Lucid Trading vs TradeDay

Full Tactical Comparison

Deep-dive into the operational specifications of both firms.

Prop Firm
Lucid Trading
TradeDay

Firm Overview

Review score 4.8 / 5 4.6 / 5
CEO AJ Campanella James Thorpe
Years in operation 1+ years 6+ years
Founded April 2025 2020

Evaluation Details These figures reflect the cheapest evaluation plan available from each firm.

Account Sizes
$25,000$50,000$100,000$150,000
$50,000$100,000$150,000
Billing period One Time Month
Discount PIP
Instant Accounts
DLL
Activation Fee

Rules and Policies

News trading Not Allowed. No Trades 2 Mins. before/after News
Swing accounts Not Allowed
Consistency rules 30% In Eval Only. None on Funded.
Commissions Platform-dependent
Firm rules
  • 2% Price Rule – No trading within 2% of CME Price Limit (Funded Only)
  • Inactivity Rule – 30 days without a trade
  • News Trading – Traders not failed for breach of this rule. Positions are auto-closed

Payments and Operations

Profit split 80-95%
Payment methods Credit/Debit Card Credit/Debit Card / PayPal
Payout methods Bank Transfer Rise
Platforms
Support Discord / Email / Live Chat Discord / Email / Live Chat

Trust and Access

KYC After Passing Eval
Restricted countries Yes Yes
Changelog

Evaluation Comparison Module

The industry standard benchmark. Which firm offers the better 50,000 unit plan today?

Lucid Trading

PRO

Best for traders who want daily loss to increase with profits and maximise profits.

FLEX

For trades who want no daily loss limit and no consistency in the funded phase.

DIRECT

Skip the evaluation and trade on the Sim-Funded immediately.

TradeDay

INTRADAY TRAIL

Best for active traders who want the a lower cost in exchange for intraday drawdown.

EOD TRAIL

Best for traders who prefer end of day drawdown.

STATIC

For traders willing to pay more for a drawdown that does not trail.

Critical Rule Comparison

Consistency

Consistency

Lucid
TradeDay 30% In Eval Only. None on Funded.
News Trading

News Trading

Lucid
TradeDay Not Allowed. No Trades 2 Mins. before/after News
Swing Trading

Swing Trading

Lucid
TradeDay Not Allowed
KYC & Access

KYC & Access

Lucid
TradeDay After Passing Eval
Payout policy

Payout policy

Lucid
TradeDay All Accounts – Clear Buffer Zone
Commissions

Commissions

Lucid
TradeDay Platform-dependent

Payouts and Costs These figures reflect the cheapest evaluation plan available from each firm.

Compare how you get paid and what it costs.

COMPARE Lucid Trading TradeDay
Profit Split 90% 80% to $50k | 90% $50k - $100k | 95% >$100k
Payout Frequency 5 Trading Days w/ Min. Profit After Attaining Buffer Zone
Evaluation Price $60 / one time $100 / month
Billing Period One Time Month
Payout Methods Bank Transfer Rise
Payment Methods Credit/Debit Card Credit/Debit Card / PayPal

Platforms, Support, and Operations

COMPARE Lucid Trading TradeDay
Platforms
Support Channels
KYC N/A

Required

After Passing Eval

Restricted Countries

Lucid Trading TradeDay Both
Lucid Trading 71 countries
Afghanistan Albania Belize Algeria Angola Bahamas Barbados Belarus Bulgaria Burkina Faso Myanmar Botswana Burundi Cambodia Central African Republic Ivory Coast Ukraine Cuba Republic of the Congo DR Congo Ukraine Ecuador Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Haiti Iceland Indonesia Iraq Jamaica Kenya Ukraine Kosovo Lebanon Liberia Libya Ukraine Mali Mauritius Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique Namibia Nicaragua Nigeria North Macedonia Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Philippines Senegal Serbia Russia Ukraine Slovenia Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Seychelles Tanzania Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda Ukraine Vietnam Venezuela Yemen Zimbabwe
TradeDay 79 countries
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Barbados Belarus British Virgin Islands Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cayman Islands Central African Republic Ivory Coast Ukraine Croatia Cuba North Korea DR Congo Ecuador Ethiopia Ghana Gibraltar Guam Guyana Haiti Iceland Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kosovo Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya North Macedonia Mali Malta Mauritius Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Philippines Puerto Rico Romania Russia Senegal Serbia Slovenia Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda Ukraine U.S. Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe

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