Lucid Trading review | SmartPropFirm

Rule	Evaluation	Funded
Consistency	LucidPro Eval LucidFlex Eval	LucidPro Funded LucidDirect LucidFlex
Algorithmic Trading	All accounts	All accounts
Scalping Rules	All accounts	All accounts
News Trading	All accounts	All accounts

General rule	Status
Copy Trading
Inactivity Rule	30 days.
Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)
Max Num Accounts	10 Evals \| 5 Funded
Passed Evals	5 Accounts. No Renewal.
Max Before Live	$150,000.
Clear Path to Live	5 payouts (LucidPro/LucidDirect)

General rule	Status
Copy Trading
Inactivity Rule	30 days.
Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)
Max Num Accounts	10 Evals \| 5 Funded
Passed Evals	5 Accounts. No Renewal.
Max Before Live	$150,000.
Clear Path to Live	5 payouts (LucidPro/LucidDirect)

Consistency

Evaluation

LucidPro Evaluation account type does not have any consistency rules.
50% Consistency rule for LucidFlex accounts.

Sim Funded/Lucid Direct

40% Consistency rule for LucidPro Funded accounts.
20% Consistency rule for LucidDirect accounts.
LucidFlex does not have consistency rules.

Algorithmic Trading

All Account Types

Permitted across all account types.
HFT (high frequency trading) bots are not allowed. Using such trading practices will result in warnings initially, and repeated violations will result in the permanent closure of your account.

Scalping Rules

All Account Types

Genuine scalping is allowed.
Your trading entries and exits must show realistic execution and market behavior.
This approach of trading requires more than 50% of your profits to come from trades held longer than 5 seconds.

News Trading

All Account Types

News trading is allowed without restrictions.
Traders assume full responsibility for trading during news events.

Inactivity Rule

All Account Types

Accounts that have not been traded in 30 calendar days will be deemed abandoned and will be permanently deleted.

Copy Trading

It is allowed between accounts you own and manage.

DCA

DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging) or scaling into positions is permitted.
Lucid does not impose restrictions on entry methods.
Lucid permits DCA but adding continuously to losing positions in hopes of recovery is strongly discouraged.

Passed Accounts

LucidPro Eval

You can keep passed LucidPro Eval accounts as reserves. Maximum of 10 accounts per household (any mix).

LucidPro Funded/LucidDirect

You may hold passed LucidPro Funded/LucidDirect accounts as reserves, but combined they may not exceed 5 total per household (e.g., 3 Direct + 2 Pro).

LucidLive/LucidEscrow

Live phase allows a single account per household (LucidLive or LucidEscrow).

Max Number of Accounts

You can have up to 10 Evals and up to 5 Funded accounts.

Clear Path to Live

When Traders are Moved To Live

After completing their final (fifth) payout in LucidPro Funded or LucidDirect
- At the discretion of Lucid Trading, if risk managers determine a trader is ready for live trading before the fifth payout.

Sim Payouts Cap

There is no payout cap at Lucid.
- However, after your fifth payout you will be assessed by their risk managers to be moved to live so technically, sim payouts stop at that point.
  - There is a cap on the amount that can be moved to live and that is $150K even if you have more profits in LucidPro Funded accounts and $15,000 (for 150,000 account), $10,000 (for 100,000 account), $5,000 (for 50,000 account), $2,500 (for 25,000 account) from LucidDirect.

How You Are Moved To Live

After your fifth payout, you will be assessed by Lucid's risk managers to be moved to live.
- A portion of your current Simulated Funded Account balances will be carried forward to LucidLive
  - The max amount carried forward from Sim Funded LucidPro Funded Accounts is capped at 150K
  - The max amount carried forward from LucidDirect accounts is $15,000 (for 150,000 account), $10,000 (for 100,000 account), $5,000 (for 50,000 account), $2,500 (for 25,000 account)
  - The max amount carried forward from LucidFlex accounts is $5,000 per account regardless of size.

How is Balance Carried Forward to Live Account

The max amount carried forward from Sim Funded LucidPro Funded Accounts is capped at 150K.
Example 150K moved from LucidPro Funded to Live:
- $30K deposit in the LucidLive account
- $120K trader escrow pool.
- $60K Lucid Bonus pool
- Unlock Mechanism: For every $5K that you make in live you will get $5K deposited to your live account from Escrow and $2.5K from Bonus pool.
- $210K Total Capital Allocation
- Escrow and Bonus pools are deposited until they are empty
The max amount carried forward from LucidDirect accounts is $15,000 (for 150,000 account), $10,000 (for 100,000 account), $5,000 (for 50,000 account), $2,500 (for 25,000 account)
Example $75K moved from LucidDirect to Live:
- $30K Deposit in Lucid Live Account
- $45K Trader Escrow pool
- $22.5K Lucid Bonus pool.
- For every $5K that you make in live you will get $5K deposited to your live account from Escrow and $2.5K from Bonus pool.
- $97.5K Total Capital Allocation
- Escrow and Bonus pools are deposited until they are empty

Initial Capital on Day One

Detail	Description
Capital Moved Live	LucidPro Funded and LucidDirect move to live caps remain unchanged that is $5000 per 50K account and 15,000 per $150K account.
Day-One Deposit	Up to $30,000 real capital deposited in LucidLive account
Immediate Withdrawals Allowed	You can withdraw from day one from the $30,000 that is deposited in the LucidLive account.
Remaining Sim Capital	Any remaining eligible simulated capital is placed in the Trader Escrow Pool
Lucid Bonus Pool	Lucid contributes a 50% match of the Trader Escrow Pool into the bonus system

Unlocking Escrow and Bonus Capital

"Make 5, Take 5" For every $5,000 in live trading profit, traders unlock matching capital from escrow and bonuses:

Live Profit Earned	Escrow Released	Bonus Released	Total Added To Account
$5,000	$5,000	$2,500	$7,500
$10,000	$10,000	$5,000	$15,000
$15,000	$15,000	$7,500	$22,500

Withdrawal Rules

Capital Type	Withdrawal Timeline
Initial $30,000 Deposit	Immediately withdrawable upon live funding
Trader Escrow / Bonus	Withdrawable only after it is released to brokerage account and after 60 days have passed since account opening
Unreleased Escrow/Bonus	Cannot be withdrawn unless unlocked through live profits

If You Blow Your LucidLive Account

Lucid Trading supports traders through a structured Safety Net process:

Phase	Details
Safety Net Account - $10,000 simulated balance to demonstrate positive expectancy	No payouts from this account, simulated profits earned do not get added to live.
Hit targets in safety net account	Earn at least $10k in simulated safety net, trade for at least 10 days, maintain profit factor of at least 1.5 or greater
Return to Live	Upon success, trader is re-funded with $15,000 in live capital
Re-earning Escrow/Bonus	Once consistent again, previously unearned escrow and bonus capital can begin unlocking

The $15,000 contributed in the return to live is deducted from trader's escrow. If the trader has no capital in the Trader Escrow Pool, they do not get a safety net account. If they have less than $15,000 in the Trader Escrow Pool, that is what they return to live with.

LucidMaxx

LucidMaxx is Lucid's exclusive eval → LIVE daily payout plan. Not public. Not request based. Earned through performance. If you consistently PayoutMaxx and meet risk standards, you'll receive an email invite.

Features: Daily payouts, No payout caps, No DLL, EOD drawdown, Instant live capital, Up to 5 accounts

150k example: $9,000 profit target, $4,500 max loss, 40% consistency rule, 5 minimum trading days

Reduced 2-week cooldown for profitable traders. Built for disciplined capital allocators, not YOLO traders.

LucidPro Payout Rules

Trader receives a 90/10 profit split — 90% to the trader and 10% to Lucid Trading.
Eligibility: You must meet all rules below to qualify for a payout.
You must abide by 40% consistency rule on LucidPro.
You must have a minimum of 3 trading days before requesting a payout.
You must reach the Payout Profit Target during each payout cycle. This resets to $0 after each approved payout.

Account Size	Payout Profit Target
$25,000	$250
$50,000	$500
$100,000	$750
$150,000	$1,000

Trading day count resets after each payout

Payout Window

Once you satisfy the payout criteria, you can request payment at any time.
- Once your payout status switches to APPROVED, the funds are withdrawn from your account immediately.
- Payment is sent 24–48 hours after the withdrawal is processed.

Profit Over Buffer Balance

To request a payout, your profits must exceed the buffer balance, which acts as a safety net to avoid hitting Max Loss Limit after a payout. You can not take payout from the buffer balance.
The buffer is equal to: Initial Max Loss Limit + $100

Account Size	Buffer Balance
$25,000	$26,100
$50,000	$52,100
$100,000	$103,100
$150,000	$154,600

Examples:
- $50K account — balance $52,800 (buffer $52,100) → can withdraw $700
- $100K account — balance $104,000 (buffer $103,100) → can withdraw $900
- $150K account — balance $156,000 (buffer $154,600) → can withdraw $1,400

Payout Minimums and Maximums

Minimum payout request: $500
Maximum payout amounts depends on account size and payout cycle:

Account Size	Payout 1	Payout 2+
$25,000	$1,000	$1,500
$50,000	$2,000	$2,500
$100,000	$2,500	$3,000
$150,000	$3,000	$3,500

LucidFlex Payout Rules

Trader receives a 90/10 profit split — 90% to the trader and 10% to Lucid Trading.
Eligibility: You must meet all rules below to qualify for a payout.
You must earn at least the minimum required profit on 5 separate trading days during the payout cycle. The profit-day count resets after each payout.

Account Size	Minimum Daily Profit
$25,000	$100
$50,000	$150
$100,000	$200
$150,000	$250

You must have positive net profit (even just $1) during each payout cycle.
There is no buffer balance that must be maintained in LucidFlex funded accounts.

Payout Minimums and Maximums

Minimum payout request: $500
Maximum payout: Traders may request 50% of their profit up to a maximum dollar amount. Caps do not scale with payout number.
Number of requests per account: Traders may take up to 6 payouts from each LucidFlex account, after which they will be moved live.

Account Size	Payout Maximum
$25,000	50% of Profit up to $1,000
$50,000	50% of Profit up to $2,000
$100,000	50% of Profit up to $2,500
$150,000	50% of Profit up to $3,000

Payout Window

There is no fixed payout window — you may request a payout any day after meeting all eligibility criteria.
- Once approved, funds are deducted from your account within a few minutes.
- Payouts are disbursed to your payment method within 2 business days.

LucidDirect Payout Rules

Trader receives a 90/10 profit split — 90% to the trader and 10% to Lucid Trading.
Eligibility: You must meet all rules below to qualify for a payout.
You must abide by 20% consistency rule on LucidDirect.
You must have placed a minimum of 1 trade for 5 trading days
The trading day count resets after each payout

Payout Profit Goal

To be eligible for a payout, you must reach a minimum profit goal during each payout cycle. This profit goal resets to $0 after each approved payout.

Account Size	Profit Goal 1	Profit Goal 2+
$25,000	$1,500	$1,250
$50,000	$3,000	$2,500
$100,000	$6,000	$3,500
$150,000	$9,000	$4,500

Payout Minimums and Maximums

Minimum payout request: $500
Maximum payout amounts depend on account size and payout cycle:

Account Size	Payout 1-3	Payout 4-6
$25,000	$1,000	$1,000
$50,000	$2,000	$2,500
$100,000	$2,500	$3,000
$150,000	$3,000	$3,500

Payout Window

Once you satisfy the payout criteria, you can request payment at any time.
- Once your payout status switches to APPROVED, the funds are withdrawn from your account immediately.
- Payment is sent 24–48 hours after the withdrawal is processed.

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