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Lucid Trading Lucid Trading
Topstep Topstep
Lucid Trading 7.8 Get Started
Topstep 6.6 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established - Jan 2010
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, MotiveWave, Rithmic Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 90%
Daily Drawdown None (LucidPro $25K), EOD on larger sizes $2,000 max loss limit ($50K) / $3,000 ($100K) / $4,500 ($150K) — trailing EOD
Payout Frequency On-demand
Avg 15min payout time per homepage 		On-demand
Instant payouts available; payout requests up to $6,000 at a time; 90% of profits
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✓ Yes
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • Fast payouts (avg 15 min), EOD drawdown, no hard breach rules, 250,000+ traders, $150M+ paid out, promo code VAULT
  • 90% profit split, instant payouts, no activation fee, pass in as little as 2 days, Chicago-based since 2010
Main Drawbacks
  • LucidFlex and LucidDirect pricing not publicly accessible (JS-rendered)
  • Trailing max loss limit (not static daily DD), lower TrustPilot rating (3.4★), monthly subscription billing
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers
$20 off No Activation Fee Trading Combine (any size). Up to 5 uses per trader. TONES

Challenge Details

Lucid Trading Challenges

4 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$90
LucidPro (one-time reset fee) 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,250
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,000 EOD
 90% None
$120
LucidPro (one-time reset fee) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,200
EOD DLL
P1: $2,000 EOD
 90% None
$180
LucidPro (one-time reset fee) 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $1,800
EOD DLL
P1: $3,000 EOD
 90% None
$245
LucidPro (one-time reset fee) 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: $2,700
EOD DLL
P1: $4,500 EOD
 90% None

Topstep Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$95
/month 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $2,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $2,000
 90% None
$149
/month 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $3,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $3,000
 90% None
$229
/month 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: $4,500
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $4,500
 90% None
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