LucidFlex Complete Guide: No Consistency, No Buffer

Lucid Trading launched LucidFlex in late November 2025 as the most trader-requested prop firm account ever released. After listening to thousands of traders complain about daily loss limits, payout buffers, and consistency rules that punish normal trading, Lucid built something completely different: an evaluation and funded account with no daily loss limit, no payout buffer, and no consistency rule once funded.

Combined with industry-leading 90/10 profit splits (you keep 90%), lightning-fast 15-minute payouts, and end-of-day drawdown calculation, LucidFlex has quickly become the gold standard for prop firm traders who are tired of getting stopped out mid-session by arbitrary rules.

This complete guide covers everything you need to know about LucidFlex: evaluation rules, profit targets, funded account structure, payout requirements, scaling plan, platform compatibility, and how it compares to LucidPro and LucidDirect.

What is LucidFlex?

LucidFlex is Lucid Trading's newest and most flexible prop firm account type. It consists of two phases:

1. LucidFlex Evaluation - A one-time fee simulated account where you must hit a profit target while maintaining a 50% consistency rule

2. LucidFlex Funded - The funded-simulation phase where you trade for real payouts with zero consistency requirements and no daily loss limits

The LucidFlex difference:

• No Daily Loss Limit - Trade all day without fear of getting stopped out mid-session

• No Payout Buffer - Withdraw up to 50% of your balance without maintaining forced buffers

• No Consistency Rule (Once Funded) - One big winning day won't disqualify your payout

• End-of-Day Drawdown - Only evaluated at market close, not tick-by-tick

• 90/10 Profit Split - Industry-leading split (you keep 90%, Lucid keeps 10%)

• Fast Payouts - Approved in 15 minutes, funds arrive same day with Plaid

• No Activation Fees - Free upgrade from evaluation to funded

Why LucidFlex Was Created

After operating LucidPro for several months, Lucid Trading's support team noticed three complaints appearing repeatedly in trader feedback, Discord conversations, and cancellation surveys:

Problem #1: Daily Loss Limits Kill Winning Trades

Traders with winning strategies were getting stopped out mid-session not because their analysis was wrong, but because intraday volatility triggered daily loss limits.

Real scenario: You enter an ES trade at 9:45 AM. By 11:30 AM, you're down $1,300. Your daily loss limit is $1,200, so you're liquidated at 11:30 AM even though your trade would have recovered to +$1,150 profit by the 4:00 PM close.

With daily loss limits, you never see that $1,150 winner. You're stopped out by the rule, not by the market.

Problem #2: Consistency Rules Punish Big Winning Days

If you catch a massive 10-point ES move and make 60% of your weekly profit target in one session, most prop firms deny your payout even though that's exactly how real institutional traders make money.

The consistency rule assumes that one big day equals gambling. But any experienced trader knows that catching momentum moves is a legitimate edge.

Problem #3: Payout Buffers Lock Up Your Capital

Traditional prop firms require you to maintain $2,500-$5,000 buffer balances in your account. You can't withdraw your full profits—you're forced to leave thousands on the table just in case you have a losing streak.

This creates unnecessary capital inefficiency, especially for traders managing multiple funded accounts.

LucidFlex Evaluation Account: Complete Rules

The LucidFlex evaluation is a one-time fee simulated account. You must hit a profit target while maintaining a 50% consistency rule to upgrade to funded. Take as long as you need—there's no time limit and no monthly rebilling.

LucidFlex Evaluation Account Sizes & Pricing

Use code SOPF at checkout for maximum savings. New customers typically save 30-50% depending on current promotions.

Evaluation Rules Explained

No Daily Loss Limit

Unlike LucidPro, LucidFlex has zero daily loss limit in both evaluation and funded phases. You can be down $2,000 intraday and recover by market close without any penalty.

End-of-Day Drawdown (Max Loss Limit)

Your Max Loss Limit only updates once per day at market close. This is the biggest difference from traditional prop firms that use intraday trailing drawdown.

How it works: Your account has a fixed Max Loss Limit based on account size. As long as your balance stays above this limit, you're safe to continue trading. The evaluation uses end-of-day calculation, so intraday drawdowns don't matter—only where you close matters.

Why this matters: You can hold positions through intraday volatility without worrying about getting stopped out by drawdown breaches. As long as your balance stays above the MLL, you're safe.

50% Consistency Rule (Evaluation Only)

During the evaluation phase, your largest single day profit cannot exceed 50% of your total profit.

Formula: Largest Single Day Profit ÷ Total Account Profit = Consistency %

Example: You trade your $50K LucidFlex evaluation and your largest single day profit was $750 when you reached the $3,000 profit target.

$750 ÷ $3,000 = 25% consistency

You pass! (25% is under the 50% requirement)

Important: There's a small cushion built into the consistency calculation, which technically allows you to pass in just 2 days if you're aggressive. However, Lucid recommends taking your time—gradual progress demonstrates better risk management.

Minimum Trading Days

You can pass your LucidFlex evaluation in 2 trading days if you hit the profit target while maintaining 50% consistency (though Lucid recommends taking 3-7 days for better risk management). There is no maximum time limit.

Trading Hours

Sunday through Thursday, 6:00 PM to 4:45 PM EST. All positions must close by 4:45 PM EST (they're auto-closed if you forget).

No Time Limit

Take as long as you need to pass. There's no monthly rebilling or expiration date.

Platform Compatibility

LucidFlex works with:

• Rithmic

• Tradovate

• NinjaTrader

• ProjectX is NOT supported (ProjectX is no longer supported at Lucid Trading as of December 2025)

LucidFlex Funded Account: Rules & Structure

Once you pass the evaluation, Lucid allows you to instantly upgrade to a LucidFlex Funded account—usually within 5-10 minutes. There are no activation fees.

This is where LucidFlex becomes the most trader-friendly funded model in the prop industry.

The Game-Changing Rule: No Consistency Requirement

The 50% consistency rule only applies during the evaluation. Once you're funded, it's completely removed.

This means:

• You can have one massive winning day and still qualify for payouts—just earn the minimum required profit on 4 other days

• Your biggest day can be 90% of your total profit without penalty

• No spreading profits artificially across days to game consistency rules

This is unprecedented in the futures prop firm industry. Most firms enforce consistency rules throughout the entire funded phase.

Funded Account Drawdown Rules

End-of-Day Max Loss Limit (Same as Evaluation)

Your MLL continues to use end-of-day calculation. The system only checks your balance at market close.

How the MLL adjusts:

1. During initial growth: The MLL trails your highest end-of-day closing balance

2. Once you exceed Initial Trail Balance: The MLL locks at Initial MLL + $100 and never moves again

3. After your first payout: The MLL shifts to the Locked MLL Balance

Example ($50K account):

• Starting balance: $50,000

• Initial MLL: $48,000 (2K below start)

• You grow to $53,500 (exceeded the $53K trail balance)

• Your MLL locks at $51,000 permanently

• Even if you later grow to $60,000, your MLL stays at $51,000

This locked drawdown structure gives you massive room to grow without risking a breach from a single bad day.

LucidFlex Scaling Plan (Contract Limits)

In the LucidFlex funded account, your allowed contract size increases as your simulated profits grow. The scaling plan updates end-of-day (not real-time).

Scaling Tiers by Account Size:

$25K Account:

• $0 - $999: 1 mini / 10 micros

• $1,000+: 2 minis / 20 micros (max)

$50K Account:

• $0 - $999: 2 minis / 20 micros

• $1,000 - $1,999: 3 minis / 30 micros

• $2,000+: 4 minis / 40 micros (max)

$100K Account:

• $0 - $999: 3 minis / 30 micros

• $1,000 - $1,999: 4 minis / 40 micros

• $2,000 - $2,999: 5 minis / 50 micros

• $3,000+: 6 minis / 60 micros (max)

$150K Account:

• $0 - $999: 4 minis / 40 micros

• $1,000 - $1,999: 5 minis / 50 micros

• $2,000 - $2,999: 6 minis / 60 micros

• $3,000 - $4,499: 8 minis / 80 micros

• $4,500+: 10 minis / 100 micros (max)

Key points:

• Scaling updates at the end of each session based on today's end-of-day balance

• One accidental oversize trade equals no penalty (Lucid doesn't penalize honest mistakes)

• Repeated intentional oversizing equals account review

• Scaling does NOT affect payout eligibility, frequency, or amounts

Funded Account Limits

You can hold up to 5 total funded accounts across LucidFlex, LucidPro, and LucidDirect accounts combined. You can have 10 evaluation accounts at once.

Example: 3 LucidFlex funded + 2 LucidPro funded = 5 total

LucidFlex Payout Structure

LucidFlex uses one of the simplest payout systems in the futures prop industry: no buffers, no consistency rules, no payout windows, and same-day processing.

Profit Split

90/10 on all payouts

• You keep: 90%

• Lucid keeps: 10%

This is better than the industry standard 80/20 split and remains consistent across all payouts, which makes calculation simple.

Payout Requirements

To qualify for a payout, you must meet two simple requirements:

1. Minimum Profit on Trading Days (5 days)

You must earn at least the minimum required profit on 5 separate days during the payout cycle:

These reset after every approved payout.

2. Positive Net Profit for the Cycle

You must have at least $1 in net profit during the current payout cycle. This ensures you can't request a payout if you're net negative.

That's it. No consistency requirements. No buffer balances. No complicated formulas.

Payout Limits

Minimum: $500
Maximum: Request 50% of account balance up to the cap below

Payout Frequency

You can request payouts anytime after meeting the 5 profitable trading days requirement. There are no fixed payout windows or waiting periods between requests. You can take up to 6 payouts from each LucidFlex account before graduating to LucidLive.

Payout Speed

Lucid Trading is known for 15-minute payout approvals:

• Request submitted → Approved in 1-15 minutes

• Funds sent → Arrive same day with Plaid (or within 2 business days with other payment methods)

• Payout methods: Plaid, WorkMarket by ADP, and Crypto is coming soon

This is the fastest payout processing in the prop firm industry.

Transition to LucidLive

After 6 payouts from your LucidFlex account, you automatically move to LucidLive—Lucid's real-money trading environment funded with actual capital.

How the transition works:

• Your LucidFlex simulated profits calculate your starting LucidLive balance

• There's a $5,000 cap per account regardless of account size

• Any excess profits beyond $5K are forfeited upon graduation

• Example: If you have $12,000 in simulated profit, only $5,000 transfers to LucidLive

Strategic payout planning:

If you're approaching your 6th payout with significant profit, request payouts strategically to maximize total earnings before the $5K cap hits.

Example: You have a $100K LucidFlex account with $10,000 profit before your 6th payout:

• Smart move: Request your 6th payout before graduation ($2,500 max)

• This extracts $2,500, then $5,000 transfers to LucidLive

• Total extracted: $7,500 vs $5,000 if you don't request the final payout

LucidFlex vs LucidPro vs LucidDirect: Complete Comparison

Lucid Trading offers three account types. Here's how to choose:

When to Choose LucidFlex:

• You hate daily loss limits

• You occasionally have big winning days (catching trends)

• You want the simplest payout structure

• You're a news trader or hold through volatility

When to Choose LucidPro:

• You're a scalper who trades small, frequent moves

• You want full contract size immediately once funded

• You want to pass the evaluation in one day

• You're okay with consistency rules and payout buffers

When to Choose LucidDirect:

• You want to skip the evaluation entirely

• You're confident in your strategy

• You want to trade full contract size immediately

• You're okay with stricter 20% consistency

For most traders, LucidFlex is the best choice. It offers maximum flexibility with the fewest restrictions.

Learn more: LucidPro Complete Guide | LucidDirect Complete Guide

How to Get Started with LucidFlex

Step 1: Purchase Your Account

1. Visit Lucid Trading

2. Select your LucidFlex account size ($25K, $50K, $100K, or $150K)

3. Enter code SOPF at checkout for maximum savings

4. Pay via credit or debit card (no hidden fees, no activation fees)

Step 2: Receive Credentials

• Get login info within minutes

• Connect to Rithmic, Tradovate, or NinjaTrader

• Access your real-time dashboard

Step 3: Pass the Evaluation

• Hit your profit target while maintaining 50% consistency

• No daily loss limit, no time limit

• Most traders pass in 3-7 days

Step 4: Get Instantly Funded

• Lucid upgrades you to funded within 5-10 minutes

• Zero activation fees

• Start trading for real payouts immediately

Step 5: Request Payouts

• Meet 5 profitable trading days + positive net profit

• Request up to 50% of balance (subject to caps)

• Get approved in 15 minutes, funds arrive same day with Plaid

Start your LucidFlex account with code SOPF

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LucidFlex Frequently Asked Questions

What is LucidFlex from Lucid Trading?
LucidFlex from Lucid Trading is a futures prop firm account consisting of an evaluation phase and funded phase with no daily loss limits, end-of-day drawdown, and no consistency rules once funded. LucidFlex offers a 90/10 profit split and allows traders to have one massive winning day without being penalized by consistency rules, as long as they meet the minimum profit requirements on 5 separate trading days within each payout cycle.

Is LucidFlex available on ProjectX?
No, LucidFlex is not available on ProjectX. ProjectX is no longer supported at Lucid Trading as of December 2025. LucidFlex from Lucid Trading only works with Rithmic, Tradovate, and NinjaTrader platforms.

Can I make all my profits in one day with LucidFlex?
Once funded with LucidFlex, you can have one massive home-run winning day that represents the majority of your profits without being penalized by consistency rules. You still need to meet the minimum required profit on 5 separate trading days, but your largest day can be significantly bigger than the others. For example, you could make $2,500 on your best day and just $100 on each of the other 4 required days to qualify for a payout.

How fast are LucidFlex payouts?
LucidFlex payouts from Lucid Trading are approved in 1-15 minutes after submission. Once approved, funds typically arrive same day when using Plaid, or within 2 business days with other payout methods. This makes LucidFlex one of the fastest-paying prop firm accounts in the industry.

What is the LucidFlex consistency rule?
The LucidFlex consistency rule states that during the evaluation phase, your largest single day profit cannot exceed 50% of your total profit. For example, if you earn $3,000 total profit on a LucidFlex evaluation, your biggest winning day cannot exceed $1,500. Once you pass the evaluation and reach the funded LucidFlex stage, this consistency rule is completely removed.

How many payouts can I take from LucidFlex?
You can take up to 6 payouts from each LucidFlex account. After your 6th payout from a LucidFlex account, you automatically graduate to LucidLive, which is Lucid Trading's real-money trading program. Up to $5,000 of your LucidFlex simulated profits will transfer to your LucidLive account, with any excess profits forfeited.

Does LucidFlex have a daily loss limit?
No, LucidFlex does not have a daily loss limit in either the evaluation or funded phases. This is one of the key features that sets LucidFlex apart from other prop firm accounts. LucidFlex only uses end-of-day drawdown, which means your account is only evaluated at market close, not during trading hours.

What is the LucidFlex profit split?
The LucidFlex profit split is 90/10 on all payouts, meaning you keep 90% of your profits and Lucid Trading keeps 10%. This profit split applies from your first LucidFlex payout and remains constant throughout all six payouts before graduation to LucidLive. There is no tiered structure—it's a flat 90/10 split.

How long does it take to get funded with LucidFlex?
It typically takes 5-10 minutes to get funded with LucidFlex after passing the evaluation. Once you hit your profit target and satisfy the 50% consistency requirement during the LucidFlex evaluation phase, Lucid Trading allows you to instantly upgrade your account to a funded LucidFlex account with no activation fees.

What are the LucidFlex evaluation rules?
The LucidFlex evaluation rules require you to hit a profit target ($1,250 for 25K, $3,000 for 50K, $6,000 for 100K, or $9,000 for 150K) while maintaining a 50% consistency rule and staying above the end-of-day Max Loss Limit. LucidFlex evaluations have no daily loss limit, two minimum trading days, and no time limit to complete.

Does LucidFlex allow news trading?
Yes, LucidFlex allows news trading on all CME futures contracts including during high-impact events like NFP, FOMC, and CPI. Lucid Trading does not impose any news trading restrictions on LucidFlex accounts in either the evaluation or funded phases. Traders can execute strategies around major economic announcements without blackout periods.

What happens after 6 LucidFlex payouts?
After 6 payouts from your LucidFlex account, you automatically transition to LucidLive, which is Lucid Trading's real-money trading program funded with actual capital. Your LucidFlex simulated profits calculate your starting LucidLive balance with a maximum transfer cap of $5,000 per account, regardless of account size. Any excess profits beyond $5,000 are forfeited during the transition.

Disclaimer: Prop firm rules and requirements change frequently. While this article reflects the most accurate information available at the time of writing, some details may become outdated. If you notice an error or need clarification, please contact us.