A detailed breakdown of how these two firms compare across costs, drawdown rules, payout structure, and trading restrictions.
Plans compared: Lucid Trading LucidFlex $50K vs My Funded Futures Rapid $100K
Not a like-for-like comparison: these plans have different account sizes, so costs and drawdown dollars are not directly comparable.
Current public evidence favors My Funded Futures for the balanced model.
This public economics comparison uses ordinary public product/help/rule material and values derived from it. Some model inputs are visible in ordinary public material, but one or more public fields are missing or unavailable.
Starting costs are not ranked because an activation fee is unknown. Lucid Trading charges $140 one-time. My Funded Futures charges $214/mo (monthly subscription).
Lucid Trading uses EOD Trailing drawdown at 4% ($2,000 buffer once locked at initial), while My Funded Futures uses EOD Trailing drawdown ($3,000 buffer once locked at initial). Lock behavior differs: Lucid Trading — locks at $50,100 after $2,100 profit, while My Funded Futures — locks at $100,100 after $3,100 profit.
No timing winner is declared until both selected paths have formula-ready public evidence. Lucid Trading: Missing public evidence: Fee Monthly|Fee Onetime, Field Evidence Ledger. My Funded Futures: Missing public evidence: Max Payout Per Request.
Lucid Trading offers up to 90% profit split(On Demand payouts, $500 min), while My Funded Futures offers up to 90%(Daily payouts, $500 min).
When comparing withdrawal frequency, the gap between payouts matters. Lucid Trading requires 5 profitable trading days between each withdrawal, while My Funded Futures requires 0 profitable trading days. At 20 trading days per month, that means Lucid Trading can request roughly 4 payouts per month versus My Funded Futures's 20.
My Funded Futures requires 1 trading day between payout requests. Lucid Trading's minimum trading day gap between payouts is not stated.
Lucid Trading requires a minimum of $150 daily profit for a day to count toward payout eligibility. My Funded Futures's qualifying day minimum is not stated.
Lucid Trading limits each payout to 50% of accumulated profit, keeping the remainder as an account buffer. My Funded Futures's percentage-of-profit cap on payouts is not stated.
Lucid Trading caps funded accounts at 5 payouts before requiring a transition to a live account. My Funded Futures's maximum payout count is not stated.
Both firms require a safety net before payouts: Lucid Trading at $2,000 and My Funded Futures at $3,100. You must build this buffer above your starting balance before requesting your first withdrawal.
Lucid Trading caps each withdrawal at $2,000 per request. My Funded Futures's per-request cap is not stated.
Lucid Trading is more flexible overall. Automation: Lucid Trading allows bots and algo trading while My Funded Futures prohibits it — a critical difference for systematic traders. Both require flat-by deadlines: Lucid Trading at 4:45 PM EST, My Funded Futures at 4:10 PM EST.
News trading allowed · Only 2 min trading days
News trading OK · No consistency rule
Starting at $100 · One-time fee (no subscription)
News trading allowed · Only 2 min trading days
Scaling plan on funded · No activation fee
Starting at $62.5 · No activation fee
Both firms work well for day traders and budget traders. Lucid Trading is a stronger fit for scalpers (news trading OK). My Funded Futures is a stronger fit for conservative / grinders (scaling plan on funded). Explore all trading styles to see which firms match your approach.
Based on $500/day profit, 20 trading days/month, 55% win rate
Lucid Trading: activation fee unknown (unknown_activation_fee): the cost total is incomplete until the fee is known. My Funded Futures projects $1,280/mo more in funded earnings.
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Overall, My Funded Futures scores higher (69 vs 61) on our trader-friendliness index. Key advantages: more lenient consistency rules. That said, Lucid Trading wins on more forgiving drawdown rules, fewer trading restrictions, no daily earning cap, more lenient inactivity policy. See the full glossary to understand any unfamiliar terms, or explore trading styles to find the best firm for your approach.
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