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Lucid Trading plans compared: LucidPro vs Flex vs Daily vs Direct

The consistency rule sits on the evaluation in two Lucid plans and on the funded account in the other two. The grid, and which plan fits which strategy.

Four plans and a Live tier

Lucid’s plans differ on two rows that decide fit for a coded strategy: where the consistency rule sits (evaluation or funded) and whether the funded account trails intraday. LucidLive, after five payouts and review, runs EOD with a $100 lock and no consistency.

RuleLucidProLucidFlexLucidDailyLucidDirect
Evaluation drawdownEOD trailingEOD trailingEOD or intraday, chosen at checkoutinstant: no evaluation
Funded drawdownEODEODintraday, alwaysEOD
Daily loss limitnone on 25K; fixed on 50K+noneoptional at checkoutnot fixed
Consistencynone in eval; 40% per payout cycle once funded (35% for accounts before 28 Nov 2025)50% in eval; none once funded50% in eval; none once funded20%
Minimum days3-day cycle plus buffer per payout5 profitable days per payout cycleany eligible dayper-cycle profit goal
Contract cap (50K)4 minis4, Flex funded starts at 244
Bufferinitial MLL + $100 ($2,100 on 50K)noneinitial MLL + $100—
NewsallowedallowedUS high-impact news is a hard breach once fundedallowed
Payout90/10, $500 minimum, per-cycle profit goal90/10; 50% of profit per request, $2,000 cap on 50K90/10, daily; live transition when the max daily sim profit is hit90/10
Overnight and weekendclose by 4:45 pm ET; no weekendssamesamesame

Which plan for a systematic strategy

LucidPro has the friendliest evaluation and a 40% rule once funded plus a $2,100 buffer on a 50K: right for strategies with even days. LucidFlex is the reverse (50% in the evaluation, none once funded) with a smaller starting cap and no buffer: right for lumpy strategies that can pass a 50% rule. LucidDaily pays daily but trails intraday once funded and treats US high-impact news as a hard breach; only for tight-stop systems with a news filter. LucidDirect skips the evaluation at a 20% consistency rule, the tightest of the four.

Buffers and cycles on Lucid payouts and buffer; the full card at Lucid Trading rules.

FAQ

Which Lucid plan has no consistency rule when funded?

LucidFlex and LucidDaily (50% in the evaluation only). LucidPro carries 40% per payout cycle once funded, LucidDirect 20%.

Does LucidDaily trail intraday?

Yes, always on the funded account, regardless of the drawdown type chosen for the evaluation.

What is the Lucid buffer?

Initial maximum loss limit plus $100 on LucidPro and LucidDaily ($2,100 on a 50K), cleared before a payout; LucidFlex has no buffer.

Source: the firm’s help center and program pages, cross-checked with the Lucid Trading rules card, September 2026. Rules change quarterly; the help center is binding.