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Lucid Trading: Everything You need to Know (Pricing, Rules, Payouts)

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Lucid Trading (futures prop firm) — with three account types: Direct, Pro, and Flex. The video focuses on pricing, rules, payouts, and what to avoid.

Key Features Mentioned

  • Multiple account types: Lucid Pro, Lucid Flex, Lucid Direct.
  • One-time purchase (no monthly fee) for evaluation/funded accounts.
  • Fast payouts (reported): average payout time cited as 15 minutes.
  • Real-time dashboard updates during trading.
  • Profit target / max loss / drawdown rules vary by account type.
  • Upgrades:
    • For Pro evaluations, once the profit target is hit, it can show “upgrade to funded” within minutes.
    • The upgrade may allow trading on funded in the same session.
  • Trade permissions:
    • News trading allowed on all Lucid accounts (no restrictions mentioned).
    • Scalping allowed if executions are realistic; guideline: >50% of profits must come from trades held 5 seconds or less.

Pricing & Promo

  • The video claims pricing is “very hard to beat” and promotes promo code PK.
  • Example pricing mentioned:
    • Direct: $360 for a 50k account (video advises against)
    • Pro: usually $185, with 40% off via PK → about $129
    • Flex: usually $140, with 40% off via PK → about $98
  • PK is claimed to match or exceed other promos automatically at checkout.

Account-by-Account Breakdown (Unique Points)

1) Lucid Direct — Strongly Discouraged

  • Described as very expensive.
  • Has a tight consistency rule and a daily loss limit.
  • The video explicitly advises: do not use Directs.
  • Rationale provided: the author would rather buy multiple regular evaluations than one Direct.

Overall take: Worst fit due to strictness and cost.

2) Lucid Pro — Best for Passing Quickly & Getting Paid ASAP

Evaluation (Pro) Rules

  • Profit target: $3,000
  • Max loss: $2,000
  • Daily loss limit: $1,200
  • Drawdown type: end-of-day
  • Max position size: 4 minis / 40 micros
  • No activation fee
  • Time pressure: no required pass window mentioned
  • Can potentially pass in a single trading day
  • Instant upgrade after hitting target:
    • Upgrade may appear after a few minutes
    • Trading on funded can start in the same session

Funded (Pro) Rules & Payouts

  • Payout profit target: $500
  • Must reach at least $500 to request payout, then wait 3 trading days
  • Max loss: $2,000
  • Daily loss limit: $1,200
  • Consistency rule: 40%
  • Max position size: 4 minis / 40 micros
  • No scaling plan (author implies you can use max sizing immediately upon funded)

Buffer Requirement (Important Downside)

  • For a 50k Pro, you must maintain at least $52.1k balance to take payouts.
  • Payout cannot be taken from the buffer balance.

Pro Payout Mechanics

  • Profit split: 90/10 (author: 90% to trader, 10% to firm)
  • Minimum profit goal per payout cycle: at least $500 before requesting another payout
  • Max payout per 50k account:
    • First max payout: up to $2,000
    • Subsequent payouts: up to $2,500
  • Can have up to five funded at once:
    • Claimed rate: $2,500 x 5 = $12.5k every ~3 trading days

Overall take: Fastest path to payouts, but stricter due to:

  • daily loss limit
  • consistency rule
  • buffer requirement

3) Lucid Flex — Author’s Personal Favorite (Less Restrictive During Funded)

Evaluation (Flex) Rules

  • Profit target: “standard $3,000”
  • Max loss: “standard $2,000”
  • Drawdown type: end-of-day
  • No daily loss limit on evaluation
  • Consistency rule: 50%
  • Position sizing: 4 minis / 40 micros
  • No activation fee
  • Author notes Flex fits their style and tolerates bigger day-to-day swings.

Funded (Flex) Rules

  • Max loss: $2,000
  • No daily loss limit
  • No consistency rule in funded (major selling point in the video)
  • Scaling plan:
    • $0–~$1,000 profit: 2 minis / 20 micros
    • Then: 3 minis / 30 micros
    • Then: 4 minis / 40 micros once hitting $2,000 profit
  • Payout eligibility:
    • Need 5 trading days with at least $150+ profit per day
    • Minimum payout request: $500
    • Maximum payout: up to 50% of account balance, capped (video implies) around $2,000 per 50k in the described scenario
    • Example scenario given:
      • Five 50k Flex accounts → $2,000 x 5 = up to $10,000 every five trading days (claimed)

Extra Mentioned

  • For Flex accounts, author says there is no buffer requirement.

Overall take: Best for traders who dislike funded constraints (no DLL/no consistency), but tradeoffs include:

  • scaling restrictions
  • 5-day / $150-per-day payout schedule

Common Rules Mentioned Across Accounts

  • News trading rule: allowed for all Lucid accounts; no calendar restrictions mentioned.
  • Scalping/micro-scalping rule: permitted if execution is realistic; guideline: >50% of profits must come from trades held ≤5 seconds.

Pros & Cons (As Stated / Implied)

Pros

  • Reputation indicators (claimed):
    • paid out $60M+
    • 50,000+ users
    • avg payout time: 15 minutes
  • Simple rules and “no fluff.”
  • One-time payment, no monthly fee.
  • Pro: can upgrade quickly and possibly start funded immediately in the same session.
  • Flex: avoids daily loss limit and consistency rule in funded; no buffer requirement (per author).
  • News trading allowed.
  • Scalping allowed with the stated profit-sourcing guideline.

Cons / Things to Avoid

  • Direct accounts: costly with tight consistency + daily loss limits; explicitly “do not use.”
  • Pro: includes daily loss + 40% consistency + buffer requirement (~$52.1k for 50k accounts) for payouts.
  • Flex: includes a scaling plan and requires 5 days meeting $150/day for payouts.

Comparisons Made

  • Direct vs Pro/Flex: Direct is positioned as the worst option due to stricter rules and higher cost.
  • Pro vs Flex (main decision):
    • Pro: faster/optimized for passing and payout speed, but stricter (DLL, consistency, buffer)
    • Flex: more tolerant for the author’s style (no DLL/no consistency in funded), but payout timing is less immediate and scaling applies

Verdict / Recommendation (Based on the Video)

  • Avoid: Lucid Direct.
  • Choose Lucid Pro if you want the fastest route to payouts and can handle:
    • daily loss + consistency
    • buffer requirement
  • Choose Lucid Flex if you want more freedom in funded trading:
    • no daily loss limit
    • no consistency rule
    • and you can work with the 5-day $150/day payout requirement plus the scaling plan

Overall: The video recommends Flex as the best personal fit for many traders, with Pro as the best “speed” option—while Direct is discouraged.

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