Lucid Trading vs DayTraders.com: prop firm rules compared

Lucid Trading's LucidDaily (intraday eval) plan and DayTraders.com's Full 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 Lucid Trading's LucidDaily (intraday eval) plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start; at DayTraders.com's Full plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $47,500, $2,500 under the start.

On Lucid Trading's LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDirect plans and DayTraders.com's EOD and S2F 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 Lucid Trading's LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily (EOD eval) and LucidDirect plans and DayTraders.com's EOD and S2F plans a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

DayTraders.com's Static plan uses a static drawdown: the floor is set once, the drawdown below the starting balance, and does not move for the whole evaluation. For example, at DayTraders.com's Static plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $49,000, $1,000 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.

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 DayTraders.com's EOD plan sets it at $1,250 on $50,000. Lucid Trading's LucidFlex plan and DayTraders.com's Full and Static plans have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

Lucid Trading and DayTraders.com 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 and DayTraders.com's Full, Static and EOD 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 and $1,875 of a $3,750 target. Lucid Trading's LucidDirect plan and DayTraders.com's S2F 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 applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

DayTraders.com requires at least 2 trading days before a pass.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — at Lucid Trading it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account; at DayTraders.com it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account. Written answers: Lucid Trading (read Oct 21, 2026), DayTraders.com (read Oct 21, 2026).

Lucid Trading and DayTraders.com differ on 3 of the evaluation rules compared here: drawdown model, consistency rule and max drawdown 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 DayTraders.com trails intraday or at end of day or holds a static floor, depending on the plan. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: Lucid Trading caps one day at 20–50% of total profit on some plans and has no cap on others; DayTraders.com caps one day at 20–50% of total profit. In dollars at $50K, Lucid Trading asks for $3,000 of profit with $2,000 of drawdown room, DayTraders.com for $3,000 with $2,500.

Once funded, the profit split is 90/10 at Lucid Trading and 100% (Pro sim) at DayTraders.com. Payout terms — Lucid Trading: On request once eligible; DayTraders.com: Every 8 qualifying days. Lucid Trading sells 4 plans: LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily and LucidDirect; DayTraders.com sells 4 plans: Full, Static, EOD and S2F. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan.

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