Futures prop firm
Lucid Trading Review
- Max profit split
- 90%
- Combines from
- $89
- Largest account
- $150K
- Payouts
- Every 3-5 days
- Drawdown model
- EOD Trailing
US futures firm with one-time fees, no activation, and EOD trailing drawdown
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About Lucid Trading
US-based futures prop firm founded March 2025 offering three program types across 12 configurations with a 90% profit split. Uses one-time fees with no activation costs and EOD trailing drawdown.
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Challenges & pricing
Lucid Trading's cheapest plan is a $25,000 1-step account at $89; the largest funded account is $150,000 (from $367). In total Lucid Trading lists 20 plan configurations across 4 account models, with profit splits up to 90%.
Lucid Trading's LucidPro runs from a $25,000 1-step account at $123 up to $150,000 at $410, with a profit split of 90%.
About the LucidPro program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Min trading days | None — the evaluation can be passed in a single trading day and carries no time limit |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | EOD Trailing |
| Consistency rule | None during the evaluation |
| Consistency rule (funded) | 40% of total cycle profit on the largest single day, reset after every payout. Accounts purchased or reset before 28 Nov 2025 3:00 PM EST stay on 35%. Drops away at live status. |
| Max allocation | Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types |
| Scaling plan | None — full contract size available immediately on evaluation and funded accounts |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | No fixed window — request any day once eligibility is met |
| First payout | Minimum profit goal (25K $250; 50K $500; 100K $750; 150K $1,000), profit above the buffer balance of initial max loss limit + $100 (25K $26,100; 50K $52,100; 100K $103,100; 150K $154,600) and the 40% consistency test; $500 minimum request. The buffer itself cannot be withdrawn. |
| Processing time | No fixed payout window; once approved funds leave the account within minutes and are disbursed within 2 business days via Plaid, WorkMarket by ADP or crypto |
| Min days to payout | None — only the profit goal, buffer and consistency tests apply |
| Max payout | Payout 1 — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,000. Payouts 2+ — 25K $1,500; 50K $2,500; 100K $3,000; 150K $3,500. |
| Trading rules | |
| Weekend holding | No — the session closes 4:45 PM EST Friday and trading resumes 6:00 PM EST Sunday |
| Overnight holding | No — all positions are auto-closed at 4:45 PM EST Monday to Friday. Holding past the cutoff does not fail the account. |
| Hedging | Prohibited in every form — long and short the same contract in one or separate accounts, between different users, and across firms. Flagged accounts are reset to the prior day's balance; repeat offences breach all accounts involved. |
| Copy trading | Permitted — trade copiers are allowed, subject to the HFT and microscalping policies |
| Expert advisors | Permitted — automated trading systems are allowed; the trader carries responsibility for software errors, and HFT remains prohibited |
| Other restrictions | Microscalping flagged when more than 50% of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less; HFT prohibited; hedging prohibited across accounts, users and firms; martingaling discouraged. DCA, genuine scalping, flipping and trade copiers are allowed. 30 calendar days without at least $1 of net profit or loss permanently deletes the account; breached evaluations are deleted after 30 days unless reset. |
| Commission / lot | One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or free |
| Access | |
| Platforms | ATAS Orderflow Trading, Bookmap, Jigsaw Daytradr, MotiveWave, MultiCharts, NinjaTrader, Quantower, R Trader Pro |
Lucid Trading's LucidFlex runs from a $25,000 1-step account at $89 up to $150,000 at $407, with a profit split of 90%.
About the LucidFlex program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Min trading days | Evaluation none — no time limit; payout eligibility needs 5 profitable days per cycle |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | EOD Trailing |
| Consistency rule | 50% during the evaluation — largest single day divided by total profit. A small cushion is built in, so passing in two days is possible. Drops away at live status. |
| Consistency rule (funded) | None — LucidFlex funded accounts carry no consistency requirement |
| Max allocation | Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types |
| Scaling plan | Funded accounts only, updated at the end of each session as simulated profit moves. 25K: 1 mini at $0–999, 2 minis at $1,000+. 50K: 2 minis at $0–999, 3 at $1,000–1,999, 4 at $2,000+. 100K: 3 minis at $0–999, 4 at $1,000–1,999, 5 at $2,000–2,999, 6 at $3,000+. 150K: 4 minis at $0–999, 5 at $1,000–1,999, 6 at $2,000–2,999, 8 at $3,000–4,499, 10 at $4,500+. No scaling plan during the evaluation. |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | No fixed window — request any day once eligibility is met |
| First payout | Five separate days at or above the minimum daily profit (25K $100; 50K $150; 100K $200; 150K $250) plus positive net profit for the cycle; $500 minimum request. No buffer balance to maintain. |
| Processing time | No fixed payout window; once approved funds leave the account within minutes and are disbursed within 2 business days via Plaid, WorkMarket by ADP or crypto |
| Min days to payout | 5 profitable days per payout cycle |
| Max payout | 50% of profit per request, capped — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,000. Unlike the other plans these caps do not scale with payout count. 5 payouts per account, after which the trader is moved live. |
| Trading rules | |
| Weekend holding | No — the session closes 4:45 PM EST Friday and trading resumes 6:00 PM EST Sunday |
| Overnight holding | No — all positions are auto-closed at 4:45 PM EST Monday to Friday. Holding past the cutoff does not fail the account. |
| Hedging | Prohibited in every form — long and short the same contract in one or separate accounts, between different users, and across firms. Flagged accounts are reset to the prior day's balance; repeat offences breach all accounts involved. |
| Copy trading | Permitted — trade copiers are allowed, subject to the HFT and microscalping policies |
| Expert advisors | Permitted — automated trading systems are allowed; the trader carries responsibility for software errors, and HFT remains prohibited |
| Other restrictions | Microscalping flagged when more than 50% of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less; HFT prohibited; hedging prohibited across accounts, users and firms; martingaling discouraged. DCA, genuine scalping, flipping and trade copiers are allowed. 30 calendar days without at least $1 of net profit or loss permanently deletes the account; breached evaluations are deleted after 30 days unless reset. |
| Commission / lot | One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or free |
| Access | |
| Platforms | ATAS Orderflow Trading, Bookmap, Jigsaw Daytradr, MotiveWave, MultiCharts, NinjaTrader, Quantower, R Trader Pro |
Lucid Trading's LucidDaily runs from a $25,000 1-step account at $115 up to $150,000 at $367, with a profit split of 90%.
Choose your model type — pricing and rules differ by type.
About the LucidDaily program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Min trading days | None — no time limit on the evaluation |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | Intraday trailing on every funded account regardless of the evaluation choice; locks at starting balance + $100 above the initial trail balance |
| Consistency rule | 50% during the evaluation — largest single day divided by total profit, with a small cushion built in. Drops away at live status. |
| Consistency rule (funded) | None — LucidDaily funded accounts carry no consistency requirement |
| Max allocation | Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | Daily — requests may be made any day once eligibility is met |
| First payout | Profit above the buffer balance of initial max loss limit + $100 (25K $26,100; 50K $52,100; 100K $103,100; 150K $154,600) plus positive net profit since the last payout; $500 minimum request. The buffer itself cannot be withdrawn. |
| Processing time | No fixed payout window; once approved funds leave the account within minutes and are disbursed within 2 business days via Plaid, WorkMarket by ADP or crypto |
| Min days to payout | None — daily requests once eligible |
| Max payout | No per-request cap — the whole simulated profit above the buffer may be requested, $500 minimum. Reaching the maximum daily profit (25K $6,000; 50K $8,000; 100K $10,000; 150K $12,000) moves the account live automatically. |
| Trading rules | |
| Weekend holding | No — the session closes 4:45 PM EST Friday and trading resumes 6:00 PM EST Sunday |
| Overnight holding | No — all positions are auto-closed at 4:45 PM EST Monday to Friday. Holding past the cutoff does not fail the account. |
| Hedging | Prohibited in every form — long and short the same contract in one or separate accounts, between different users, and across firms. Flagged accounts are reset to the prior day's balance; repeat offences breach all accounts involved. |
| Copy trading | Permitted — trade copiers are allowed, subject to the HFT and microscalping policies |
| Expert advisors | Permitted — automated trading systems are allowed; the trader carries responsibility for software errors, and HFT remains prohibited |
| Other restrictions | US high-impact (red folder) news trading is a HARD BREACH on funded accounts — be flat from 1 minute before to 1 minute after any release where impact is High and currency is USD. Microscalping flagged when more than 50% of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less; HFT prohibited; hedging prohibited across accounts, users and firms; martingaling discouraged. DCA, genuine scalping, flipping and trade copiers are allowed. 30 calendar days without at least $1 of net profit or loss permanently deletes the account; breached evaluations are deleted after 30 days unless reset. |
| Commission / lot | One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or free |
| Access | |
| Platforms | ATAS Orderflow Trading, Bookmap, Jigsaw Daytradr, MotiveWave, MultiCharts, NinjaTrader, Quantower, R Trader Pro |
Lucid Trading's LucidDirect runs from a $25,000 1-step account at $329 up to $150,000 at $836, with no profit target and a profit split of 90%.
About the LucidDirect program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| In detail | |
|---|---|
| Profit target | None — straight-to-funded, there is no evaluation phase |
| Evaluation | |
| Min trading days | None — there is no evaluation phase |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailing — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,500; 150K $5,000; locks at starting balance + $100 above the initial trail balance |
| Consistency rule | No evaluation phase |
| Consistency rule (funded) | 20% of total cycle profit on the largest single day, reset after every payout. Drops away at live status. |
| Max allocation | Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types |
| Scaling plan | None — full contract size available immediately |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | No fixed window — request any day once eligibility is met |
| First payout | Profit goal 1 (25K $1,500; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000) plus the 20% consistency test; $500 minimum request. The goal resets to $0 after each approved payout and drops to goal 2+ (25K $1,250; 50K $2,500; 100K $3,500; 150K $4,500). |
| Processing time | No fixed payout window; once approved funds leave the account within minutes and are disbursed within 2 business days via Plaid, WorkMarket by ADP or crypto |
| Min days to payout | None |
| Max payout | Payouts 1–3 — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,000. Payouts 4–5 — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,500; 100K $3,000; 150K $3,500. |
| Trading rules | |
| Weekend holding | No — the session closes 4:45 PM EST Friday and trading resumes 6:00 PM EST Sunday |
| Overnight holding | No — all positions are auto-closed at 4:45 PM EST Monday to Friday. Holding past the cutoff does not fail the account. |
| Hedging | Prohibited in every form — long and short the same contract in one or separate accounts, between different users, and across firms. Flagged accounts are reset to the prior day's balance; repeat offences breach all accounts involved. |
| Copy trading | Permitted — trade copiers are allowed, subject to the HFT and microscalping policies |
| Expert advisors | Permitted — automated trading systems are allowed; the trader carries responsibility for software errors, and HFT remains prohibited |
| Other restrictions | Microscalping flagged when more than 50% of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less; HFT prohibited; hedging prohibited across accounts, users and firms; martingaling discouraged. DCA, genuine scalping, flipping and trade copiers are allowed. 30 calendar days without at least $1 of net profit or loss permanently deletes the account; breached evaluations are deleted after 30 days unless reset. |
| Commission / lot | One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or free |
| Access | |
| Platforms | ATAS Orderflow Trading, Bookmap, Jigsaw Daytradr, MotiveWave, MultiCharts, NinjaTrader, Quantower, R Trader Pro |
Recent changes
Reviewed updates to Lucid Trading's pricing, account configuration, FAQs and trading rules, tracked in Fine Print.
- Rules
LucidMaxx evaluation rules explained further: $25K-$150K accounts, 40% consistency, 5 trading day minimum
New value for clarification: LucidMaxx evaluation rules: $25K-$150K accounts, 40% consistency, a 5 trading day minimum, then a direct transition into a live funded account.
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Lucid Trading FAQs
Answers sourced from Lucid Trading’s own help center.
Three futures routes: LucidFlex and LucidPro are one-step evaluations (Flex being the cheapest, with a $1,250 target on the 25K), and LucidDirect is a straight-to-funded simulated account with no evaluation phase. Sizes run from 25K to 150K, traded on NinjaTrader, Quantower, Bookmap, Jigsaw, MultiCharts, and other pro platforms.
It scales with the account: $1,000 on the 25K, $2,000 on the 50K, $3,000 on the 100K, and $4,500 on the 150K, using an end-of-day trailing model. On LucidFlex funded accounts there is no separate daily loss limit.
90% to the trader, 10% to Lucid, on all funded payouts.
You need two things in a payout cycle: at least five separate days each hitting the minimum required profit, and positive net profit for the cycle (even $1). Your profit must also exceed the buffer balance — a safety cushion that keeps you clear of the Max Loss Limit after withdrawing. The minimum request is $500, and futures traders can request up to 50% of the account balance per payout, any day once eligible. Trading after you submit but before approval can get the request denied if your balance drops into the buffer.
During the qualifying period your largest single-day profit must be no more than 40% of your total profit for the cycle, so gains have to be spread across sessions. Note that fully funded LucidFlex accounts themselves carry no ongoing consistency percentage — the 40% applies to earning the payout.
News trading is allowed without restriction. Genuine scalping is permitted as long as executions are realistic, and you can scale into positions or dollar-cost-average with no limits on entry method. Automated systems and trade copiers are allowed provided they follow Lucid's rules — you remain fully responsible for their activity. 'Flipping' (a quick in-and-out to log a trading day) is also allowed.
Lucid's risk team continuously reviews performance to decide when you are ready for live. When you move, all eligible funded accounts with at least one payout are moved at once, and remaining simulated accounts are closed. Consistency rules no longer apply on live accounts, but hedging live accounts is strictly prohibited by both Lucid and the CME and brings a permanent ban. Only one household member may trade live at a time — others cannot run simulated accounts while that person is live.
Every account size has a scaling plan on the funded stage (there is none during the evaluation). Your starting contract size is set by your initial profit level, and grows as you build profit. Limits update at the end of each session rather than in real time, and because payouts reduce your simulated balance, taking one can shift your scaling tier down to match the new profit level.
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