A side-by-side breakdown of Apex Trader Funding and Lucid Trading — profit splits, payout speed, drawdown rules, platforms, and a clear verdict on which firm wins for which trader profile.
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Data-driven comparison · checked Aug 11, 2026
We track 4 Apex Trader Funding products and 7 from Lucid Trading that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-08-11. Lucid Trading is the cheaper route at the one tier both firms sell on the same currency and billing model. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is LucidPro at $135 (One-time fee), which needs $150 of profit at a 90% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Winning value on each row is marked. Ties are flagged. Empty cells mean we don't have that data point yet.
The table above compares the two firms. This one compares the products you actually buy — 11 of them, each with its own price, split, drawdown rule and source date.
We track 4 Apex Trader Funding products and 7 from Lucid Trading that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-08-11.
Lucid Trading is the cheaper route at the one tier both firms sell on the same currency and billing model. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is LucidPro at $135 (One-time fee), which needs $150 of profit at a 90% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Lucid Trading's own products disagree on 10 terms. On evaluation steps it is 1-step on LucidPro and LucidFlex and LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday and LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD and LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday and LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD, versus instant funding on LucidDirect. Which product you buy decides that rule, not which firm you sign with — a firm-level table cannot show this.
Lucid Trading is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: LucidPro at $135 — $123 less than Apex Trader Funding's cheapest route at this tier (Intraday Trail - Standard, $258) — 48% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| LucidProLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $135One-time fee | $150at 90% split | 0.15vs $1,000 tier max loss |
| Intraday Trail - StandardApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $258Fee + tier activation | $258at 100% split | 0.26vs $1,000 tier max loss |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
Each cell shows every value that firm's current products hold. Where a firm disagrees with itself the products are named — those are the rows a firm-level table has to flatten, and the ones that decide whether your strategy is allowed. 10 of 16 rows split this way in this matchup.
| Term | Apex Trader Funding | Lucid Trading |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation steps | 1-step | 1-stepLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD Instant fundingLucidDirect |
| Profit split | 100% | 90% |
| Drawdown method | EOD trailingEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee TrailingIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | EOD trailingLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD TrailingLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday |
| Daily loss cap | Fixed $ per tierEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee Not publishedIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | Fixed $ per tierLucidPro, LucidDirect, LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD Not publishedLucidFlex, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD |
| Max loss capsame | Fixed $ per tier | Fixed $ per tier |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailingEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee TrailingIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | TrailingLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD EOD trailingLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect |
| Min trading days | 1 | 2LucidFlex, LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD 1LucidPro NoneLucidDirect |
| Max trading dayssame | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | None published | 50%LucidFlex, LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD 20%LucidDirect 40%LucidPro |
| First payout after | 5 days | 1 daysLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD Not publishedLucidPro, LucidDirect 5 daysLucidFlex |
| Payout frequency | Weekly | On demand |
| News trading | Conditional | ConditionalLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD AllowedLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect |
| Weekend holding | Not allowed | Not publishedLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD Not allowedLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect |
| Overnight holding | Not allowed | Not publishedLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD Not allowedLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect |
| EAs / algos | Not allowed | Allowed |
| Copy tradingsame | Conditional | Conditional |
LucidDaily launched with 4 configurable evaluation paths
Confirm that Daily is purchasable and verify the exact DLL, drawdown, price, overnight, weekend, and news-calendar scope at checkout; no stable public Daily price was captured.
Apex moved new purchases to 4 one-time evaluation paths
Older Apex reviews can describe a different billing and drawdown structure. Match any comparison to the product name shown at checkout.
Every figure above is read from these pages. Products older than 30 days are removed from the comparison until they are recaptured, so a missing product means stale data, not a discontinued plan.
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