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| Profit target | LucidPro Evaluation Futures, LucidFlex Evaluation Futures, LucidDaily Evaluation Futures: $1,250 (25K); $3,000 (50K); $6,000 (100K); $9,000 (150K) · LucidDirect Straight to funded: No evaluation - funded from purchase · Evaluation + Pre-Live, then live: Evaluation $1,250 (25K); $3,000 (50K); $6,000 (100K); $9,000 (150K). Pre-Live $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500Read the full ruleShow less |
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| Max drawdown | $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500 (25K/50K/100K/150K) on LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily and LucidMaxx; LucidDirect $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,500 / $5,000. The MLL trails up to Initial Balance + $100 and then locks ($25,100 / $50,100 / $100,100 / $150,100)Read the full ruleShow less |
| Daily loss limit | Sold as a checkout customization on LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDaily: Daily Loss Limit ON (the cheaper build, and it unlocks On Demand intraday payouts on the funded account) or OFF (a paid add-on, $21-$72 list depending on plan and size).Read the full ruleShow lessWith DLL ON the limit is $600 / $1,200 / $1,800 / $2,700 (25K/50K/100K/150K) and applies to BOTH the evaluation and the funded account. The choice is locked once the account is bought. LucidDirect has no add-ons - its DLL is fixed by size: none on the 25K, then $1,200 (50K) / $2,100 (100K) / $3,000 (150K), i.e. looser than the other plans on the two largest sizes. LucidMaxx has no DLL. Every DLL is a SOFT breach - you are locked out until the next session but keep the account |
| Consistency rule | LucidFlex 40% in evaluation (50% as a paid checkout add-on) and none once funded; LucidDaily 40% in evaluation, or 50% (with a built-in cushion) as a paid checkout add-on, and none once funded or live; LucidPro 40%; LucidMaxx 40% in evaluation and none in Pre-Live; LucidDirect 20%. Measured as largest single day vs total profitRead the full ruleShow less |
| Min trading days | LucidPro none (one-day pass possible); LucidFlex no minimum to pass (3 days at the standard 40% consistency, 2 with the 50% add-on), but funded payouts need 5 profitable days of $100-$250;Read the full ruleShow lessLucidDaily none - payouts need only profit above the buffer plus positive net profit since the last payout; LucidDirect 5 days before a payout; LucidMaxx none stated (a 3-day pass at the earliest under its 40% consistency rule) |
| Drawdown type | End-of-Day (EOD) trailing on LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDirect. LucidDaily is the exception: its evaluation is EOD or Intraday as a priced choice at checkout (intraday is the cheaper build) and its FUNDED accounts are always Intraday |
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| Payout schedule | Approved payouts leave the account within minutes; the money reaches your payment method within 2 business days. Minimum request $500 on every plan.Read the full ruleShow lessOn Demand Payouts (October 2026): with the Daily Loss Limit ON - and on LucidDirect 50K-150K, which always have one - a funded account can request a payout during the session from that session's profit (6:00 PM-3:45 PM ET); LucidPro and LucidFlex then pause trading until the end of the trading day, while LucidDaily allows several requests in one session. DLL-OFF accounts and the LucidDirect 25K follow the regular end-of-day schedule; accounts with a hedging violation are excluded. |
| EA / bots | Allowed on every plan (LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily, LucidDirect, LucidMaxx): automated trading systems AND third-party trade copiers are permitted; DCA/scaling in, genuine scalping and flipping to meet minimum-day requirements are explicitly allowed.Read the full ruleShow lessHFT is strictly prohibited (firm wording), and microscalping is flagged when more than 50% of profit comes from trades held 5 seconds or less |
| News trading | News trading allowed without restriction on LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDirect - no blackout periods.Read the full ruleShow lessLucidDaily funded accounts are the exception: US high-impact red-folder news is a HARD breach (flat from 1 min before to 1 min after). Genuine scalping allowed. Positions auto-close 4:45 PM EST |
| Weekend holding | Not permitted - all positions auto-close at 4:45 PM EST on LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDirect (market reopens 6:00 PM EST Sun-Thu); on market holidays with altered closing times positions must be closed before the early close.Read the full ruleShow lessHolding past the cutoff does not fail the account. LucidLive accounts do NOT allow swing trading either: 4:45 PM EST on Tradovate Live, 4:15 PM EST on Rithmic Live, with an optional auto-liquidate set during onboarding |
| Max leverage | Per contract (futures) - position caps run 2 Mini/20 Micro at 25K up to 10 Mini/100 Micro at 150K |
| Cheapest challenge | $65 |
| Trustpilot (estimate) | 4.5/5 from ~8,674 reviews |
Rules and pricing verified 2026-10-28 against Lucid Trading’s own site.
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Every figure below is read from Lucid Trading’s own published plan pages and re-checked 2026-11-06. Where a plan defers part of the fee, the balance is shown beside the price. Open a plan for its rules and its price per account size.
| Profit target | $1,250 (25K); $3,000 (50K); $6,000 (100K); $9,000 (150K) |
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| Drawdown type | EOD (end-of-day) trailing |
| Min trading days | None - the firm advertises passing 'in as little as one day' |
| Consistency rule | 40% - largest single-day profit may not exceed 40% of total profit in the payout cycle (funded); resets after each approved payout |
| Profit split | 90/10. Accounts purchased or reset before 2025-11-28 15:00 EST keep 100% of the first $10K |
| Payout rules | No fixed payout window - request any day once eligible; 3 days minimum between payouts; the 5th (final) payout enters the live review pool - moving live is at the firm's discretion |
| Activation fee | None - no fee to upgrade a LucidPro Evaluation to LucidPro Funded |
| Account size | Price |
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| $25,000 | $108 |
| $50,000 | $172 |
| $100,000 | $272 |
| $150,000 | $365 |
| Profit target | $1,250 (25K); $3,000 (50K); $6,000 (100K); $9,000 (150K) |
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| Drawdown type | EOD (end-of-day) trailing |
| Min trading days | No minimum, but consistency sets the floor: 3 days at the standard 40%, 2 days with the 50% add-on. Funded payouts require 5 profitable days of $100 (25K) / $150 (50K) / $200 (100K) / $250 (150K) |
| Consistency rule | 40% single-day cap during the evaluation as standard (largest day / evaluation profit); a 50% cap is a paid checkout add-on ('a small fee') that allows a 2-day pass. NO consistency rule once funded |
| Profit split | 90/10. Accounts purchased or reset before 2025-11-28 15:00 EST keep 100% of the first $10K |
| Payout rules | 5 days between payouts; the 5th (final) payout enters the live review pool - moving live is at the firm's discretion |
| Activation fee | None |
| Account size | Price |
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| $25,000 | $65 |
| $50,000 | $115 |
| $100,000 | $215 |
| $150,000 | $323 |
| Profit target | $1,250 (25K); $3,000 (50K); $6,000 (100K); $9,000 (150K) |
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| Drawdown type | Evaluation: EOD or Intraday, chosen at checkout - the intraday build is the cheaper one. FUNDED accounts are ALWAYS Intraday. The MLL trails up to the Initial Trail Balance ($26,100 / $52,100 / $103,100 / $154,600) then locks at $25,100… |
| Min trading days | None |
| Consistency rule | Evaluation: 40% standard, or 50% as a paid checkout add-on with a built-in cushion so a two-day pass is possible (the firm's LucidDaily Customization article; its older LucidDaily Consistency article still states 50% only). NO consistency… |
| Profit split | 90/10 |
| Payout rules | Daily - request any day once eligible, no fixed payout window. Two criteria: profit above the buffer balance, and positive net profit (even $1) since the last payout |
| News trading | HARD BREACH - US high-impact red-folder news may not be traded on LucidDaily FUNDED accounts. You must be flat from 1 minute before through 1 minute after the event. This restriction applies only when Impact = High AND Currency = USD, and… |
| Activation fee | None - upgrade to funded is free and lands within 5-30 minutes of hitting the target |
| Account size | Price |
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| $25,000 | $72 |
| $50,000 | $94 |
| $100,000 | $158 |
| $150,000 | $229 |
| Profit target | No evaluation - funded from purchase |
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| Drawdown type | EOD (end-of-day) trailing |
| Min trading days | 5 days minimum before a payout |
| Consistency rule | 20% - largest single-day profit may not exceed 20% of total profit in the payout cycle (the tightest of the three plans) |
| Profit split | 90/10 |
| Payout rules | No fixed window - request any day once eligible; disbursed within 2 business days |
| Account size | Price |
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| $25,000 | $329 |
| $50,000 | $515 |
| $100,000 | $700 |
| $150,000 | $836 |
| Profit target | Evaluation $1,250 (25K); $3,000 (50K); $6,000 (100K); $9,000 (150K). Pre-Live $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500 |
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| Drawdown type | EOD (end-of-day) in the Evaluation and Pre-Live; static once live |
| Min trading days | None stated - the 40% consistency rule makes 3 days the fastest Evaluation pass |
| Consistency rule | 40% in the Evaluation (so a pass takes at least 3 days); none in Pre-Live or live |
| Profit split | 90/10 from the very first payout |
| Payout rules | Daily payouts, no payout windows and no payout caps once live |
What the account costs to run and how the money actually comes out — fees, payout timing and limits, scaling, and which platforms you can trade on.
| Scaling plan | LucidPro/LucidDirect: once the account closes above Initial Balance + $100 the fixed DLL is replaced by LucidScale DLL (60% of highest end-of-day profit, ratchets up only).Read the full ruleShow lessLucidFlex unlocks contracts by profit banked instead. LucidDaily has no scaling ladder - instead a maximum daily sim profit ($6,000 / $8,000 / $10,000 / $12,000) automatically puts you in the live review pool. On the other plans the 5th (final) payout puts you in the live review pool - so can large lifetime payouts or exceptional sim performance, earlier - and the actual move live is at the risk team's discretion. Live accounts start at $0 with the funded size's drawdown ($1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500), EOD, no DLL and no consistency rule; the MLL locks at $100 once live profit equals that drawdown. Since 2026-10-06 the Live Bonus is repeatable: each live account that makes +$2,000 / +$4,000 / +$6,000 / +$9,000 and completes 20 trading days earns $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500 (90/10). Traders who would rather not trade live can take a cashout instead (the firm's wording: 'equal to 50% of a traders live starting balance') |
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What works in your favour, and the quirks, fees, hidden rules and operational catches we found in Lucid Trading’s rules and FAQ. Always verify with the firm before purchase.
The choice is locked for the life of the account; changing it means buying a new one. LucidDirect has no such option - its DLL is fixed by account size
Only funded accounts with at least one payout move live (one live account each); a funded account left behind with 0 payouts has its evaluation fee refunded only if at least 50% of its total drawdown is still left, and evaluations kept 'in reserve' are simply closed - the firm's own advice is not to keep any.
Blow a live account and there is a 2-week cooldown before you can buy a new evaluation; if one household member trades live, nobody else in the household may trade sim
It also takes 30% off the Daily Loss Limit OFF and 50% consistency add-on fees, but it never applies to resets, which are always full price
Its old penalty ladder ($110-$680 by blown live accounts) is marked legacy, and the new price is not published
Model-specific observations about their rules and mechanics. Educational only — not trading or investment advice.
Futures only (ES/NQ/GC) on NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower or Rithmic - skip it if you trade forex or spot.
LucidFlex at $65 (25K, $45.50 with the VAULT coupon) is the cheapest way in, but read the checkout toggle first: LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDaily sell the Daily Loss Limit as an ON/OFF option, and the cheap price is the DLL-ON version.
Turning it off adds $21-$72 to the list price depending on plan and size (the VAULT coupon takes 30% off that fee too) and gives up On Demand intraday payouts.
LucidFlex and LucidDaily also sell consistency: 40% is standard, and 50% (a two-day pass) is a paid add-on ($7-$35 list).
LucidDaily is the new plan and the one to look at if you want to get paid often - daily payout requests, no consistency rule once funded and no per-request cap - but its funded accounts are always intraday drawdown and red-folder USD news is a hard breach, which the other three plans allow freely.
LucidPro pays every 3 days against LucidFlex's 5. The sitewide VAULT coupon takes 30% off every plan, so the 25K LucidDaily intraday build lands at $50.40. Budget for resets - they are never free and the VAULT coupon does not apply to them.
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Lucid Trading holds an estimated Trustpilot rating of 4.5/5 from roughly 8,674 reviews. As with any prop firm, read the current rules and payout terms before buying, and start with a smaller account size.
LucidFlex 40% in evaluation (50% as a paid checkout add-on) and none once funded; LucidDaily 40% in evaluation, or 50% (with a built-in cushion) as a paid checkout add-on, and none once funded or live; LucidPro 40%; LucidMaxx 40% in evaluation and none in Pre-Live; LucidDirect 20%.
Lucid Trading's profit split is 90% (100% first $10K on pre-28 Nov 2025 accounts).
Approved payouts leave the account within minutes; the money reaches your payment method within 2 business days. Minimum request $500 on every plan.
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Trading involves risk of capital loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This is not financial advice — verify firm rules before purchase.