$7,500 Apex Payout Confirmed, Second Request Already Queued
A Reddit post from @Lost-You-9556 documents a $7,500 Apex Trader Funding payout taken on June 16, 2026, with a second $7,500 request already 4 of 5 days in on the same week. The trader works NQ and reports combined account balances above $57,000.
The post on r/ApexTraderFunding opens with a mix of excitement and anxiety. The trader explains they have been with Apex since April, and after a slow build, their performance has accelerated sharply in recent weeks. They confirm a $7,500 payout was taken on June 16th, hitting the fifth qualifying day and submitting on schedule, and they are already 4 of 5 days into the same week to line up another full $7,500 request.
Account health is the centerpiece of the update. The trader describes buffers as insane across their accounts, with combined balances above $57,000 after the morning session. They calculate that they could take measured $250 days and still mill out the next three payouts at the full amount, which speaks to disciplined sizing relative to the cushion they have already banked.
“I took a 7500 dollar payout on June 16th and I'm 4 of 5 days in the same week to get another 7500.”— @Lost-You-9556 on r/ApexTraderFunding
The instrument referenced in the post is NQ, the Nasdaq 100 futures contract, and the trader is working a single product rather than juggling exposures. That focus aligns with how Apex structures evaluations and payouts: traders take an evaluation, pass it, then move to a Performance Account where consistent results unlock cash withdrawals. Apex has paid out over $1 billion to traders since inception, and on the operational side payouts are typically processed within 1 to 2 business days via WISE or PLANE once approved, which matches the cadence the poster is planning around.
The remaining worry in the thread is about transitions to Live funded status. The trader has seen community members moved up to Live one or two days before a large payout, and they ask what qualifies an account for that transition and whether there is anything they can do to influence the timing. They also wonder, if multiple accounts collapse into one Live seat, whether balances are pooled the way another firm reportedly handles it, or whether they would inherit a fresh $50,000 Live account and start over.
Those questions are left open in the post itself, and this article does not speculate beyond what the trader wrote. What the proof does show is a working payout sequence: a confirmed $7,500 withdrawal in mid June, a second $7,500 request lined up within the same week, and balances well above the threshold needed to keep submitting. For readers tracking real Apex outcomes, that is the substance of the screenshot.