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Built from product captures checked Oct 19, 2026
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| Fact | Apex Trader Funding | E8 Markets |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.4/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Lowest $100K fee | $590 (Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee) | $280 (E8 Signature Forex) |
| Base split | 100% | 80% |
| Max loss | — | 6–8% |
| Earliest first payout | Day 5 (Intraday Trail - Standard) | Day 3 (E8 One (Forex)) |
| Platforms | Rithmic · Tradovate · WealthCharts | TradeLocker · Match-Trader · cTrader · MT5 |
Available product sources · earliest check Oct 19, 2026
We track 4 Apex Trader Funding products and 5 from E8 Markets that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate; source checks range from 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-22. E8 Markets is cheaper to funded at 4 of the 4 directly comparable tiers. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is E8 Signature Forex at $120 (One-time fee), which needs $150 of profit at a 80% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Compare the 9 source-checked products available here, each with its own fees, split, drawdown and date.
We track 4 Apex Trader Funding products and 5 from E8 Markets that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate; source checks range from 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-22.
E8 Markets is cheaper to funded at 4 of the 4 directly comparable tiers. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is E8 Signature Forex at $120 (One-time fee), which needs $150 of profit at a 80% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Apex Trader Funding's own products disagree on 12 terms. On drawdown method it is eod trailing on EOD Trail - Standard and EOD Trail - No Activation Fee, versus trailing on Intraday Trail - Standard and Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee. Which product you buy decides that rule, not which firm you sign with — a firm-level table cannot show this.
Not in the cost tables: Apex Trader Funding EOD Trail - Standard and Intraday Trail - Standard. The latest capture records no complete entry price for them, so they are not ranked on cost.
E8 Markets is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: E8 Signature Forex at $120 — $570 less than Apex Trader Funding's cheapest route at this tier (Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee, $690) — 83% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Signature ForexE8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $120One-time fee | $150at 80% split | 0.15vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $148One-time fee | $185at 80% split | 0.09vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| E8 Pro (Perpetuals)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $148One-time fee | $185at 80% split | 0.09vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $188One-time fee | $235at 80% split | 0.16vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Perpetuals)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $188One-time fee | $235at 80% split | 0.16vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| Intraday Trail - No Activation FeeApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $690Fee + tier activation | $690at 100% split | 0.69vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
| EOD Trail - No Activation FeeApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $1,090Fee + tier activation | $1,090at 100% split | 1.09vs $1,000 tier max loss | 5 |
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.
E8 Markets is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: E8 Signature Forex at $160 — $330 less than Apex Trader Funding's cheapest route at this tier (Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee, $490) — 67% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Signature ForexE8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $160One-time fee | $200at 80% split | 0.10vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $228One-time fee | $285at 80% split | 0.07vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| E8 Pro (Perpetuals)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $228One-time fee | $285at 80% split | 0.07vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $288One-time fee | $360at 80% split | 0.12vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Perpetuals)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $288One-time fee | $360at 80% split | 0.12vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| Intraday Trail - No Activation FeeApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $490Fee + tier activation | $490at 100% split | 0.24vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| EOD Trail - No Activation FeeApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $1,190Fee + tier activation | $1,190at 100% split | 0.59vs $2,000 tier max loss | 3 |
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.
E8 Markets is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: E8 Signature Forex at $280 — $310 less than Apex Trader Funding's cheapest route at this tier (Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee, $590) — 53% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Signature ForexE8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $280One-time fee | $350at 80% split | 0.12vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| E8 One (Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $488One-time fee | $610at 80% split | 0.10vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| E8 One (Perpetuals)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $488One-time fee | $610at 80% split | 0.10vs 6% trailing max DD | 1 |
| E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $488One-time fee | $610at 80% split | 0.08vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| E8 Pro (Perpetuals)E8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $488One-time fee | $610at 80% split | 0.08vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| Intraday Trail - No Activation FeeApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $590Fee + tier activation | $590at 100% split | 0.20vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| EOD Trail - No Activation FeeApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $1,590Fee + tier activation | $1,590at 100% split | 0.53vs $3,000 tier max loss | 2 |
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.
E8 Markets is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: E8 Signature Forex at $450 — $1,440 less than Apex Trader Funding's cheapest route at this tier (Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee, $1,890) — 76% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Signature ForexE8 Markets · One-time · 80% split | $450One-time fee | $563at 80% split | 0.13vs $4,500 tier max loss | — |
| Intraday Trail - No Activation FeeApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $1,890Fee + tier activation | $1,890at 100% split | 0.47vs $4,000 tier max loss | — |
| EOD Trail - No Activation FeeApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $2,490Fee + tier activation | $2,490at 100% split | 0.62vs $4,000 tier max loss | 2 |
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. 12 of 16 rows split this way in this matchup.
| Term | Apex Trader Funding | E8 Markets |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation stepssame | 1-step | 1-step |
| Profit split | 100% | 80% |
| Drawdown method | EOD trailingEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee TrailingIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | StaticE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) TrailingE8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals) EOD trailingE8 Signature Forex |
| Daily loss cap | Fixed $ per tierEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee Not publishedIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | 2.5%E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) 4%E8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals) Not publishedE8 Signature Forex |
| Max loss cap | Fixed $ per tier | 6%E8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals) 8%E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) Fixed $ per tierE8 Signature Forex |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailingEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee TrailingIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | StaticE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) TrailingE8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals) EOD trailingE8 Signature Forex |
| Min trading days | 0 | 0E8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals), E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) UnverifiedE8 Signature Forex |
| Max trading dayssame | Unverified | Unverified |
| Consistency rule | Unverified | 40%E8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals) UnverifiedE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) 35%E8 Signature Forex |
| First payout after | 5 days | 3 daysE8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals), E8 Signature Forex Not publishedE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) |
| Payout frequency | Weekly | On demand |
| News trading | Conditional | AllowedE8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Signature Forex Not publishedE8 One (Perpetuals), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) ConditionalE8 One (Forex) |
| Weekend holding | Not allowed | AllowedE8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals), E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) Not allowedE8 Signature Forex |
| Overnight holding | Not allowed | AllowedE8 One (Forex), E8 One (Perpetuals), E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) Not allowedE8 Signature Forex |
| EAs / algos | Not allowed | ConditionalE8 One (Forex), E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Signature Forex Not publishedE8 One (Perpetuals), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) |
| Copy trading | Conditional | ConditionalE8 One (Forex), E8 Pro (E8PRO v2, Forex), E8 Signature Forex Not publishedE8 One (Perpetuals), E8 Pro (Perpetuals) |
Apex moved new purchases to 4 one-time evaluation paths
Older Apex reviews can describe a different billing and drawdown structure. Match the exact product shown at checkout, verify the dynamic fee, and note that the current evaluation may pass in one day without a minimum-day rule.
E8 Signature base prices refreshed
The four Signature fees are $10–$60 higher than the prior capture, so true-cost and break-even comparisons move with them. Check the final checkout total and any active code before paying.
E8 One default target and drawdown confirmed
Comparisons use the 9% / 4% / 6% default that the listed prices buy. Choosing a different drawdown changes the target and daily limit (and possibly the price), so check the selected configuration in the order confirmation; Indian and Kenyan profiles are additionally capped at the $200K E8 One tier.
E8 Pro pages disagree on prices and configurable terms
The comparison uses the fixed 8% / 8% / 2.5% configuration at the listed prices and does not infer variant prices. Confirm the size, payout option, platform surcharge and final total in checkout.
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