,000, $1,000 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 DayTraders.com's EOD plan sets it at $1,250 on $50,000. Apex Trader Funding's Intraday Trailing plan and DayTraders.com's Full and Static plans have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

Apex Trader Funding and DayTraders.com 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. DayTraders.com's Full, Static and EOD plans cap any single day at 50% of total profit, so it takes at least 2 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,500 of a $3,000 target and $1,875 of a $3,750 target. DayTraders.com's S2F plan caps any single day at 20% of total profit, so it takes at least 5 profitable days to finish inside the rule. Apex Trader Funding applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

DayTraders.com requires at least 2 trading days before a pass; Apex Trader Funding sets 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; at DayTraders.com it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account. Written answers: Apex Trader Funding (read Oct 21, 2026), DayTraders.com (read Oct 21, 2026).

Apex Trader Funding and DayTraders.com differ on 4 of the evaluation rules compared here: drawdown model, consistency rule, max drawdown at $50K and minimum trading days. If your trades often run into open profit that you give back before closing them, start with the drawdown: Apex Trader Funding trails intraday or at end of day, depending on the plan, while DayTraders.com trails intraday or at end of day or holds a static floor, depending on the plan. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: Apex Trader Funding has no consistency rule; DayTraders.com caps one day at 20–50% of total profit. In dollars at $50K, Apex Trader Funding asks for $3,000 of profit with $2,000 of drawdown room, DayTraders.com for $3,000 with $2,500. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: Apex Trader Funding sets no minimum, DayTraders.com needs at least 2 trading days.

Once funded, the profit split is 100% (PA) at Apex Trader Funding and 100% (Pro sim) at DayTraders.com. Payout terms — Apex Trader Funding: Up to weekly (max 6 per PA); DayTraders.com: Every 8 qualifying days. Apex Trader Funding sells 2 plans: Intraday Trailing and End-of-Day Trailing; DayTraders.com sells 4 plans: Full, Static, EOD and S2F. 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 DayTraders.com's written answer is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account.

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