Apex Trader Funding
Futures day traders who understand trailing drawdown and want low-cost evaluation access.
Prop Firm Comparison
Apex Trader Funding vs Earn2Trade.
A side-by-side prop firm comparison that keeps rules, payouts, source coverage, and offer status separate from paid placement.
Earn2Trade
Futures traders who value a structured learning/evaluation path over the cheapest promo account.
Comparison verdict
How to decide
Apex Trader Funding currently leads on TSB Fit Score, but Earn2Trade can still be the better account if its market, platform, and drawdown model fit your trading style.
- Apex Trader Funding: Apex Trader Funding is mainly a futures-combine decision. Check platform routing, trailing drawdown, payout cadence, and exchange-specific restrictions before price.
- Earn2Trade: Earn2Trade is mainly a futures-combine decision. Check platform routing, trailing drawdown, payout cadence, and exchange-specific restrictions before price.
Do not skip
- Rules before discounts: daily loss, max loss, trailing drawdown, payout timing, and minimum days matter more than a code.
- Market intent first: futures combine pages and forex/CFD evaluations solve different trading problems.
- Checkout last: check live price, country availability, KYC, and refund terms on the official checkout.
Who should pick each firm
Pick Apex Trader Funding if...
- Apex Trader Funding leads this pair on current TSB Fit Score, so start here if the market and platform match your trading style.
- Apex Trader Funding is mainly a futures-combine decision. Check platform routing, trailing drawdown, payout cadence, and exchange-specific restrictions before price.
- Rule pressure is workable, but still needs account-specific sizing: $2.5K trailing threshold.
- Money check: primary fee/price note is "Promo and platform fees change often"; payout context is "100% first payout bucket, then split"; max scale/allocation is "$300K".
- Platform fit matters here: mapped platforms include Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader.
- Source coverage is stronger because TSB has an official row mapped for this firm.
Pick Earn2Trade if...
- Choose Earn2Trade only if its market, platform, or rule model fits you better than the higher-scoring side.
- Earn2Trade is mainly a futures-combine decision. Check platform routing, trailing drawdown, payout cadence, and exchange-specific restrictions before price.
- Rule pressure is workable, but still needs account-specific sizing: $3,500 trailing drawdown.
- Money check: primary fee/price note is "Monthly cost changes by plan and promotion"; payout context is "80%"; max scale/allocation is "$200K".
- Platform fit matters here: mapped platforms include NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Finamark.
- Source coverage is stronger because TSB has an official row mapped for this firm.
Side-by-side comparison
Use this as a structured shortlist, not as final financial advice. Check live checkout price, KYC availability, rules, and payout terms before buying an evaluation.
| Factor | Apex Trader Funding | Earn2Trade |
|---|---|---|
| TSB Fit Score | 83 - Strong comparison candidate | 79 - Strong comparison candidate |
| Markets | Futures | Futures |
| Platforms | Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader | NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Finamark |
| Evaluation model | One-step futures evaluation | Futures education and evaluation programs |
| Primary account size | $50K Legacy benchmark | $100K |
| Primary fee | Promo and platform fees change often | Monthly cost changes by plan and promotion |
| Profit target | $3K profit goal | $6,000 target |
| Daily loss | No daily max drawdown | $2,200 daily loss |
| Max loss / drawdown | $2.5K trailing threshold | $3,500 trailing drawdown |
| Payout terms | 100% first payout bucket, then split / PA payout-window based | 80% / Weekly payout style |
| Max scale | $300K | $200K |
| Promo status | No public TSB code listed - Offer watch | No public TSB code listed - Offer watch |
| External trust signal | 4.3 / 19,958 reviews | 4.7 / 4,887 reviews |
Program rows and payout detail
These are the connected program rows TSB is using for this comparison. A firm can have multiple plans, so treat this as the mapped decision row and verify the official checkout before paying.
Apex Trader Funding mapped rows
Legacy Full Evaluation
Account$50K Legacy benchmark
StepsMinimum 7 trading days
Target$3K profit goal
Daily lossNo daily max drawdown
Max loss$2.5K trailing threshold
PricePromo and platform fees change often
Profit split100% first payout bucket, then split
Payout pathPA payout-window based
Apex Legacy is ready for futures comparison: 50K, 3K goal, no daily max drawdown, 2.5K trailing threshold, and 7-day minimum context.
WealthCharts 50K Full
Account$50K WealthCharts benchmark
StepsEvaluation
Target$3K profit goal
Daily lossNone
Max loss$2.5K trailing threshold
PricePublished monthly price snapshot; coupon changes often
Profit splitPA split after first payout bucket
Payout pathPA payout-window based
The WealthCharts Apex row is ready enough for platform-specific comparison: 50K, 3K goal, no daily loss, 2.5K trailing threshold, and pricing context.
Earn2Trade mapped rows
Gauntlet Mini
Account$100K
StepsMinimum 10 days
Target$6,000 target
Daily loss$2,200 daily loss
Max loss$3,500 trailing drawdown
PriceMonthly cost changes by plan and promotion
Profit split80%
Payout pathWeekly payout style
Earn2Trade Gauntlet Mini is ready for comparison: 100K, 6K target, 2.2K daily loss, 3.5K trailing drawdown, minimum 10 days, and 80% split.
Source and rule coverage
Apex Trader Funding source coverage
- Challenge row: Official Apex legacy evaluation source snapshot
- Coverage: Official source mapped
- Risk note: Apex Legacy is ready for futures comparison: 50K, 3K goal, no daily max drawdown, 2.5K trailing threshold, and 7-day minimum context.
Earn2Trade source coverage
- Challenge row: Official Earn2Trade source snapshot
- Coverage: Official source mapped
- Risk note: Earn2Trade Gauntlet Mini is ready for comparison: 100K, 6K target, 2.2K daily loss, 3.5K trailing drawdown, minimum 10 days, and 80% split.
| Firm | Program source | External trust signal | Watchouts | Source link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Trader Funding | Official Apex legacy evaluation source snapshot - official source mapped | 4.3 / 19,958 reviews / Trustpilot snapshot |
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Open source |
| Earn2Trade | Official Earn2Trade source snapshot - official source mapped | 4.7 / 4,887 reviews / Trustpilot snapshot |
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Open source |
Best next checks
Rules
Compare drawdown model, daily loss, consistency rules, news restrictions, scaling, and payout timing.
Offers
Check whether either firm has a current code, and keep that separate from the actual rule fit.
FAQ
- Which side should I trust more? Use the side with stronger source coverage and rules that match your market. TSB Fit Score is a shortlist signal, not a guarantee.
- Can a promo code change the decision? It can change checkout price, but it should not override drawdown pressure, payout terms, country availability, or platform fit.
- Why do some rows say verify? Prop firm plans and checkout rules change often. TSB marks incomplete rows instead of pretending the data is final.