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Side by side, November 2026

Lucid Trading vs Topstep

Every evaluation both firms sell, read from their own sites, with the rules that decide whether you pass. At 50K, Lucid Trading starts at $115 once and Topstep at $49 a month.

Prices read Nov 14, 12:05 AM ET

Lucid Trading 60 rules pages watched, 1 edits that matter in 30 days
VAULT40% off
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Topstep 60 rules pages watched, 12 edits that matter in 30 days

No live code

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50K, monthly
Only Topstep$49 per month
50K, one-time
Only Lucid Trading$115 one time
No daily loss limit at 50K
Lucid Tradinghas a plan without one
End-of-day or static drawdown
Bothon a 50K plan
No consistency rule
Neitherin the 50K evaluation

25K evaluations

Lucid Trading

Topstep

  • 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

Topstep has no 25K evaluation we can price.

50K evaluations

Lucid Trading

Topstep

  • 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

  • 50K Trading Combine (Standard path)$49/mo

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    Fee

  • 50K Trading Combine (No Activation Fee path)$95/mo

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    None

100K evaluations

Lucid Trading

Topstep

  • 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

  • 100K Trading Combine (Standard path)$99/mo

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $2,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    Fee

  • 100K Trading Combine (No Activation Fee path)$149/mo

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $2,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    None

150K evaluations

Lucid Trading

Topstep

  • 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

  • 150K Trading Combine (Standard path)$199/mo

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $3,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    Fee

  • 150K Trading Combine (No Activation Fee path)$229/mo

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $3,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    None

The rules in plain words

Funded account

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;…

Topstep

Sim-funded Express Funded Account then Live Funded Account after XFA payouts; only 0.71% of XFA traders were called up to an LFA in 2025.

Payouts

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…

Topstep

XFA Standard path: 5 winning days of $150+ net then request up to 50% of balance, capped $2,000 / $3,000 / $5,000, doubled to $4,000 / $6,000 / $10,000 if a…

News trading

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…

Topstep

Allowed - no flatten requirement in SIM or Funded accounts, but trades hit by economic releases get no exceptions or reset credits.

Platforms

Lucid Trading

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

Topstep

TopstepX only for new Trading Combines; legacy NinjaTrader/Tradovate accounts grandfathered; TopstepX cannot connect to TradingView. Level 2/DOM data $38/mo.

List prices as read Nov 14, 12:05 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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