Apex Trader Funding: EAs, copy trading and challenge rules
What Apex Trader Funding allows for the terminal, the copier and automated strategies, then the rules and prices of its challenges.
Checked on September 17, 2026
Automated trading partly forbidden
- Terminal (trade-manager EA)You decide, the EA places and manages the order.To confirm
- Copier (between your accounts)Copying someone else’s account is forbidden everywhere.Allowed
- Automated strategyA program decides and places orders on its own.Forbidden
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Platforms
- Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView
- Max split
- 100%
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- 4.4/517,860 reviews
What the firm says
Apex Trader Funding and automated trading
- AI, robots, algorithms, fully automated systems and HFT are forbidden on PA and Live accounts.
- A copier is allowed between your own accounts (up to 20 PA accounts), provided the master account is traded manually; copying a third party or sharing your trades is forbidden.
Challenges
Apex Trader Funding challenges
| Account | Type | Price | Target | Max daily loss | Max loss | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eval Intraday 25K | 1 step | $199 | 6% | — | 6%trailing | 90% |
| Eval Intraday 50K | 1 step | $249 | 6% | — | 5%trailing | 90% |
| Eval Intraday 100K | 1 step | $399 | 6% | — | 3%trailing | 90% |
| Eval Intraday 150K | 1 step | $599 | 6% | — | 3.33%trailing | 90% |
| Eval EOD 100K | 1 step | $590 | 6% | — | 3%end-of-day trailing | 90% |
Prices recorded on July 24, 2026, excluding promotions. Check on apextraderfunding.com before buying. One-time fee since Apex 4.0 (March 2026), plus $79 to $99 to activate the funded account; frequent promotions.
Rules
The rules to know before trading
- Minimum trading days
- Not specified
- News trading
- Not specified
- Weekend holding
- Restricted
- Payouts
- Every 5 trading days, capped by account size
- Consistency rule
- Not specified
- Scaling plan
- Not specified
With Kara
Your Apex Trader Funding accounts in Kara
Kara connects to your Apex Trader Funding accounts through Rithmic. The journal imports every position, and challenge tracking warns you at 70% and 90% of the daily loss and maximum drawdown.
The manual chapter on prop firmsFAQ
Apex Trader Funding in short
Does Apex Trader Funding allow EAs?
No: Apex Trader Funding forbids automated strategies. For a trade-manager EA, which places and manages the order you decided, have support confirm. AI, robots, algorithms, fully automated systems and HFT are forbidden on PA and Live accounts.
Can I copy trades between my Apex Trader Funding accounts?
Yes, copying between your own accounts is allowed. A copier is allowed between your own accounts (up to 20 PA accounts), provided the master account is traded manually; copying a third party or sharing your trades is forbidden.
How much does a Apex Trader Funding challenge cost?
From $199 to $599 depending on the account, prices recorded on July 24, 2026 excluding promotions. One-time fee since Apex 4.0 (March 2026), plus $79 to $99 to activate the funded account; frequent promotions.
Does Kara work with Apex Trader Funding?
Yes, through Rithmic: the journal imports your positions and challenge tracking watches Apex Trader Funding's limits.
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Elite Trader Funding- Alpha Futures
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Kara is not affiliated with any prop firm. These rules come from the firm's pages and from public reports cited as sources; they change: read them again before buying a challenge.
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