Two of the biggest discount-driven futures firms. Apex leans on the deepest discount and now keeps 100% of your payout; Lucid trades a split for four flexible paths and a configurable evaluation. Here's how they compare.
Apex Trader Funding is the discount-and-volume heavyweight: CHAMP takes 90% off the evaluation, funded accounts now keep a flat 100% of the payout (no split), and it has by far the deeper track record ($300M+ paid). You pick one of two trailing types — Intraday Trail (tighter, no eval daily loss limit) or EOD Trail (end-of-day drawdown with a DLL) — and pass in a single day.
Lucid Trading keeps a 90/10 split but gives you more room to shape the account: four paths (Pro, Flex, Daily, Direct), an optional daily-loss-limit toggle, and a configurable Daily eval where you pick EOD or intraday drawdown. Its funded accounts use the LucidScale model (the drawdown locks to 60% of your peak end-of-day balance). Both firms cap payouts per request in the sim-funded stage until you reach the live stage.
Want the biggest discount, a 100% payout with no split, and the longest payout history? Apex. Want path flexibility, an optional DLL, and a configurable eval? Lucid.
The numbers that actually decide it — pulled live from our firm database and re-verified in the Sept 18 audit. Highlighted rows are where the two firms differ.
Both run huge CHAMP discounts — the real split is Apex's simplicity and 100% payout versus Lucid's flexibility.
Dig into each firm's rules, plans, and current pricing before you commit — or line them up against the rest of the field.
