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More than 30 payout cycles completed in my own LucidFlex and LucidPro accounts
90% split · Daily to 10-Day Cycles payouts
Honest reviews · updated 2026
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18 of 27 firms personally tested with real money, real payouts, honest verdicts. No paid placements.
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FundedNext Tested · My #1 FX firm · about 3 years traded · multiple challenges passed · 10+ payouts · Futures research-only Read review
FundedNext is currently my #1 FX prop firm. I have traded its FX/CFD side for about three years, passed multiple challenges including Stellar routes and received 10+ payouts. That record does not cover FundedNext Futures, which remains research-only for me.
Plan-specific split · Plan-specific payouts
FundedNext Tested · My #1 FX firm · about 3 years traded · multiple challenges passed · 10+ payouts · Futures research-only Read review 
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Tradeify Tested · Futures since the 2025 launch · every account type tested · 23 payouts · 3 funded 50K Growth accounts Read review
My Futures record covers every account type, many passed evaluations, 23 completed payouts and three current funded 50K Growth accounts.
90/10 Sim · 80/20 Elite split · Plan-dependent payouts
Tradeify Tested · Futures since the 2025 launch · every account type tested · 23 payouts · 3 funded 50K Growth accounts Read review 
BEST FOR FAST PAYOUTS
Four current routes: Rapid, Rapid EOD, Builder and Pro
Up to 90/10 split · Daily to 14 days payouts
BEST FOR FAST PAYOUTS
90 percent profit split on every program in the sim stage, no tiered ramp
90/10 split · Daily (Elite Daily only) payouts
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