Read May 6 2026

Apex Trader Funding and Topstep, rule for rule.

Same account size, both firms’ own published numbers, nothing added. Where the two differ, the row is marked.

Worked out from both firms’ published rules at the same account size, on May 6 2026. Rows where the two publish different values are marked. Rows where they publish the same value are not.

01 — The rules

5 of 7 rows differ

$50K evaluation at Apex Trader Funding · $50K evaluation at Topstep
The rule	Apex Trader Funding	Topstep	What it means for you
the profit target	$3,000firm’s published page, read May 6 2026	$3,000firm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026	What you have to make, once, to clear this stage.
the floor — published differently	$2,000 below your best · rises on every tick, all dayfirm’s published page, read Jul 14 2026	$2,000 below your best · rises once, at the closefirm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026	The balance you cannot go below. It rises on every price move, including profit you have not banked yet, and it never comes back down. It stops rising once it reaches the level below, and stays there. Reach it at any moment of the day — even for one tick, even with a position still open — and the account is closed.
the daily loss limit — published differently	none published	$1,000firm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026	This firm publishes no one-day cap on this account.
the consistency rule — published differently	none published	at most 50% in one dayfirm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026	This firm publishes no cap on how much of your profit one day may hold.
the position size cap — published differently	6 minis · 60 microsfirm’s published page, read May 6 2026	5 minis · 50 microsfirm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026	The most contracts you may hold at one time. This cap does not change as the account grows. A micro is one-tenth the size of a mini, so ten micros and one mini move your balance by the same amount per tick.
the activation fee — published differently	nothingfirm’s published page, read Jul 13 2026	$149 oncefirm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026	This firm charges nothing to turn a passed test into a funded account.
the payout gate	nothing may be taken out at this stage	nothing may be taken out at this stage	Nothing can be taken out during the test. Withdrawal terms belong to the funded stage.

02 — What each firm calls it

The same rule has a different name at each firm. These are the words on their own dashboards, so the one you are reading is the one you will be typing into a support ticket.

Words for the same rule
The rule	Apex Trader Funding	Topstep
the floor	Trailing Threshold	Maximum Loss Limit
the daily loss limit	Daily Loss Limit	Daily Loss Limit
the consistency rule	50% Consistency	Consistency Target
the activation fee	PA Activation Fee	Activation Fee
the payout gate	Safety Net	Winning Days
the position size cap	Scaling Levels	Maximum Position Size
the profit target	Profit Target	Profit Target

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