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Apex Trader Funding vs TradeDay
Side by side on each firm's best-value 50K plan, straight from our database (re-checked weekly) — they split the scored criteria evenly.
Apex Trader Funding
Evaluation — Intraday Trail (Apex 4.0)
$24.90 one-time
LIVESTREAM −90%Evaluation — Intraday Trail (Apex 4.0) — intraday trailing, 100% split, payouts every 5 days.
TradeDay
Quick Pay - Intraday drawdown
$62.50 /month
DGT −50%Quick Pay - Intraday drawdown — intraday trailing, 50% split, payouts on demand.
| Criterion | Apex Trader Funding | TradeDay |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $24.90 | $62.50 |
| Promo code | LIVESTREAM (−90%) | DGT (−50%) |
| List price | $249 | $125 |
| Activation fee | $99 one-time (Intraday), due after passing; 'No Activation Fee' version also sold at a higher eval price | $0 (waived on all TradeDay 2.0 plans) |
| Reset fee | — | $80 |
| Billing | One-time fee | Monthly subscription |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | Intraday trailing | Intraday trailing |
| Daily loss limit | None | None |
| Ease to pass | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| Minimum trading days | 1 | 5 |
| Consistency rule | Yes | Yes |
| Profit split | 100% | 50% |
| Payout frequency | Every 5 days | On demand |
| Minimum payout | $500 | $250 |
| Max contracts | 6 minis (eval, per review source); PA starts at half contracts | 5 minis / 50 micros |
| Platforms | Rithmic, Tradovate, WealthCharts | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Jigsaw Trading |
| Data fees | included | included in Funded Sim; Funded Live CME data ~$156/mo + $2 processing |
| Value for money | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| Trustpilot | ★ 4.2 | ★ 4.6 |
Highlighted cells are the more favourable of the two on that criterion. Prices change frequently — always verify on the firm's site.
Pick Apex Trader Funding if
- You want the cheaper way in — $24.90 against $62.50.
- You keep more once funded: 100% versus 50%.
- Fewer minimum trading days (1 vs 5).
Pick TradeDay if
- Payouts come faster — on demand.
- Better rated by traders on Trustpilot (4.6).
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