Apex Trader Funding vs Lucid Trading
Apex Trader Funding
Lucid Trading
Computed verdict
There isn't a current verified offer on both firms, so we don't call a cost winner. On the overall score, Apex Trader Funding comes out ahead (78 vs 65).
The verdict is computed from verified data and recomputes when the data changes. It is not an opinion and no commercial arrangement alters it. Methodology
Rule by rule
Trailing drawdown of $1,000–$4,000 by size (EOD or intraday line) that locks at starting balance + $100 in the PA, with unrealized P&L counting toward a breach even on the EOD line.
LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDirect use an end-of-day trailing drawdown ($1,000–$5,000 by plan and size) that moves only at session close; the new LucidDaily instead trails in real time on funded accounts ($1,000–$4,500 intraday, with an eval-time choice of intraday or EOD). All plans lock the limit permanently at initial balance + $100 once you clear the initial trail.
Soft daily limit of $500–$2,000 by size that pauses your session without failing the account; intraday evaluations have no daily loss limit at all.
Soft daily limit that restricts you until the next session without failing the account. On LucidPro it is $1,200 (50K) to $2,700 (150K), 25K none, fixed until the initial trail is cleared. LucidDirect funded accounts instead use a scaling DLL set at 60% of the peak end-of-day BALANCE ($1,200 to $3,000 by size). The new LucidDaily uses a fixed $600–$2,700 by size, identical in evaluation and funded — and unlike the others its 25K does carry a DLL ($600).
No consistency rule in the evaluation; in the PA no single day may account for 50% or more of total profit since your last approved payout, checked when you request one.
No consistency in the LucidPro evaluation; on funded LucidPro your best day can't exceed 40% of profit at payout request (it only blocks the payout), and LucidFlex uses 5 winning days per cycle instead. The new LucidDaily flips the pattern: a 50% consistency gate applies in its evaluation only, and none once funded.
50K: $3,000 profit target against a $2,500 drawdown, no minimum days.
50K: $3,000 target, $2,000 EOD drawdown, no minimum days — the evaluation can be passed in one trading day.
On the Legacy account we rank: payouts from 8 trading days, of which 5 must close with $50 or more of profit, $500 minimum, and 8 trading days between requests. The split is 100% of the first $25,000 paid out per account and 90% of anything after that. The first five payouts are capped by size ($2,500 on the $100,000) and from the sixth the cap disappears. A 30% consistency rule also applies: no single day may account for more than 30% of profit, through the fifth payout. The 4.0 Sim-Funded account is a different product and works differently: a 100% split, 5 qualifying days, and a hard cap of 6 payouts after which the account closes.
Payouts have no fixed windows — request whenever you qualify and get paid within 2 business days — at a 90/10 split from the first dollar with per-payout caps by plan and size.
50K: we publish no verified list price. Apex's checkout sits behind script and login, and our second-hand figures disagree by more than double. Apex's own homepage runs "Any Size Evals up to 90% Off | Use code: SAVENOW". A one-time PA activation fee exists and falls due within 7 calendar days of passing, and promo codes do not apply to it; we hold no verified amount for it. There are no reset fees: "If an Evaluation fails, the only way to continue is by purchasing a new one."
LucidFlex 50K: Lucid states no price for it. Checked first-hand on 2026-09-10 — their pages load and no Lucid page serves any LucidFlex dollar figure — so we publish none either. Lucid's homepage serves "FOR THE BEST DEAL USE CODE : VAULT" with no value attached to it. The one Lucid page that does give dollar figures is LucidMaxx eval pricing, a different product, where the $50,000 runs $180 / $215 / $250 / $290 by how many live accounts you have blown without clearing drawdown. Lucid's "no activation fee" statement covers LucidPro, not LucidFlex.