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Lucid Trading

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Alpha Capital Group

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	Lucid Trading 7.8 Get Started	Alpha Capital Group 8.6 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type	Futures	CFD
Country	United States	United Kingdom
Established	Jan 2025	Nov 2021
Technology	White-Label	Proprietary
Platforms	NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, MotiveWave, Rithmic	DXTrade, cTrader, MT5, TradeLocker
Trading Rules
Profit Split	100% first $10K, then 90/10 Best	Up to 80%
Daily Drawdown	EOD trailing on $25K (no DLL); DLL applies on $50K ($1,200), $100K ($1,800), $150K ($2,700)	4-5% daily, 6-10% total (varies by program)
Payout Frequency	Daily 15 min average payout time, no payout windows	Bi-weekly or on-demand -
Direct Path to Funded	✗ No	✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count	0 reviews	1 review
Avg. Rating	No ratings yet	5/5
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits	Real-time activations (5-30 min), no activation fees, one-time fee no monthly subscription, EOD drawdowns, 10:1 micro scaling, 90/10 profit split (100% first $10K), no payout windows, transition to LucidLive real-capital account, daily withdrawals on LucidLive, large active Discord community (58K members)	80% Profit Split, Good spread
Main Drawbacks	New firm (founded 2025), reset fees required after failed evals, max 5 funded accounts per household	Slow payouts (2-4 days)
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers	No offers	40% off challenge ALPHA

4 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$	$25K	1 Step	P1: $1,250	P1: — None (no DLL on 25K)	P1: $1,000 EOD	100% first $10K, then 90/10	None
$	$50K	1 Step	P1: $3,000	P1: $1,200 DLL $1,200	P1: $2,000 EOD	100% first $10K, then 90/10	None
$	$100K	1 Step	P1: $6,000	P1: $1,800 DLL $1,800	P1: $3,000 EOD	100% first $10K, then 90/10	None
$	$150K	1 Step	P1: $9,000	P1: $2,700 DLL $2,700	P1: $4,500 EOD	100% first $10K, then 90/10	None

23 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$50 Alpha One	$5K	1 Step	—	—	—	80%	None
$50 Alpha Pro	$5K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$67 Alpha Three	$10K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$70 Alpha Swing	$5K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$97 Alpha One	$10K	1 Step	—	—	—	80%	None
$97 Alpha Pro	$10K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$147 Alpha Swing	$10K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$157 Alpha Three	$25K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$197 Alpha One	$25K	1 Step	—	—	—	80%	None
$197 Alpha Pro	$25K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$247 Alpha Swing	$25K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$247 Alpha Three	$50K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$297 Alpha One	$50K	1 Step	—	—	—	80%	None
$297 Alpha Pro	$50K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$357 Alpha Swing	$50K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$397 Alpha Three	$100K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$497 Alpha One	$100K	1 Step	—	—	—	80%	None
$497 Alpha Pro	$100K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$577 Alpha Swing	$100K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$697 Alpha Three	$200K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$997 Alpha One	$200K	1 Step	—	—	—	80%	None
$997 Alpha Pro	$200K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$1097 Alpha Swing	$200K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None