Last checked September 10, 2026.
Every rule below was read from the firm's own published pages. Each stage names its source and the date it was read. Firms change their rules. Missing and uncomputed values are marked plainly, never guessed.
Published policies and open questions
Only supported, officially verified values enter the computed rules above. Other conditions cannot be checked automatically.
account stacking · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
A trader may hold up to 5 live accounts, and entry to the program is by invitation only.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
automation · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Automated trading is not permitted on a live account.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
contract limits · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
A level one live account starts at 10 mini or 100 micro contracts.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
A level one live account carries no daily loss limit.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
other · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
There is no fee for the live account itself, but the trader carries professional market data of roughly 140 dollars a month.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: closure. Values shown above.
A live account starts at a zero balance with a 3000 end-of-day drawdown, and level one carries no daily loss limit.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Live payouts are split 90/10 in the trader's favour, may be requested daily and carry a 500 minimum. A monthly Bonus Vault bonus of 20 percent of live withdrawals is paid until the vault is depleted, and a 40 percent Bonus Vault bonus covers the first month of trading on a new live account, running from the first approved live payout to the end of that calendar month, which the same page limits to the trader's first live account.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
scaling · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
The live program has four levels.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
trading session · Official source
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard / Live. Consequence: session lock. Not computed here.
Live positions must be closed by 4:50 PM ET.
Apex Live Prop Trading Program. Checked September 10, 2026.
api · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Trading is done through the supported broker platforms, and Apex publishes no independent trading API for its accounts.
Choosing the right platform. Checked September 10, 2026.
bot · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Trading bots are covered by the prohibition on automated systems.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
cme price limit · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
During limit-up, limit-down and erratic market conditions the exchange may halt or restrict trading, and the resulting fills and liquidations are the trader's responsibility.
Limit up and limit down moves. Checked September 10, 2026.
copy trading · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
A trader may mirror the same trades in the same direction across their own performance accounts, but copying between traders or from a third-party service is prohibited.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
One direction rule. Checked September 10, 2026.
correlated instruments · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Opposing positions in correlated instruments count as hedging and are treated the same way as hedging the same instrument.
Correlated instruments. Checked September 10, 2026.
ea · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Expert advisors fall under the prohibition on automated trading systems.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
hedging · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Hedging of any kind is prohibited, including opposing positions inside one account, across a trader's own accounts or with another trader, and a violation closes the performance account immediately.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
Hedging and correlated instruments rule. Checked September 10, 2026.
hft · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
High-frequency and latency-arbitrage style trading is treated as a prohibited activity.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
identity · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Accounts are personal: sharing a username or password, letting another person trade the account or holding accounts for someone else is prohibited.
Code of conduct. Checked September 10, 2026.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
instruments · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Tradable instruments and their round-turn commissions are published per platform, with Tradovate charging 1.55 dollars a side on the E-mini equity index contracts.
Tradovate commissions and instruments. Checked September 10, 2026.
Rithmic commissions and instruments. Checked September 10, 2026.
WealthCharts commissions and instruments. Checked September 10, 2026.
location · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Residents of the countries named in the restricted-countries article cannot open or hold an Apex account.
Restricted countries. Checked September 10, 2026.
minimum hold · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Apex publishes no minimum holding time for a trade on the reviewed surfaces, and instead controls short-term trading through the prohibited activities list.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
news · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Positioning solely to gamble on a scheduled news release is a prohibited activity.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
risk management · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Traders must follow the code of conduct and trade in a professional, good-faith manner; circumventing any rule closes the account.
Code of conduct. Checked September 10, 2026.
stop loss · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
A stop loss is mandatory on every trade.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
vpn · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Trading through a VPN, proxy or any tool that hides the trader's location is prohibited.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
vps · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Remote hosting that conceals the trading location falls under the same prohibition as VPN and proxy use.
Prohibited activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
plan.account size · Unknown
Scope: Apex Live Prop Trading Program / Standard. Open question recorded for: . Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The live program starts a selected trader at a zero starting balance with a 3000 end-of-day drawdown, so the reviewed surfaces publish no nominal account size for a live account.
plan.account_size. Checked September 10, 2026.
bracket · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not name bracket strategies as either permitted or prohibited, so the outcome stays unknown.
policy.bracket. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.bracket. Checked September 10, 2026.
consistency · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one consistency outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
policy.consistency. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.consistency. Checked September 10, 2026.
dca · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not name dca strategies as either permitted or prohibited, so the outcome stays unknown.
policy.dca. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.dca. Checked September 10, 2026.
grid · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not name grid strategies as either permitted or prohibited, so the outcome stays unknown.
policy.grid. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.grid. Checked September 10, 2026.
inactivity · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one inactivity outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
policy.inactivity. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.inactivity. Checked September 10, 2026.
martingale · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not name martingale strategies as either permitted or prohibited, so the outcome stays unknown.
policy.martingale. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.martingale. Checked September 10, 2026.
minimum trading days · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one minimum_trading_days outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
policy.minimum_trading_days. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.minimum_trading_days. Checked September 10, 2026.
profit target · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one profit_target outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
policy.profit_target. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.profit_target. Checked September 10, 2026.
winning days · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one winning_days outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
policy.winning_days. Checked September 10, 2026.
policy.winning_days. Checked September 10, 2026.