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Apex Trader Banks $1,500 First Payout in Three Days, Reddit Post Shows
A first time Apex Trader Funding withdrawal moved from request to bank deposit in about three business days, according to a Reddit post from trader @FAblessed247365 detailing a $1,500 payout that landed in a Capital One account.
Posting to the r/ApexTraderFunding subreddit under the handle @FAblessed247365, the trader explained that skepticism almost kept them from pulling the trigger on a withdrawal at all. They had read multiple accounts online suggesting Apex payouts could stretch into weeks, with some claims reaching around 30 days. That hesitation is a common thread among newer funded traders, which is why firsthand timelines like this one carry weight in the community.
According to the post, the payout request was submitted on Monday, September 14 at 7:22 PM. By Thursday, September 17, the full $1,500 had cleared into the trader's Capital One account. That is a turnaround of roughly three business days from request to deposit, and it was the trader's very first withdrawal from the firm rather than a repeat cycle where the pipes were already warm.
“I requested my $1,500 payout on Monday evening, and by Thursday it was already deposited into my Capital One account. That was my very first payout.”— @FAblessed247365 on Reddit
The trader flagged one preparation detail that likely helped: the bank account had been linked to Apex roughly three to four months before the payout request went in, so no verification steps were pending when the clock started. This matches the workflow Apex publicly describes for its evaluation and Performance Account (PA) structure, where funded traders qualify for withdrawals once program conditions are met and payouts are processed on the firm's published schedule.
One nuance from the post worth highlighting for other traders: after the payout was approved, @FAblessed247365 kept trading and actually took losses in the account before the deposit landed. Apex still honored the approved amount and sent the $1,500 as scheduled. The trader was careful to note this is a single experience and not a guarantee that every account will see the same result, but the outcome directly contradicts the longer wait times they had been reading about before deciding to request.
For anyone weighing whether to submit a first withdrawal, the takeaway from this Reddit post is straightforward. Bank details established in advance, a clean request, and patience through the standard review window produced a Monday evening to Thursday deposit for this trader. Individual results will vary based on account status, verification, and the payout calendar in effect at the time of request.
