Luca Marino Books $4,500 Apex Payout, Weighs Stepping Back
Trader Luca Marino (@Lucamarinotrade) posted confirmation of a $4,500 Apex Trader Funding payout on September 10, 2026, telling followers he has been "going crazy" in the live accounts but may step back to protect focus on his personal book.
Luca Marino shared the update on X on September 10, 2026, telling followers he has been on a hot streak inside his Apex evaluation and PA accounts. The tweet accompanied a payout confirmation for $4,500, approved in September 2026, adding another data point to a growing list of trader-shared withdrawals from the firm.
What stands out in the post is not just the dollar figure but the candor about focus. Marino explicitly notes that the Apex accounts are pulling attention away from his personal stack and his live retail account, and he floats the idea of stepping back after this payout clears. It is a rare public admission from a funded trader that scaling multiple sim-funded accounts carries a real cognitive cost, even when the strategy is working.
“been going crazy in these apex live accounts btw. but they are taking my focus away from my stack and my live account so i may just stop after this payout”— @Lucamarinotrade on X, September 10, 2026
The $4,500 approval fits the pattern Apex has built its reputation on. The firm runs one of the largest payout programs in the futures prop space, having distributed more than $1 billion to traders since it launched in 2021, according to company disclosures. Marino did not specify which account size generated this particular withdrawal, and the post does not reference the instrument or setup behind the run.
For readers evaluating whether to pursue similar accounts, the takeaway from Marino's note is less about the headline number and more about the workflow warning. Running Apex PA accounts alongside a personal live book requires a routine that can absorb both, and Marino's willingness to consider walking away suggests the tradeoff is worth weighing before scaling up rather than after.
