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Base price: $483.99With code CRITIC: $242
50% off with CRITIC · saves $241.99
Base price: $410With code CRITIC: $287
30% off with CRITIC · saves $123 · all challenges
Cost
Base price
$483.99
$410
Price with code
$242
50% off with
CRITIC$287
30% off with
CRITIC — all challengesAccount 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).
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)
None — the evaluation can be passed in a single trading day and carries no time limit
Funded rules
Funded drawdown
Same EOD trailing amounts; locks at starting balance + $100
EOD Trailing
Consistency rule
40% in evaluation
None during the evaluation
Consistency rule (funded)
None
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.
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
None — full contract size available immediately on evaluation and funded accounts
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
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.
Min days to payout
5 benchmark days
None — only the profit goal, buffer and consistency tests apply
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
FundedNext Futures leads 2 of 3
FundedNext Futures
Flex
Lucid Trading
LucidPro
Base price
$483.99
Winner: $410
Price with code
Winner: $242
$287
Profit split
Winner: 95%
90%
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Recent rule changes
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- When balance resets to prior day after a hedge warning, the drawdown in the account doesn't reset if any.Lucid Trading · 3 days ago
- Bolt one-time start price changed from $99.99 to $79.99FundedNext Futures · 7 days ago
- Start Bolt from $79.99 changed to $99.99FundedNext Futures · 9 days ago
- LucidMaxx evaluation rules explained further: $25K-$150K accounts, 40% consistency, 5 trading day minimumLucid Trading · Aug 27, 2026
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