Does Apex Trader Funding Charge Commissions?

No. There is no commission, spread markup, or hidden surcharge on buying an Apex evaluation. The evaluation is a single one-time fee — currently from $16.70 with code DEALPROPFIRM (up to 90% OFF). On the current product line there is no monthly rebill and no reset fees baked into that price.

In other words, the "commission" question mixes up two different things: the price you pay Apex to attempt the evaluation, and the per-trade commissions you pay the platform once you are actually placing orders. Apex does not add a commission to the first one.

Once you trade, you pay the standard per-round-turn futures commissions that the trading platform passes through. These are the same exchange and broker fees any retail futures trader pays — Apex does not mark them up.

Rates vary by instrument and can change, so always check the platform's live commission schedule for exact per-contract pricing before you trade. Micro contracts (MES, MNQ, MGC and similar) cost only a small fraction of the equivalent E-mini, which is why many traders scale in with micros first.

No. NinjaTrader is a front-end platform that connects to Apex accounts through Rithmic or Tradovate, so the per-contract commissions are the same ones listed above — there is no separate "NinjaTrader commission" stacked on top.

One practical note: Apex's Tradovate evaluation tiers typically run about $20–$30 cheaper upfront than the equivalent Rithmic tiers, so the platform you pick affects the evaluation price more than it affects your per-trade commissions.

There is no hidden commission on the evaluation fee. The only recurring cost of trading is the normal exchange and broker round-turn commission, charged when you actually place trades. Beyond that, the one fee that is easy to overlook is the one-time activation fee you pay after you pass, to activate the funded account — that is not a commission either.

Bottom line: budget for the one-time evaluation fee, standard per-round-turn commissions when you trade, and a one-time activation fee if you pass. That is the full picture — no commission surprises baked into the evaluation.