Apex Trader Funding’s 2026 Account Overhaul: What Changed for New and Legacy Traders

Apex Trader Funding substantially reworked its futures evaluation and Performance Account structure in 2026, separating its current product lineup into two primary paths: End-of-Day Drawdown and Intraday Trailing Drawdown accounts.

According to Apex, the previous versions of its Evaluation and Performance Accounts stopped being available for new purchases on March 1, 2026 and were redesignated as Legacy products. Existing Legacy evaluations and Performance Accounts were allowed to continue under their existing rules, including renewals and qualification into Legacy Performance Accounts.

The Current Apex Trader Funding Account Sizes

• $25,000
• $50,000
• $100,000
• $150,000

The current evaluation lineup is built around four account sizes: $25,000, $50,000, $100,000 and $150,000. Both EOD and Intraday evaluations use the same profit targets and maximum drawdown amounts: $1,500/$1,000 for the 25K account, $3,000/$2,000 for 50K, $6,000/$3,000 for 100K and $9,000/$4,000 for 150K. Maximum evaluation position sizes range from four contracts on the 25K plan to 12 contracts on the 150K plan.

The largest structural difference between the two paths is how drawdown is calculated.

Drawdown Calculation

Under the EOD Evaluation, Apex calculates the trailing drawdown once at the end of each trading day. The resulting threshold is then enforced during the following session. EOD evaluations also include a fixed Daily Loss Limit of $500 on 25K accounts, $1,000 on 50K, $1,500 on 100K and $2,000 on 150K accounts.

The Intraday Evaluation instead uses a real-time trailing threshold based on the account’s highest balance, including unrealized profits. The threshold moves upward as the peak balance increases and never moves downward. Intraday evaluations do not have a Daily Loss Limit.

Neither current evaluation type has a minimum number of trading days. A trader may pass after reaching the profit target while remaining within the applicable drawdown rules. Once an evaluation is passed, Apex gives the trader seven calendar days to activate the corresponding Performance Account. Current evaluations provide 30 days of access and, unlike Legacy evaluations, are not recurring subscriptions and cannot be reset after failure.

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Performance Accounts introduce additional restrictions that are not present during the evaluation stage. Apex uses tier-based position scaling, and payout eligibility includes trading-day, balance and consistency requirements. EOD Performance Accounts, for example, require at least five qualifying trading days, a minimum $500 payout request and compliance with a 50% consistency rule. Apex currently limits each Performance Account to six approved payouts.

The payout thresholds also vary by account size. On a 50K EOD Performance Account, for example, five trading days must each generate at least $250 in net profit, while the account must reach at least $52,600 before a payout request becomes available. The safety-net calculation is based on the account’s drawdown allowance plus $100.

Apex’s current structure also differs from its old model in how traders purchase evaluations. The new evaluations are sold as fixed 30-day access periods rather than automatically renewing subscriptions. Once the access period ends—or the account fails—the trader must purchase a new evaluation rather than extending or resetting the existing one.

1. Legacy Accounts
2. New Accounts
3. Old Accounts

Legacy accounts remain relevant, however. Apex says existing Legacy accounts continue to operate under their previous rules, and the company is currently offering Legacy evaluation accounts again on a limited-time basis across multiple account sizes and platforms. That promotion does not convert Legacy accounts into the new rule structure; they remain a separate product category with their own rules.

For traders comparing Apex accounts in 2026, the most important distinction is therefore no longer simply account size. Traders also need to identify whether they are using an EOD, Intraday, or Legacy product, because the drawdown calculation, daily loss controls, scaling rules and payout requirements can differ materially between them.