PITGRADEWorked out from both firms’ rules

Read May 6 2026

Apex Trader Funding and Tradeify, 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

3 of 7 rows differ
$50K evaluation at Apex Trader Funding · $50K evaluation at Tradeify
The ruleApex Trader FundingTradeifyWhat it means for you
the profit target$3,000firm’s published page, read May 6 2026$3,000firm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026What 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 2026The 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 differentlynone published$1,250firm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026This firm publishes no one-day cap on this account.
the consistency rulenone publishednone publishedThis firm publishes no cap on how much of your profit one day may hold.
the position size cap — published differently6 minis · 60 microsfirm’s published page, read May 6 20264 minis · 40 microsfirm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026The 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 feenothingfirm’s published page, read Jul 13 2026nothingfirm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026This firm charges nothing to turn a passed test into a funded account.
the payout gatenothing may be taken out at this stagenothing may be taken out at this stageNothing 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 ruleApex Trader FundingTradeify
the floorTrailing ThresholdTrailing Max Drawdown
the daily loss limitDaily Loss LimitDaily Loss Limit
the consistency rule50% ConsistencyConsistency Rule
the activation feePA Activation FeeActivation
the payout gateSafety NetPayout Requirements
the position size capScaling LevelsContract Scaling Plan
the profit targetProfit TargetProfit Target

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