Earn2Trade vs Lucid Trading

A source-backed, side-by-side look at how Earn2Trade and Lucid Trading treat drawdown, payouts, pricing, and the rules that actually decide whether you keep a funded account.

Dataset reviewed July 18, 2026Rule risk before referral revenue

Quick verdict

Lean Earn2Trade if

Best fit

Traders who want a no-minimum-days evaluation with an education-heavy path.

Think twice if

You need a flat 90% payout split from day one.

Lean Lucid Trading if

Best fit

Traders who want one-time eval fees, fast activation, and clean 90/10 payout framing.

Think twice if

You need the highest payout cap on 150K accounts or dislike live-review discretion after sim payouts.

Earn2Trade vs Lucid Trading: rules at a glance

Every value below is pulled from each firm's official sources. Confirm live figures at checkout. New to the terms? See the key terms below.

Rule	Earn2Trade	Lucid Trading
Account sizes	TCP $25K/$50K/$100K; Gauntlet Mini $50K/$100K/$150K/$200K	$25K, $50K, $100K, $150K
Evaluation pricing	TCP25 starts at $150/month. GAU50 starts at $170/month.	LucidPro $135/$185/$285/$370 on $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K. LucidFlex $100/$140/$225/$420. LucidDirect (straight-to-funded, no evaluation) $340/$520/$700/$840. Sourced from the homepage's live pricing widget config, not just help-article text.
Activation fee	Not.	No activation fees to upgrade to funded account per LucidPro help page.
Profit targets	TCP25: $1.75K; GAU50: $3K. Larger plan tables are available on product pages.	$1.25K, $3K, $6K, $9K on LucidPro evaluation. LucidDirect is straight-to-funded with no evaluation profit target.
Drawdown	Evaluation and LiveSim use EOD drawdown; Live can use trailing drawdown. Open equity still matters intraday.	$1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K Max Loss Limit on LucidPro evaluation. LucidDirect: End-of-Day Max Loss Limit $1K/$2K/$3.5K/$5K on $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K, which locks at Initial Trail Balance + $100 once each account's highest closing balance exceeds the trail.
Daily loss limit	TCP25 DLL $550; GAU50 DLL $1.1K.	LucidPro DLL is none on 25K, then $1.2K/$1.8K/$2.7K on larger sizes. LucidDirect DLL: none on $25K, then a fixed $1.2K/$2.1K/$3K on $50K/$100K/$150K until the account closes above its Initial Trail Balance, after which the Fixed DLL is replaced by a LucidScale DLL equal to 60% of the highest end-of-day account profit (rises with growth, never decreases).
Consistency rule	Maintain 30% consistency rule during Evaluation (both TCP and Gauntlet Mini).	LucidFlex payout page does not list a consistency rule; LucidPro payout path has separate consistency criteria. LucidDirect requires a 20% Consistency Percentage (largest single-day profit ÷ total account profit) to qualify for each payout; it resets after every approved payout and no longer applies once the account is promoted to live status.
Min trading days	No minimum trading days -- Evaluation, LiveSim, and Live tiers all list "No Minimum Trading Days" on the live product pages (corrected from a previously recorded 10-day minimum).	LucidPro says pass in one trading day. LucidFlex payouts require 5 profitable days. LucidDirect has no evaluation and no fixed payout window — a payout can be requested any day once the profit-goal and consistency criteria are met.
Payout	Tiered profit split, not flat 80/20: TCP25 pays 50% under $1,500 cumulative profit, 80% over; GAU50 pays 50% under $2,250, 80% over (same tiering scales with plan size on LiveSim and Live accounts). Earn2Trade publishes 2025 exam and withdrawal stats in product-page disclaimers.	LucidFlex: 90/10 split, request any day after criteria, funds within 2 business days, $500 minimum, 50% of profit up to $1K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K, up to 5 payouts before live review. LucidDirect: also 90/10 split, $500 minimum request, a per-cycle profit goal ($1.5K/$3K/$6K/$9K on $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K for the first payout, lower on payouts 2+) plus the 20% consistency check, payout caps of $1K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K on payouts 1-3 rising to $1K/$2.5K/$3K/$3.5K on payouts 4-5, funds deducted within minutes of approval and disbursed within 2 business days.
Coupon	No public code (verify at checkout)	VAULT (official code)

How the rules differ

Drawdown. Earn2Trade: Evaluation and LiveSim use EOD drawdown; Live can use trailing drawdown. Open equity still matters intraday. Lucid Trading: $1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K Max Loss Limit on LucidPro evaluation. LucidDirect: End-of-Day Max Loss Limit $1K/$2K/$3.5K/$5K on $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K, which locks at Initial Trail Balance + $100 once each account's highest closing balance exceeds the trail.

Payouts. Earn2Trade: Tiered profit split, not flat 80/20: TCP25 pays 50% under $1,500 cumulative profit, 80% over; GAU50 pays 50% under $2,250, 80% over (same tiering scales with plan size on LiveSim and Live accounts). Earn2Trade publishes 2025 exam and withdrawal stats in product-page disclaimers. Lucid Trading: LucidFlex: 90/10 split, request any day after criteria, funds within 2 business days, $500 minimum, 50% of profit up to $1K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K, up to 5 payouts before live review. LucidDirect: also 90/10 split, $500 minimum request, a per-cycle profit goal ($1.5K/$3K/$6K/$9K on $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K for the first payout, lower on payouts 2+) plus the 20% consistency check, payout caps of $1K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K on payouts 1-3 rising to $1K/$2.5K/$3K/$3.5K on payouts 4-5, funds deducted within minutes of approval and disbursed within 2 business days.

Cost beyond the sticker. Earn2Trade runs a Monthly subscription evaluation with education bundle model — No minimum trading days, but the tiered 50%/80% profit split (not a flat 80/20) trails the flat 90% splits many newer firms offer. Lucid Trading runs a One-time evaluation purchase model — LucidFlex payout caps and discretionary live-review transition affect expected value.

Frequently asked

Is Earn2Trade or Lucid Trading cheaper for a funded futures evaluation?

Earn2Trade: TCP25 starts at $150/month. GAU50 starts at $170/month. Activation: Not. Lucid Trading: LucidPro $135/$185/$285/$370 on $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K. LucidFlex $100/$140/$225/$420. LucidDirect (straight-to-funded, no evaluation) $340/$520/$700/$840. Sourced from the homepage's live pricing widget config, not just help-article text. Activation: No activation fees to upgrade to funded account per LucidPro help page. Net cost depends on current sales and activation fees, so confirm the final total at checkout.

What is the difference between Earn2Trade and Lucid Trading drawdown rules?

Earn2Trade: Evaluation and LiveSim use EOD drawdown; Live can use trailing drawdown. Open equity still matters intraday. Lucid Trading: $1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K Max Loss Limit on LucidPro evaluation. LucidDirect: End-of-Day Max Loss Limit $1K/$2K/$3.5K/$5K on $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K, which locks at Initial Trail Balance + $100 once each account's highest closing balance exceeds the trail.

Does Earn2Trade or Lucid Trading have a daily loss limit?

Earn2Trade: TCP25 DLL $550; GAU50 DLL $1.1K. Lucid Trading: LucidPro DLL is none on 25K, then $1.2K/$1.8K/$2.7K on larger sizes. LucidDirect DLL: none on $25K, then a fixed $1.2K/$2.1K/$3K on $50K/$100K/$150K until the account closes above its Initial Trail Balance, after which the Fixed DLL is replaced by a LucidScale DLL equal to 60% of the highest end-of-day account profit (rises with growth, never decreases).

What are the payout rules for Earn2Trade vs Lucid Trading?

Earn2Trade: Tiered profit split, not flat 80/20: TCP25 pays 50% under $1,500 cumulative profit, 80% over; GAU50 pays 50% under $2,250, 80% over (same tiering scales with plan size on LiveSim and Live accounts). Earn2Trade publishes 2025 exam and withdrawal stats in product-page disclaimers. Lucid Trading: LucidFlex: 90/10 split, request any day after criteria, funds within 2 business days, $500 minimum, 50% of profit up to $1K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K, up to 5 payouts before live review. LucidDirect: also 90/10 split, $500 minimum request, a per-cycle profit goal ($1.5K/$3K/$6K/$9K on $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K for the first payout, lower on payouts 2+) plus the 20% consistency check, payout caps of $1K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K on payouts 1-3 rising to $1K/$2.5K/$3K/$3.5K on payouts 4-5, funds deducted within minutes of approval and disbursed within 2 business days.

Do Earn2Trade or Lucid Trading have a consistency rule?

Earn2Trade: Maintain 30% consistency rule during Evaluation (both TCP and Gauntlet Mini). Lucid Trading: LucidFlex payout page does not list a consistency rule; LucidPro payout path has separate consistency criteria. LucidDirect requires a 20% Consistency Percentage (largest single-day profit ÷ total account profit) to qualify for each payout; it resets after every approved payout and no longer applies once the account is promoted to live status.

Sources

Official help, pricing, and payout pages used for this comparison.

Earn2Trade Gauntlet Mini Earn2Trade Trader Career Path Earn2Trade Rules collection (drawdown, consistency, progression)Earn2Trade affiliate program LucidPro evaluation account LucidFlex payouts Lucid affiliate program status Lucid Trading homepage promo LucidDirect funded account overview LucidDirect payout objectives LucidDirect consistency percentage LucidDirect daily loss limit LucidDirect end-of-day drawdown

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Key terms

EOD (end-of-day) drawdown: Your maximum-loss line trails on your balance at the daily close, not your highest intraday equity. Open profit you give back during the day does not pull the line up against you.
Trailing drawdown: Your maximum-loss line trails your highest intraday equity, so profit you reach and then give back can move the line up against you.
Daily loss limit (DLL): A cap on how much you can lose in a single trading day — some firms call it a Daily Loss Guard. A few make it optional during the evaluation.
Consistency rule: Caps how much of your total profit can come from a single best day, so one outlier session can't carry a pass or a payout.
Activation fee: A one-time fee to turn a passed evaluation into a funded account, charged on top of the evaluation price.
Profit split: The share of payouts you keep. A 90/10 split means you keep 90% and the firm keeps 10%.
Sim-funded / LiveSim: Simulated-funded accounts — you trade firm capital in a simulated environment, not your own live money, until later stages.

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