Lucid Trading Maximum Contracts: Sim, Flex Scaling and Live

A LucidFlex 50K evaluation allows 4 minis or 40 micros. A newly funded LucidFlex 50K starts at 2 minis or 20 micros. Passing the evaluation can therefore reduce the size available for your next trade.

Find your product and account phase first. The standard simulated limits, Flex funded scaling and Live scaling are separate tables. The contract and scaling rules below were checked against Lucid's official pages on October 11, 2026.

Contract limits in evaluation and simulated funded accounts

These are alternative limits: minis or micros. The table applies to:

• LucidFlex evaluation: full size is available without a scaling plan.
• LucidPro evaluation and simulated funded: the same maximum size in both phases; Pro funded has no contract scaling plan.
• LucidDaily evaluation and simulated funded: both publish these limits. Daily's funded intraday drawdown remains a separate constraint.
• LucidDirect simulated funded: full size is available immediately. Direct has no evaluation phase.

Sources: Lucid's Flex evaluation, Pro evaluation, Pro funded, Daily evaluation, Daily funded and Direct funded tables.

LucidFlex funded: size changes with simulated profit

The Flex scaling plan starts below the evaluation ceiling. Each cell shows minis / micros as alternatives. Once an account reaches its maximum, later rows retain that maximum.

The limit updates at the end of the session. Reaching $1,000 in simulated profit during a 50K funded session does not immediately unlock the third mini. A loss or payout can also move the account down a tier. Check the updated limit before the next session.

For example, a 50K Flex account at $1,200 in simulated profit falls into the 3-mini or 30-micro tier after the session update. If a payout reduces that profit balance to $700, its tier can fall back to 2 minis or 20 micros. This is a sizing example; it does not establish payout eligibility. The Flex account guide covers that separately.

Live limits depend on profit and exchange

Lucid's Live overview gives headline maxima of 2, 4, 6 and 10 minis, then directs traders to the Live Scaling Plan for the actual allowance. The detailed plan changes with account profit at the end of each trading day and has lower limits for some exchanges. It also governs the standard Live route from Daily; the Daily Live page flags reduced sizing for volatile contracts.

In the following tables, each cell means minis / micros, as alternatives. A threshold applies until the next listed threshold.

25K Live

50K Live

100K Live

150K Live

For a 25K Live account below $2,000 profit, COMEX permits 5 micros and no minis. At the other end, a 150K Live account with $9,000 profit allows 10 minis on CME, but only 8 on CBOT, 6 on NYMEX and 5 on COMEX. Looking only at the account's headline maximum misses those restrictions. The approved-products list identifies the exchange for each symbol.

LucidMaxx: distinguish evaluation, Pre-Live and Live

The current Maxx program page explicitly applies the standard Live Scaling Plan to Pre-Live, Step 2. Use the profit thresholds and exchange columns above for that phase.

The same page does not publish a maximum-contract column for Step 1 or explain how Maxx's funded starting balance maps to a Live sizing tier. Before trading either phase, confirm the allowed size for your Maxx account, profit balance and instrument with Lucid. The standard simulated 2/4/6/10 table alone does not establish those Maxx limits.

Mini versus micro: allowance and dollar exposure

The standard simulated tables pair 1 mini of capacity with 10 micros. That does not make the two columns additive. A 50K allowance written as 4 minis or 40 micros does not give you both allocations at once.

The checked tables do not spell out a combined-limit formula for mixed instruments, minis and micros across exchanges. If your setup needs that mix, ask Lucid to confirm the permitted combination for the account and connection. Do not infer a universal 10:1 rule from the standard table: some Live COMEX tiers explicitly allow 1 mini or 15 micros.

Dollar exposure is easier to calculate for these four matched equity-index pairs. CME's contract specifications give the following value for a one-point move in one contract:

Ten MES therefore have the same dollar exposure per point as one ES. That comparison concerns the same underlying index. ES and NQ have different point values and price movements; counting contracts alone does not measure their combined risk.

Calculate the loss at your planned size

Hypothetical example: assume the account currently permits 4 ES and has $2,000 of remaining room above its loss floor. Four ES lose $200 for each adverse index point: 4 × $50. A 10-point move against the position produces a $2,000 gross loss.

This calculation excludes commissions and slippage. With exactly $2,000 remaining, it leaves no room for either; an applicable Daily Loss Limit may constrain the trade earlier. Use the actual remaining drawdown and any daily limit in your account, then calculate the planned stop's dollar loss. The account label “50K” is not $50,000 of loss capacity. The drawdown guide covers how that room changes.

Oversized orders and scaling violations

The Flex scaling FAQ says platform and datafeed guardrails aim to prevent oversized orders. Intentionally trying to bypass, or succeeding in bypassing, those limits can result in the day's profit being wiped. Repeated attempts may trigger an account review. The Live scaling article also names account review for repeated circumvention.

Those statements concern their respective scaling plans. They do not guarantee that a rejected or executed oversized order is harmless on another product. If an order is rejected, read the reason before retrying. If excess size fills, record the account, symbol, quantity and time and contact Lucid.

A maximum-order setting only limits an individual order. Several smaller entries can still build a larger position. Before adding size, check the selected account, open positions, working entry orders and current scaling tier. Recheck follower accounts separately when using a copier.

Choose around the size available in the next phase

If your entry requires 4 minis, a 50K Flex evaluation has that capacity, but its new funded account starts at 2. A 50K Pro, Direct or Daily simulated funded account publishes a 4-mini maximum. That comparison answers the capacity question; their loss and payout rules still differ.

Write down the largest position your setup requires, including planned additions, and compare it with the starting tier of the phase you will trade. Then compare the current purchase and reset cost. The 50K account comparison and reset-cost guide cover those decisions.

Size is assigned to each account

Two accounts with a 4-mini allowance each still have separate 4-mini limits. Their combined capacity does not authorize an 8-mini order in one account. Copying a trade also copies its exposure, so the number of accounts alone does not establish diversification. Check the multiple-account rules before building a larger setup.

Experience and source scope

I have personally traded LucidFlex and LucidPro. The contract counts here come from Lucid's published product and scaling tables. The October 11 check covers these sizing rules. For my broader assessment of the firm, see the Lucid Trading review.