Lucid Trading vs AquaFunded Futures: prop firm rules compared
At the $50,000 account size, Lucid Trading's evaluation allows a $2,000 max drawdown (end-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven) against AquaFunded Futures' $2,000 (end-of-day trailing), with the same $3,000 profit target. Both allow the same dollar drawdown at that size. Payouts are on request once eligible at Lucid Trading and standard on demand · daily daily · flex every 5 winning days at AquaFunded Futures.
| Rule (evaluation phase) | LCLucid TradingLucidPro model | AQAquaFunded FuturesStandard (One Day Pass) model |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Daily loss limit | $1,200 (soft pause) | $1,000 (soft pause) |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| $100,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Daily loss limit | $1,800 (soft pause) | $2,000 (soft pause) |
| Max drawdown | $3,000 | $3,500 |
| $150,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Daily loss limit | $2,700 (soft pause) | $3,000 (soft pause) |
| Max drawdown | $4,500 | $5,000 |
| Firm-wide | ||
| Drawdown model | End-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven | End-of-day trailing |
| Consistency rule | None | None |
| Minimum trading days | not verified — check the firm's site | None |
| Profit split | 90/10 | 90/10 |
| Payout frequency | On request once eligible | Standard on demand · Daily daily · Flex every 5 winning days |
| Account sizes offered | $25,000 · $50,000 · $100,000 · $150,000 | $50,000 · $100,000 · $150,000 |
| Rules confidence | Rules verified | Rules verified |
Lucid Trading figures are for the LucidPro model; it also sells: LucidFlex, LucidDaily (EOD eval), LucidDaily (intraday eval), LucidDirect (no eval — target = first payout goal).
AquaFunded Futures figures are for the Standard (One Day Pass) model; it also sells: Daily, Flex (daily loss), Flex (no daily loss), Instant.
Rules last checked against each firm's own documentation on . Firms change their rules often, so confirm the current terms on Lucid Trading's site and AquaFunded Futures' site. Spotted a rule that changed? Tell us.
Where Lucid Trading and AquaFunded Futures differ
- Drawdown model
- Lucid Trading: End-of-day trailing on LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDirect; intraday trailing on LucidDaily (intraday eval)
- AquaFunded Futures: End-of-day trailing on every plan
- Daily loss limit at $50K
- Lucid Trading: $1,200 (LucidPro)
- AquaFunded Futures: $1,000 (Standard)
- Plans sold
- Lucid Trading: 4 plans: LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily and LucidDirect
- AquaFunded Futures: 4 plans: Standard, Daily, Flex and Instant
- Automated trading
- Lucid Trading: Allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account
- AquaFunded Futures: No written answer on record
- Payouts
- Lucid Trading: On request once eligible
- AquaFunded Futures: Standard on demand · Daily daily · Flex every 5 winning days
Lucid Trading and AquaFunded Futures in brief
Lucid Trading
Four plans: LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily and LucidDirect. Every plan trails at end of day and locks at the initial balance plus $100; the LucidDaily evaluation is also sold with intraday trailing. Every daily loss limit is soft, a "soft breach" that does not fail the account.
AquaFunded Futures
Every plan trails at end of day. Standard (the "One Day Pass") has a soft daily loss limit. Daily has a soft daily loss limit and a 40% consistency rule. Flex comes with or without a daily loss limit and has a 50% consistency rule. There is also an Instant plan. The consistency rule never fails an account. Tradovate, no Rithmic.
How these rules play out
Lucid Trading's LucidDaily (intraday eval) plan trails 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 Lucid Trading's LucidDaily (intraday eval) plan 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 and AquaFunded Futures 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 Lucid Trading's LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDirect plans and AquaFunded Futures 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 and AquaFunded Futures' Flex (daily loss) and Flex (no daily loss) plans the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there.
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. Lucid Trading's LucidPro, LucidDaily (EOD eval), LucidDaily (intraday eval) and LucidDirect plans set it at $1,200 on $50,000 and AquaFunded Futures' Standard, Daily and Flex (daily loss) plans set it at $1,000 on $50,000. Lucid Trading's LucidFlex plan and AquaFunded Futures' Flex (no daily loss) plan have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.
Lucid Trading starts the trading day at 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 and AquaFunded Futures' Daily plan cap 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 and AquaFunded Futures' Flex (daily loss) and Flex (no daily loss) 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 and AquaFunded Futures' Instant plan cap 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. Lucid Trading's LucidPro plan and AquaFunded Futures' Standard plan apply no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.
AquaFunded Futures sets no minimum number of days.
On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — at Lucid Trading it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account; AquaFunded Futures has no written answer on record. Written answers: Lucid Trading (read ).
Choosing between Lucid Trading and AquaFunded Futures
Lucid Trading and AquaFunded Futures differ on 2 of the evaluation rules compared here: drawdown model and daily loss limit at $50K. If your trades often run into open profit that you give back before closing them, start with the drawdown: Lucid Trading trails intraday or at end of day, depending on the plan, while AquaFunded Futures trails at end of day.
Payout terms once funded — Lucid Trading: On request once eligible; AquaFunded Futures: Standard on demand · Daily daily · Flex every 5 winning days. Lucid Trading sells 4 plans: LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily and LucidDirect; AquaFunded Futures sells 4 plans: Standard, Daily, Flex and Instant. 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, Lucid Trading's written answer is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account, and AquaFunded Futures has no written answer on record.
Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Lucid Trading's site and AquaFunded Futures' site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.
Lucid Trading vs AquaFunded Futures: quick answers
Which has the larger drawdown at $50K, Lucid Trading or AquaFunded Futures?
Neither: both allow $2,000 on a $50,000 evaluation (Lucid Trading: end-of-day trailing; AquaFunded Futures: end-of-day trailing).
Does Lucid Trading or AquaFunded Futures have a consistency rule?
Lucid Trading: none on LucidPro; max 40% of total profit from one day on LucidFlex; max 50% of total profit from one day on LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDaily (intraday eval); max 20% of total profit from one day on LucidDirect. AquaFunded Futures: none on Standard; max 40% of total profit from one day on Daily; max 50% of total profit from one day on Flex (daily loss) and Flex (no daily loss); max 20% of total profit from one day on Instant.
Which has a daily loss limit, Lucid Trading or AquaFunded Futures?
Lucid Trading: a soft limit that pauses the day ($1,200 at $50K) on LucidPro, LucidDaily (EOD eval), LucidDaily (intraday eval) and LucidDirect; no daily loss limit on LucidFlex. AquaFunded Futures: a soft limit that pauses the day ($1,000 at $50K) on Standard and Daily; a soft limit that pauses the day ($1,200 at $50K) on Flex (daily loss); no daily loss limit on Flex (no daily loss).
Can you trade with a bot or strategy at Lucid Trading or AquaFunded Futures?
Lucid Trading: allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account. AquaFunded Futures: no written answer on record.
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