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Base price: $483.99With code CRITIC: $242

50% off with CRITIC · saves $241.99

Base price: $407With code CRITIC: $284.90

30% off with CRITIC · saves $122.10 · all challenges

Cost

Base price
$483.99
$407
Price with code
$242
50% off with CRITIC
$284.90
30% off with CRITIC — all challenges
Account size
$150K
$150K
Profit split
95%
90% trader / 10% firm

Evaluation rules

Profit target
50K $2,500; 100K $5,000; 150K $8,000
Evaluation — 25K $1,250; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
Max drawdown
50K $1,500; 100K $2,500; 150K $4,000 — EOD trailing
EOD trailing max loss limit — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,000; 150K $4,500. Locks at starting balance + $100 once the account closes above the initial trail balance (25K $26,100; 50K $52,100; 100K $103,100; 150K $154,600); a payout drops the limit straight to the locked figure.
Daily loss limit
None
Optional at checkout — $600 (25K) · $1,200 (50K) · $1,800 (100K) · $2,700 (150K) when enabled, none when off. Turning it on does not change the list price.
Min trading days
5 benchmark days before a payout (no minimum to pass)
Evaluation none — no time limit; payout eligibility needs 5 profitable days per cycle

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
Same EOD trailing amounts; locks at starting balance + $100
EOD Trailing
Consistency rule
40% in evaluation
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
None — LucidFlex funded accounts carry no consistency requirement
News trading (challenge)
Allowed on Challenge and FundedNext Account · no news trading rulesfirm-level
Not recorded
News trading (funded)
Allowed on Challenge and FundedNext Account · no news trading rulesfirm-level
Not recorded
Max live balance
Up to 5 active FundedNext (funded) Accounts per user/household at any time, any sizes and models; Challenge allocation capped at $750,000
Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types
Scaling plan
Not recorded
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.

Options & add-ons

Customizable at checkout
Not recorded
daily loss limit (on or off)

Payouts

Payout frequency
Every 5 benchmark days
No fixed window — request any day once eligibility is met
First payout
After 5 benchmark days and $500 cycle profit
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.
Min days to payout
5 benchmark days
5 profitable days per payout cycle
Processing time
Not recorded
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

Trading rules

Weekend holding
Not recorded
No — the session closes 4:45 PM EST Friday and trading resumes 6:00 PM EST Sunday
Overnight holding
Not recorded
No — all positions are auto-closed at 4:45 PM EST Monday to Friday. Holding past the cutoff does not fail the account.
Hedging
Not recorded
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
Not recorded
Permitted — trade copiers are allowed, subject to the HFT and microscalping policies
Expert advisors (EAs)
Not recorded
Permitted — automated trading systems are allowed; the trader carries responsibility for software errors, and HFT remains prohibited
Other restrictions
Not recorded
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
Not recorded
One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or freefirm-level

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Where they differ

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LucidFlex

Base price
$483.99
Winner: $407
Price with code
Winner: $242
$284.90
Profit split
Winner: 95%
90%

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