DayTraders.com vs Lucid Trading: which prop firm is better?
DayTraders.com
Wins on 6 of 18 points
Lucid Trading
Wins on 0 of 18 points
Choose DayTraders.com if you care most about…
- a higher overall rating
- a better Trustpilot score
- a cheaper entry price
- larger account sizes
- a higher profit split
- holding over weekends
Choose Lucid Trading if you care most about…
No outright wins — it ties or trails on every measured point.
Overview
Our rating
4.7
4.1
Trustpilot
4.6 (512 reviews)
4.5 (8,061 reviews)
Founded
2023
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Platforms
Rithmic, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Sierra Chart, Jigsaw, Bookmap, WealthCharts, ATAS, MotiveWave, Finamark, Onyx, VolFix
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower, Tradesea, MotiveWave, Sierra Chart, Jigsaw, Bookmap, ATAS, R|Trader Pro, MultiCharts
Cost & challenge
Cheapest plan
$40 · $25K Static
$65 · $25K LucidFlex
Account sizes
$25K – $300K
$25K – $150K
Evaluation types
Instant, 1-step
Instant, 1-step
Drawdown
Trailing (end of day), Trailing (intraday), Static
Trailing (end of day)
Payouts
Max profit split
100%
90%
Payout frequency
On demand
On demand
First payout after
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Typical processing
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Payout methods
Plane
Bank transfer, PayPal, Crypto
Trading rules
News trading
Allowed
Allowed
Weekend holding
Allowed
Not allowed
EAs / bots
Allowed
Allowed
Copy trading
Allowed
Allowed
Consistency rule
Evaluation best day at or below 50% of profit; Pro accounts 30%; Straight-to-Funded 20% per payout cycle; Live evaluation 25%.
Pro funded: no day above 40% of cycle profit. Direct: 20%. Flex evaluation 40% (50% with add-on). Daily evaluation 50%.