Apex Trader Funding vs Topstep on TradersPost
Apex Trader Funding and Topstep differ on 9 of 18 points TradersPost compares: platform, authentication, automated trading, bracket orders and 5 more.
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Platform
Tradovate
ProjectX
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Authentication
OAuth
API key
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Automated trading
Conditional
“Any type of hands-off, set-and-forget, or set-and-walk-away trading, including systems that run continuously 24 hours a day, is strictly prohibited.”
Allowed
Set by the firm
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Bracket orders
Supported
Not supported
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Stop limit orders
Supported
Not supported
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Good till canceled orders
Supported
Not supported
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Immediate or cancel orders
Supported
Not supported
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Fill or kill orders
Supported
Not supported
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Trailing stop attached to entry
Supported
Not supported
Automation and copy trading rules are set by each firm and can change. Rules recorded May 21, 2026; confirm the current policy with the firm before you connect.
Apex Trader Funding rules from support.apextraderfunding.com.
Topstep rules from help.topstep.com.
Same on both 9
- Copy trading
- Short selling
- Market orders
- Limit orders
- Stop orders
- Trailing stops
- Day orders
- Modify open orders
- Paper accounts
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Worth knowing about each
Apex Trader Funding
- Platform
- Tradovate
- Automated trading
- Conditional
- Copy trading
- Allowed