Head to head

Apex vs Take Profit Trader

Q: Which evaluation trails the end-of-day balance?

Take Profit Trader’s Test. Apex’s intraday evaluation follows open profit.

Q: What happens if one day is too big at Take Profit Trader?

The goal rises until your best day is under 50% of net profit. It is not a fail.

Q: What split does Take Profit Trader PRO pay?

80% to the trader, after a $52,000 buffer on 50K.

Same size on both sides. Eval and funded stay in their own columns. A missing fact is a dash. The price is on each firm’s site.

Apex Trader FundingTake Profit TraderSize

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Apex vs Take Profit Trader · 50K
Rule	Apex Trader Funding eval	Apex Trader Funding funded	Take Profit Trader eval	Take Profit Trader funded
Target	$3,000	—	$3,000	—
Max loss	$2,000	$2,000	$2,000	$2,000
Drawdown	Intraday	—	EOD	Intraday
DLL	None	—	None	None
DLL breach	None	—	None	None
Consistency	—	50% (blocks payout, not a fail)	best day < 50% of net profit (goal rises, not a fail)	None
Min days	None	—	3	—
Contracts	6	—	6 / 60	6 / 60
Split	—	—	—	80%
Payout gate	—	$200	—	day one, once balance is above the buffer; daily
Min payout	—	—	—	—
Payout cap	—	—	—	none stated (blog: no cap on withdrawal amount)
max loss breach	Hard	Hard	Hard	Hard
time limit	30 calendar days	—	none (monthly subscription)	—
drawdown lock	—	start + $100	stops trailing at starting balance	stops at starting balance
news	—	—	allowed in Test (rule applies to PRO/PRO+)	flat 1 min before/after FOMC, NFP, CPI (red-folder USD)
buffer	—	—	—	$52,000
inactivity	—	—	—	trade at least 1 day per calendar week

Rules checked Oct 26, 2026. Always confirm on the firm’s official site before trading.

What differs

Apex Trader Funding eval drawdown: Intraday. Take Profit Trader: EOD.
Apex Trader Funding funded drawdown: —. Take Profit Trader: Intraday.
Apex Trader Funding funded DLL breach: —. Take Profit Trader: None.

Verdict

Both 50K evaluations ask for $3,000 with a $2,000 drawdown and allow 6 minis. Apex’s intraday evaluation trails open profit with no minimum days (Apex). Take Profit Trader’s Test trails the end-of-day balance, needs 3 days and raises the goal if your best day passes 50% of net profit (TPT).

On the funded side Take Profit Trader PRO trails intraday, has no daily loss limit and pays 80% after a $52,000 buffer (TPT, rules). Pick Apex if you want no minimum days. Pick Take Profit Trader if you want an end-of-day trail while you are being evaluated.

Sources · Verified Oct 27, 2026

apextraderfunding.com/help-center/evaluation-accounts-ea/intraday-trailing-drawdown-evaluations/
takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15170316538013
takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15172219527581
takeprofittrader.com/blog/prop-firm-rules