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PropShopTrader PropShopTrader
Lucid Trading Lucid Trading
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country Estonia United States
Established Mar 2024 Jan 2025
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, MotiveWave, Rithmic
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80/20 (Real Prop) 100% first $10K, then 90/10 Best
Daily Drawdown Forge 25K: $625; Forge 50K: $1,250. Light: None (Day Trade), trailing drawdown applies. EOD trailing on $25K (no DLL); DLL applies on $50K ($1,200), $100K ($1,800), $150K ($2,700)
Payout Frequency Automatic at Benchmarks 2-6 (Futures Forge), Signing Bonus at Real Prop (Stocks)
Forge sim payouts up to $6,250 (25K) / $12,000 (50K) across BM2-BM6. Stocks use Signing Bonus model on transition to Real Prop. 80/20 split with no payout caps post Real Prop.
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
  • Multi-asset (Stocks + Futures), 70% off FORGE launch promo, Tickblaze platform included ($198 value), real-time market data included, no monthly fees, 1-step Gladiator Forge with sim payouts starting at Benchmark 2, swing trading supported, free trade copier, no expiration windows.
  • 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)
Main Drawbacks
  • 30% consistency rule for payouts (333% total profit vs largest single day), strict no-hedging policy, day-trade-only on Light intraday (closed by 4:45 PM EST), Forge requires fresh purchase (no reset path from Light), max 5 active Futures Intraday accounts.
  • New firm (founded 2025), reset fees required after failed evals, max 5 funded accounts per household
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers No offers

Challenge Details

PropShopTrader Challenges

14 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$750 $225
one-time (FORGE 70% off)
$25K 1 Step P1: $1,000
P1: $625
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$229
one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: $325
P1: —
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$295
one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: $625 weekly
P1: —
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$295
one-time
$12.5K 1 Step P1: $500 weekly
P1: —
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$299
one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: $500
P1: —
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$299
one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: $325
P1: —
None
P1: $1,225 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
80/20 at Real Prop None
$349
one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: $500
P1: —
None
P1: $1,125 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
80/20 at Real Prop None
$1200 $360
one-time (FORGE 70% off)
$50K 1 Step P1: $2,000
P1: $1,250
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$449
one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: $625
P1: —
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$499
one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: $1,000
P1: —
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$499
one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: $625
P1: —
None
P1: $2,250 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
80/20 at Real Prop None
$595
one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: $1,000 weekly
P1: —
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$595
one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: $1,250 weekly
P1: —
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
80/20 at Real Prop None
$599
one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: $1,000
P1: —
None
P1: $2,250 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
80/20 at Real Prop None

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