Lucid Trading rules
Evaluation consistency
ConditionalVaries by line. LucidFlex/LucidDaily eval: 50% or less. LucidMaxx eval: 40%. LucidPro eval: none (no consistency column). LucidDirect: no evaluation phase.
Funded consistency
ConditionalVaries by line. LucidPro funded: 40% (35% pre-11/28/2025). LucidDirect funded: 20%. LucidFlex/LucidDaily funded: none. Live accounts: none, regardless of type.
News trading
ConditionalNot allowed on LucidDaily: trading US high-impact red-folder news is a hard breach, must be flat 1 min before/after. Allowed without restriction on LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDirect.
Swing trading
Not allowedCopy trading
AllowedYes. Lucid Trading permits trade copiers, along with automated trading systems, on its accounts. You remain responsible for every copied trade and for staying within each account’s drawdown and contract limits.
Algorithmic trading
AllowedYes. Lucid Trading allows automated and algorithmic strategies, including bots you run yourself. High-frequency trading is not allowed, and you remain responsible for every trade your automation places.
Scalping
ConditionalGenuine scalping is permitted firm-wide with no minimum hold time, but Microscalping is banned: flagged when over 50% of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less.
Dollar cost averaging
AllowedYes. Lucid Trading lets traders scale into positions or use dollar-cost averaging. Adding to positions should follow a planned strategy, and the account’s drawdown and contract limits still apply to the full position.
Hedging
Not allowedHigh frequency trading
Not allowedVPN use
Not allowedVPS use
AllowedKYC
AppliesYes. Lucid Trading requires KYC before certain payouts. LucidDaily Live traders must complete KYC with the broker partner before sim profits above the buffer are paid, and business payouts through WorkMarket require completing KYC with WorkMarket.
Evaluation time limit
NoneInactivity rule
AppliesAn account with no net profit or loss of at least $1 within 30 calendar days is deemed abandoned and permanently deleted. Breached accounts are also deleted after 30 days if not reset.
Clear path to live
PublishedPath to live after Payout 5, large lifetime payouts, exceptional sim performance, or prior live status; risk-team discretion. No live consistency rule. Top performers may also earn invite-only LucidMaxx status.
Lucid Trading platforms, data and hours
Trading platforms
- NinjaTrader
- TradingView
- Tradovate
- MotiveWave
- Quantower
- Tradesea
- Sierra Chart
- Jigsaw
- Bookmap
- ATAS
- R|Trader Pro
- MultiCharts
Brokers and data feeds
- CQG
- Rithmic
Tradable assets
- Futures
Lucid Trading country availability
Lucid Trading restricts 76 countries and accepts traders everywhere else, including United States. Restriction lists change without notice, so confirm with the firm before you buy.
Also restricted: Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Sevastopol (Russia/Ukraine-contested regions with no ISO country code of their own).