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.
How to pass without breaching
- →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.
Check your exact distance to breach
Drop your balance, peak and limit into the free calculator — the Apex Trader Funding preset is one click.
Open the drawdown calculator →Apex Trader Funding FAQ
How does Apex's trailing drawdown work?+
Apex uses an intraday trailing threshold (e.g. $2,500 on the 50K) that follows your highest equity, including unrealised highs while a position is open. When equity falls $2,500 below that peak, the account breaches.
Does Apex have a daily loss limit?+
No. The evaluation has no separate daily loss limit, so the trailing threshold is the single line that ends the account.
Does the Apex drawdown freeze at the starting balance?+
No — unlike Topstep's MLL, the Apex trail keeps following new equity highs and does not lock at your starting balance during the evaluation.
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Import your trades and Merlin computes your real-time distance to every limit above — and the Pre-Trade Check stops the trade that would breach you before you take it.
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