Apex Trader Funding vs Lucid Trading: which is easier to pass and pay out?
Apex Trader Funding and Lucid Trading compared on their own published rules: profit targets, loss limits, consistency rules and payouts, plus how each account did in our benchmark, where the same made-up trader is replayed against every account. On our 6 measures there is very little between them.
The verdict, category by category
| Apex Trader Funding | Lucid Trading | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easiest challenge to pass pass chance in our benchmark | EOD 50K: 42% | LucidFlex 50K: 43% | Level |
| Best chance of passing and getting paid passed and reached a first payout, in our benchmark | EOD 50K: 32% | LucidFlex 50K: 34% | Level |
| Most room before failing largest maximum loss; static beats trailing | 4% trailing, locks at start (EOD 50K) | 4% trailing, locks at start (LucidFlex 50K) | Level |
| Highest profit split can't compare: one firm doesn't state it | Not stated | 90% | Level |
| Quickest first payout | 5 days | 5 days | Level |
| Accounts with no consistency rule | 0 of 1 | 0 of 1 | Level |
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Evaluations: Apex Trader Funding EOD 50K vs Lucid Trading LucidFlex 50K
| Apex Trader Funding | Lucid Trading | |
|---|---|---|
| Account | EOD 50K | LucidFlex 50K |
| Profit target | 6% | 6% |
| Daily loss limit | None | None |
| Maximum loss | 4% trailing, locks at start | 4% trailing, locks at start |
| Minimum days | None | None |
| Time limit | None | None |
| Consistency rule | 50% funded | 40% challenge |
| First payout | After 5 days, 0.1%+ profit | After 5 days, 1.5%+ profit |
| Profit split | Not stated | 90% |
| Price | $590 for $50K | $115 for $50K |
| Pass chance (benchmark) | 42% | 43% |
| First payout chance (benchmark) | 32% | 34% |
| Best risk per trade | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Fee spent per first payout, per $100 | $313 | $294 |
| Rules checked | 25 Oct 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 |
Where a firm has more than one account of a type, the one that did best in our benchmark is shown. "Fee spent per first payout" is what every $100 of challenge fee works out at once failed attempts are counted.
Every account at both firms
| Firm | Account | Type | Profit target | Daily loss | Max loss | Consistency | First payout | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT | EOD 50K | 1-step | 6% | None | 4% trailing, locks at start | 50% funded | After 5 days, 0.1%+ profit | Not stated |
| LT | LucidFlex 50K | 1-step | 6% | None | 4% trailing, locks at start | 40% challenge | After 5 days, 1.5%+ profit | 90% |
About the two firms
Apex Trader Funding
Apex Trader Funding is a futures firm. The EOD 50K account needs $3,000 (6%) with a $2,000 (4%) drawdown that trails your end-of-day balance and stops at your start plus $100, so swings during the day don't move it. There's no daily loss limit that fails the account; hitting the daily limit pauses trading until the next session.
Futures
Rules to watch: Futures. EOD trailing drawdown recalculated at 4:59pm ET; on Performance Accounts it stops at start + $100. Daily loss limit pauses rather than fails. The payout rules page wouldn't load, so payout timing is assumed at 14 days and the profit target is taken from the drawdown example. Source: apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-drawdown-explained/
Lucid Trading
Lucid Trading is a futures firm. LucidFlex 50K needs $3,000 (6%) with a $2,000 (4%) drawdown, an optional daily loss limit, and a 40% consistency rule in the evaluation that doesn't apply once funded. Lucid didn't state the drawdown type when we checked, so we model it as end-of-day trailing that locks at the start.
Futures
Rules to watch: Futures. Optional daily loss limit. Payouts need 5 days of $150+ profit, are up to 50% of profit ($2,000 max on 50K) and limited to 5 before the account goes live. The drawdown type wasn't stated, so it's modelled as EOD trailing that locks at the start. Sources: support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945790-lucidflex-evaluation-account and support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945796-lucidflex-payouts
Questions
Is Apex Trader Funding or Lucid Trading easier to pass?
They are about the same. In our benchmark Apex Trader Funding's EOD 50K passed 42% of the time and Lucid Trading's LucidFlex 50K 43%.
Which is more likely to pay out, Apex Trader Funding or Lucid Trading?
Of their challenges, Lucid Trading's LucidFlex 50K (34%) gave the better chance of passing and reaching a first payout in our benchmark, against 32% for Apex Trader Funding's EOD 50K. This ranks the rules, not the firms' payout records.
Which has the better profit split, Apex Trader Funding or Lucid Trading?
Lucid Trading, with up to 90% against a split not stated.
Which gives more room on drawdown, Apex Trader Funding or Lucid Trading?
Apex Trader Funding's most forgiving account allows 4% trailing, locks at start (EOD 50K); Lucid Trading's allows 4% trailing, locks at start (LucidFlex 50K). A static limit never moves up behind you, so it is worth more than a trailing one of the same size.
Do Apex Trader Funding and Lucid Trading have consistency rules?
Apex Trader Funding: 1 of 1 accounts do. Lucid Trading: 1 of 1 accounts do.
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