A US futures sim-funder with three programs (LucidPro 2-phase, LucidFlex 1-phase, LucidDirect instant), an end-of-day trailing drawdown, a 90% split and bots/copiers allowed. The catches are a trapped buffer you can never withdraw into, a microscalping rule that forfeits profits, per-cycle payout caps, and forced graduation to LucidLive after 5 payouts.
A flexible futures sim-funder — EOD trailing drawdown, a 90% split, news allowed and bots/copiers permitted — with a trapped buffer and microscalping detection that catch the unwary.
Pros
End-of-day trailing drawdown (not intraday) across all three programs
90% split on all funded accounts; news trading unrestricted
Automated systems and trade copiers permitted; LucidFlex has no DLL and no buffer
Path to real capital via the LucidLive graduation tier
Watch out
Buffer = Initial MLL + $100 is trapped — you can never withdraw down into it (Pro/Direct)
Microscalping (>50% of profit from trades held ≤5s) forfeits profits; HFT permanently banned
Per-cycle payout caps and a hard 5-payout limit before forced graduation to LucidLive
Best for: Futures traders who want an EOD trailing drawdown with bots/copiers allowed and a 90% split — and who hold trades beyond 5 seconds and plan around the trapped buffer.
Bottom line: Generous split and flexible automation; the buffer and the microscalping/HFT detection are the rules to respect.
Quick facts
Account sizes
$25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
Profit split
90%
Max scaling
Real capital via LucidLive graduation
Platforms
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower
Instruments
CME-group futures (Mini & Micro)
Payouts
Min $500; no fixed window; ~2 business days; 5 payouts then LucidLive
An EOD trailing Max Loss Limit — at the end of each session the system trails your highest closing balance; it rises as your balance grows and locks permanently at the initial balance + $100 once the account closes above the Initial Trail Balance. Intraday unrealized swings do not breach. Amounts: $1k/$2k/$3k/$4.5k (Pro/Flex); LucidDirect is larger at $100k ($3.5k) and $150k ($5k).
Gotcha: After the trail locks, the floor sits just $100 above your start — one bad close near break-even can still fail you.
DLLs are soft breaches — hitting one locks you out until the next session, you don't lose the account (unless the MLL is hit). LucidFlex has NO DLL. LucidPro fixed DLL: $25K none, $50K $1,200, $100K $1,800, $150K $2,700. After the account closes above the Initial Trail Balance, Pro/Direct switch to the 'LucidScale DLL' = highest EOD profit × 60% (ratchets up only).
Gotcha: Once above the trail, your daily loss budget becomes 60% of your best-ever EOD profit — a big up-day permanently raises how much you're allowed to lose.
Largest single-day profit ÷ total cycle profit, reset after each approved payout. LucidPro: none in eval, 40% on funded. LucidFlex: 50% in eval, none on funded. LucidDirect: 20% (tightest). Breaching it denies the payout (it doesn't void the account) — you keep trading to dilute the big day.
Allowed without restriction — traders may enter or exit around scheduled or unscheduled news events, with no blackout windows. Slippage during volatility is the trader's responsibility.
All positions must be closed by 4:45 PM EST Mon–Fri; open positions auto-close at the cutoff (this doesn't fail the account). The market reopens 6:00 PM EST Sun–Thu. Swing/overnight holding is only available on LucidLive (real-capital) accounts.
Automated trading systems and trade copiers are permitted (the trader bears responsibility for software errors), subject to the HFT and microscalping rules. Each automated strategy should be unique and not copied across accounts.
Prohibited: microscalping (flagged if >50% of profits come from trades held ≤5 seconds — genuine scalping is allowed), HFT (high order volume in seconds/ms; first offense warning, repeat = profits removed + ban), and hedging (opposing positions on the same instrument across accounts/users/firms). Martingale is strongly discouraged but not banned; DCA/scaling-in and 'flipping' are allowed.
Gotcha: Microscalping/HFT detection forfeits the profits, not just the trade — a real trap for tick scalpers and bot users.
No hard minimum days to pass an eval (LucidPro in ~1 day, LucidFlex in ~2). Payout minimums bite: LucidFlex needs profit on 5 separate days per cycle (min daily profit $100/$150/$200/$250 by size); LucidPro needs profit on its minimum days; LucidDirect has no minimum days for payout (just the profit goal + 20% consistency).
An account with no net P/L of at least $1 within 30 calendar days is deemed abandoned and permanently deleted. Breached eval accounts are also auto-deleted after 30 days if not reset. Deletion is not reversible (re-purchase required).
90% split on all funded accounts; minimum payout request $500, any day once eligible, disbursed within ~2 business days. LucidPro requires a profit goal, 40% consistency and profits exceeding the buffer (Initial MLL + $100, e.g. $154,600 on a $150K) — you can't pay out of the buffer. Per-cycle dollar caps apply and scale modestly. LucidFlex caps each payout at 50% of profit (flat $ max that doesn't scale) and allows max 5 payouts before forced graduation to LucidLive.
Gotcha: Trading after a payout request that drops your balance into the buffer/below goal can void the request — treat the requested amount as already gone.
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