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Lucid Trading

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Quant Tekel (Ascendx)

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	Lucid Trading 7.8 Get Started	Quant Tekel (Ascendx) 7.7 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type	Futures	CFD
Country	United States	South Africa
Established	Jan 2025	Oct 2023
Technology	White-Label	White-Label
Platforms	NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, MotiveWave, Rithmic	cTrader, MT5, TradeLocker
Trading Rules
Profit Split	100% first $10K, then 90/10 Best	80% (up to 90%)
Daily Drawdown	EOD trailing on $25K (no DLL); DLL applies on $50K ($1,200), $100K ($1,800), $150K ($2,700)	3-4% daily, 6-10% max (varies by program)
Payout Frequency	Daily 15 min average payout time, no payout windows	Bi-weekly (Prime) / On-demand (Instant, Power) -
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)	90% Profit Split
Main Drawbacks	New firm (founded 2025), reset fees required after failed evals, max 5 funded accounts per household	Reports of sometimes slow support
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers	No offers	50% off all Quant Tekel accounts NEXT50

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
$26 $26 QT Power	$5K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$26 $26 QT Instant	$1.25K	Instant	—	—	—	80%	None
$50 $50 QT Prime 3-Step	$5K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$52 $52 QT Power	$10K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$52 $52 QT Instant	$2.5K	Instant	—	—	—	80%	None
$60 $60 QT Prime 2-Step	$5K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$84 $84 QT Instant	$5K	Instant	—	—	—	80%	None
$92 $92 QT Prime 3-Step	$10K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$105 $105 QT Power	$25K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$110 $110 QT Prime 2-Step	$10K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$132 $132 QT Instant	$10K	Instant	—	—	—	80%	None
$210 $210 QT Power	$50K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$217 $217 QT Prime 3-Step	$25K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$230 $230 QT Prime 2-Step	$25K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$250 $250 QT Instant	$25K	Instant	—	—	—	80%	None
$360 $360 QT Prime 2-Step	$50K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$367 $367 QT Prime 3-Step	$50K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$400 $400 QT Power	$100K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$460 $460 QT Instant	$50K	Instant	—	—	—	80%	None
$625 $625 QT Prime 3-Step	$100K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$680 $680 QT Prime 2-Step	$100K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$1167 $1167 QT Prime 3-Step	$200K	3 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None
$1300 $1300 QT Prime 2-Step	$200K	2 Steps	—	—	—	80%	None