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Lucid Trading Lucid Trading
Topstep Topstep
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established - Jan 2012
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 for $50K accounts, $3,000 for $100K, $4,500 for $150K
Payout Frequency On-demand
Avg 15min payout time per homepage
On-demand
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
  • Aeropay to make payouts instant, 90% profit split
Main Drawbacks
  • LucidFlex and LucidDirect pricing not publicly accessible (JS-rendered)
  • Max Loss Limit based on account size, 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
$49 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000 (6%)
P1: -
P1: $2,000 (4%)
90% $149
$99 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000 (6%)
P1: -
P1: $3,000 (3%)
90% $149
$199 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000 (6%)
P1: -
P1: $4,500 (3%)
90% $149