Apex Trader Funding vs Lucid Trading: prop firm rules compared

Apex Trader Funding's Intraday Trailing plan and Lucid Trading's LucidDaily (intraday eval) plan trail the drawdown intraday: the floor follows the highest balance the account reaches during the session, open profit included, and never moves back down — a winning trade given back before it is closed still lifts it. For example, at Apex Trader Funding's Intraday Trailing plan and Lucid Trading's LucidDaily (intraday eval) plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Apex Trader Funding's End-of-Day Trailing plan and Lucid Trading's LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDirect plans the drawdown trails at end of day: the floor is recalculated once, from the closing balance, so open profit given back during the session does not raise it — but equity touching the floor during the session still counts. For example, at Apex Trader Funding's End-of-Day Trailing plan and Lucid Trading's LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDirect plans a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Lucid Trading's LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDirect plans the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there. On Apex Trader Funding it keeps trailing for the whole evaluation.

A soft daily loss limit pauses the day instead of failing the account: reach it and open positions are flattened, trading stops until the next session, and the account stays open. Apex Trader Funding's End-of-Day Trailing plan sets it at $1,000 on $50,000 and Lucid Trading's LucidPro, LucidDaily (EOD eval), LucidDaily (intraday eval) and LucidDirect plans set it at $1,200 on $50,000. Apex Trader Funding's Intraday Trailing plan and Lucid Trading's LucidFlex plan have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

Apex Trader Funding and Lucid Trading start the trading day at the same moment, 6:00 PM ET (5:00 PM CT); a daily loss limit counts from that reset, not from midnight.

A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. Lucid Trading's LucidFlex plan caps any single day at 40% of total profit, so it takes at least 3 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,200 of a $3,000 target. Lucid Trading's LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDaily (intraday eval) plans cap any single day at 50% of total profit, so it takes at least 2 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,500 of a $3,000 target. Lucid Trading's LucidDirect plan caps any single day at 20% of total profit, so it takes at least 5 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $600 of a $3,000 target. Apex Trader Funding and Lucid Trading's LucidPro plan apply no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

Apex Trader Funding sets no minimum number of days.

Apex Trader Funding's evaluation runs for 30 days; a target not reached by then is not a pass.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — at Apex Trader Funding it is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account; at Lucid Trading it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account. Written answers: Apex Trader Funding (read Oct 21, 2026), Lucid Trading (read Oct 21, 2026).

Apex Trader Funding and Lucid Trading differ on 2 of the evaluation rules compared here: trailing floor and consistency rule. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: Apex Trader Funding has no consistency rule; Lucid Trading caps one day at 20–50% of total profit on some plans and has no cap on others.

Once funded, the profit split is 100% (PA) at Apex Trader Funding and 90/10 at Lucid Trading. Payout terms — Apex Trader Funding: Up to weekly (max 6 per PA); Lucid Trading: On request once eligible. Apex Trader Funding sells 2 plans: Intraday Trailing and End-of-Day Trailing; Lucid Trading sells 4 plans: LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily and LucidDirect. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan. If a strategy or bot will send your orders, Apex Trader Funding's written answer is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account, and Lucid Trading's written answer is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account.

Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Apex Trader Funding's site and Lucid Trading's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.