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Lucid Trading Lucid Trading
FTMO FTMO
Overview
Asset Type Futures CFD
Country United States Czech Republic
Established Jan 2025 Jan 2015
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, MotiveWave, Rithmic cTrader, MT5, MT4
Trading Rules
Profit Split 100% first $10K, then 90/10 Best Up to 90%
Daily Drawdown EOD trailing on $25K (no DLL); DLL applies on $50K ($1,200), $100K ($1,800), $150K ($2,700) Maximum Daily Loss Amount, which is 5% of the Initial Simulated Capital (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step)
Payout Frequency Daily
15 min average payout time, no payout windows
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
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)
  • Up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward, accounts up to $200,000 FTMO Account, established 2015 with 3.5M+ customers worldwide, MT4 MT5 cTrader supported, 100% refund of initial fee on first reward (2-Step), Prague-based with $500M+ paid in rewards
Main Drawbacks
  • New firm (founded 2025), reset fees required after failed evals, max 5 funded accounts per household
  • All accounts we provide to our clients are demo accounts with fictitious funds and any trading is in a simulated environment only; prices charged in EUR; 2-Step Verification phase required before reaching FTMO Account
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers No offers

Challenge Details

Lucid Trading Challenges

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

FTMO Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$79
EUR one-time
$10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$89
EUR one-time
$10K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$199
EUR one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$250
EUR one-time
$25K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$319
EUR one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$345
EUR one-time
$50K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$540 $439
EUR one-time (popular tier, on sale)
$100K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$499
EUR one-time (popular tier)
$100K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$999
EUR one-time
$200K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$1080
EUR one-time
$200K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None