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Base price: $293With code CRITIC: $205.10

30% off with CRITIC · saves $87.90 · all challenges

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Base price: $239.99With code CRITIC: $120

50% off with CRITIC · saves $119.99

Cost

Base price
$293
$239.99
Price with code
$205.10
30% off with CRITIC — all challenges
$120
50% off with CRITIC
Account size
$100K
$100K
Profit split
90% trader / 10% firm
80%

Evaluation rules

Profit target
Evaluation — 25K $1,250; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
25K $1,250; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000
Max drawdown
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.
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,000 — 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
Evaluation none — no time limit; payout eligibility needs 5 profitable days per cycle
5 benchmark days before a payout (no minimum to pass)

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
EOD Trailing
EOD trailing; resets to the initial balance after the first reward
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.
Not recorded
Consistency rule (funded)
None — LucidFlex 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
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.
Not recorded

Options & add-ons

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

Payouts

Payout frequency
No fixed window — request any day once eligibility is met
Every 5 benchmark days
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.
After 5 benchmark days and $500 profit
Min days to payout
5 profitable days per payout cycle
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
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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Where they differ

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Legacy

Base price
$293
Winner: $239.99
Price with code
$205.10
Winner: $120.00
Profit split
Winner: 90%
80%

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