What is Apex Trader Funding's 30% negative p&l (per-trade) cap rule?

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Apex Trader Funding: 30% negative P&L (per-trade) cap

ConditionalPayout deniedVerifiedUpdated Jun 5, 2026

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.

The numbers

maxOpenNegativePct

Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.

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