Payout Court · compare

Apex Trader Funding vs OneUp Trader

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

OneUp Trader

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

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

On 31 Oct 2026, Apex Trader Funding and OneUp Trader differed on 3 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, OneUp Trader: On request by email once the withdrawal threshold is met; processed the same day); Profit split (Apex Trader Funding: 100% of approved payouts on current EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts, OneUp Trader: 100% of the first $10,000 of profits, 90% after that); Hedging (Apex Trader Funding: Not allowed, OneUp Trader: Allowed with conditions).

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

Receipts: Apex Trader Funding 0, OneUp Trader 0.

Last checked

Which fits you

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

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

Side by side

Highlighted rows: the two firms' rules differ.

RuleApex Trader FundingOneUp Trader
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

On request by email once the withdrawal threshold is met; processed the same day
To request a profit withdrawal, all you have to do is send an email to your funding provider with the amount you wish to withdraw. It will be processed on the same day as long as the withdrawal threshold has been met.

help.oneuptrader.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

100% of the first $10,000 of profits, 90% after that
Funded traders keep 100% of their first $10,000 of profits and 90% of the net profits above the withdrawal profit threshold thereafter.

help.oneuptrader.com · checked

Copy trading 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

Allowed with conditions: Only across multiple funded accounts in your own name; copying between accounts of different people is banned
Traders are expressly prohibited from engaging in copy-trading activities between funded accounts held under different names or individuals. However, copy-trading is permissible when conducted across multiple funded accounts under the Trader's own name and solely for the purposes of risk management and strategy diversification.

help.oneuptrader.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.oneuptrader.com
News trading 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 with conditions: Evaluation: no news restrictions. Funded: flat from 1 minute before to 1 minute after the listed major releases
There are no restrictions on trading the news during the evaluation. This is different once you get funded. For major economic releases, Funded Traders must be flat one minute before, during, and after a corresponding major economic release.

help.oneuptrader.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: Hedging across multiple funded accounts is banned; single-account hedging not addressed
Hedging positions in any form across multiple funded accounts is strictly prohibited.

help.oneuptrader.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-into-next-session or weekend holds: all positions must be closed by 3:15 PM CT or the product's market close
All positions MUST be closed by 3:15 PM CT or the market close of that product, whichever comes first.

help.oneuptrader.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.oneuptrader.com

Payout receipts compared

Apex Trader Funding: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials. OneUp Trader: 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 OneUp Trader 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. OneUp Trader's own rules say allowed with conditions: Only across multiple funded accounts in your own name; copying between accounts of different people is banned.

Does Apex Trader Funding or OneUp Trader allow EAs and bots?

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

Does Apex Trader Funding or OneUp Trader 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. OneUp Trader's own rules say allowed with conditions: Evaluation: no news restrictions. Funded: flat from 1 minute before to 1 minute after the listed major releases.

Does Apex Trader Funding or OneUp Trader 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. OneUp Trader's own rules say allowed with conditions: Hedging across multiple funded accounts is banned; single-account hedging not addressed.

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