Apex Trader Funding

Futures-first. Apex funds you to trade CME futures (ES, NQ, CL, GC, etc.). Crypto futures (BBT, MBT micros) are available but not the primary product. For pure crypto exposure consider HyroTrader, Breakout, or BrightFunded.

Yes. Apex is the largest futures-first prop firm we cover — 4.2 stars across 20,400+ Trustpilot reviews and a payout history dating to 2020 — and it's US-friendly. The caveat isn't legitimacy, it's product fit: Apex funds CME futures, so crypto exposure is limited to Bitcoin and Ether micro-futures rather than spot or perpetuals.

Apex pays on a bi-weekly cycle, with approved withdrawals typically processed within 24 hours via bank transfer, USDT, or BTC. Profit split is 100% on your first $25K in payouts (90% after that). The 24-hour processing is fast for a futures firm, though crypto-native firms settling on-chain can be quicker still. Third-party reports describe the March 2026 "Apex 4.0" relaunch adding automated payouts; we could not confirm the new cadence on the firm's own pages, which block automated reads.

Almost always. Apex runs rolling evaluation promotions — typically 50% to 90% off the evaluation fee — and maintains a coupon-codes page in its help centre. The percentage changes with each promotion and the codes are evergreen, so the practical question is not whether a code exists but how deep the current cut is. Our link applies the current headline discount, which was 80% off the evaluation when we last verified it. Promotions apply to the evaluation fee only: the one-time PA activation fee (reported at $69 to $149 depending on account size and drawdown type) is not discounted.