# Apex Performance Account rules, size by size

> Source: https://fundedsim.com/en/guides/apex-performance-account-rules
> Apex PA rules by size: the threshold lock, contract tiers, daily loss limit, five qualifying days, the 50% rule, payout caps and the six-payout close.

An Apex PA keeps your eval drawdown, locks the threshold at the start plus $100, and scales contracts and the daily loss limit with your closing balance. A payout needs five days of minimum profit, no day at 50% or more of the cycle profit and a balance above the safety net. Each PA pays six times at most, then closes.

By FundedSim Desk · updated October 26, 2026

## End of Day PA at a glance

| Size | Max loss | Max contracts | Days for a payout | Best-day rule on payouts | Balance to request | Minimum payout | Max per request | Payouts per account | You keep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25K | $1,000 | 2 minis | 5 days of $100+ | 50% | $26,600 | $500 | $1,000 | 6 | 100% |
| 50K | $2,000 | 4 minis | 5 days of $250+ | 50% | $52,600 | $500 | $1,500 to $3,000 | 6 | 100% |
| 100K | $3,000 | 6 minis | 5 days of $300+ | 50% | $103,600 | $500 | $2,000 to $4,000 | 6 | 100% |
| 150K | $4,000 | 10 minis | 5 days of $350+ | 50% | $154,600 | $500 | $2,500 to $5,000 | 6 | 100% |

"Max contracts" is the top tier; you start lower and scale up (below). "Max per request" rises with each payout number, from the first to the sixth.

## Intraday PA

| Size | Max loss | Max contracts | Days for a payout | Best-day rule on payouts | Balance to request | Minimum payout | Max per request | Payouts per account | You keep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25K | $1,000 | 2 minis | 5 days of $100+ | 50% | $26,600 | $500 | $1,000 | 6 | 100% |
| 50K | $2,000 | 4 minis | 5 days of $200+ | 50% | $52,600 | $500 | $1,500 to $3,000 | 6 | 100% |
| 100K | $3,000 | 6 minis | 5 days of $250+ | 50% | $103,600 | $500 | $2,000 to $4,000 | 6 | 100% |
| 150K | $4,000 | 10 minis | 5 days of $300+ | 50% | $154,600 | $500 | $2,500 to $5,000 | 6 | 100% |

Same sizes, drawdowns, safety nets and payout count. Two differences: the minimum daily profit for a qualifying day is lower ($200 instead of $250 on the 50K), and the threshold follows your intraday peak, open profit included, until you're the drawdown plus $100 ahead.

## Where the threshold stops

The PA keeps your eval's drawdown amount. On an End of Day PA the threshold trails your best close and stops at **starting balance + $100**. On a 50K: once you close at $52,100, the floor is $50,100 for good. Touch it, open trades included, and the PA closes permanently.

## Contracts and daily loss limit scale with profit

Your tier is set before each session from the previous close. Profit is measured from the starting balance.

| Size | Tier 1 | Top tier |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 25K | 1 contract, $500 DLL (under $1,000 profit) | 2 contracts, $1,250 DLL ($2,000 and up) |
| 50K | 2 contracts, $1,000 DLL (under $1,500) | 4 contracts, $3,000 DLL (about $6,000 and up) |
| 100K | 3 contracts, $1,750 DLL (under $2,000) | 6 contracts, $3,500 DLL ($10,000 and up) |
| 150K | 4 contracts, $2,500 DLL (under $2,000) | 10 contracts, $4,000 DLL ($10,000 and up) |

A close below a threshold moves you down a tier for the next session; you never drop below tier 1. Ten micros count as one mini. An order that would take you over your size is rejected, not punished.

## The payout checklist

1. **Five qualifying days** since your last payout, each with at least the minimum daily profit. They don't have to be in a row.
2. **The 50% rule.** No single profitable day may be 50% or more of the profit since your last approved payout. Check it with the [consistency calculator](https://fundedsim.com/en/calculators/consistency), pasting only the current cycle.
3. **Above the safety net.** The safety net is the drawdown plus $100 above the start, for the life of the PA. Only profit above it can be withdrawn, and the request needs at least $500 on top.
4. **Within the cap** for this payout number.

All met: you get 100% of the approved amount. You can keep trading while it's reviewed, but trade as if the money is already gone: if the balance falls below the minimum, the request is denied.

## Six payouts, then done

Every PA pays out at most six times. On a 50K End of Day PA the caps add up to $13,000 ($1,500 + $1,500 + $2,000 + $2,500 + $2,500 + $3,000). After the sixth, the PA closes and the next one needs a new eval. Plan the size of your requests around that: asking for less than the cap early doesn't add payouts later.

## Stay active

Every rolling 30 days, at least two trading days with $50 or more of net profit. Apex sends reminders at 15 and 20 days without them; at 30 the PA is closed and can't be reinstated.

## Practice it

FundedSim runs the Apex PA with these rules: tiers, safety net, five qualifying days, the 50% rule, caps and the six-payout close, plus the inactivity check. Log a few payouts in practice before the real one. How the PA compares with other firms' funded accounts: [payout rules](https://fundedsim.com/en/guides/prop-firm-payout-rules) and [Apex vs Topstep](https://fundedsim.com/en/compare/apex-vs-topstep).

## Questions people actually ask

**How much profit do I need before my first Apex payout?**

Enough to reach the minimum balance to request: $52,600 on a 50K, which is the $2,100 safety net plus the $500 minimum payout. On a 25K it's $26,600, on a 100K $103,600 and on a 150K $154,600.

**Do the five Apex payout days have to be in a row?**

No. Any five trading days that each meet the minimum daily profit count, and there's no deadline to collect them. That allows a payout as often as weekly.

**What happens after the sixth Apex payout?**

The PA closes. To get another one you pass a new evaluation.

**Can an Apex PA be closed for inactivity?**

Yes. Every rolling 30 days you need at least two trading days with $50 or more of net profit. After 30 days without that, the account closes and can't be reinstated.

## Blow it here, not on a paid eval

Run the same rules on your own trades in the simulator. Free, no card, and a blown account costs you nothing but pride.

[Start practicing](https://fundedsim.com/app)

## Keep going

- [Apex Trader Funding: End of Day vs Intraday evals, with the real numbers](https://fundedsim.com/en/prop-firms/apex)
- [How to pass the Apex evaluation](https://fundedsim.com/en/guides/how-to-pass-apex-evaluation)
- [Payout rules: what you need before the first withdrawal](https://fundedsim.com/en/guides/prop-firm-payout-rules)
- [Consistency rule calculator](https://fundedsim.com/en/calculators/consistency)

Blow it here, not on a paid eval

[Start practicing](https://fundedsim.com/app)