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, 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, 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, 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, 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: 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: Evaluation, 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: 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, 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, 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, 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.
price.base price · Conflicting
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard. Open question recorded for: . Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The official store and the LucidMaxx pricing article publish different evaluation prices for the same account size, and the store price matches none of the four published tiers.
price.base_price. Checked September 10, 2026.
price.base_price. Checked September 10, 2026.
consistency · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: manual review. Values shown above.
No single day may hold more than forty per cent of the evaluation profit.
LucidMaxx Evaluation Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
contract limits · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
The full contract allocation for the account size is available during the evaluation.
LucidMaxx Evaluation Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
LucidMaxx accounts carry no daily loss limit.
LucidMaxx Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / 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.
LucidMaxx Evaluation Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
minimum trading days · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Values shown above.
Five trading days are required before the evaluation can pass.
LucidMaxx Evaluation Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
There are no simulated payouts; a passed LucidMaxx evaluation converts directly into a live account.
LucidMaxx Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
profit target · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Values shown above.
Reach the published profit target to pass the LucidMaxx evaluation and move straight to a live account.
LucidMaxx Evaluation Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
scaling · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
No contract scaling plan applies to the LucidMaxx evaluation.
LucidMaxx Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
account stacking · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Live. Consequence: manual review. Not computed here.
A trader may hold up to five LucidMaxx accounts and may not buy a new one while a live account is active.
LucidMaxx Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
consistency · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
No consistency requirement applies on a LucidMaxx live account.
LucidMaxx Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
contract limits · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Live. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
The maximum live contract limit matches the account allocation.
Live Scaling Plan. Checked September 10, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
LucidMaxx live accounts carry no daily loss limit.
LucidMaxx Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Live. Consequence: breach. Values shown above.
A passed LucidMaxx evaluation converts into a live account carrying the standard Lucid live drawdown for the account size.
LucidMaxx Evaluation Rules. Checked September 10, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / Standard / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
LucidMaxx pays uncapped daily payouts at the ninety ten split from the first payout, and a LucidMaxx trader is not eligible for the live bonus.
LucidMaxx Overview. Checked September 10, 2026.
scaling · Official source
Scope: LucidMaxx / 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.