Published 26 August 2026
Apex Trader Funding’s activation fee is a one-time charge to activate a funded account after you pass. The fee on Standard accounts is a flat $59 at every size on Intraday Trail, and $119 / $139 / $149 / $159 by size on EOD Trail. Every affected page has been updated.
Figures corrected in this update
- Intraday Trail: the fee is a flat $59 at all four sizes (25K, 50K, 100K and 150K). An earlier version of this page showed a graduated schedule; that has been corrected.
- EOD Trail: the fee is $119 (25K), $139 (50K), $149 (100K) and $159 (150K).
How these figures are read
Apex blocks automated requests, so its pricing has to be read in a real browser. We were reading the rendered checkout panel — the text a human sees — and that panel returns different values for the same configuration on different page loads. We recorded a graduated schedule twice and a flat figure on a third check, which is what finally exposed the problem.
The fix was to stop reading the display and read the data behind it. Apex’s configurator is built from a product data object containing 90 records, each carrying the evaluation price, the activation price and a flag for the No Activation Fee variant. That object is unambiguous and internally consistent. It is now our source for Apex, and reading the underlying data rather than the rendered figure is now the rule for every firm we track.
The corrected figures
| Account size | Intraday Trail | EOD Trail |
|---|---|---|
| 25K | $59 | $119 |
| 50K | $59 | $139 |
| 100K | $59 | $149 |
| 150K | $59 | $159 |
One further detail from the same source: the current SAVENOW promotion is 90% off the first month and 50% recurring, and it expires 25 August 2026 at 23:59. The promotion data contains no activation-fee component, which confirms what we already stated: the coupon does not reduce the activation fee.
Quick answers
What is the Apex Trader Funding activation fee?
On Standard accounts it is a flat $59 at every account size on Intraday Trail, and $119 (25K), $139 (50K), $149 (100K) and $159 (150K) on EOD Trail. Verified 26 August 2026 from Apex’s own product data. The No Activation Fee variants charge $0 to activate and carry a higher one-time evaluation price instead.
Does the SAVENOW coupon reduce the Apex activation fee?
No. SAVENOW discounts the evaluation price (90% off the first month, 50% recurring) and expires 25 August 2026 at 23:59. Apex’s promotion data contains no activation-fee component, so the activation fee is charged in full regardless of the coupon.
Did Prop Data Lab publish the wrong Apex activation fee?
Yes. Between 8 and 26 August 2026 we published a graduated Intraday activation fee of $69/$79/$99/$129 and EOD figures of $99/$129 for the 25K and 50K accounts. Those were wrong. They came from reading Apex’s rendered checkout panel, which returns unstable values. We corrected every affected page on 26 August 2026 and left a visible correction notice rather than editing the numbers quietly.
Full detail on the Apex activation fee page and the Apex profile. How we verify: our methodology.
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