Blue Guardian Futures vs Lucid Trading: which prop firm is better?
Blue Guardian Futures
Wins on 0 of 18 points
Lucid Trading
Wins on 4 of 18 points
Choose Blue Guardian Futures if you care most about…
No outright wins — it ties or trails on every measured point.
Choose Lucid Trading if you care most about…
- a higher overall rating
- more platform choices
- a cheaper entry price
- running bots or EAs
Overview
Our rating
3.7
4.1
Trustpilot
No score shown
4.5 (8,061 reviews)
Founded
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Platforms
Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, DeepCharts
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower, Tradesea, MotiveWave, Sierra Chart, Jigsaw, Bookmap, ATAS, R|Trader Pro, MultiCharts
Cost & challenge
Cheapest plan
$72 · $25K Reserve (with daily loss limit, 40% consistency)
$65 · $25K LucidFlex
Account sizes
$25K – $150K
$25K – $150K
Evaluation types
Instant, 1-step
Instant, 1-step
Drawdown
Trailing (end of day)
Trailing (end of day)
Payouts
Max profit split
90%
90%
Payout frequency
On demand
On demand
First payout after
3 days
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Typical processing
1h
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Payout methods
Crypto, Rise
Bank transfer, PayPal, Crypto
Trading rules
News trading
Allowed
Allowed
Weekend holding
Not allowed
Not allowed
EAs / bots
Not allowed
Allowed
Copy trading
Allowed
Allowed
Consistency rule
Standard: 40% on funded; Reserve: 40% or 50% in the challenge only; Express: 40% (or 50%) in the challenge only; Direct: 20% / 25% / 30% by payout
Pro funded: no day above 40% of cycle profit. Direct: 20%. Flex evaluation 40% (50% with add-on). Daily evaluation 50%.