Lucid Trading: USD red folder news is a hard breach on LucidDaily funded accounts

You must be flat from 1 minute before to 1 minute after high impact USD news. Holding or opening a position in that window breaches the funded account.

Lucid Trading: No $1 of profit or loss in 30 days deletes the account

An account that does not record at least $1 of net profit or loss within 30 calendar days is treated as abandoned. It is permanently deleted.

Lucid Trading: Profits from trades held 5 seconds or less can be forfeited

Accounts are flagged when over half of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less. After a written warning continued behaviour forfeits those profits and can bring a permanent ban.

Lucid Trading: Opposite positions across accounts reset balances and then breach

A long on one account and a short on another in the same or a correlated product, such as ES against NQ, is hedging. A first flag resets the accounts to the prior day balance and repeat offences breach them.

Lucid Trading: LucidFlex funded contract limit starts low and updates at end of day

Funded LucidFlex accounts start with part of the max size and unlock more contracts only as end of day profit grows. Getting around the limit can wipe that day's profit.

Lucid Trading: LucidFlex pays at most 50% of profit and moves you live after 5 payouts

Each LucidFlex payout is capped at 50% of profit up to a fixed dollar amount by account size. After 5 payouts the account is moved to live.

Lucid Trading: Taking a payout drops your drawdown back to $100 of room

The max loss limit trails your highest closing balance until the account passes the initial trail balance, then it locks. Request a payout on LucidFLEX and the limit resets to the locked balance, which is the starting balance plus $100. On a $25,000 account that is $25,100, so the cushion you spent weeks building is gone the day you take money out.

Lucid Trading: Five separate days making a minimum amount before each payout

A LucidFLEX payout needs profit on five different days in the cycle, and each of those days has to clear a floor: $100 on a $25,000 account, $150 on $50,000, $200 on $100,000, $250 on $150,000. Smaller green days do not count toward the five, and the requirement resets after every approved payout.

Lucid Trading: LucidDirect caps your best day at 20% of profit

On a straight to funded account the largest single day must be no more than 20% of total profit in the payout cycle, so one good trade can hold up the payout until four more days of profit catch up to it. The rule resets after each payout and stops applying only once you are moved to a live account.

Lucid Trading: The first LucidDirect payout goal is the highest one

Profit goal 1 is $1,500 on a $25,000 account, then $1,250 for every payout after it. The gap is wider higher up: $6,000 then $3,500 on $100,000, and $9,000 then $4,500 on $150,000. Each payout is also capped, from $1,000 on a $25,000 account to $3,500 on $150,000, so a large balance comes out in slices.

Lucid Trading: LucidBLACK tightens consistency from 60% to 40% once funded

The evaluation lets your best day be 60% of total profit, which is a two day pass. The funded account cuts that to 40% in every payout cycle, so the way you passed is not the way you get paid.

Lucid Trading: Simulated profit above the move to live cap is forfeited

Lucid moves you from the simulated funded account to live capital after your final payout, and each size has a cap on how much simulated profit transfers: $4,000 on a $25,000 LucidFLEX account, $12,000 on $100,000. Anything above the cap is written off. Only part of the cap lands in the live account on day one, $1,200 of the $4,000 on a $25,000 account, and the rest sits in escrow to be earned back against performance benchmarks. This applies to accounts bought or reset on 27 February 2026 and before.

Lucid Trading review, rules, payouts and costs

Category	Weight	Active today	Effective weight today	This firm
Rule transparency	20%	Yes	20%	18 of 20
Payout terms and reliability	18%	Yes	18%	17 of 18
Trader reputation	16%	Yes	16%	13 of 16
Challenge value	12%	Yes	12%	9 of 12
Drawdown terms	10%	Yes	10%	3 of 10
Trading flexibility	8%	Yes	8%	3 of 8
Operating history	6%	Yes	6%	0 of 6
Country access	4%	Yes	4%	2 of 4
Platform choice	3%	Yes	3%	3 of 3
Account scale	3%	Yes	3%	2 of 3
Total	100%		100%

Routes to funding

4 ways to get an account with Lucid Trading. 4 of them measure loss on a trailing basis.

LucidPRO Evaluation
1 phase$25K - $150K
$1,250 to $9,000 · $1,000 to $4,500 max loss · 90% split
Full contract size from day one, no scaling plan, and the evaluation can be passed in a single day.
Profit target
$1,250 to $9,000
Daily loss
$1,200 to $2,700
Max loss
$1,000 to $4,500 trailing
Your split
90%
Min profitable days
1
Leverage
—
Time limit
—
Payouts
On request, no window
End of day trailing drawdown. The limit follows your closing balance, not your equity during the session, and stops moving once the account clears the trailConsistency rule: No consistency rule in the evaluation. On the funded account the largest single day must be 40% or less of profit in each payout cycle.
LucidBLACK Evaluation
1 phase$25K - $100K. A $150K account is still in their store but is not in the rulebook.
$1,250 to $6,000 · $1,000 to $3,000 max loss · 90% split
No daily loss limit at any stage, and no minimum trading days.
Profit target
$1,250 to $6,000
Daily loss
—
Max loss
$1,000 to $3,000 trailing
Your split
90%
Min profitable days
—
Leverage
—
Time limit
—
Payouts
On request, no window
End of day trailing drawdown. The limit follows your closing balance, not your equity during the session, and stops moving once the account clears the trailConsistency rule: 60% or less to pass the evaluation, then 40% or less in each funded payout cycle.
LucidFLEX Evaluation
1 phase$25K - $150K
$1,250 to $9,000 · $1,000 to $4,500 max loss · 90% split
Cheapest way in, and the only Lucid evaluation with no consistency rule once you are funded.
Profit target
$1,250 to $9,000
Daily loss
—
Max loss
$1,000 to $4,500 trailing
Your split
90%
Min profitable days
—
Leverage
—
Time limit
—
Payouts
On request, no window
End of day trailing drawdown. The limit follows your closing balance, not your equity during the session, and stops moving once the account clears the trailConsistency rule: Largest single day must be 50% or less of total profit to pass the evaluation. There is no consistency rule on the funded account.
LucidDirect
No evaluation$25K - $150K
No profit target · $1,000 to $5,000 max loss · 90% split
No evaluation, payouts from day one, and the tightest consistency rule Lucid runs.
Profit target
No profit target
Daily loss
$1,200 to $3,000
Max loss
$1,000 to $5,000 trailing
Your split
90%
Min profitable days
—
Leverage
—
Time limit
—
Payouts
On request, no window
End of day trailing drawdown. The limit follows your closing balance, not your equity during the session, and stops moving once the account clears the trailConsistency rule: Largest single day must be 20% or less of profit in every payout cycle, and it resets after each approved payout.

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Rule Check answers

What Rule Check reads when it calls this firm compatible or a conflict. Open one to read the rule in the firm’s own words.

Can you trade the news?Restricted

LucidDaily: trading USD high-impact (red folder) news is a hard breach; the LucidDaily funded page says be flat from 1 minute before to 1 minute after the event. Allowed on LucidFlex, LucidPro and LucidDirect.

“Trading red folder news on the LucidDaily is a hard breach ... Allowed on Flex, Pro and Direct”

Can you run an EA or a bot?Yes

HFT and microscalping are prohibited separately.

“Automated trading systems and trade copiers are permitted ... All automated activity must comply with Lucid Trading rules”

Can you copy trades?Yes

Trade copiers permitted; hedging between your own accounts, other users' accounts or other firms is prohibited.

“Automated trading systems and trade copiers are permitted”

Can you hold positions overnight?No

LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDirect: flat by 4:45 PM EST; open positions are auto-closed without failing the account. LucidLive: no swing trading, flat by 4:45 PM EST (Tradovate) or 4:15 PM EST (Rithmic). The page does not name LucidDaily.

“All positions must be closed by 4:45 PM EST, Monday through Friday ... Any open positions will be automatically closed by Lucid Trading at 4:45 PM EST”

Can you hold over the weekend?No

Same daily 4:45 PM EST flat rule applies on Friday; trading resumes Sunday 6:00 PM EST.

“All positions must be closed by 4:45 PM EST, Monday through Friday ... Trading resumes at 6:00 PM EST, Sunday through Thursday”

Is there a consistency rule?Yes

LucidFlex and LucidDaily evaluations: 50% to pass (none once funded). LucidPro funded: 40% for payouts (35% if bought or reset before 28 Nov 2025). LucidDirect: 20% for payouts. LucidMaxx evaluation: 40%.

“In LucidFlex evaluation accounts you must have Consistency Percentage of 50% or less to be eligible to upgrade to a LucidFlex funded account.”

Minimum trading days2 days

LucidFlex evaluation: no separate minimum-day rule is stated, but the 50% consistency rule means two days is the fastest pass. LucidPro evaluation can be passed in one trading day; LucidMaxx evaluation requires 5 trading days.

“The LucidFlex evaluation 50% consistency has cushion built in, so you can pass in two days”

14 hidden rules you should know before you buy

Terms that can cost you an account or a payout after you have already paid. Hidden means easy to miss, not concealed. The firm publishes every one of these, usually in its terms or FAQ rather than on its pricing page. Tap a rule to read it, with the page we read it on and the date.

5 close the account4 void profit5 block the payout

Payout restrictions4

01Simulated profit above the move to live cap is forfeitedVoids profit
Lucid moves you from the simulated funded account to live capital after your final payout, and each size has a cap on how much simulated profit transfers: $4,000 on a $25,000 LucidFLEX account, $12,000 on $100,000. Anything above the cap is written off. Only part of the cap lands in the live account on day one, $1,200 of the $4,000 on a $25,000 account, and the rest sits in escrow to be earned back against performance benchmarks. This applies to accounts bought or reset on 27 February 2026 and before.
Why it matters
Break it and the profit from those trades is taken off before you are paid.
Who it affects
Anyone requesting a payout, on funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com
02LucidFlex pays at most 50% of profit and moves you live after 5 payoutsBlocks the payout
Each LucidFlex payout is capped at 50% of profit up to a fixed dollar amount by account size. After 5 payouts the account is moved to live.
Why it matters
Break it and the payout is refused or pushed back.
Who it affects
Anyone requesting a payout, on funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

Drawdown1

05Taking a payout drops your drawdown back to $100 of roomCloses the account
The max loss limit trails your highest closing balance until the account passes the initial trail balance, then it locks. Request a payout on LucidFLEX and the limit resets to the locked balance, which is the starting balance plus $100. On a $25,000 account that is $25,100, so the cushion you spent weeks building is gone the day you take money out.
Why it matters
Break it once and the account is closed, whatever the balance.
Who it affects
Every account on the programme, on funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

EA and copy trading1

06High frequency trading is a warning first, then your profitsVoids profit
Automated strategies that fire a high volume of orders in seconds are flagged by their risk systems. The first offence is a written warning. Repeat it and the profits made that way are removed, and access can be withdrawn for good.
Why it matters
Break it and the profit from those trades is taken off before you are paid.
Who it affects
Anyone running an EA, a bot or copying trades, on challenge and funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

News trading1

07USD red folder news is a hard breach on LucidDaily funded accountsCloses the account
You must be flat from 1 minute before to 1 minute after high impact USD news. Holding or opening a position in that window breaches the funded account.
Why it matters
Break it once and the account is closed, whatever the balance.
Who it affects
Anyone trading around high impact news, on funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

Consistency2

08LucidDirect caps your best day at 20% of profitBlocks the payout
On a straight to funded account the largest single day must be no more than 20% of total profit in the payout cycle, so one good trade can hold up the payout until four more days of profit catch up to it. The rule resets after each payout and stops applying only once you are moved to a live account.
Why it matters
Break it and the payout is refused or pushed back.
Who it affects
Traders with one outsized winning day, on funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com
09LucidBLACK tightens consistency from 60% to 40% once fundedBlocks the payout
The evaluation lets your best day be 60% of total profit, which is a two day pass. The funded account cuts that to 40% in every payout cycle, so the way you passed is not the way you get paid.
Why it matters
Break it and the payout is refused or pushed back.
Who it affects
Traders with one outsized winning day, on challenge and funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

Position size and exposure1

10LucidFlex funded contract limit starts low and updates at end of dayVoids profit
Funded LucidFlex accounts start with part of the max size and unlock more contracts only as end of day profit grows. Getting around the limit can wipe that day's profit.
Why it matters
Break it and the profit from those trades is taken off before you are paid.
Who it affects
Traders holding large or many positions, on funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

Prohibited strategies2

11Opposite positions across accounts reset balances and then breachCloses the account
A long on one account and a short on another in the same or a correlated product, such as ES against NQ, is hedging. A first flag resets the accounts to the prior day balance and repeat offences breach them.
Why it matters
Break it once and the account is closed, whatever the balance.
Who it affects
Hedging, martingale, arbitrage and HFT, on challenge and funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com
12Profits from trades held 5 seconds or less can be forfeitedVoids profit
Accounts are flagged when over half of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less. After a written warning continued behaviour forfeits those profits and can bring a permanent ban.
Why it matters
Break it and the profit from those trades is taken off before you are paid.
Who it affects
Hedging, martingale, arbitrage and HFT, on challenge and funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

Inactivity1

13No $1 of profit or loss in 30 days deletes the accountCloses the account
An account that does not record at least $1 of net profit or loss within 30 calendar days is treated as abandoned. It is permanently deleted.
Why it matters
Break it once and the account is closed, whatever the balance.
Who it affects
Accounts left untraded, on challenge and funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

Identity, VPN and devices1

14Ten evaluations and five funded accounts, counted per householdCloses the account
The limit is ten accounts in total across evaluation and funded, so five funded accounts leave you five evaluations, and up to five live accounts on top. It is counted per household or family rather than per person, which catches two traders at one address.
Why it matters
Break it once and the account is closed, whatever the balance.
Who it affects
Traders who travel or use a VPN, on challenge and funded accounts
Source
support.lucidtrading.com

How they pay

LucidDirect

A 20% consistency rule applies.
Minimum payout - $500.
Payout Frequency - 5 days

Profit Goals

$25k: Profit Goal 1 - $1,500, Profit Goal 2+ - $1,250;
$50k: Profit Goal 1 - $3,000, Profit Goat 2+ - $2,500;
$100k: Profit Goal 1 - $6,000, Profit Goal 2+ - $3,500;
$150k: Profit Goal 1 - $9,000, Profit Goal 2+ - $4,500.

Maximum payouts per cycle:

$25k: Payouts 1–3 - $1,000, Payouts 4–5 - $1,000;
$50k: Payouts 1–3 - $2,000, Payouts 4–5 - $2,500;
$100k: Payouts 1–3 - $2,500, Payouts 4–5 - $3,000;
$150k: Payouts1–3 - $3,000, Payouts 4–5 - $3,500.

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LucidPro

A 40% consistency rule applies.
Minimum payout - $500.
Payout Frequency - 3 days

Minimum Profit Goals

$25k: Profit Goal - $250;
$50k: Profit Goal - $500;
$100k: Profit Goal - $750;
$150k: Profit Goal - $1,000.

Buffer Requirement (profits must exceed buffer):

$25k: $26,100;
$50k: $52,100;
$100k: $103,100;
$150k: $154,600.

Maximum payouts per cycle:

$25k: Payout 1 - $1,000, Payouts 2+ - $1,500;
$50k: Payout 1 - $2,000, Payouts 2+ - $2,500;
$100k: Payout 1 - $2,500, Payouts 2+ - $3,000;
$150k: Payout 1 - $3,000, Payouts 2+ - $3,500.

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LucidFlex

Minimum payout - $500.
Payout Frequency - 5 days.

Trading Days with Profit:

Traders must earn at least the minimum required profit on 5 separate days within each payout cycle. The minimum daily profit requirement resets after every approved payout.

$25k - $100;
$50k - $150;
$100k - $200;
$150k - $250.

Maximum payouts per cycle:

Traders may request 50% of profits up to the account-based cap:

$25k - up to $1,000;
$50k - up to $2,000;
$100k - up to $2,500;
$150k - up to $3,000.

Net profit must be $1 or more between each payout request.

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LucidDaily

Buffer Requirement (profits must exceed buffer):
$25k: $26,100;
$50k: $52,100;
$100k: $103,100;
$150k: $154,600

Net profit must be $1 or more between each payout request.

No maximum payout restriction per request. Instead, there is a maximum amount of sim profit that can be earned in a day. If you meet or exceed the daily amount you are automatically moved live:
25k - $6000
50k - $8000
100k - $10000
150k - $12000

Lucid Trading

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Routes to funding

LucidPRO Evaluation

LucidBLACK Evaluation

LucidFLEX Evaluation

LucidDirect

Rule Check answers

14 hidden rules you should know before you buy

Payout restrictions4

Drawdown1

EA and copy trading1

News trading1

Consistency2

Position size and exposure1

Prohibited strategies2

Inactivity1

Identity, VPN and devices1

Firm health

How they pay

LucidDirect

Profit Goals

Maximum payouts per cycle:

LucidPro

Minimum Profit Goals

Buffer Requirement (profits must exceed buffer):

Maximum payouts per cycle:

LucidFlex

Trading Days with Profit:

Maximum payouts per cycle:

LucidDaily

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