Check the closing time for your account and connection before the session ends. Lucid's published timetable, checked on October 12, 2026, covers Pro, Flex, Direct and LucidLive. Its Live rules treat automatic liquidation separately.
Published closing times by account
The table retains Lucid's EST label. The source does not explain how that label applies during daylight saving time. Confirm the time zone and session clock for your account before converting a deadline.
| Account | Positions must be closed by | Trading resumes |
|---|---|---|
| LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect | 4:45 p.m. EST, Monday–Friday | 6:00 p.m. EST, Sunday–Thursday |
| LucidLive on Tradovate | 4:45 p.m. EST | Confirm the Live session schedule during onboarding |
| LucidLive on Rithmic | 4:15 p.m. EST | Confirm the Live session schedule during onboarding |
For Pro, Flex and Direct, Lucid says it automatically closes remaining positions at the cutoff. Holding a position past that time does not, by itself, fail the account under this rule. Other loss limits and trading rules still apply.
LucidLive prohibits swing trading. Its auto-liquidation setting is optional and configured during onboarding. The Live paragraph does not repeat the reopening time or the assurance about avoiding account failure. Check those conditions for your Live account instead of carrying them over from the Pro/Flex/Direct row.
This timetable does not name LucidDaily or LucidMaxx. If you trade either, ask Lucid to confirm the closing time and liquidation settings for your product, phase and connection.
Converting New York time to Berlin
The examples below assume Lucid means New York local time with US daylight saving time. They are not conversions of fixed UTC−5 EST and do not resolve Lucid's wording. Confirm that assumption against your account's session clock or with support.
| Date in 2026 | 16:45 in New York → Berlin | 16:15 in New York → Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| October 12 | 22:45 | 22:15 |
| October 26 | 21:45 | 21:15 |
| November 2 | 22:45 | 22:15 |
In 2026, US daylight saving time runs from March 8 to November 1. Germany changes its clocks on March 29 and October 25. The difference is five hours during the gaps between those changes and six hours for the rest of the year. Use the date of the session; a saved Berlin alarm can be an hour wrong after a clock change.
Close positions and check remaining orders
- Confirm the account, applicable cutoff and platform time zone. Set a reminder before that cutoff.
- Cancel unfilled entry orders that could open another position.
- Close the position using the platform's position controls and confirm the execution.
- Verify that the position size is zero on every account. Then check for and cancel any remaining stop, target or entry orders. If you use a copier, check each follower separately.
- Wait for the permitted session to reopen before placing another trade.
Keep protective orders in place while a position is still open unless your closing command manages their cancellation.
Check holiday closing times
Lucid's timetable requires positions to close before an earlier market close on holidays. The usual afternoon cutoff does not override that exception. Check Lucid's holiday notice and the schedule for your instrument before the session; confirm the account deadline if the notices are unclear.
Check news permission separately
An open trading session does not establish permission to hold a position through a news release. Check the news rule for your product and phase as well as the session cutoff. The Lucid trading FAQ explains the separate news restrictions and links their official sources.
Sources and when to check again
Lucid's allowed trading times supplies the account rules. NIST and Hamburg's public clock-change guidance supply the 2026 dates used for the conditional Berlin examples. These sources were checked on October 12, 2026. Recheck before a holiday session, a clock change or a move to a different account phase or connection.