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Apex Trader Funding vs Take Profit 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

Take Profit Trader

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

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

On 23 Oct 2026, Apex Trader Funding and Take Profit Trader differed on 3 of 8 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, Take Profit Trader: PRO accounts: withdrawals from day 1 and daily once the buffer (max drawdown amount) is built); Profit split (Apex Trader Funding: 100% of approved payouts on current EOD and Intraday Performance Accounts, Take Profit Trader: 80/20 on PRO accounts); Account, device and IP rules (Apex Trader Funding: No VPNs, proxies, cloud servers or tools that disguise identity, device or location; sharing IPs, computers or MAC addresses with other traders is forbidden, Take Profit Trader: Up to 5 active funded (PRO/PRO+) accounts; VPN detection can deny registration; no access from restricted countries incl. via VPN).

Receipts: Apex Trader Funding 0, Take Profit Trader 0.

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Which fits you

  • If you copy trade: Apex Trader Funding (allowed with conditions), Take Profit Trader (allowed with conditions).
  • If you run EAs: neither firm's rules allow it.
  • If you trade the news: Apex Trader Funding (allowed with conditions), Take Profit Trader (allowed with conditions).
  • If you hedge: neither firm's rules allow it.
  • 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 FundingTake Profit 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

PRO accounts: withdrawals from day 1 and daily once the buffer (max drawdown amount) is built
Payout eligibility is unchanged: still day-1 and daily in PRO.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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

80/20 on PRO accounts
In the PRO account, the profit split is 80/20, where the trader keeps 80% of the profits.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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 approved copiers (e.g. Tradesyncer, Replikanto Compliance Edition, platform-native tools), only across accounts you own and control
TakeProfitTrader permits the use of trade copiers solely for managing accounts owned and controlled by you.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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 allowed: No trading bots or algos; all trades must be manually executed
We do not allow any automated or bot trading of any kind. All trades must be manually executed by the trader.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com · checked

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: PRO/PRO+ accounts must be flat with no open orders one minute before, during and one minute after prohibited news events
All PRO Accounts must be out of all open positions and have no open orders one minute before, during and one minute after any prohibited news event.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com · checked

Hedging 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

Not allowed: Counter positions across accounts, including opposite positions in correlated CME futures, prohibited (Rule 6)
Hedging using opposite positions in correlated CME futures contracts is prohibited under Rule 6

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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: Intraday only: open positions are auto-closed at 4:55 PM Eastern each trading day
TPT will automatically close any open position at 4:55 PM Eastern.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com · checked

Account, device and IP rules DiffersNo 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

Up to 5 active funded (PRO/PRO+) accounts; VPN detection can deny registration; no access from restricted countries incl. via VPN
You can trade up to five active funded accounts.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com · checked

Payout receipts compared

Apex Trader Funding: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials. Take Profit 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 Take Profit 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. Take Profit Trader's own rules say allowed with conditions: Only approved copiers (e.g. Tradesyncer, Replikanto Compliance Edition, platform-native tools), only across accounts you own and control.

Does Apex Trader Funding or Take Profit Trader allow EAs and bots?

Apex Trader Funding's own rules say not allowed: No automation or algorithmic trading. Take Profit Trader's own rules say not allowed: No trading bots or algos; all trades must be manually executed.

Does Apex Trader Funding or Take Profit 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. Take Profit Trader's own rules say allowed with conditions: PRO/PRO+ accounts must be flat with no open orders one minute before, during and one minute after prohibited news events.

Does Apex Trader Funding or Take Profit 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. Take Profit Trader's own rules say not allowed: Counter positions across accounts, including opposite positions in correlated CME futures, prohibited (Rule 6).

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