Last checked September 10, 2026.
Every rule below was read from the firm's own published pages. Each stage names its source and the date it was read. Firms change their rules. Missing and uncomputed values are marked plainly, never guessed.
Published policies and open questions
Only supported, officially verified values enter the computed rules above. Other conditions cannot be checked automatically.
account stacking · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: manual review. Not computed here.
Account limits are applied per household: up to ten active evaluations, ten accounts in total across evaluation and funded, five active funded accounts and five active live accounts.
Maximum Number of Accounts. Checked September 10, 2026.
automation · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Automated trading systems are permitted.
Other Trading Activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
bot · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Trading bots are permitted.
Other Trading Activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
copy trading · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Trade copiers are permitted, and Lucid sells a Rithmic trade copier in its own store.
Other Trading Activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
correlated instruments · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Taking offsetting positions in correlated products across separate accounts is prohibited, while mixing e-minis and micros of the same contract is allowed only inside a single account.
Prohibited Hedging. Checked September 10, 2026.
dca · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Scaling into a position is permitted.
Other Trading Activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
ea · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Expert advisors and other automated execution helpers are permitted.
Other Trading Activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
hedging · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
All forms of hedging are prohibited, including opposing positions in the same contract held in one account or across separate accounts and accounts at other firms.
Prohibited Hedging. Checked September 10, 2026.
hft · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: profit removal. Not computed here.
High-frequency trading is prohibited; a first offence brings a written warning and repeated offences remove profits and close the accounts.
Prohibited High Frequency Trading. Checked September 10, 2026.
identity · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: manual review. Not computed here.
A trader may hold one Lucid profile, registered either personally or as a business, and must complete the published payout verification before funds are released.
Registering as a Business. Checked September 10, 2026.
inactivity · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
An account that has not traded to at least one dollar of net profit or loss within thirty calendar days is treated as abandoned and deleted, and a breached account is deleted after thirty days if it is not reset.
Inactivity Policy. Checked September 10, 2026.
instruments · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Trading is limited to the published list of CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX futures and micro futures, each carrying a per-side commission.
Approved Products and Commissions. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
A trader moving live for the first time who has never held a legacy live account may earn a one-time live bonus at the published live profit target, settled at the ninety ten split.
Live Bonus. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: manual review. Not computed here.
A simulated trader enters the live review pool after the final payout or at the discretion of the risk team, and every simulated account is closed when the trader moves live.
New Live Structure. Checked September 10, 2026.
trading session · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Live accounts may not swing trade and must be flat by the published feed-specific cut-off, with an optional automatic liquidation.
LucidLive. Checked September 10, 2026.
martingale · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
Martingale sizing is strongly discouraged rather than banned outright.
Other Trading Activities. Checked September 10, 2026.
minimum hold · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: manual review. Not computed here.
An account is flagged for microscalping when more than half of its profit comes from trades held five seconds or less, which triggers a manual review and can forfeit profits.
Prohibited Microscalping. Checked September 10, 2026.
trading session · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Holding a position past the daily flat-by time does not fail the account; Lucid closes the position instead.
Allowed Trading Times. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Payouts are disbursed through the published domestic and international payment rails.
Payout Methods. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
There is no fixed payout window; an approved payout leaves the account within minutes and reaches the payment method within two business days.
Payout Processing. Checked September 10, 2026.
instruments · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Accounts are routed through either the CQG or the Rithmic feed, and every listed platform works with every Lucid account type.
Supported Platforms. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Approved payouts are split ninety per cent to the trader and ten per cent to Lucid Trading.
Profit Split Structure. Checked September 10, 2026.
location · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Residents of the countries on the published restricted list may not open or trade Lucid accounts.
Restricted Countries. Checked September 10, 2026.
trading session · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
On LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDirect accounts every position must be closed by 4:45 PM EST and is auto-closed by Lucid, with trading resuming at 6:00 PM EST.
Allowed Trading Times. Checked September 10, 2026.
risk management · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: session lock. Not computed here.
Daily loss limits lock the account out for the session but do not fail it; only the maximum loss limit breaches an account.
Daily Loss Limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
api · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages publish no api rule that applies to the stages left uncovered here.
api. Checked September 10, 2026.
api. Checked September 10, 2026.
bracket · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages do not publish a bracket-order rule for these offerings.
bracket. Checked September 10, 2026.
bracket. Checked September 10, 2026.
cme price limit · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages publish no cme price limit rule that applies to the stages left uncovered here.
cme_price_limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
cme_price_limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
grid · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages do not publish a grid-trading rule for these offerings.
grid. Checked September 10, 2026.
grid. Checked September 10, 2026.
minimum trading days · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages publish no minimum trading days rule that applies to the stages left uncovered here.
minimum_trading_days. Checked September 10, 2026.
minimum_trading_days. Checked September 10, 2026.
news · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages publish a news rule only for the programs that carry one; for the remaining stages they stay silent.
news. Checked September 10, 2026.
news. Checked September 10, 2026.
profit target · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages publish no profit target rule that applies to the stages left uncovered here.
profit_target. Checked September 10, 2026.
profit_target. Checked September 10, 2026.
stop loss · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages do not require a stop-loss order on these offerings and publish no rule for one.
stop_loss. Checked September 10, 2026.
stop_loss. Checked September 10, 2026.
vpn · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages publish no vpn rule that applies to the stages left uncovered here.
vpn. Checked September 10, 2026.
vpn. Checked September 10, 2026.
vps · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages publish no vps rule that applies to the stages left uncovered here.
vps. Checked September 10, 2026.
vps. Checked September 10, 2026.
winning days · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
Official pages do not publish a winning-day requirement for these offerings.
winning_days. Checked September 10, 2026.
winning_days. Checked September 10, 2026.
consistency · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: manual review. Values shown above.
No single day may hold more than half of the evaluation profit, and the published cushion makes a two-day pass possible.
LucidFlex Evaluation Account Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
contract limits · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
The full contract allocation for the account size is available during the evaluation.
LucidFlex Evaluation Account Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: session lock. Not computed here.
The daily loss limit is an optional configuration chosen at purchase and the official pages do not publish its amount. Every Lucid daily loss limit is a soft breach: the account is locked out until the next session but is not failed unless the maximum loss limit is reached.
Daily Loss Limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: breach. Values shown above.
The maximum loss limit trails the highest end-of-day closing balance and stops moving once the account closes above the Initial Trail Balance, where it locks at the starting balance plus one hundred dollars.
End of Day Drawdown. Checked September 10, 2026.
minimum trading days · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
No minimum number of trading days is published for the evaluation; the consistency cushion makes two days the practical floor.
LucidFlex Evaluation Account Benefits. Checked September 10, 2026.
news · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
News trading is allowed on LucidFlex accounts.
News. Checked September 10, 2026.
profit target · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Values shown above.
Reach the published profit target to become eligible to upgrade to the funded account; there is no time limit.
LucidFlex Evaluation Account Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
scaling · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
No contract scaling plan applies during the evaluation.
LucidFlex Scaling Plan. Checked September 10, 2026.
consistency · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
No consistency rule applies on the LucidFlex funded account.
Consistency. Checked September 10, 2026.
contract limits · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Funded. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
Contract limits start below the maximum and grow with the account balance up to the published allocation.
LucidFlex Scaling Plan. Checked September 10, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Funded. Consequence: session lock. Not computed here.
The optional daily loss limit chosen at purchase carries into the funded account and its amount is not published. Every Lucid daily loss limit is a soft breach: the account is locked out until the next session but is not failed unless the maximum loss limit is reached.
Daily Loss Limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Funded. Consequence: breach. Values shown above.
The maximum loss limit trails the highest end-of-day closing balance and stops moving once the account closes above the Initial Trail Balance, where it locks at the starting balance plus one hundred dollars. The limit moves to the locked balance as soon as a payout is requested.
End of Day Drawdown. Checked September 10, 2026.
news · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
News trading is allowed on LucidFlex accounts.
News. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
A payout requires five qualifying profit days and positive cycle profit, pays at most half of the cycle profit up to the published cap, and the fifth payout ends the simulated account.
Payout Objectives. Checked September 10, 2026.
scaling · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Funded. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
Contract limits step up with the funded balance through the published tiers and update at the end of the session.
LucidFlex Scaling Plan. Checked September 10, 2026.
winning days · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Five separate days at or above the published minimum daily profit are required in a payout cycle.
Payout Objectives. Checked September 10, 2026.
consistency · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
No consistency requirement applies once the trader is live.
Live Account Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
contract limits · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Live. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
The maximum live contract limit matches the simulated allocation for the account size.
Live Contract Limits. Checked September 10, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Live accounts carry no daily loss limit.
Live Account Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
hedging · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Live. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Hedging a live account is permanently banned by both Lucid and the exchange.
Live Account Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Live. Consequence: breach. Values shown above.
A live account starts at a zero balance with the published starting live drawdown, measured end of day, which locks once live profits equal that drawdown.
Live Drawdown. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Live accounts pay out daily at the ninety ten split.
Live Payouts. Checked September 10, 2026.
scaling · Official source
Scope: LucidFlex / Standard / Live. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
Live contract limits grow with live profit and differ by exchange group as published in the live scaling plan.
Live Scaling Plan. Checked September 10, 2026.