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Built from product captures checked Oct 19, 2026
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| Fact | Lucid Trading | Topstep |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.4/10 | 8.5/10 |
| Lowest $100K fee | $224 (LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday) | $149/month (Trading Combine - No Activation Fee Path) |
| Base split | 90% | 90% |
| Earliest first payout | Day 1 (LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday) | — |
| Platforms | NinjaTrader · Tradovate · TradingView · Quantower · Tradesea · MotiveWave · Sierra Chart · Jigsaw · Bookmap · ATAS · R|Trader Pro · MultiCharts | TopstepX · Quantower |
Available product sources · earliest check Oct 19, 2026
We track 7 Lucid Trading products and 2 from Topstep that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate; source checks range from 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-20. Lucid Trading offers USD one-time; Topstep offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
Compare the 9 source-checked products available here, each with its own fees, split, drawdown and date.
We track 7 Lucid Trading products and 2 from Topstep that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate; source checks range from 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-20.
Lucid Trading offers USD one-time; Topstep offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
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 offers USD one-time; Topstep offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading Combine - No Activation Fee PathTopstep · Monthly · 90% split | $951 month, no activation fee | $106at 90% split | 0.05vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidDaily - DLL On / IntradayLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $138One-time fee | $153at 90% split | 0.08vs $2,000 tier max loss | 1 |
| LucidDaily - DLL Off / IntradayLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $138One-time fee | $153at 90% split | 0.08vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidFlexLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $146One-time fee | $162at 90% split | 0.08vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidDaily - DLL On / EODLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $166One-time fee | $184at 90% split | 0.09vs $2,000 tier max loss | 1 |
| LucidDaily - DLL Off / EODLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $166One-time fee | $184at 90% split | 0.09vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidProLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $192One-time fee | $213at 90% split | 0.11vs $2,000 tier max loss | 1 |
| Trading Combine - Standard PathTopstep · Monthly · 90% split | $1981 month + $149 activation | $220at 90% split | 0.11vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidDirectLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $515One-time fee | $572at 90% split | 0.29vs $2,000 tier max loss | 2 |
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. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
Lucid Trading offers USD one-time; Topstep offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading Combine - No Activation Fee PathTopstep · Monthly · 90% split | $1491 month, no activation fee | $166at 90% split | 0.06vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidDaily - DLL On / IntradayLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $224One-time fee | $249at 90% split | 0.08vs $3,000 tier max loss | 1 |
| LucidDaily - DLL Off / IntradayLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $224One-time fee | $249at 90% split | 0.08vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| Trading Combine - Standard PathTopstep · Monthly · 90% split | $2481 month + $149 activation | $276at 90% split | 0.09vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidDaily - DLL On / EODLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $267One-time fee | $297at 90% split | 0.10vs $3,000 tier max loss | 1 |
| LucidDaily - DLL Off / EODLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $267One-time fee | $297at 90% split | 0.10vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidFlexLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $293One-time fee | $326at 90% split | 0.11vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| LucidProLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $307One-time fee | $341at 90% split | 0.11vs $3,000 tier max loss | 1 |
| LucidDirectLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $700One-time fee | $778at 90% split | 0.22vs $3,500 tier max loss | 1 |
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. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
Lucid Trading offers USD one-time; Topstep offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading Combine - No Activation Fee PathTopstep · Monthly · 90% split | $2291 month, no activation fee | $254at 90% split | 0.06vs $4,500 tier max loss | — |
| LucidDaily - DLL On / IntradayLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $313One-time fee | $348at 90% split | 0.08vs $4,500 tier max loss | 1 |
| LucidDaily - DLL Off / IntradayLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $313One-time fee | $348at 90% split | 0.08vs $4,500 tier max loss | — |
| Trading Combine - Standard PathTopstep · Monthly · 90% split | $3481 month + $149 activation | $387at 90% split | 0.09vs $4,500 tier max loss | — |
| LucidDaily - DLL On / EODLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $375One-time fee | $417at 90% split | 0.09vs $4,500 tier max loss | 1 |
| LucidDaily - DLL Off / EODLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $375One-time fee | $417at 90% split | 0.09vs $4,500 tier max loss | — |
| LucidFlexLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $407One-time fee | $452at 90% split | 0.10vs $4,500 tier max loss | — |
| LucidProLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $410One-time fee | $456at 90% split | 0.10vs $4,500 tier max loss | 1 |
| LucidDirectLucid Trading · One-time · 90% split | $836One-time fee | $929at 90% split | 0.19vs $5,000 tier max loss | 1 |
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. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. 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 | Lucid Trading | Topstep |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation steps | 1-stepLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD Instant fundingLucidDirect | 1-step |
| Profit splitsame | 90% | 90% |
| Drawdown method | EOD trailingLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD TrailingLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday | EOD trailing |
| Daily loss cap | Fixed $ per tierLucidPro, LucidDirect, LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD Not publishedLucidFlex, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD | Not published |
| Max loss capsame | Fixed $ per tier | Fixed $ per tier |
| Funded drawdown | TrailingLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD EOD trailingLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect | EOD trailing |
| Min trading days | 2LucidFlex, LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD 1LucidPro UnverifiedLucidDirect | Unverified |
| Max trading dayssame | Unverified | Unverified |
| Consistency rule | 50%LucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD 40%LucidPro, LucidFlex 20%LucidDirect | 55% |
| First payout after | 1 dayLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD Not publishedLucidPro, LucidDirect 5 daysLucidFlex | Not published |
| Payout frequency | On demand | After qualifying trading days |
| News trading | ConditionalLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD AllowedLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect | Conditional |
| Weekend holding | Not publishedLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD Not allowedLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect | Not allowed |
| Overnight holding | Not publishedLucidDaily - DLL On / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL On / EOD, LucidDaily - DLL Off / Intraday, LucidDaily - DLL Off / EOD Not allowedLucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect | Not allowed |
| EAs / algos | Allowed | Conditional |
| Copy tradingsame | Conditional | Conditional |
Topstep now publishes a 55% Combine consistency target
Use 55% for the Combine objective. The separate XFA Consistency payout route remains 40% with three trading days. October 6 is our observation date, not an established effective date; minimum-day descriptions still conflict.
Correction: Topstep payout eligibility is not a three-calendar-day transfer
TFH removed the single calendar-day payout figure, corrected the No Activation Fee path's blanket automation permissions and added the published dollar loss limits per tier. Fee-recovery tables now use those tier limits. These are corrections to our representation, not a proven September change to all Topstep terms. Eligibility still depends on personal circumstances.
Topstep minimum days: no formal minimum, two days in practice
Plan for at least two trading days and keep the best day at or below 55% of total profit. The six monthly prices were separately verified; this resolution does not change a price or add an account restriction.
LucidDaily launched with 4 configurable evaluation paths
Confirm the exact DLL, drawdown, price, overnight, weekend, and news-calendar scope at checkout; the stored Daily prices are list prices, not the coupon or limited-time totals.
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