The rules you're trading against
To pass Apex 50K Full Account you need to hit the $3,000 profit target, never breach the intraday trailing drawdown, across at least 7 days.
An intraday trailing drawdown of $2,500 that follows every new equity high the moment it prints, including while a trade is open. It does not freeze at the starting balance.
Where most traders slip
With no daily loss limit, the intraday trailing drawdown is the only line that ends the account, so it is the single number to manage every session.
- →The trail follows intraday peaks, so protect unrealised highs: a trade that spikes then reverses raises your floor and gives nothing back.
- →With no daily loss limit, the trailing threshold IS your risk line; treat $2,500 as the only number that matters.
- →Bank near round-number targets rather than holding for the high tick: the high tick becomes your new floor minus $2,500.
- →Hit the 7-day minimum even on green days; the profit target alone does not pass you.
Figures reflect a common Apex Trader Funding account at the time of writing. Firms revise rules often, so verify against the Apex Trader Funding site before relying on them.
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