Apex Trader Funding vs E8 Markets: Which Futures Eval Is Cheaper?
Apex Trader Funding is cheaper in the first month at 50K: $98.80 vs $185.20 with our codes. Apex Trader Funding gives more room per dollar of target (PT:DD 1:0.80). On Trustpilot, Apex Trader Funding scores higher (4.4 from 17,950 reviews), which is Trustpilot’s data, not ours. Apex Trader Funding uses intraday trailing drawdown with a 90% split and a $85 activation fee; E8 Markets uses eod trailing drawdown with a 80% split and a $130 activation fee.
AT Apex Trader FundingIntraday · $50K Visit Apex Trader Funding | EM E8 MarketsSignature Futures · $50K Visit E8 Markets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | |||
| Price with code | ◆$13.80monthly | $55.20monthly | |
| Original price | $69.00 | $69.00 | |
| First month | ◆$98.80incl. activation | $185.20incl. activation | |
| Activation fee | ◆$85 | $130 | |
| Reset | $29.00 | $29.00 | |
| Rules | |||
| Plan | Intraday · 1-step | Signature Futures · 1-step | |
| Profit target | $2,500 | $3,000 | |
| Daily loss | ◆None | $1,200 | |
| Max loss | $2,000 | $2,000 | |
| Drawdown | Intraday trailing | EOD trailing | |
| PT:DD | ◆1:0.80 | 1:0.67 | |
| Max contracts | 5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | |
| Consistency | None | 40% | 50% | 20% | |
| Payouts | |||
| Profit split | ◆90% | 80% | |
| Frequency | Every 8 trading days, 5 of them $50+ | Weekly after 5 trading days | |
| Min payout | $500 | ◆$250 | |
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, WealthCharts | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView | |
| Reputation | |||
| TrustScore (Trustpilot) | 4.4 | 4.4 | |
| Trustpilot reviews | ◆17,950 | 4,120 | |
| Years operating | 5 yr | 5 yr | |
| Headquarters | US | US | |
Which one fits you?
Pick Apex Trader Funding if you want the lower first-month cost ($98.80), more room per dollar of target (PT:DD 1:0.80), a higher split (90%), an intraday trailing drawdown, Rithmic and WealthCharts and the bigger code (80% off).
Pick E8 Markets if you want an eod trailing drawdown and MT5, Match-Trader, cTrader, TradingView and E8 Terminal.