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Apex Trader Funding vs Lucid Trading

Every evaluation both firms sell, read from their own sites, with the rules that decide whether you pass. At 50K, Apex Trader Funding starts at $249 once and Lucid Trading at $115 once.

Prices read Nov 13, 12:42 AM ET

Apex Trader Funding 126 rules pages watched, 2 edits that matter in 30 days
SAVENOW90% off
Go to Apex Trader Funding
Lucid Trading 60 rules pages watched, 1 edits that matter in 30 days
VAULT40% off
Go to Lucid Trading
Cheaper 50K, one-time
Lucid Trading$115 vs $249 one time
No daily loss limit at 50K
Bothat least one plan each
End-of-day or static drawdown
Bothon a 50K plan
No consistency rule
Apex Trader Fundingon a 50K plan

25K evaluations

Apex Trader Funding

Lucid Trading

  • 25K Intraday Trail (Standard)$167once

    Target
    $1,500
    Max loss
    $1,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    Fee

  • 25K EOD Trail (Standard)$490once

    Target
    $1,500
    Max loss
    $1,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $500
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    Fee

  • 25K Intraday Trail (No Activation Fee)$690once

    Target
    $1,500
    Max loss
    $1,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • 25K EOD Trail (No Activation Fee)$1,090once

    Target
    $1,500
    Max loss
    $1,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $500
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • LucidFlex$65once

    Target
    $1,250
    Max loss
    $1,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • LucidPro$108once

    Target
    $1,250
    Max loss
    $1,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    40% best day
    Min days
    0
    Activation
    None

  • LucidDaily (Intraday eval drawdown)$115once

    Target
    $1,250
    Max loss
    $1,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    $600
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • LucidDaily (EOD eval drawdown)$137once

    Target
    $1,250
    Max loss
    $1,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $600
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

50K evaluations

Apex Trader Funding

Lucid Trading

  • 50K Intraday Trail (Standard)$249once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    Fee

  • 50K EOD Trail (Standard)$590once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,000
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    Fee

  • 50K Intraday Trail (No Activation Fee)$799once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • 50K EOD Trail (No Activation Fee)$1,190once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,000
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • LucidFlex$115once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • LucidDaily (Intraday eval drawdown)$156once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    $1,200
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • LucidPro$172once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,200
    Consistency
    40% best day
    Min days
    0
    Activation
    None

  • LucidDaily (EOD eval drawdown)$185once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,200
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

100K evaluations

Apex Trader Funding

Lucid Trading

  • 100K Intraday Trail (Standard)$790once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    Fee

  • 100K Intraday Trail (No Activation Fee)$999once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • 100K EOD Trail (Standard)$1,190once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,500
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    Fee

  • 100K EOD Trail (No Activation Fee)$1,590once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,500
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • LucidFlex$215once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • LucidDaily (Intraday eval drawdown)$264once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    $1,800
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • LucidPro$272once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,800
    Consistency
    40% best day
    Min days
    0
    Activation
    None

  • LucidDaily (EOD eval drawdown)$314once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,800
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

150K evaluations

Apex Trader Funding

Lucid Trading

  • 150K Intraday Trail (Standard)$1,190once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    Fee

  • 150K Intraday Trail (No Activation Fee)$1,890once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,000Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • 150K EOD Trail (Standard)$2,190once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $2,000
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    Fee

  • 150K EOD Trail (No Activation Fee)$2,490once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $2,000
    Consistency
    None
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • LucidDaily (EOD eval drawdown)$286once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $2,700
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • LucidFlex$323once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • LucidPro$365once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $2,700
    Consistency
    40% best day
    Min days
    0
    Activation
    None

  • LucidDaily (Intraday eval drawdown)$367once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500Intraday trail
    Daily loss
    $2,700
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

The rules in plain words

Funded account

Apex Trader Funding

Sim-funded Performance Account; no live account in the standard path. 100% payout split but a 6-payout lifetime cap per PA.

Lucid Trading

Sim-funded then live : LucidPro/LucidFlex/LucidDirect after 5 sim payouts; LucidDaily auto-moves to live when the size's Maximum Daily Profit is hit;…

Payouts

Apex Trader Funding

Every 5 trading days, 50% consistency in the PA, no payout denials or reviews.

Lucid Trading

On-demand, no fixed windows, min $500 on every plan, ~15-minute average processing. LucidPro: per-cycle once above buffer, max $1,000/$2,000/$2,500/$3,000…

News trading

Apex Trader Funding

Allowed; all positions must be flat before the 4:59 PM ET close, no overnight holds.

Lucid Trading

Allowed on LucidPro/LucidFlex/LucidDirect; LucidDaily FUNDED accounts: trading US red-folder news is a hard breach - be flat 1 minute before through 1 minute…

Platforms

Apex Trader Funding

Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, WealthCharts. Apex 4.0 requires platform-level bracket orders.

Lucid Trading

NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic feed: Quantower, Sierra Chart, TradeSea, MotiveWave, Bookmap, Jigsaw, ATAS, R|Trader Pro, MultiCharts; every product sold as a…

List prices as read Nov 13, 12:42 AM ET. Codes are not taken off the prices, because some only cover some plans. Fees beyond the evaluation (activation, resets, data) are not in the price. Check the firm's own page before you buy.

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