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Base price: $436With code CRITIC: $305.20

30% off with CRITIC · saves $130.80 · all challenges

Base price: $796

Base price · no live code

Cost

Base price
$436
$796
Price with code
$305.20
30% off with CRITIC — all challenges
No live code
Account size
$150K
$150K
Profit split
90% trader / 10% firm
90%

Evaluation rules

Profit target
Evaluation — 25K $1,250; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
None; payout profit goals replace evaluation targets
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).
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $4,000; 150K $5,250 — 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.
25K none; 50K $1,250; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,000
Min trading days
None — no time limit on the evaluation
None

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
Consistency rule
50% during the evaluation — largest single day divided by total profit, with a small cushion built in. Drops away at live status.
35% Growth Sim Funded · 40% Select Evaluation only · 20%-30% Lightning Funded after September 12, 2025, at 8:00 AM ESTfirm-level
Consistency rule (funded)
None — LucidDaily funded accounts carry no consistency requirement
20% first payout; 25% second; 30% third and later
News trading (challenge)
Not recorded
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Not recorded
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Max live balance
Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types
Up to 5 Simulated Funded Accounts at any time, per user and per household, any combination of Growth, Select Flex/Daily and Lightning

Options & add-ons

Choices at this size
Model type
  • EOD$436(+$69)
  • Intraday$367
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
Instant request after the profit goal and consistency rule are 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.
No day minimum; first profit goal is 6%
Min days to payout
None — daily requests once eligible
0
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
Daily eligibilityfirm-level

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.
Prohibited; minis and micros may be combined within the equivalent limit if not opposing
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.
Allowed if you own the strategy exclusively · not shared with other traders/firms · not high-frequency trading · Hedging not allowed · No swing trading or holding positions overni…firm-level
Commission / lot
One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or freefirm-level
No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level

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Winner: $436
$796
Price with code
Winner: $305.20
$796

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