Apex Trader Funding vs Lucid Trading

Lucid Trading is $178 cheaper to get started. Apex Trader Funding charges $249 one-time plus a $69 activation fee. Lucid Trading charges $140 one-time.

Apex Trader Funding uses Intraday Trailing drawdown at 4%, while Lucid Trading uses EOD Trailing at 4% ($100 buffer once locked at initial). Apex Trader Funding uses intraday trailing, the strictest type — your floor moves in real time with every tick of profit. Lucid Trading's EOD trailing only adjusts at market close, giving intraday profits a safer cushion.

Lucid Trading gets you funded faster, with an estimated ~9 days to first payout (2d eval + 5d winning + 2d processing). Apex Trader Funding has no consistency rule, meaning you could pass the evaluation in a single profitable day. Lucid Trading requires your best day to be no more than 50% of total profit.

Apex Trader Funding offers up to 100% profit split(Weekly payouts, $500 min), while Lucid Trading offers up to 90%(On Demand payouts, $500 min). The 10 percentage point difference in profit split can add up significantly over time — on a $10,000 profit, that's $1,000 more in your pocket.

When comparing withdrawal frequency, the gap between payouts matters. Apex Trader Funding requires 5 profitable trading days between each withdrawal, while Lucid Trading requires 5 profitable trading days. At 20 trading days per month, that means Apex Trader Funding can request roughly 4 payouts per month versus Lucid Trading's 4.

Apex Trader Funding requires 5 trading days between payout requests. has no minimum trading day gap between payouts.

Lucid Trading is more flexible overall. Automation: Lucid Trading allows bots and algo trading while Apex Trader Funding prohibits it — a critical difference for systematic traders.

Both firms work well for day traders and budget traders. Lucid Trading is a stronger fit for scalpers and conservative / grinders (news trading ok). Explore all trading styles to see which firms match your approach.

Based on $500/day profit, 20 trading days/month, 55% win rate

At $500/day profit, Apex Trader Funding reaches break-even on day 12 while Lucid Trading reaches it on day 10. Lucid Trading costs $178 less to get started. Lucid Trading projects $6,200/mo more in funded earnings.