TBM's Prop Firm Breakdown

Lucid gives traders several ways to build toward live trading.

LucidPro can be passed in one day and gives you full contract size once funded. LucidFlex takes at least two days, but removes the funded daily loss limit, consistency rule, and payout buffer. LucidDirect lets experienced traders skip the evaluation and start in a simulated funded account.

All three use one-time pricing, end-of-day drawdown, a 90/10 simulated payout split, and no activation fee.

The real difference is what comes next. After building a payout record, traders enter Lucid’s live review process. If selected, they move into LucidLive with daily payouts, end-of-day drawdown, no daily loss limit, and the chance to earn a live bonus.

Apex is the account-stack firm.

The biggest reason to use Apex is the ability to build up to 20 Performance Accounts. If you already have a setup you can repeat, that gives you more room to scale than any other firm on this page.

The current Apex evaluations are one-time purchases with no recurring billing. You can choose end-of-day or intraday trailing drawdown, then choose a standard evaluation or an option with no activation fee.

The evaluation can be passed in one day and has no consistency rule. The Performance Account is more structured. It adds contract scaling, a daily loss limit, a permanent safety net, five qualifying profit days, 50% payout consistency, payout caps, and a maximum of six payouts per account.

Take Profit Trader is built around giving traders faster access to their profits.

The Test is one phase, but you must trade for at least five days and meet the 50% consistency rule before passing. The Test uses end-of-day trailing drawdown with no daily loss limit.

After passing, you move into a simulated PRO account. Once you build the required buffer, you can request payouts daily with no traditional payout window and no stated maximum withdrawal amount. PRO uses an 80/20 split, no funded consistency rule, and no contract scaling plan.

Consistent traders may be invited into PRO+, where they trade live firm capital. PRO+ increases the split to 90/10, removes the payout buffer, keeps daily payout access, and uses end-of-day drawdown.

Tradeify gives you three different ways to get funded.

Growth can be passed in one day. Select takes at least three days, but gives you more flexibility during the evaluation and lets you choose your funded payout path. Lightning skips the evaluation and puts you directly into a simulated funded account.

With Select, you do not buy a Flex account. You pass one Select evaluation, then choose either Daily or the 5-Day Flex payout path.

Daily gives you faster payout access, but adds a buffer, a daily loss limit, and smaller payout caps. Flex removes the daily loss limit and offers larger payout caps, but you must complete five qualifying profit days.

All Tradeify plans are one-time purchases with no activation fee. Simulated funded payouts use a 90/10 split, and consistent traders can become eligible for Tradeify Elite live accounts.