Payout Court · compare

Apex Trader Funding vs Earn2Trade

Case file

Apex Trader Funding

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 8 of 8 rule facts

Case file

Earn2Trade

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 6 of 8 rule facts

On 27 Oct 2026, Apex Trader Funding and Earn2Trade differed on 5 of 6 rules checked for both: Payout frequency (Apex Trader Funding: Up to weekly on EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts, after 5 qualifying trading days; $500 minimum, 50% consistency rule, max 6 payouts per PA, Earn2Trade: Weekly; withdrawals processed on Wednesdays); Profit split (Apex Trader Funding: 100% of approved payouts on current EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts, Earn2Trade: Depends on the size of a single withdrawal (50% or 80% tiers on Trader Career Path)); Copy trading (Apex Trader Funding: Allowed with conditions, Earn2Trade: Not allowed); News trading (Apex Trader Funding: Allowed with conditions, Earn2Trade: Allowed); Hedging (Apex Trader Funding: Not allowed, Earn2Trade: Allowed with conditions).

Not checked yet: EAs and bots and Account, device and IP rules for Earn2Trade.

Receipts: Apex Trader Funding 0, Earn2Trade 0.

Last checked

Which fits you

  • If you copy trade: Apex Trader Funding (allowed with conditions), Earn2Trade (not allowed).
  • If you run EAs: Apex Trader Funding (not allowed). Not checked yet for Earn2Trade.
  • If you trade the news: Apex Trader Funding (allowed with conditions), Earn2Trade (allowed).
  • If you hedge: Apex Trader Funding (not allowed), Earn2Trade (allowed with conditions).
  • If you hold trades over the weekend: neither firm's rules allow it.

Read each rule before you buy.

The docket · 8 rules, each from the firm's own pages

Side by side

Highlighted rows: the two firms' rules differ.

RuleApex Trader FundingEarn2Trade
Payout frequency DiffersUp to weekly on EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts, after 5 qualifying trading days; $500 minimum, 50% consistency rule, max 6 payouts per PA
Up to weekly payouts with 100% payout split

apextraderfunding.com · checked

Weekly; withdrawals processed on Wednesdays
Withdrawals are processed weekly on Wednesdays

help.earn2trade.com · checked

Profit split Differs100% of approved payouts on current EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts
Approved payouts are issued at a 100% payout split, you receive 100% of the approved payout amount.

apextraderfunding.com · checked

Depends on the size of a single withdrawal (50% or 80% tiers on Trader Career Path)
The profit split depends on withdrawal size, is not based on accumulated profit

help.earn2trade.com · checked

Copy trading Differs Allowed with conditions: Only across your own PA accounts (personal and business name), all trading the same direction; copying with other traders is forbidden
Copy trading across PA accounts under your personal name and business name is allowed. However, the hedging rule still applies; all PAs must trade in the same direction and not hedge against correlated assets.

apextraderfunding.com · checked

Not allowed: Trade copiers and batch execution across accounts are not allowed on any program, including LiveSim and Live accounts; passes or withdrawals using them may be denied
The use of trade copiers is not allowed on any of our programs. ... If you pass the exam and are found to have used trade copiers to pass your accounts, you may be denied your accounts or withdrawals.

help.earn2trade.com · checked

EAs and bots Not allowed: No automation or algorithmic trading
No Automation or Algorithm Usage allowed: Rewards are intended to recognize human traders actively participating in the learning process, not to reward automated systems executing preprogrammed logic.

apextraderfunding.com · checked

Not checked yet. help.earn2trade.com
News trading Differs Allowed with conditions: Trading during news is allowed within your normal strategy; strategies that chase the market or place orders on both sides of a news release are not
Trading during news is allowed for your normal trading strategy. Using “news trading” strategies that “chase the market” or place orders on both sides but to be lucky or gamble the outcome of news is not allowed.

apextraderfunding.com · checked

Allowed: No restrictions on trading around economic announcements
You are allowed to trade during news events — there are no restrictions on trading around economic announcements.

help.earn2trade.com · checked

Hedging Differs Not allowed: No hedging of any kind; no simultaneous long and short on the same or correlated instruments
No Hedging of Any Kind – Directional Trading only. Holding both long and short positions simultaneously on the same or correlated instrument is strictly prohibited.

apextraderfunding.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: Trading between connected accounts, or hedging or pooling risk among unrelated accounts, is prohibited conduct; hedging inside one account is not addressed
Collaborating to manipulate or abuse the trading environment, which may include trading between connected accounts, multiple accounts across different parties, or executing trades that hedge or pool risks among unrelated accounts;

help.earn2trade.com · checked

Weekend holding Not allowed: All trades must be closed before 4:59 PM ET each day; no overnight or weekend holds
All trades must be closed before 4:59 PM ET.

apextraderfunding.com · checked

Not allowed: No overnight (and so no weekend) holds in the Trader Career Path and Gauntlet Mini evaluations: all positions closed by 15:50 CT; funded LiveSim/Live accounts not covered on this page
Please note that you CANNOT hold overnight positions in the Trader Career Path®/ Gauntlet Mini™ and all positions must be closed by 15:50 CT (3:50pm CT).

help.earn2trade.com · checked

Account, device and IP rulesNo VPNs, proxies, cloud servers or tools that disguise identity, device or location; sharing IPs, computers or MAC addresses with other traders is forbidden
You may not use VPNs, proxy servers, cloud servers, anonymizing tools, or other methods or tools for the purpose of misrepresenting, concealing, or disguising your identity, device, or location

apextraderfunding.com · checked

Not checked yet. help.earn2trade.com

Payout receipts compared

Apex Trader Funding: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials. Earn2Trade: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials.

A tier needs 10 weighted receipts from 5 different senders within 180 days. Until then the verdict is "No verdict yet". How the tiers work

Share of receipts forwarded to us, not of all payouts. People forward denials more often than approvals, so absolute numbers run high; compare firms with each other, not with zero.

Rule changes in the last 90 days

None detected in the last 90 days.

FAQ

Does Apex Trader Funding or Earn2Trade allow copy trading?

Apex Trader Funding's own rules say allowed with conditions: Only across your own PA accounts (personal and business name), all trading the same direction; copying with other traders is forbidden. Earn2Trade's own rules say not allowed: Trade copiers and batch execution across accounts are not allowed on any program, including LiveSim and Live accounts; passes or withdrawals using them may be denied.

Does Apex Trader Funding or Earn2Trade allow EAs and bots?

Apex Trader Funding's own rules say not allowed: No automation or algorithmic trading. Earn2Trade: not checked yet.

Does Apex Trader Funding or Earn2Trade allow news trading?

Apex Trader Funding's own rules say allowed with conditions: Trading during news is allowed within your normal strategy; strategies that chase the market or place orders on both sides of a news release are not. Earn2Trade's own rules say allowed: No restrictions on trading around economic announcements.

Does Apex Trader Funding or Earn2Trade allow hedging?

Apex Trader Funding's own rules say not allowed: No hedging of any kind; no simultaneous long and short on the same or correlated instruments. Earn2Trade's own rules say allowed with conditions: Trading between connected accounts, or hedging or pooling risk among unrelated accounts, is prohibited conduct; hedging inside one account is not addressed.

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