Quick take
- Drawdown is the real difference. EOD only moves at the close, so an open winner that reverses doesn't lift the floor. Intraday trails your peak in real time, including open profit.
- Intraday accounts pay a little more over six payouts ($14,500 vs $13,000 on a 50K) and need a lower daily profit to count a qualifying day ($200 vs $250).
- Everything else is the same: targets, safety net, 100% split, 50% consistency, activation fee.
EOD trailing vs Intraday trailing, side by side
EOD trailing
Intraday trailing
How the drawdown moves
Set once a day at the close and enforced during the next session. Touch it at any time and the account is liquidated
Follows your peak balance in real time, open profit included. In a PA it stops trailing at your starting balance plus $100
Max drawdown (50K)
$2,000
$2,000
Evaluation target (50K)
$3,000
$3,000
Evaluation daily loss limit (50K)
$1,000. Hitting it pauses trading for the session, not the account
Not stated on the pages we read
Min profit on a qualifying day (50K)
$250
$200
Safety net (50K)
$52,100
$52,100
Min balance to request (50K)
$52,600
$52,600
Payout caps, 1st to 6th (50K)
$1,500 / $1,500 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $2,500 / $3,000
$1,500 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $2,500 / $3,000 / $3,000
Most one PA can pay (all 6, 50K)
$13,000
$14,500
Profit split
100%
100%
Consistency rule
Best day under 50% of net profit since the last payout
Best day under 50% of net profit since the last payout
PA activation fee (50K)
$125 one-time
$125 one-time
Every cell is copied from Apex's own help center, checked Nov 6, 2026. "Not stated" means the pages we read don't say; the firm's page is the final word.
Questions about Apex EOD trailing vs Intraday trailing
Is Apex EOD or Intraday better?
They share the same targets, split and consistency rule. EOD's drawdown only moves at the daily close, which is kinder to trades that swing; Intraday trails your peak in real time. Intraday's six caps add up to $14,500 on a 50K vs $13,000 for EOD.
What is the Apex EOD payout cap?
On a 50K EOD Performance Account the six payout caps are $1,500, $1,500, $2,000, $2,500, $2,500 and $3,000, or $13,000 in total. Caps for 25K, 100K and 150K are on the Apex rules page.
Does the Apex intraday drawdown ever stop trailing?
Yes. In a Performance Account the intraday drawdown stops trailing once it reaches your starting balance plus $100, per Apex's help center.