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Top One Futures Top One Futures
Lucid Trading Lucid Trading
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established Apr 2025 Jan 2025
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, MotiveWave, Rithmic
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% 100% first $10K, then 90/10 Best
Daily Drawdown Varies by program — End-of-Day trailing on Elite/Daily/Access/Ignite; Intraday on S2F Sim PRO. See per-challenge daily_loss_limit. EOD trailing on $25K (no DLL); DLL applies on $50K ($1,200), $100K ($1,800), $150K ($2,700)
Payout Frequency Daily (Elite Daily), Bi-weekly (Elite Challenge & Access)
Elite Daily: payouts every 24 hours once funded ($500 min). Elite Access & Challenge: standard payout cycles. 90/10 trader/firm split across all programs.
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
  • Six distinct programs (Elite Challenge/Daily/Access, Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim PRO, IGNITE Instant Funding); 90% profit split across all programs; daily payouts on Elite Daily once funded ($500 min); 1-day min on Elite Challenge; no consistency rule on Elite Daily funded accounts; no activation fee on Elite Daily; Tradovate + NinjaTrader supported; account sizes $25K–$150K; 5 max accounts per trader; TrustPilot 4.8/5 across 4,039 reviews.
  • 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
  • Trailing drawdown across all evaluation programs (EOD on most, Intraday on S2F Sim PRO); consistency rules on Challenge (25%), Instant Sim Funded (20%), IGNITE (15%); monthly subscription billing on Elite Challenge/Daily (not one-time); $500 minimum payout; max payout per request capped ($750 on $25K, $1,500 on $100K Elite Daily); 50% payout-progression rule after first payout; required buffer remains in account ($1,500–$3,000 by size); newer firm launched April 2025.
  • 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

Top One Futures Challenges

23 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$178 $39 $25K Instant P1: $1,500
P1: —
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
90% $35
$218 $39 $50K Instant P1: $3,000
P1: —
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
90% $35
$259 $39 $100K Instant P1: $6,000
P1: —
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
90% $35
$359 $39 $150K Instant P1: $9,000
P1: —
P1: $4,000 EOD trailing
90% $35
$69 $41 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
P1: $625
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
90% $149
$105 $63 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: $1,250
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
90% $149
$178 $107 $25K Instant P1: $1,500
P1: $500
P1: $1,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
90% None
$209 $125 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
P1: $2,500
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
90% $149
$218 $131 $25K Instant P1: —
P1: $500
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
90% None
$218 $131 $50K Instant P1: $3,000
P1: $1,000
P1: $2,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
90% None
$257 $154 $25K Instant P1: —
P1: $500
P1: $1,000 Intraday trailing
90% None
$309 $185 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
P1: $3,750
P1: $4,500 EOD trailing
90% $149
$419 $210 $25K Instant P1: —
P1: $625
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
90% None
$398 $239 $50K Instant P1: —
P1: $1,000
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
90% None
$398 $239 $100K Instant P1: $6,000
P1: $1,250
P1: $3,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
90% None
$421 $253 $50K Instant P1: —
P1: $1,000
P1: $1,625 Intraday trailing
90% None
$563 $338 $100K Instant P1: —
P1: $2,000
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
90% None
$679 $340 $50K Instant P1: —
P1: $1,250
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
90% None
$632 $379 $100K Instant P1: —
P1: $2,000
P1: $3,250 Intraday trailing
90% None
$821 $411 $100K Instant P1: —
P1: $2,500
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
90% None
$727 $436 $150K Instant P1: —
P1: $3,000
P1: $5,000 Intraday trailing
90% None
$939 $470 $150K Instant P1: —
P1: $3,750
P1: $4,500 EOD trailing
90% None
$799 $479 $150K Instant P1: —
P1: $3,000
P1: $4,500 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