Koyfin alternative for futures traders
Koyfin is a research terminal for stocks, ETFs and macro. Lucid Terminal is a trading terminal for futures traders: your accounts, orders, trade journal and Copy Trader. They overlap less than the names suggest, and Koyfin is ahead of us on equity research.
At a glance
Choose Koyfin if…
you research stocks and ETFs, and want screeners, fundamentals and estimates at a low monthly price.
Choose Lucid Terminal if…
you trade futures and want to place and manage trades, journal them and copy them across your accounts.
Use both if…
you do equity research on Koyfin and run your futures trading and journal on Lucid Terminal.
Side by side
| Prices checked 2026-10-17, other facts 2026-09-30 | Lucid Terminal | Koyfin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free $0 · Pro $150/mo (includes the Copy Trader) · Elite $350/mo · Lab $700/mo · Lifetime $6,999 once. Founder code FOUNDED40 takes 40% off for as long as you stay subscribed, for the first 50 paying founder members (Pro becomes $90/mo); after that FOUNDED30 takes 30% off (Pro $105/mo). The Pricing page has the details. | Free · Plus $39/mo · Premium $79/mo when billed yearly; monthly billing costs more.Advisor plans are $209 and $299 a month. |
| Built for | Self-directed futures and prop-firm traders. | Investors and advisors researching stocks, ETFs, funds and macro. |
| Order execution | Yes Futures on Tradovate and Tradovate-based prop firms. Stock and option accounts: close positions and cancel orders only. | No A research terminal with no order placement. |
| Copy trader and prop-firm accounts | Yes Unlimited futures broker and prop-firm logins on every plan. The Copy Trader (Pro and up) mirrors trades between your own accounts. | No No account connections. |
| Trade journal and analytics | Yes A trade log, P&L calendar and analytics for every broker, with journaling to Obsidian or Git. | — Not a trade journal. |
| Screeners | No Watchlists and alerts, no stock screener. | Yes 5,900+ criteria across 100,000+ securities, plus ETF and fund screeners. |
| Fundamentals | No Futures-first, no company financials. | Yes Statements, estimates and valuation for 80,000+ companies. |
| Charts | Partly Basic candlestick charts with your indicators. | Yes Advanced graphing with fundamentals overlaid on price. |
| Real-time market data | Partly Through your broker: live quotes, positions and fills for the accounts you connect. | Partly US quotes mix live (IEX) and 15-minute delayed data; other markets are delayed or end-of-day. |
| World map and commodity intel | Yes From Pro: a World tab with shipping chokepoints, hazards and freight, and intel widgets from EIA, Fed/FRED, CFTC, USDA and USGS. | — Macro dashboards; no world map found. |
| Mobile | Partly Desktop (Windows, macOS) and web today. The mobile app is coming soon. | Yes iOS and Android app. |
What Lucid Terminal doesn’t have yet
- Equity research. We have no stock screener and no company financials yet. Koyfin is the better tool for that today.
- Price. Koyfin is much cheaper than Lucid Terminal Pro. Our Free plan has the terminal and unlimited futures broker logins, but not the Copy Trader.
- Charting is basic.
- The mobile app is not released yet.
What Lucid Terminal costs
Free $0 · Pro $150/mo (includes the Copy Trader) · Elite $350/mo · Lab $700/mo · Lifetime $6,999 once. Founder code FOUNDED40 takes 40% off for as long as you stay subscribed, for the first 50 paying founder members (Pro becomes $90/mo); after that FOUNDED30 takes 30% off (Pro $105/mo). The Pricing page has the details.
Pro, Elite and Lab start with a 7-day trial: create an account, pay $0 today and cancel any time before day 7. The Free plan stays free.
Questions
Is Lucid Terminal a Koyfin alternative?
Only partly. Koyfin is a research terminal for stocks, ETFs and macro. Lucid Terminal is a trading terminal for futures: it connects to your broker and prop-firm accounts, places and manages futures orders, journals your trades and copies them across your accounts. If you mainly research stocks, Koyfin fits better.
Does Koyfin let me trade futures?
Koyfin is a research terminal and does not place orders, according to the reviews we read. Lucid Terminal places futures orders through Tradovate and the prop firms that run on it.
How do the prices compare?
Koyfin lists Free, Plus at $39 and Premium at $79 a month when billed yearly. Lucid Terminal has a Free plan, then Pro at $150 a month, with founder discounts of 40% for the first 50 paying founder members and 30% after.
Can I use Lucid Terminal and Koyfin together?
Yes. They do different jobs: research on Koyfin, trading, journaling and copy trading on Lucid Terminal.
More comparisons
Sources
- www.koyfin.com/pricing-llm-info/
- www.trustradius.com/products/koyfin/pricing
- www.koyfin.com/features/
- www.koyfin.com/features/stock-screener/
- www.koyfin.com/help/faq/is-your-data-live-or-delayed/
- www.koyfin.com/help/koyfin-mobile-application/
- daytradingtoolkit.com/reviews/koyfin-review
- quantroutine.com/tools/koyfin/
Koyfin is a trademark of its owner. Lucid Entities LLC is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Koyfin. Third-party prices and features were read from the pages listed under Sources on 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-17 and can change at any time, so check the vendor before you buy.
Lucid Terminal is a tool, not investment advice. Futures, options and stock trading involve substantial risk of loss and past performance does not guarantee future results. Copy trading can multiply losses across accounts. See the risk disclosures.