Lucid Trading vs Trade Day

Lucid Trading is $134 cheaper to get started. Lucid Trading charges $130 one-time. Trade Day charges $125/mo (monthly subscription) plus a $139 activation fee.

Lucid Trading uses EOD Trailing drawdown at 4% ($100 buffer once locked at initial), while Trade Day uses .

Lucid Trading gets you funded faster, with an estimated ~9 days to first payout (2d eval + 5d winning + 2d processing). Consistency rules also affect pacing: Lucid Trading caps your best day at 50% of total profit, while Trade Day caps at 30% — a looser rule means you may need fewer trading days in practice.

Lucid Trading offers up to 90% profit split(On Demand payouts, $500 min), while Trade Day offers up to 95%(On Demand payouts, $250 min). The 5 percentage point difference in profit split can add up significantly over time — on a $10,000 profit, that's $500 more in your pocket.

When comparing withdrawal frequency, the gap between payouts matters. Lucid Trading requires 5 profitable trading days between each withdrawal — at 20 trading days per month, that works out to roughly 4 payouts per month. Trade Day has no minimum profitable days requirement between withdrawals.

Trade Day requires clearing a buffer zone before your first payout — you must earn above your starting balance plus the drawdown amount before any withdrawal is allowed. has no buffer requirement, meaning payouts are available from day one.

Lucid Trading is a stronger fit for scalpers and budget traders and day traders and swing traders and conservative / grinders (automation & bots allowed). 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, Lucid Trading reaches break-even on day 10 while Trade Day reaches it on day 12. Lucid Trading costs $134 less to get started. Trade Day projects $404/mo more in funded earnings.