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Shark Futures Shark Futures
Lucid Trading Lucid Trading
Shark Futures 6.5 Get Started
Lucid Trading 7.8 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country Lithuania United States
Established Feb 2026 Jan 2025
Technology Proprietary White-Label
Platforms Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, MotiveWave, Rithmic
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% 100% first $10K, then 90/10 Best
Daily Drawdown Basic: None (Trailing Max DD only). Instant PRO $25K: None. Instant PRO $50K-$150K & PRO: Daily Loss Limit (soft breach) equal to Trailing Max DD on PRO; $1,500/$3,000/$4,500 on Instant PRO 50K/100K/150K. EOD trailing on $25K (no DLL); DLL applies on $50K ($1,200), $100K ($1,800), $150K ($2,700)
Payout Frequency On-demand (no daily limit; processed within 24h)
Via Rise. Crypto 1-2h, bank 1-3 business days, e-wallet within 24h. $250 min payout. 		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
  • One-phase evaluation, $0 activation fee on Basic, 90/10 profit split, on-demand payouts via Rise, EOD trailing drawdown, no consistency on the Basic challenge funded side as low as 35% ($25K), scaling path to $750K live capital, Volumetrica/Quantower/ATAS supported.
  • 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
  • Brand-new firm (registered Feb 2026, launched April 2026); only 24 TrustPilot reviews; trailing max drawdown locks at starting balance (never above); 50% consistency on Basic eval (evaluation only); 6-day minimum to payout on PRO, 8-day minimum on Instant PRO; Mac users limited (Volumetrica/ATAS Windows-based, Deepchart web-based only).
  • 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

Shark Futures Challenges

8 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$99 $59
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: —
None
P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$132 $79
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: —
None
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$265 $159
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: —
None
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$382 $229
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: —
None
P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$399 $249
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$25K Instant P1: —
 P1: —
None
P1: $1,250 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$599 $369
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$50K Instant P1: —
 P1: $1,500
Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$799 $459
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$100K Instant P1: —
 P1: $3,000
Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)
P1: $4,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$899 $549
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$150K Instant P1: —
 P1: $4,500
Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% 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
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