Rules as published by each firm
FUTURES vs FUTURES
Trailing Intraday (HWM) vs Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded
☪ Islamic / Swap-Free Ready
Apex Trader Funding vs MyFundedFutures
Which of these two is likelier to end your account, and why — compared rule by rule from what each firm publishes.
Short answer
- Both use the same drawdown mechanic: the loss limit follows your equity tick by tick, unrealised profit included. Open profit you give back raises that floor permanently, so it can breach you at a level that did not exist an hour earlier.
- Entry cost: Apex Trader Funding from $33, MyFundedFutures from $50.
Figures below are what each firm publishes. Confirm them on the firm's own site before paying for an evaluation — these rules change without notice.
Apex Trader Funding
FUTURES • Max $6,000,000
Drawdown Model
Trailing Intraday (HWM)
Profit Split
90% - 100%
Starting Price
$33
Min Trading Days
1 Days
MyFundedFutures
FUTURES • Max $600,000
Drawdown Model
Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded
Profit Split
90% - 100%
Starting Price
$50
Min Trading Days
1 Days
Side-by-Side Specifications Matrix
Every figure below is taken from the firm's own published rules. Check the source and date under the table before you size a position on it — prop firm rules change without notice.
| Evaluation Parameter | Apex Trader Funding | MyFundedFutures |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Class / Market | FUTURES | FUTURES |
| Drawdown Calculation Type | Trailing Intraday (HWM) | Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded Pro trails end-of-day in both stages and Builder's floor stops moving once it reaches $0 on the live account, but the firm counts open unrealised losses toward a breach even in the stages it labels end-of-day. On Rapid the max-loss line chases your live equity high, unrealised profit included, once you are funded; during the evaluation it only moves at the close. |
| Max Daily Loss | None (No Daily Limit) | None (No Daily Limit) |
| Max Overall Loss | 5.0% | 4.0% 4% is the $25K and $50K accounts ($1,000 and $2,000); the $100K and $150K accounts stop at $3,000 and $4,500, which is 3%. |
| Profit Split | 90% - 100% | 90% - 100% |
| Minimum Trading Days | 1 Days | 1 Days |
| News Trading Policy | ✓ Trading through high-impact news permitted during regular market sessions | ✓ News trading fully permitted during open market sessions |
| Weekend & Overnight Holding | ✗ Flat by Close (Intraday futures only; positions must close by 4:59 PM EST daily) | ✗ Flat by Close (Futures day trading only; open positions are auto-closed at 4:10 PM EST (New York session close) on regular days, but on holiday half-sessions that auto-close does not fire and you must flatten yourself or the account is breached) |
| Supported Platforms | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView | Tradovate, TradingView, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Fintevo, Deep Chart |
| Payout Schedule | Twice monthly (1st–5th and 15th–20th) | Daily — every 24 hours once funded and above the buffer Rapid pays out every qualifying trading day; Pro pays bi-weekly and Builder every 48 hours while sim-funded, daily once live. |
| First Payout Eligibility | After 10 qualified trading days per payout cycle | No fixed waiting period; payable as soon as the realised-profit buffer is cleared ($2,100 on the $50K account) Pro instead unlocks at 14 days from your first trade or when the buffer clears, whichever is later, and Builder needs the buffer plus 2 qualifying days plus $500 of net profit above it ($250 on the $25K account). |
| Consistency Rule | 30% single-day consistency rule on PA accounts | 40% consistency rule on Expert accounts |
| Islamic / Swap-Free Option | ✓ Inherently Swap-Free (CME Futures) Inherently Swap-Free (CME Futures contracts are cash-settled intraday with zero overnight financing or swap charges) |
✓ Inherently Swap-Free (CME Futures) Inherently Swap-Free (CME Futures day trading; all open positions flat at session close, zero overnight interest) |
| US Residents Accepted | ✓ Accepted | ✓ Accepted |
| Maximum Capital Allocation | $6,000,000 | $600,000 |
Not independently confirmed. We could not read Apex Trader Funding's own rules pages — every request to the site was answered with HTTP 403, so the rules could not be read from here. The figures below are unconfirmed and may be out of date. Check the current rules on Apex Trader Funding's own site. Last attempted .
Where these figures come from. Read from MyFundedFutures' own published rules on : Rapid plan · Pro plan · Builder plan · Homepage platform list (Fintevo, Deep Chart, T · Second firm-owned confirmation of the supporte · Rapid stage split · Firm's own EOD definition, including that open · Session hours 6 · Prohibited practices · Tier-1 news 2-minute blackout and the outright. Prop firm rules change without notice — confirm on the firm's own site before you pay for an evaluation.
What can end the account even if you are profitable
These are the rules people usually find out about after a payout is refused.
- MyFundedFutures: Once you are funded on Rapid or Pro you may not hold a position or leave any order sitting in the market, resting limit orders included, from two minutes before a Tier-1 release to two minutes after it — FOMC meetings and minutes, the Employment Report and CPI, plus EIA numbers for energy traders and the Agricultural reports for grain traders — so a release at 8:30 means flat by 8:28:00 and nothing back on until 8:32:00; the same trade is allowed on evaluations and on Builder accounts, and the firm's page states the ban without spelling out the penalty. source
- MyFundedFutures: You may not copy another trader by entering, exiting or cancelling positions in step with them, the way signal and mentorship groups often do, and the firm can permanently bar you from its services for it rather than just voiding the trades. source
- MyFundedFutures: You may not hold a buy and a sell on the same underlying market at the same time — being long Micro Nasdaq while short E-mini Nasdaq counts as the same market — and the firm treats it as a fair-play violation that can end your agreement and confiscate your profits. source
- MyFundedFutures: High-frequency trading is banned on every plan with no published speed or frequency threshold to measure yourself against, and being flagged for it can terminate your agreement, confiscate your profits and fail your evaluation. source
- MyFundedFutures: You must trade from a device no other trader uses — a mentor and student sharing one laptop, phone or tablet breaks the rule — and it is treated as a prohibited practice that can permanently restrict the accounts involved. source
- MyFundedFutures: If an order is rejected around the 4:10 PM EST close, do not keep resubmitting it: one of those retries occasionally fills after the close, and the firm disqualifies the account for it even though you never meant to trade late. source
- MyFundedFutures: On holiday-shortened trading days the automatic 4:10 PM EST flatten does not run, so you have to close your own positions before the early close or the account is breached. source
- MyFundedFutures: On the Builder plan you cannot request your first payout until you have cleared the buffer ($2,100, or $1,600 with the add-on, on the $50K account), traded on at least 2 qualifying days, and banked at least $500 of net profit on top of that buffer ($250 on the $25K account) — there is no fixed date at which it simply becomes available. source
Drawdown Architecture: Apex Trader Funding vs MyFundedFutures
The fundamental differentiator between Apex Trader Funding and MyFundedFutures lies in how risk and liquidation thresholds are tracked:
Apex Trader Funding: Trailing Intraday (HWM)
Apex Trader Funding applies a Trailing Intraday (HWM) approach. Under this structure, your stop loss floor is anchored to balance intervals. Trailing stops ratchet tick-by-tick with unrealized equity, requiring disciplined profit taking.
MyFundedFutures: Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded
MyFundedFutures implements a Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded model. Open equity peaks will instantly adjust your maximum loss threshold tick-by-tick.
The Trader's Verdict: Which Firm Should You Choose?
Depending on your trading style, asset preference, and capital requirements, here is how our research team segments the two providers:
Choose Apex Trader Funding if you:
- Want Trailing Intraday (HWM) risk management.
- Trade primarily FUTURES instruments with NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView.
- Value High-volume futures scalpers running trade copiers across multiple accounts (up to 20 PAs) with massive discount coupons.
- Do not mind closing before the daily market session closes.
- Seek up to $6,000,000 in maximum scaling capital.
Choose MyFundedFutures if you:
- Prefer Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded execution terms.
- Trade FUTURES via Tradovate, TradingView, NinjaTrader.
- Value Futures traders seeking End-of-Day (EOD) drawdown calculation with zero daily loss limit and no activation fees on Expert plans.
- Require strict intraday liquidity and same-day/daily payout options.
- Want access to starting entry fees at $50.
Frequently Asked Questions: Apex Trader Funding vs MyFundedFutures
Which firm offers a better drawdown model between Apex Trader Funding and MyFundedFutures?
Apex Trader Funding uses Trailing Intraday (HWM), while MyFundedFutures utilizes Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded.
Traders who hold positions through volatile pullbacks typically favor MyFundedFutures, whereas scalpers capitalizing on quick momentum benefit from Apex Trader Funding.
Can I trade both Apex Trader Funding and MyFundedFutures accounts at the same time?
Yes. Many professional prop traders run trade copiers (such as Replikanto for NinjaTrader futures, or Social Trader Tools for MT4/MT5 CFDs) to mirror trades across both Apex Trader Funding and MyFundedFutures simultaneously, diversifying broker risk and maximizing total payout potential.
Which prop firm has faster payout disbursements?
Apex Trader Funding processes payouts on a Twice monthly (1st–5th and 15th–20th) basis (After 10 qualified trading days per payout cycle), whereas MyFundedFutures operates on a Daily — every 24 hours once funded and above the buffer schedule (No fixed waiting period; payable as soon as the realised-profit buffer is cleared ($2,100 on the $50K account)). Both platforms support crypto and direct bank transfers.