Apex Trader Funding $250,000 Account Rules
The Apex Trader Funding $250,000 account has a no daily loss limit, $6,500 max drawdown (trailing intraday (floor moves with every tick)), and a $15,000 profit target. The challenge fee is $407, with a minimum of 7 trading days required. Breach level is $243,500.
Last verified: 2026-03-21 | Official rules page
Apex Trader Funding's $250,000 evaluation has a no daily loss limit, $6,500 maximum drawdown (trailing intraday (floor moves with every tick)), and a $15,000 profit target. Minimum 7 trading days. Fee: $407.
| evaluation | funded | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Loss | None | None |
| Max Drawdown | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| DD Type | Trailing Intraday | Trailing Intraday |
| Profit Target | None | None |
| Min Days | 7 | None |
| News Trading | restricted | restricted |
| Overnight | No | No |
Your account can never drop below $243,500.
Your floor moves up with every new high during the day. If you're up $1,000 mid-day then give it back, your floor already moved — this is the strictest drawdown type.
Understanding how many consecutive losers your account can survive is the difference between passing and failing. Here is the math for the Apex Trader Funding $250,000 account at different risk levels, based on the $6,500 max drawdown (trailing intraday (floor moves with every tick)).
| Risk Per Trade | Dollar Risk | Losers to Max DD |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5% | $1,250 | 5 |
| 1% | $2,500 | 2 |
| 1.5% | $3,750 | 1 |
| 2% | $5,000 | 1 |
| 3% | $7,500 | 0 |
At the commonly recommended 1% risk per trade ($2,500), you can absorb 2 consecutive losing trades before breaching the $6,500 max drawdown. Since Apex Trader Funding has no daily loss limit, you could theoretically take all 2 losers in a single day. This freedom requires extra discipline -- consider setting your own daily stop.
Because Apex Trader Funding uses trailing intraday (floor moves with every tick), profits do not create additional buffer. If you are up $10,000 and then start losing, you still only have $6,500 of drawdown room from your peak. This is why trailing drawdown firms require more conservative risk management.
Proper position sizing on the Apex Trader Funding $250,000 account depends on your stop loss distance, the instrument you trade, and the rules you need to respect. Below are practical guidelines for this specific account.
Futures (ES / NQ micro and standard):
At 1% risk ($2,500) on the Micro E-mini S&P 500 (MES, $5/point), you can risk 500 points per contract, or trade 50 MES contracts with a 10-point stop. On the standard ES ($50/point), a 10-point stop means a $500 risk per contract, so you can trade 5 contracts at 1% risk.
Conservative vs. aggressive sizing:
Conservative (0.5% risk): Risk $1,250 per trade. You can survive 5 consecutive losers before max drawdown. At a 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio, you need 6 winning trades (with no losers) to hit the $15,000 profit target.
Standard (1% risk): Risk $2,500 per trade. You can survive 2 consecutive losers. At a 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio, you need 3 winning trades to hit the target.
Aggressive (2% risk): Risk $5,000 per trade. Only 1 losers before breach. Not recommended unless you have a proven win rate above 60%.
The key takeaway: on a $250,000 account with $6,500 max drawdown, trailing drawdown means you need to be especially disciplined because your floor follows your peak equity. Your profit target is $15,000 (0%), which means you need to earn 0.0x what you can afford to lose. Use the drawdown simulator to test different scenarios.
- +No daily loss limit in evaluation
- +100% of first $25K profit, then 90%
- +Frequent 80-90% off sales — cheapest entry point
- +Multiple platform options including TradingView
- -Intraday trailing drawdown — strictest type, moves with every tick
- -Must flatten before close (no overnight)
- -Consistency rule: no day > 30% of profit
- -News trading restricted (FOMC, NFP, CPI)
- -Minimum 7 trading days to pass evaluation
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