LucidMaxx rules, 2026
Two steps on an end of day drawdown, then a live account that is finally static: every LucidMaxx rule, what changed in October 2026, and what you can trade without an invite.
Every Lucid figure read in its help center and on lucidtrading.com on November 3, 2026.
LucidMaxx is Lucid Trading’s invite-only plan: you cannot buy it until Lucid’s risk team emails you an invitation. It has two steps, an evaluation with a 40% consistency rule and a Pre-Live stage, both on an end of day drawdown. Only the live account is static, and it starts with a $1,000 to $4,500 balance withdrawable from day 1.
In short
- Access: invitation only, by email, on criteria Lucid does not publish. No public price since October 4, 2026.
- Step 1, evaluation: targets of $1,250 to $9,000, a 40% consistency rule, an end of day drawdown of $1,000 to $4,500.
- Step 2, Pre-Live: targets of $1,000 to $4,500, no consistency rule, Lucid’s live scaling plan on contract size.
- Live: static drawdown, starting balance of $1,000 to $4,500 withdrawable from day 1, 90/10 split, no daily loss limit, up to 5 accounts.
- Bonus: a repeatable live bonus of $1,000 to $4,500 per account after a profit target and 20 trading days.
- Without an invite: Phidias Express to Live is static from the evaluation, with no consistency rule, and the bonus payout converts the account to LIVE.
What is LucidMaxx?
LucidMaxx is Lucid’s “exclusive eval-to-live daily payout plan”, reserved in its own words for its most consistent and profitable traders. It sits above the four public plans, LucidFlex, LucidPro, LucidDaily and LucidDirect, and it is not for sale to the general public.
Lucid’s help center lists what a Maxxer gets: daily payouts, no payout caps, no payout windows, up to 5 accounts, no daily loss limit, a static live drawdown, live capital once Step 2 is passed, and a live starting balance withdrawable from day 1.
How do you get invited to LucidMaxx?
You do not apply. Lucid’s quantitative risk team uses “defined performance criteria” to spot traders who qualify. Those traders are notified by email and given access to buy the LucidMaxx evaluation. Lucid’s line is short: status is earned, not requested.
The criteria themselves are not published. Lucid’s FAQ says there is no set timeline, and that it looks at your overall track record rather than a fixed number of payouts or days. Any figure you read elsewhere, like a count of payouts or a number of months, does not come from Lucid’s own pages.
How much does LucidMaxx cost?
Lucid publishes no current price. Until October 2026, LucidMaxx used a tiered grid: the more live accounts you blew without clearing the drawdown, the more you paid, from $110 to $425 at the lowest tier depending on size, up to $680 for a 150K at the highest. Lucid moved that grid to legacy content on October 4, 2026, and the current program page shows rules only.
The public pricing confirms it: on November 3, 2026, the plan selector on lucidtrading.com offered Pro, Flex, Daily and Direct, and no LucidMaxx.
LucidMaxx rules 2026: the two steps before live
LucidMaxx now takes two steps, and both use an end of day drawdown. Here are Lucid’s tables side by side:
Step 1: the evaluation and its 40% consistency rule
You reach the profit target while keeping your best day at 40% or less. Lucid calls it “a potential 3 day pass”: with a 40% cap, no two days can make the target, so three profitable days is the floor. On a 25K, that means no day above $500 if you stop right at $1,250.
The current page lists no minimum number of trading days. The legacy LucidMaxx evaluation required 5. Our guide to the Lucid evaluation rules shows how the same 40% logic works on the public plans.
Step 2: Pre-Live, no consistency but a scaling plan
The Pre-Live target equals the drawdown: $1,000 on a 25K, up to $4,500 on a 150K. There is no consistency rule at this stage, but Lucid applies its standard live scaling plan “to prepare the trader”.
That plan sets your maximum size by profit, recalculated at the end of each day. On a 25K, CME products allow 1 mini or 10 micros until $2,000 of profit. Read as written, the whole $1,000 Pre-Live target is traded at that size. If you breach at this stage, Lucid says there is no cooldown.
Is LucidMaxx a static drawdown account?
Not before you are live. Both tables carry “Max Drawdown (EOD)”: your floor rises with your best closing balance through the evaluation and the Pre-Live, up to a point Lucid does not detail for LucidMaxx. The word static applies to the live account only. If a static floor from the first trade is what you want, our static drawdown prop firms guide lists the accounts that have one.
The LucidMaxx live account: static drawdown and a starting balance
This is where LucidMaxx earns its reputation. Lucid’s standard live accounts start at $0 with an end of day drawdown. A LucidMaxx live account starts with money in it, on a static drawdown.
- Starting balance: withdrawable from day 1, and subject to the 90/10 split. The net column is our arithmetic.
- MLL of $100: Lucid does not define it on the page. Read the way Lucid uses the $100 lock on its standard live accounts, a 25K Maxx account starts at $1,000 and closes at $100, so $900 of room that does not move.
- Live bonus: repeatable, per account. You need live profits above the starting balance equal to the target, and 20 trading days. A day counts when you take at least one trade and close the session with a P&L of at least +$1 or -$1, net of fees. Payouts do not count against the target. The bonus is paid out, not added to the balance.
- Full cashout: if you are not ready to trade live, you can cash out in full at 90/10. Make no choice within 24 hours of the move to live email and your accounts move live automatically.
- Cooldown: 2 weeks after blowing a live account or taking the full cashout, longer for “yolo” behavior at the risk team’s discretion.
- Limits: up to 5 LucidMaxx accounts at once. With an active live account, you can keep trading and resetting existing LucidMaxx accounts, not buy new ones.
LucidMaxx live vs Lucid’s standard live account
Our breakdown of Lucid’s standard live account covers the review pool, the scaling plan and the cashout in detail.
What changed in LucidMaxx in October 2026?
Lucid rebuilt the program in early October 2026 and kept the old pages online under a “Legacy” label. If a guide tells you LucidMaxx has one step, an end of day live account or a tier price, it describes the old version:
Static from the first trade, no invite: see Express to Live
LucidMaxx vs Phidias Express to Live
Phidias first: Express to Live is on sale today with no invitation, static from the evaluation, and the bonus payout converts the account to LIVE by rule. No consistency rule, no daily loss limit, no minimum trading days, no invitation.
The honest reading: once you are in, LucidMaxx pays well. A 90/10 split against our 80/20, and a bigger drawdown in dollars before live: $1,000 against our $500 on a 25K. But you have to be chosen first, on criteria Lucid does not publish, after two end of day steps.
Express to Live trades a smaller drawdown for a floor that never trails: profit widens your room instead of lifting the floor. A payout on Day 1 is possible, 90% of Phidias payouts are processed in under 30 minutes and every payout within 24 hours. One-time payment prices with code PHIDIAS: $69 instead of $277 (25K), $144.60 instead of $723 (50K), $180 instead of $900 (100K), $225 instead of $1,125 (150K).
Two honest notes. Express to Live positions must be closed before the end of the trading day. And if a LIVE account that came from Express to Live fails, you cannot buy a new Express to Live for one month. Both are on our rules page.
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LucidMaxx 2026: frequently asked questions
What is LucidMaxx?
LucidMaxx is Lucid Trading’s invite-only eval-to-live plan. It has two steps, an evaluation with a 40% consistency rule and a Pre-Live stage, both on an end of day drawdown. Once you pass, you trade a live account with a static drawdown and a starting balance of $1,000 to $4,500, withdrawable from day 1.
Can you buy a LucidMaxx account?
No. Lucid says LucidMaxx is not available to the general public and has no public purchase option. Its risk team identifies traders on performance criteria and notifies them by email, which gives them access to buy the LucidMaxx evaluation. On November 3, 2026, lucidtrading.com listed only Pro, Flex, Daily and Direct.
How do you get LucidMaxx status?
Lucid’s quantitative risk team uses defined performance criteria that it does not publish. Lucid says there is no set timeline and no fixed number of payouts or days: it looks at your overall track record. Status is earned, not requested, so you cannot apply for it.
Is LucidMaxx a static drawdown account?
Only once you are live. The Step 1 evaluation and the Step 2 Pre-Live both use an end of day drawdown of $1,000 to $4,500. Lucid describes the live account as having a static drawdown, with a static MLL listed at $100 next to the starting balance.
How much does LucidMaxx cost?
Lucid does not publish a current price. Its tiered LucidMaxx pricing, from $110 to $680 depending on account size and the number of live accounts blown, was moved to legacy content on October 4, 2026. The current program page lists rules but no price.
What is the LucidMaxx profit split?
90/10 from the first payout. The split also applies to the live starting balance and to the live bonus, so a $1,000 starting balance on a 25K is $900 to the trader.
Can you withdraw the LucidMaxx starting balance on day 1?
Yes, according to Lucid’s FAQ. The live account starts with $1,000 (25K), $2,000 (50K), $3,000 (100K) or $4,500 (150K), withdrawable from day 1 and subject to the 90/10 split.
How many LucidMaxx accounts can you hold?
Up to 5 at the same time. You can keep trading and resetting existing LucidMaxx accounts alongside a live account, but you cannot buy new LucidMaxx accounts while you hold an active live account.
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The verdict
“To me, LucidMaxx is the best thing Lucid sells, and the October rebuild made the live account genuinely good: static, funded with a starting balance, 90/10. The catch is the door. You wait for an email on criteria you cannot see, then pass two end of day steps. If you want a static floor and a LIVE account without waiting to be chosen, Express to Live is open today.”
William G., CMO at Phidias Propfirm
William G., CMO at Phidias Propfirm, a futures prop firm. He reads competitors’ rules at the source so you do not have to. Last reviewed 2026; Lucid figures read on November 3, 2026.
