Apex Trader Funding: 30% negative P&L (per-trade) cap
On PA/funded accounts, your live unrealized negative P&L on any single trade cannot exceed 30% of the account's profit balance at the start of the day. It's a per-trade risk governor, not a daily limit.
The gotcha
Letting a loser run 'to come back' past the 30% line is a compliance violation even if you ultimately close green.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this doesn't necessarily close the account, but it can disqualify the payout you were trading toward — you keep trading, the profit doesn't get paid.
The numbers
| maxOpenNegativePct | 30 |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle max risk per trade
Apex Trader Funding's 30% negative p&l (per-trade) cap is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats max risk per trade — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| AquaFunded | Max loss per trade (−2% floating kill switch) | Voids account |
| Blueberry Funded | 1.5% per-trade-idea cap (funded only) | Voids account |
| Funded Trading Plus | Symbol Loss Limit (instant termination) | Voids account |
| FundedElite | Single-instrument risk cap (widest-stop rule) | Voids account |
| Goat Funded Trader | 2% floating-loss kill switch (instant family) | Voids account |
| Crypto Fund Trader | $10,000/day profit cap (excess deleted) | Payout denied |
| FunderPro | Risk & margin limits | Payout denied |
| City Traders Imperium | 60-second mandatory stop-loss | Warning |
| Fintokei | 3% max risk on open trades | Warning |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with Apex Trader Funding. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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