Lucid Trading review

LucidBlack: what changes when you pass

Consistency TIGHTENS on pass: 60% or less in the evaluation, 40% or less in the funded account, and the funded 40% resets after each approved payout. Funded adds a per-cycle Payout Profit Goal of $1,500 that resets to $0 after each approved payout, plus an optional Bonus Payout Profit Goal available on payouts 2-4 only (never payout 1, no extra fee) which unlocks an additional payout on top of the standard maximum. Funded adds a scaling plan capping contracts by simulated profit (1 mini / 10 micros from $0-$999, full 2 minis / 20 micros at $1,000+). Neither stage has a Daily Loss Limit, neither stage has a trading-day requirement, funded has no buffer balance, and EOD drawdown is unchanged across both stages.

After payout: "Once your account exceeds the Initial Trail Balance, the MLL locks and no longer moves" - Initial Trail Balance $26,100, Locked MLL Balance $25,100 for the 25K. "There is no buffer balance that must be maintained in LucidBlack funded accounts."

LucidDaily: what changes when you pass

Two rules change on pass. (1) The evaluation's 50% Consistency Percentage disappears entirely: "There is no Consistency Percentage on LucidDaily funded accounts." (2) Drawdown type can change: the evaluation drawdown is a buyer choice at checkout (End-of-Day or Intraday), but "regardless of your selection, all LucidDaily Funded accounts use an Intraday Drawdown", so an EOD-eval buyer is switched to intraday on pass. Funded newly imposes a buffer balance of Initial Max Loss Limit + $100 ($1,100 here) that cannot be withdrawn, and requires positive net profit since the last payout. Funded also adds a hard-breach news rule absent from the evaluation: trading U.S. high-impact red-folder news (Impact = High AND Currency = USD) is prohibited, and the trader must be flat from 1 minute before through 1 minute after the event. Funded caps simulated profit at $6,000 per day - meeting or exceeding it automatically moves the trader live. The Daily Loss Limit On/Off choice made at checkout carries through both phases unchanged, and there is no trading-day requirement in either phase.

After payout: "The MLL rises until it reaches the trail balance. Once the account exceeds the trail, the MLL locks at the initial balance plus $100" - Initial Trail Balance $26,100, Locked MLL Balance $25,100 for the 25K. The buffer is separate and not withdrawable: "You can not take a payout from the buffer balance."

LucidDirect: what changes when you pass

There is no evaluation stage at all - "LucidDirect is a simulated straight-to-funded account which does not have an evaluation phase", earning payouts from day one in exchange for a higher upfront one-time fee, with access to max contract size immediately and no scaling plan. Payout eligibility rests on exactly two objectives, both of which reset after every approved payout: a Consistency Percentage of 20% or less (the tightest in the Lucid lineup and the main payout-denial trigger), and a Payout Profit Goal of $1,500 for Payout 1 then $1,250 for Payouts 2+. The 25K LucidDirect has no Daily Loss Limit and no Initial Trail Balance at all, so the LucidScale DLL never engages at this size. Once promoted to LucidLive the 20% consistency rule no longer applies and the account converts to $0 balance, daily payouts, EOD drawdown and no DLL.

After payout: "At the end of each trading session, the system calculates the account's highest closing balance. The MLL increases as your balance grows, up to a defined point. Once your account exceeds the Initial Trail Balance, the MLL locks and no longer moves" - and "once the account exceeds the trail, the MLL locks at the initial balance plus $100". For the 25K, Initial Trail Balance $26,100 and Locked MLL Balance $25,100.

LucidFlex: what changes when you pass

The 50% Consistency Percentage applies during the EVALUATION only; there is no consistency rule on LucidFlex funded accounts. Funded has no buffer balance - "There is no buffer balance that must be maintained in LucidFlex funded accounts." In its place funded adds two payout objectives: earning at least $100 profit on 5 separate days during each payout cycle (reset after every approved payout), plus positive net profit (even $1) in the cycle. Funded also introduces a scaling plan capping contracts by simulated profit (1 mini / 10 micros from $0-$999, full 2 minis / 20 micros at $1,000+), whereas the evaluation has no scaling restriction. The Daily Loss Limit choice made at purchase carries through both stages unchanged. Max 5 payouts per account, after which the trader is moved live; at live there is no consistency rule and no DLL, with EOD drawdown from a $0 starting balance.

After payout: "Once your account exceeds the Initial Trail Balance, the MLL locks and no longer moves" (Initial Trail Balance $26,100). LucidFlex additionally states: "Once you request a payout from LucidFlex, your MLL automatically adjusts to the Locked MLL Balance" - $25,100 for the 25K.

A day counts toward payout eligibility at $100+ profit.

LucidMaxx: what changes when you pass

There is no simulated funded stage: "Once passed, the trader transitions directly into a live account" trading real capital. Both evaluation gates disappear at live - the 40% Consistency Percentage no longer applies ("There are no consistency requirements for live accounts") and the 5-trading-day minimum is gone ("There are no profit minimums once live"). Payouts become daily and uncapped with no payout windows. The live account follows the standard Lucid live structure: $0 starting balance, End-of-Day drawdown, no daily loss limit, and the Max Loss Limit locks at $100 once live profits equal the starting live drawdown ($1,000 at this size) - or immediately if a payout is requested before that. LucidMaxx traders are explicitly NOT eligible for the one-time Live Bonus.

After payout: "Once a trader generates live profits equal to their starting live drawdown, the Max Loss Limit locks at $100 and no longer moves. If a trader requests a live payout before generating profits over the live drawdown, the Max Loss Limit locks to $100."

LucidPro: what changes when you pass

The LucidPro evaluation has no consistency rule; the funded account adds a 40% Consistency Percentage (largest single-day profit / account profit) that must be met to request every payout and resets after each approved payout. Funded adds a payout buffer equal to Initial Max Loss Limit + $100 ($1,100 here) that cannot be withdrawn, and a per-cycle Minimum Profit Goal of $250. At the 25K size the Daily Loss Limit is None in both stages per the LucidPro Daily Loss Limit article, so the Fixed-DLL-to-LucidScale transition that applies at 50K and above never engages here. EOD drawdown, contract limits (2 minis / 20 micros) and the absence of a scaling plan are unchanged. Once promoted from sim-funded to LucidLive the consistency rule no longer applies; live accounts start at $0 balance with daily payouts, EOD drawdown and no daily loss limit.

After payout: "Once your account exceeds the Initial Trail Balance, the MLL locks and no longer moves" - Initial Trail Balance $26,100 for the 25K, after which "the MLL locks at the initial balance plus $100" ($25,100). Separately, "To request a payout, your profits must exceed the buffer balance... You can not take payout from the buffer balance." Required buffer balance $26,100; minimum balance for a $500 payout $26,600.