The Apex reset policy: why "no resets" doesn't mean what you think.
Whether your Apex account can be reset depends entirely on which generation you purchased. Current evaluations have no reset option at all. Legacy accounts do, tied to a recurring billing cycle most traders don't realize they're on. Here is exactly how each version works.
Why the answer depends on when you bought your evaluation.
Apex Trader Funding replaced its entire fee and account structure on March 1, 2026. Every account purchased before that date runs on the older Legacy structure. Everything purchased on or after that date runs on the current model. Resets are one of the clearest places these two systems diverge completely.
No resets, no subscription
- One-time evaluation fee, not a recurring charge
- No reset option exists under any circumstance
- Failure means permanent closure of that evaluation
- Evaluation expires at the end of its 30-day window, no rebill
Resets exist, tied to billing
- Recurring monthly subscription, not a one-time fee
- Resets available on evaluations only, for a fee
- Failed accounts can auto-reset for free at renewal
- Must be manually cancelled to stop recurring charges
Legacy accounts are no longer available for new purchase, but existing Legacy accounts continue exactly as before, with no retroactive rule changes, and can convert into Legacy Performance Accounts the same way they always could. The full breakdown of what changed across the 4.0 restructure is covered in the Apex activation fee guide.
If it fails, it's over. There is nothing to reset.
On a current-generation evaluation, if the maximum drawdown is breached at any point during the 30-day access period, the account is permanently failed and closed. There are no reset options, and there is no reset fee to pay, because there is nothing to purchase. The only way to continue is buying a new evaluation entirely.
Current evaluations are not subscription-based, which means there is nothing to cancel either. The evaluation expires on its 30-day access period end date if the profit target isn't reached, and you are never rebilled. The absence of a reset option is the direct trade-off for removing the recurring billing structure that Legacy resets depended on.
The current 30-day access window and profit target mechanics are covered in full in the Apex profit target guide.
Resets, but only on evaluations, and only with strings attached.
Legacy evaluations can be reset, restarting the evaluation process while keeping the original billing cycle. This applies exclusively to Evaluation Accounts. Performance Accounts, Legacy or otherwise, are never eligible for resets under any circumstance, a rule violation or drawdown breach on a PA results in closure, not a reset.
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Eligible accounts | Legacy Evaluation Accounts only |
| Manual reset fee (Rithmic) | ~$80 |
| Manual reset fee (Tradovate) | ~$100 |
| Renewal date | Never extended by a reset, stays exactly 30 days from last billing date |
| Reset fee refunds | Never, even if reset by mistake |
| Subsequent failures | Require paying for another reset, unless it fails again right at renewal |
| Passed accounts | Never reset a passed account |
A failed Legacy evaluation that is not reset within 8 days will be disabled if there is no active subscription behind it. You need to either reset the account manually or open a new one to continue. This is separate from the automatic renewal-triggered reset covered next, it applies specifically when a failure sits unresolved for more than a week outside the renewal cycle.
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View current evaluation options →Why your account may have reset without you doing anything.
This is the direct answer to a question that circulates often: why did my account reset when I never clicked a reset button? The answer is a built-in feature of the Legacy renewal cycle, not a mistake or a manual action.
If your Legacy Evaluation Account is in failed status as of market close, around 5 PM ET, on the day before your monthly renewal date, Apex automatically resets your account balance as part of that renewal charge, at no additional fee beyond the renewal itself. You do not need to request this or take any action, it happens automatically because the account was already failed at the moment the subscription renewed.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| June 15 | Evaluation purchased. Billing cycle set, renews the 15th of each month. |
| July 12 | Max drawdown breached. Evaluation fails. |
| July 14, 5 PM ET | Still in failed status at the renewal checkpoint. |
| July 15 | Subscription renews. Account resets for free as part of the charge. |
The free auto-reset only applies to accounts that are failed at the specific renewal checkpoint. If you fail an account mid-cycle, well before its renewal date, and reset it manually yourself, that reset costs a fee. If the account then fails again and happens to renew while still failed, that second reset is free. Timing relative to your renewal date is what determines whether a reset costs anything.
Resets don't stop the billing, cancelling does.
A reset and a cancellation are not the same action, and confusing them is a common way traders end up billed for an account they thought they had walked away from. Resetting an account restores its balance and evaluation parameters. It does nothing to your subscription status. If you do not separately and manually cancel, billing continues to recur every month regardless of how many times you've reset.
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Log in to your Apex Members' Area, not just the trading dashboard.
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Locate the specific subscription tied to the account you want to stop paying for.
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Manually cancel the subscription. This must be done separately for each paid account you hold.
If a Legacy Evaluation Account is cancelled but still within its subscription period, it can still be reset manually to restore balance and parameters, cancelling does not immediately disable it. But if that evaluation has passed, it must be converted to a Performance Account within the 30-day rebill period following cancellation. Once that window passes, it can no longer be converted, cancelling and then waiting too long effectively forfeits a passed evaluation.
You can hold both, but they never become each other.
Apex explicitly allows a trader to hold both Legacy and current-generation accounts simultaneously. There are no retroactive rule changes applied to existing Legacy accounts, and they continue under their original terms indefinitely, as long as the subscription remains active.
What is not possible is conversion in either direction. A Legacy account can never become a current 4.0 account, and a current account was never eligible for the reset structure Legacy accounts use, since it isn't running on a subscription in the first place. The combined household limit of 20 active Performance Accounts, covered in the Apex copy trading and multiple accounts guide, applies across Legacy and current PAs together, not as two separate limits.
Current evaluations are one-time fee purchases with no subscription and no resets to manage. Code ONKAGNVZ applies 90% off during the current active sale.
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