Comparison

Apex vs MyFundedFutures: Which Is Better for Pine Script Algo Trading?

Two of the more automation-friendly futures prop firms in the space — but the drawdown math and the eval structure genuinely differ once you look past the marketing. Here's the rule-by-rule breakdown for a Pine Script strategy running on TradingView.

Updated July 2026 · ~8 min read

Rule-by-rule comparison — 50k accounts

Rule Apex Trader Funding 50k MyFundedFutures 50k
Profit target $3,000 $3,000
Max drawdown $2,500 $2,000
Drawdown type Intraday trailing StaticWIN
Daily loss limit None, at any account size.WIN $1,250
Consistency rule (eval) None during evaluation. None — explicit, no cap on single-day contribution.
Min trading days 1 day NoneWIN
Automation allowed Allowed during the evaluation. Explicitly permitted on both the evaluation and the live funded account —…WIN
Payout split New EOD/Intraday Trailing Drawdown accounts: 100% payout split.WIN Not published
Best for Fast, high-conviction strategies that bank a defined target Strategies that want funded-account automation and a fixed floor

What the key rule differences mean for Pine Scripts

Drawdown structure: static vs intraday trailing

MyFundedFutures runs a static drawdown — the floor is set once at account open and never moves again, regardless of how much the account grows. On a 50k account, that's a fixed $2,000 line the whole way through the evaluation. Apex's floor is intraday trailing: it ratchets up in real time with every new equity high the account touches during the session, including unrealized gains that later reverse. A trade that peaks $500 in the green and closes flat has already tightened Apex's floor by $500 with nothing banked.

For a script, static is the easier number to hard-code — one constant, checked once. Intraday trailing needs the strategy to track its own running peak and recompute the floor continuously, which matters most for strategies that let winners run rather than taking a fixed profit.

Daily loss limit: Apex's edge, MyFundedFutures' guardrail

Apex has no daily loss limit at any account size during the evaluation — a script runs the full session without a circuit breaker. MyFundedFutures enforces $1,250 on a 50k account, so a strategy needs a daily P&L tracker that halts new entries once that floor is close. At $125 risk per trade, that's roughly 10 losing trades of runway before the limit bites — workable, but it's a piece of logic Apex doesn't require.

Minimum trading days: both let you move fast

Apex requires 1 trading day. MyFundedFutures requires none at all — the source states no minimum trading days requirement, repeatedly and explicitly. Neither firm forces a strategy to grind through a multi-week waiting period once the profit target and drawdown conditions are satisfied.

Consistency rule: neither firm caps a single day on the eval

This is worth calling out because it's easy to find outdated claims that both firms enforce a 30% best-day cap. MyFundedFutures doesn't — the source is explicit that there's no cap on how much of your total profit a single day can represent. Apex's 30–50% cap is real, but it only starts counting on the funded account; it has no bearing on the evaluation itself. For a strategy that occasionally books an oversized single-day win, neither firm's eval will flag it.

Automation policy: MyFundedFutures covers both phases

Apex allows full automation during the evaluation but restricts commercial/resold automation on the live Performance Account — a script can still drive the chart and alerts, but the execution side typically shifts to manual confirmation once funded. MyFundedFutures explicitly permits automation on both the evaluation and the funded account, which is one of the more automation-friendly funded-account policies among major firms.

Payout split

Apex's current EOD and Intraday Trailing Drawdown product lines pay a straightforward 100% split; the legacy Performance Account line pays a standard split with a required safety net on the first three payouts. MyFundedFutures doesn't publish a payout split figure on its main account-tier page — if payout economics are the deciding factor, confirm the current number directly with MyFundedFutures before choosing.

Rules and product lineups change — MyFundedFutures in particular has moved through several account-tier structures. Verify current terms with each firm before purchasing an evaluation.

Which firm should you choose?

Choose Apex if…

You want a published payout split and a fast eval

  • No daily loss limit — bot runs freely all session
  • 1-day minimum, single-phase evaluation
  • A stated, straightforward payout split
  • Strategy takes fixed profit targets rather than trailing winners
Choose MyFundedFutures if…

You want funded-account automation and a fixed floor

  • Static drawdown — floor never moves, easiest to size around
  • No minimum trading days requirement
  • Automation explicitly permitted on the funded account too
  • No consistency rule at any stage

Pine Script automation stack for both firms

Both Apex and MyFundedFutures support a TradingView → TradersPost → broker pipeline. The Pine Script fires an alert on signal, TradersPost turns that alert into an order, and the order lands on the connected account. The main configuration difference between the two: Apex's script needs a running peak-equity tracker for the trailing floor and no daily-loss variable; MyFundedFutures' script needs a fixed floor constant and a daily P&L halt set a little inside the $1,250 line for buffer.

See the Apex strategy page or MyFundedFutures strategy page for firm-specific sizing notes.

Scripts pre-configured for Apex and MyFundedFutures rule sets.

Drawdown floor logic and daily kill switch parameters both built in — pick your firm at checkout.

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Frequently asked questions

Does MyFundedFutures allow automated Pine Script trading?
Yes — explicitly on both the evaluation and the live funded account, which is unusual. Most firms that allow automation during the eval restrict or ban it once you're funded; MyFundedFutures is one of the few that permits it through both stages, which matters if you want to keep running the exact same script after passing.
Is Apex or MyFundedFutures cheaper?
Both firms run frequent evaluation discounts, and a hardcoded price here would likely be stale by the time you read it. Check each firm's live checkout for the current 50k price rather than relying on a fixed figure.
Which has better drawdown rules for algo traders — Apex or MFF?
MyFundedFutures uses a static drawdown — the floor is fixed at account open and never moves, which is the simplest structure to size a script around. Apex uses an intraday trailing drawdown that ratchets up with every new equity high during the session, which is stricter and punishes strategies that let unrealized gains give back before closing. If drawdown simplicity is the priority, MFF's static floor is the easier one to code for.
Which firm passes faster — Apex or MFF?
Apex requires just 1 trading day; MyFundedFutures requires none at all — a strategy could theoretically clear the target and be done without a multi-day waiting period on either firm. In practice, both let a fast, high-conviction strategy pass in a single session if it hits the profit target while respecting its drawdown floor.
Does Apex or MFF allow scaling to multiple funded accounts?
Both firms let traders hold more than one funded account at a time, which is a common way to scale a single automated strategy across more capital without buying a proportionally larger single account. Confirm each firm's current per-trader account cap before building a multi-account setup, since caps are exactly the kind of policy detail firms adjust without much notice.

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