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Head to head · Futures

Lucid Trading vs Topstep

Lucid Trading and Topstep side by side: prices, rules and payouts. Checked Nov 10.

At a glance

Across every account each firm lists. Green marks the clearly better side.

	Lucid Trading	Topstep
Cheapest $50K account	$100.10 · LucidDaily Intraday DLL	$49/mo · Standard
Cheapest $50K to funded	$100.10 · LucidDaily Intraday DLL (one-time)	$95 · No Activation Fee (+$95/mo)
Price range	$70–$585.20	$49–$499
Account models	5	6
Account sizes	$25K–$150K	$1.5K–$250K
Profit split	90%	90%
Profit target	5–6%	6–100%
Max drawdown	3–4%	3–33%
Drawdown type	EOD trailing, Intraday trailing	EOD trailing, Static
Billing	One-time	Monthly and One-time
Daily loss limit	None	None on Challenge - Powered Up
Consistency rule	Every model	Every model
Fastest payout	1 day	1 day
Platforms	Jigsaw Daytradr, Tradovate, MotiveWave, Quantower, MultiCharts +7 more	TopstepX
Review rating	★ 4.5 (179 reviews)	★ 4.5 (140 reviews)

Price by account size

The cheapest account from each firm at every size.

	Lucid Trading	Topstep
$1.5K	Not offered	$99Challenge - Powered Up · $99 to funded
$25K	$70LucidFlex · $70 to funded	$75Static Trading Combine · $75 to funded
$50K	$100.10LucidDaily Intraday DLL · $100.10 to funded	$49/moStandard · $198 to funded
$100K	$170.10LucidDaily Intraday DLL · $170.10 to funded	$99/moStandard · $248 to funded
$150K	$235.20LucidDaily Intraday DLL · $235.20 to funded	$199/moStandard · $348 to funded
$250K	Not offered	$499Freedom Trading Combine · $499 to funded

Which one fits you?

Choose Lucid Trading if

You want a lower profit target (5%)
You would rather pay once than a monthly subscription
You trade on Jigsaw Daytradr, Tradovate and MotiveWave

Choose Topstep if

You want the cheaper $50K account ($49/mo for Standard)
You want the lowest cost to get a $50K account funded ($95)
You want a larger account (up to $250K)
You trade on TopstepX