Guillermo Pasarin
US • 3/26/2026
⭐ 1/5 False Copy Trading Accusation Timed Perfectly to Block My Payout
Lucid Trading accused me of copy trading with zero written rule to back it up. Their own published rules tell a very different story. Their FAQ explicitly states that automated strategies and third-party trade copiers are permitted. Multiple traders using the same volume-based strategy from the same trading community producing similar trade timestamps is not copy trading — it’s what automation does when people share a methodology. That distinction is not subtle. The conduct Lucid actually prohibits includes latency arbitrage, cross-account hedging, account sharing, and multi-account collusion — none of which applies to my situation. After 2-3 days of waiting, the only response I received was an attempt to pin a copy trading violation on me rather than addressing the facts. I have met every single one of their requirements — consistency rules, profit targets, account balance — and I am being blocked from a payout I legitimately earned. To make it worse, the traders whose accounts looked “similar” to mine are people I personally recruited to Lucid — 10 to 20 new paying customers. The reward for that loyalty was a baseless accusation deployed at the exact moment I qualified for withdrawal. I genuinely want to like this firm. The platform is solid, the payout structure is competitive, and I believed in what they were building enough to refer a significant portion of my trading group. If Lucid does the right thing — drops this unfounded accusation, honors my payout, and clarifies their rules so independent traders using shared strategies aren’t blindsided — I will update this review accordingly. The ball is entirely in their court.
