Why are you only looking into ides? Any editor might do a solid job. When working with clojure, parinfer[0] was all I really needed.

[0] https://shaunlebron.github.io/parinfer/

Since everything is a function, I really, really want inline function argument hints.

Maybe because Lisp Machines alongside Smalltalk invented the whole IDE concept?

LispWorks offers several version of their free IDE with some limitations (f.x. limited heap size), most of which are irrelevant if you just want to try/learn Common Lisp.

I have limited personal experience with it, but it seems good and I have read good things about it, written by free users.

* http://www.lispworks.com/products/lispworks.html#personal

I wouldn't depend on an IDE for learning lisp. Just use a text editor you are comfortable with. DrRacket is pretty code for scheme. I also like repl.it if you are into online editors.

You really don't need to start programming macros before you need them. Just focus on learning lisp. Much simpler.

Allegro Common Lisp and LispWorks the surviving ones from Lisp Machine days.

There are some decent REPL support in vim: slimv for SBCL and vim-fireplace for Clojure

Vim with slimv.