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.
A source-backed, side-by-side look at how Lucid Trading and Take Profit Trader treat drawdown, payouts, pricing, and the rules that actually decide whether you keep a funded account.
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.
Best fit
Traders who like EOD drawdown and clear target/drawdown tables.
Think twice if
You need 90/10 without discretionary PRO+ upgrade or dislike buffer requirements.
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 | Lucid Trading | Take Profit Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Account sizes | $25K, $50K, $100K, $150K | $25K, $50K, $75K, $100K, $150K |
| Evaluation pricing | 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. LucidDaily has its own Intraday/EOD-priced fee tiers per the same pricing widget but exact dollars are checkout-needed this pass (raw JSON productPrices math for Daily could not be confidently reconciled against add-on/coupon stacking without a live cart walkthrough). Pro/Flex/Direct figures sourced from the homepage's live pricing widget config, not just help-article text. | Current checkout pricing requires direct refresh. |
| Activation fee | No activation fees to upgrade to funded account per LucidPro help page. | Not. |
| Profit targets | $1.25K, $3K, $6K, $9K on LucidPro evaluation, and the identical $1.25K/$3K/$6K/$9K on LucidDaily evaluation. LucidDirect is straight-to-funded with no evaluation profit target. | $1.5K, $3K, $4.5K, $6K, $9K. |
| Drawdown | $1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K Max Loss Limit on LucidPro evaluation, and the identical $1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K on LucidDaily evaluation (LucidDaily lets the trader pick Intraday-priced-lower or End-of-Day drawdown type at purchase). 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. | EOD trailing drawdown: $1.5K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K/$4.5K. |
| Daily loss limit | LucidPro DLL is none on 25K, then $1.2K/$1.8K/$2.7K on larger sizes. LucidDaily's own evaluation article lists no Daily Loss Limit column at all across any size (no default DLL stated). 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). | No separate official DLL. |
| Consistency rule | LucidFlex payout page does not list a consistency rule; LucidPro payout path has separate consistency criteria. LucidDaily evaluation requires 50% consistency with, per Lucid's own copy, "cushion built in so you can pass in two days"; no consistency requirement applies once a LucidDaily account is funded. 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. | Rule 5 exists in official rule list; detail needs next-pass capture. |
| Min trading days | LucidPro says pass in one trading day. LucidFlex payouts require 5 profitable days. LucidDaily states no fixed minimum days, only that its 50% consistency cushion allows a pass in as little as two 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. | Not. |
| Payout | 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. LucidDaily: also 90/10 split, no fixed payout window and no payout-count cap — instead, a payout requires profit above a buffer balance (Max Loss Limit + $100, i.e. $26.1K/$52.1K/$103.1K/$154.6K by size) plus positive net profit since the last payout, $500 minimum request; a separate maximum-daily-sim-profit cap ($6K/$8K/$10K/$12K by size) auto-promotes the account to live if met or exceeded on any single day. 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. | PRO account profit split is 80/20 and requires clearing the buffer zone equal to maximum drawdown before normal withdrawals. PRO+ invitation path advertises 90/10 and no buffer requirement. |
| Coupon | VAULT (official code) | NOFEE40 (official code) |
Drawdown. Lucid Trading: $1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K Max Loss Limit on LucidPro evaluation, and the identical $1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K on LucidDaily evaluation (LucidDaily lets the trader pick Intraday-priced-lower or End-of-Day drawdown type at purchase). 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. Take Profit Trader: EOD trailing drawdown: $1.5K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K/$4.5K.
Payouts. 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. LucidDaily: also 90/10 split, no fixed payout window and no payout-count cap — instead, a payout requires profit above a buffer balance (Max Loss Limit + $100, i.e. $26.1K/$52.1K/$103.1K/$154.6K by size) plus positive net profit since the last payout, $500 minimum request; a separate maximum-daily-sim-profit cap ($6K/$8K/$10K/$12K by size) auto-promotes the account to live if met or exceeded on any single day. 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. Take Profit Trader: PRO account profit split is 80/20 and requires clearing the buffer zone equal to maximum drawdown before normal withdrawals. PRO+ invitation path advertises 90/10 and no buffer requirement.
Cost beyond the sticker. Lucid Trading runs a One-time evaluation purchase model — LucidFlex payout caps and discretionary live-review transition affect expected value. LucidDaily's daily-profit cap functions similarly (hit it and you're auto-promoted live, capping simulated upside for that day). Take Profit Trader runs a Evaluation purchase with PRO buffer economics model — Normal PRO withdrawals require the account balance to clear the buffer; inside-buffer withdrawals can pay a lower split if the account terminates early.
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. LucidDaily has its own Intraday/EOD-priced fee tiers per the same pricing widget but exact dollars are checkout-needed this pass (raw JSON productPrices math for Daily could not be confidently reconciled against add-on/coupon stacking without a live cart walkthrough). Pro/Flex/Direct figures 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. Take Profit Trader: Current checkout pricing requires direct refresh. Activation: Not. Net cost depends on current sales and activation fees, so confirm the final total at checkout.
Lucid Trading: $1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K Max Loss Limit on LucidPro evaluation, and the identical $1K/$2K/$3K/$4.5K on LucidDaily evaluation (LucidDaily lets the trader pick Intraday-priced-lower or End-of-Day drawdown type at purchase). 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. Take Profit Trader: EOD trailing drawdown: $1.5K/$2K/$2.5K/$3K/$4.5K.
Lucid Trading: LucidPro DLL is none on 25K, then $1.2K/$1.8K/$2.7K on larger sizes. LucidDaily's own evaluation article lists no Daily Loss Limit column at all across any size (no default DLL stated). 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). Take Profit Trader: No separate official DLL.
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. LucidDaily: also 90/10 split, no fixed payout window and no payout-count cap — instead, a payout requires profit above a buffer balance (Max Loss Limit + $100, i.e. $26.1K/$52.1K/$103.1K/$154.6K by size) plus positive net profit since the last payout, $500 minimum request; a separate maximum-daily-sim-profit cap ($6K/$8K/$10K/$12K by size) auto-promotes the account to live if met or exceeded on any single day. 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. Take Profit Trader: PRO account profit split is 80/20 and requires clearing the buffer zone equal to maximum drawdown before normal withdrawals. PRO+ invitation path advertises 90/10 and no buffer requirement.
Lucid Trading: LucidFlex payout page does not list a consistency rule; LucidPro payout path has separate consistency criteria. LucidDaily evaluation requires 50% consistency with, per Lucid's own copy, "cushion built in so you can pass in two days"; no consistency requirement applies once a LucidDaily account is funded. 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. Take Profit Trader: Rule 5 exists in official rule list; detail needs next-pass capture.
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