Lucid Trading vs Take Profit Trader: which prop firm is better?
Lucid Trading
Wins on 6 of 18 points
Take Profit Trader
Wins on 0 of 18 points
Choose Lucid Trading if you care most about…
- a higher overall rating
- a better Trustpilot score
- more platform choices
- a cheaper entry price
- trading the news
- running bots or EAs
Choose Take Profit Trader if you care most about…
No outright wins — it ties or trails on every measured point.
Overview
Our rating
4.1
3.4
Trustpilot
4.5 (8,061 reviews)
4.4 (11,022 reviews)
Founded
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Platforms
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower, Tradesea, MotiveWave, Sierra Chart, Jigsaw, Bookmap, ATAS, R|Trader Pro, MultiCharts
NinjaTrader, TradingView, Tradovate, Rithmic, Quantower, MotiveWave, Bookmap, MultiCharts, Finamark
Cost & challenge
Cheapest plan
$65 · $25K LucidFlex
$150 · $25K Trading Test (to PRO account)
Account sizes
$25K – $150K
$25K – $150K
Evaluation types
Instant, 1-step
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
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Any time
Typical processing
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Payout methods
Bank transfer, PayPal, Crypto
Bank transfer, PayPal, Wise
Trading rules
News trading
Allowed
Not allowed
Weekend holding
Not allowed
Not allowed
EAs / bots
Allowed
Not allowed
Copy trading
Allowed
Allowed
Consistency rule
Pro funded: no day above 40% of cycle profit. Direct: 20%. Flex evaluation 40% (50% with add-on). Daily evaluation 50%.
Test: best day must be below 50% of total net profit and at least 3 trading days. None on PRO.