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Base price: $314With code CRITIC: $219.80

30% off with CRITIC · saves $94.20 · all challenges

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Base price: $249.99With code CRITIC: $125

50% off with CRITIC · saves $124.99

Cost

Base price
$314
$249.99
Price with code
$219.80
30% off with CRITIC — all challenges
$125
50% off with CRITIC
Account size
$100K
$100K
Profit split
90% trader / 10% firm
95%

Evaluation rules

Profit target
Evaluation — 25K $1,250; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
50K $2,500; 100K $5,000; 150K $8,000
Max drawdown
Max loss limit — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,000; 150K $4,500. The evaluation runs EOD or Intraday depending on the checkout choice; 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).
50K $1,500; 100K $2,500; 150K $4,000 — EOD trailing
Daily loss limit
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.
None
Min trading days
None — no time limit on the evaluation
5 benchmark days before a payout (no minimum to pass)

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
Intraday trailing on every funded account regardless of the evaluation choice; locks at starting balance + $100 above the initial trail balance
Same EOD trailing amounts; locks at starting balance + $100
Consistency rule
50% during the evaluation — largest single day divided by total profit, with a small cushion built in. Drops away at live status.
40% in evaluation
Consistency rule (funded)
None — LucidDaily funded accounts carry no consistency requirement
None
News trading (challenge)
Not recorded
Allowed on Challenge and FundedNext Account · no news trading rulesfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Not recorded
Allowed on Challenge and FundedNext Account · no news trading rulesfirm-level
Max live balance
Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types
Up to 5 active FundedNext (funded) Accounts per user/household at any time, any sizes and models; Challenge allocation capped at $750,000

Options & add-ons

Choices at this size
Model type
  • EOD$314(+$50)
  • Intraday$264
Not recorded
Customizable at checkout
drawdown in eval (EOD or Intraday) + daily loss limit (on or off)
Not recorded

Payouts

Payout frequency
Daily — requests may be made any day once eligibility is met
Every 5 benchmark days
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.
After 5 benchmark days and $500 cycle profit
Min days to payout
None — daily requests once eligible
5 benchmark days
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
Not recorded

Trading rules

Weekend holding
No — the session closes 4:45 PM EST Friday and trading resumes 6:00 PM EST Sunday
Not recorded
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.
Not recorded
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.
Not recorded
Copy trading
Permitted — trade copiers are allowed, subject to the HFT and microscalping policies
Not recorded
Expert advisors (EAs)
Permitted — automated trading systems are allowed; the trader carries responsibility for software errors, and HFT remains prohibited
Not recorded
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.
Not recorded
Commission / lot
One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or freefirm-level
Not recorded

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Base price
$314
Winner: $249.99
Price with code
$219.80
Winner: $125.00
Profit split
90%
Winner: 95%

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