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Facts checked 2026-09-24 by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) · AI visibility: Pipswire index 2026-Q3
Austin, United States · founded 2021
Apex Trader Funding is a proprietary trading firm based in Austin, United States, founded in 2021. It offers one-step evaluations on futures. Funded accounts go up to $150,000 (up to 20 accounts). The profit split is 90% (100% of first $25,000).
| Evaluation models | One-step |
|---|---|
| Asset classes | Futures |
| Platforms | NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Tradovate, WealthCharts |
| Maximum allocation | $150,000 (up to 20 accounts) |
| Account sizes | $25k, $50k, $100k, $150k |
| Profit split | 90% (100% of first $25,000) |
| Payout frequency | every 5 trading days |
| Daily drawdown limit | none |
| Maximum drawdown | trailing (end-of-day or intraday, by account type) |
| Minimum trading days | 1 |
| Time limit | none |
| News trading | Yes |
| Weekend holding | No |
| EAs / algos allowed | Restricted |
| Status | active |
Sources: apextraderfunding.com/ · apextraderfunding.com/help-center/additional-helpful-items/new-products/ · tradetanto.com/learn/apex-trader-funding-rules-what-you-need-to-know · checked 2026-09-24
Fields we could not verify on the firm's own site are left out rather than guessed. Rules and prices change often; the firm's site is the binding version.
| Visibility score (0–100) | 16.7 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Rank among 76 prop firms | #6 |
| Named in AI answers | 23% |
| Sentiment (0–100) | 21 |
| Recommended | 23% of answers |
| Own website cited | 2% of answers |
| Share of voice | 5% |
| Engine | Score |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 10.2 |
| Perplexity | 25.8 |
| Gemini | 32.8 |
| Claude | 17.3 |
| Google AI Mode | 12.9 |
| Google AI Overview | 25.5 |
| Google top-10 | 0 |
| Market | Score | Rank in market |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 28.7 | #5 |
| Brazil | 25.7 | #5 |
| Philippines | 18.5 | #6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16.9 | #6 |
| Latin America | 16.4 | #6 |
| Australia | 16 | #6 |
Source: Pipswire AI Visibility Index, 2026-Q3 (CC BY 4.0), 2,344 answers across 5 AI engines and Google, 16 markets. Visibility is not a quality rating.
Apex Trader Funding scores 16.7 / 100 on the Q3 2026 Pipswire AI Visibility Index (rank #6 of 76) and is named in 23% of AI answers about which prop firm to use.
Apex Trader Funding pays a 90% (100% of first $25,000) profit split, with payouts every 5 trading days.
Maximum drawdown is trailing (end-of-day or intraday, by account type) and the daily drawdown limit is none.
No prop firm is a regulated broker: Apex Trader Funding sells evaluations and funds (usually simulated) accounts, it does not hold client deposits under a financial licence.
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