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A side-by-side breakdown of Apex Trader Funding and Crypto Fund Trader — profit splits, payout speed, drawdown rules, platforms, and a clear verdict on which firm wins for which trader profile.
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Data-driven comparison · checked Jul 28, 2026
We track 4 Apex Trader Funding products and 5 from Crypto Fund Trader that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-07-28. These firms sell different instruments — Apex Trader Funding runs futures products and Crypto Fund Trader runs crypto — so treat the tables below as a fit comparison, not a like-for-like price race. Crypto Fund Trader is the cheaper route at the one tier both firms sell on the same currency and billing model. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is Break Challenge at $70 (One-time fee), which needs $88 of profit at a 80% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Winning value on each row is marked. Ties are flagged. Empty cells mean we don't have that data point yet.
The table above compares the two firms. This one compares the products you actually buy — 9 of them, each with its own price, split, drawdown rule and source date.
We track 4 Apex Trader Funding products and 5 from Crypto Fund Trader that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-07-28. These firms sell different instruments — Apex Trader Funding runs futures products and Crypto Fund Trader runs crypto — so treat the tables below as a fit comparison, not a like-for-like price race.
Crypto Fund Trader is the cheaper route at the one tier both firms sell on the same currency and billing model. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is Break Challenge at $70 (One-time fee), which needs $88 of profit at a 80% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Crypto Fund Trader's own products disagree on 11 terms. On evaluation steps it is 1-step on Accelerated (1-Phase) and Break Challenge, versus 2-step on Evaluation (Standard 2-Phase) and Ascend Evaluation, versus instant funding on Instant. Which product you buy decides that rule, not which firm you sign with — a firm-level table cannot show this.
Crypto Fund Trader is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: Break Challenge at $70 — $188 less than Apex Trader Funding's cheapest route at this tier (Intraday Trail - Standard, $258) — 73% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Break ChallengeCrypto Fund Trader · One-time · 80% split | $70One-time fee | $88at 80% split | — | — |
| Accelerated (1-Phase)Crypto Fund Trader · One-time · 80% split | $219One-time fee | $274at 80% split | 0.18vs 6% trailing max DD | 2 |
| Ascend EvaluationCrypto Fund Trader · One-time · 80% split | $225One-time fee | $281at 80% split | 0.11vs 10% max DD | 2 |
| Evaluation (Standard 2-Phase)Crypto Fund Trader · One-time · 80% split | $240One-time fee | $300at 80% split | 0.12vs 10% max DD | 2 |
| Intraday Trail - StandardApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $258Fee + tier activation | $258at 100% split | 0.26vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
Each cell shows every value that firm's current products hold. Where a firm disagrees with itself the products are named — those are the rows a firm-level table has to flatten, and the ones that decide whether your strategy is allowed. 11 of 16 rows split this way in this matchup.
| Term | Apex Trader Funding | Crypto Fund Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation steps | 1-step | 1-stepAccelerated (1-Phase), Break Challenge 2-stepEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Ascend Evaluation Instant fundingInstant |
| Profit split | 100% | 80% |
| Drawdown method | EOD trailingEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee TrailingIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | StaticEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Ascend Evaluation TrailingAccelerated (1-Phase), Break Challenge Balance-basedInstant |
| Daily loss cap | Fixed $ per tierEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee Not publishedIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | 4%Accelerated (1-Phase), Instant 5%Evaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Ascend Evaluation Not publishedBreak Challenge |
| Max loss cap | Fixed $ per tier | 10%Evaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Ascend Evaluation 6%Accelerated (1-Phase), Instant Not publishedBreak Challenge |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailingEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee TrailingIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | StaticEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Ascend Evaluation TrailingAccelerated (1-Phase), Break Challenge Balance-basedInstant |
| Min trading days | 1 | NoneEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Ascend Evaluation, Accelerated (1-Phase) 0Instant, Break Challenge |
| Max trading dayssame | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | None published | None publishedEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Ascend Evaluation, Accelerated (1-Phase), Instant 40%Break Challenge |
| First payout after | 5 days | 0 daysInstant, Break Challenge 15 daysEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Accelerated (1-Phase) Not publishedAscend Evaluation |
| Payout frequency | Weekly | Bi-weeklyEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Accelerated (1-Phase) On demandInstant, Break Challenge Not publishedAscend Evaluation |
| News trading | Conditional | AllowedEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Accelerated (1-Phase), Instant, Break Challenge ConditionalAscend Evaluation |
| Weekend holding | Not allowed | Allowed |
| Overnight holding | Not allowed | Allowed |
| EAs / algos | Not allowed | Conditional |
| Copy trading | Conditional | Not allowedEvaluation (Standard 2-Phase), Ascend Evaluation, Accelerated (1-Phase), Instant ConditionalBreak Challenge |
Apex moved new purchases to 4 one-time evaluation paths
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