Head to head · Futures

Apex Trader Funding vs Lucid Trading

Every figure below comes from each firm's own site and is scored by the same published formula. A firm's commercial relationship with us changes nothing here.

Apex Trader Funding

7.8 /10 · #13 of 25 · Verified

Last verified Sep 14, 2026 · Full profile →

Lucid Trading

7.9 /10 · #12 of 25 · Verified

Last verified Sep 14, 2026 · Full profile →

The short answer

Lucid Trading scores 7.9/10 on the PFM Score, Apex Trader Funding 7.8/10.

Apex Trader Funding leads on Trading Conditions (7.8 vs 6.5); Lucid Trading leads on Payout Integrity (9.2 vs 8.3).

Choose Apex Trader Funding if…

you trade on NinjaTrader (only Apex Trader Funding supports it)
you want a larger account (up to $300K vs $150K)

Choose Lucid Trading if…

you want faster payout processing (1 day vs 2 days)
you want it cheaper to get funded on a $50K account ($192 vs at least $550 in month one)
you run EAs or bots (Apex Trader Funding doesn't allow them)
you want same-day payouts (Apex Trader Funding doesn't offer them)

Side by side

✓ marks the firm ahead on that metric, by the rules on our methodology page — a fact, not a recommendation. "At least" means a fee or step isn't published (or we haven't verified it yet); the real figure can only be higher, so it's never counted as a lead. Costs are list prices, not promos.

Apex Trader Funding vs Lucid Trading, metric by metric
Metric	Apex Trader Funding	Lucid Trading
Score
PFM Score	7.8/10 (#13 of 25)	7.9/10 (#12 of 25) (ahead)
Payout Integrity	8.3	9.2 (ahead)
Rule Clarity	6.9	6.9
Trading Conditions	7.8 (ahead)	6.5
Rules & payouts
Drawdown	End-of-day · $2K	End-of-day · $2K
Profit split	90%	90%
Payout processing	2 days	1 day (ahead)
Minimum path to first payout	at least 8 trading days	at least 2 trading days
Profit target	6% ($3,000 on $50K)	6% ($3,000 on $50K)
Costs — $50K account
Entry fee	$550	$192 (ahead)
Monthly fee	None	None
Activation fee	Not disclosed	None
Cost to get funded (month one)	at least $550	$192 (ahead)
Trading conditions
Platforms	Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView	Tradovate, TradingView
Account sizes	$25K–$300K	$25K–$150K
News trading	Yes	Yes
Weekend holding	No	No
EAs / bots	No	Yes (ahead)
Scaling plan	Yes	Yes
Same-day payouts	No	Yes (ahead)
The firm
Founded	2021	2023
Based in	Austin, TX · United States	United States