The Trading Pit Review

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Forex prop firm

The Trading Pit rules, prices and payouts, checked on September 14, 2026 against thetradingpit.com.

Market

Forex

Programs

CFDs Prime 1 Phase, CFDs Prime 2 Phases, CFDs Classic, CFDs Instant Earning Account, Futures Prime

Accounts up to

$200K

Platforms

MT5 (CFDs), cTrader (CFDs), NinjaTrader +5

Discount codeWIN

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The Trading Pit is run by The Trading Pit Challenge GmbH, registered in Liechtenstein with an address in Vaduz. It sells CFD programs covering forex, metals, energies, cash indices, crypto and shares, plus Futures Prime, an evaluation for exchange-traded futures. Program prices are listed in euros.

Its CFD rules change with account size and even with the date an account was created. On CFDs Prime, the $100,000 and $200,000 accounts get a trailing end-of-day drawdown that smaller sizes don't have, CFD accounts of those sizes face a news restriction, and CFDs Classic pays only when you hit a target at each Earning level. The General Terms keep wide room to review trading and withhold rewards, covered in detail below.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Entry starts at €29 for a $2,500 account on both CFDs Prime 1 Phase and CFDs Prime 2 Phases.
• CFDs Prime accounts up to $50,000 use a static maximum drawdown, and 2 Phases accounts up to $20,000 allow a 5% daily and 10% maximum loss.
• Futures Prime pays every 7 days, and its trailing drawdown stops once it reaches the starting balance.
• Hitting the Futures Prime daily limit in the challenge pauses the account until the next trading day, and that Daily Pause was removed from the Earning Phase on 14 July 2026.
• EAs are allowed, with a published list of banned techniques such as tick scalping and latency arbitrage.
• Company details are published: a Liechtenstein GmbH with its commercial register number and a Vaduz address.

Cons

• Trustpilot currently shows a notice on the firm's page that "This company's rating is unavailable due to a breach of our guidelines" and that "We've removed a number of fake reviews for this company".
• The General Terms allow trading to be reviewed at any stage, including before each Reward payment, and let the firm withhold a Reward pending that review on reasonable suspicion.
• Meeting the reward prerequisites "does not create any entitlement to a Reward, or to any particular Reward amount"; the firm decides "in its reasonable discretion, whether and in what amount to grant a Reward".
• On suspicion of hedging, copy trading or arbitrage across accounts, including at other prop firms or brokers, the firm can withhold Rewards through interim measures that do "not require conclusive proof of a breach".
• CL, NG, QG, GC, SI, HG and PL futures are restricted on all account types "until further notice", under a status update dated 5 March 2026.

The Trading Pit programs and prices

Program	Accounts and prices	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Max drawdown
CFDs Prime 1 Phase	$2.5K: €29 · $5K: €49 · $10K: €99 · $20K: €199 · $50K: €349 · $100K: €569 · $200K: €1,139	10%	3% (Balance Based)	6%
CFDs Prime 2 Phases	$2.5K: €29 · $5K: €49 · $10K: €99 · $20K: €199 · $50K: €349 · $100K: €569	10% (Phase 1) / 5% (Phase 2)	5% ($2,500–$20,000) / 4% ($50,000–$100,000) (Balance Based)	10% ($2,500–$20,000) / 8% ($50,000–$100,000)
CFDs Classic (1 phase, scaling Earning Phase)	$10K: €99 · $20K: €179 · $50K: €399 · $100K: €999	10% (Challenge and every Earning level on $10K/$20K accounts; Earning levels on $50K/$100K accounts: 8%)	4% (Equity Based)	7%
CFDs Instant Earning Account	$5K: €139 · $10K: €279 · $20K: €549	None (no challenge phase)	Not stated by the firm	6%
Futures Prime	$50K: €99 · $100K: €189 · $150K: €289	$3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000 (50K / 100K / 150K)	Daily Pause $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 — Challenge Phase only; positions closed and account paused until next trading day (16:05 CT)	$2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500

CFDs Prime 1 Phase rules

Rule	CFDs Prime 1 Phase
Drawdown type	Static; $100,000 and $200,000 accounts: trailing based on End-of-Day balance
Minimum trading days	Challenge: 3 minimum trading days ($2,500: 3 minimum profitable days). Earning Phase rewards: $100K/$200K accounts created from July 6, 2026 need a minimum of 3 trading days; accounts created until July 6, 2026 need 3 profitable trading days with at least 0.5% profit per day
Consistency rule	Earning Phase: 50% Consistency Rule for 1-Phase $100K and $200K accounts created from July 6, 2026 (based on Positive Days' Profit)
Contracts / leverage	1:50 for Forex, 1:10 for Metals, Energies, and 1:15 CFD Cash Indices, 1:2 for Crypto and Equities
Profit split	80%
Payout frequency	Every 14 days for any amount above $100

Not clearly published by the firm: activation fee.

CFDs Prime 2 Phases rules

Rule	CFDs Prime 2 Phases
Drawdown type	Static; $100,000 account: trailing based on End-of-Day balance
Minimum trading days	Challenge: 3 minimum trading days ($2,500: 3 minimum profitable days). Earning Phase rewards (accounts created until July 6, 2026): 3 profitable trading days with at least 0.5% profit per day
Contracts / leverage	1:50 for Forex, 1:10 for Metals, Energies, and 1:15 CFD Cash Indices, 1:2 for Crypto and Equities
Profit split	80%
Payout frequency	Every 14 days for any amount above $100

Not clearly published by the firm: consistency rule, activation fee.

CFDs Classic (1 phase, scaling Earning Phase) rules

Rule	CFDs Classic (1 phase, scaling Earning Phase)
Drawdown type	Trailing on Highest Equity
Minimum trading days	5
Contracts / leverage	1:50 for Forex, 1:10 for Metals, Energies, and 1:15 CFD Cash Indices, 1:2 for Crypto and Equities
Profit split	50% – 70% ($10K/$20K) / 60% – 80% ($50K/$100K), rising with scaling level
Payout frequency	Paid out only upon reaching the profit target at each level; requests evaluated within one working day, processed within 24 business hours

Not clearly published by the firm: consistency rule, activation fee.

CFDs Instant Earning Account rules

Rule	CFDs Instant Earning Account
Drawdown type	Trailing — 'Your loss limit moves up as you make profit. Once it reaches your starting balance, it stops moving.'
Consistency rule	30% — biggest profitable day must not exceed 30% of total profit before requesting a payout
Contracts / leverage	Max Position Loss 1% (total risk from all open positions on the same symbol must not exceed 1% of starting balance); Maximum Allocation 2 accounts
Profit split	80%
Payout frequency	Every 14 days for any amount above $200; max withdrawal per reward is the lower of $2,500 or 50% of total realized profit

Not clearly published by the firm: minimum trading days, activation fee.

Futures Prime rules

Rule	Futures Prime
Drawdown type	Trailing on End-Of-Day (EOD) balance until it reaches the starting balance, then fixed at the starting balance
Minimum trading days	Rewards: 5 profitable trading days with at least $150 profit per day (non-consecutive)
Consistency rule	40% (help-center article 'Latest 40% Consistency Policy for Futures Prime Challenges' — mechanics not read)
Contracts / leverage	Challenge: 5 / 10 / 15 Standard (50 / 100 / 150 Micros). Earning Phase scales by EOD profit: 50K 2→4, 100K 3→5, 150K 5→10 Standard. Temporary (until further notice): micro commodity limit 2 / 4 / 6 open contracts
Activation fee	Shown as €0 with €129 struck through
Profit split	80%
Payout frequency	Every 7 days; withdraw up to 50% of realized profits, capped at $2,500 / $3,500 / $5,000 (50K / 100K / 150K)

Trading restrictions and platforms

• News trading: CFDs: allowed, except on $100,000 and $200,000 accounts (Challenge and Earning Phase), where opening new trades or having pending orders triggered within 2 minutes before or after high-impact news is not allowed. General Prohibited Trading Practices page (applies unless a product rule differs): opening or closing a position within two minutes before or after a high-impact news release is not allowed
• Weekend holding: CFDs Instant: 'Limited' — 'You can hold positions over the weekend on most instruments. Commodities, energies, metals and cryptos must be closed before the weekend break.' Other programs not verified
• EAs and bots: Yes, EAs are allowed — but not if they perform tick scalping, latency arbitrage, reverse arbitrage, hedge arbitrage or rollover scalping, use emulators, or copy other traders' trades. EAs that several traders run at the same time to produce identical results are also not allowed.
• Platforms: MT5 (CFDs), cTrader (CFDs), NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, ATAS, R | Trader Pro (Rithmic), VolFix
• Instruments: CFDs: 46 forex pairs (majors, minors, exotics), CFDs: metals XAUUSD, XAGUSD, XPDUSD, XPTUSD, CFDs: energies USOIL, UKOIL, NG, CFDs: 11 cash indices (GER30, UK100, NAS100, US30, SPX500, AUS200, FRA40, EUSTX50, ESP35, JP225, HK50) and 9 index futures CFDs, CFDs: 11 cryptocurrencies (BTCUSD, ETHUSD, XRPUSD and others), CFDs: US, EU and UK shares, Futures: exchange-traded futures (Level 1 data from the Chicago-based exchange included; European derivatives exchange data as paid add-on), Futures temporarily restricted (all account types, until further notice): CL, NG, QG, GC, SI, HG, PL

Who The Trading Pit suits

The Trading Pit suits a CFD trader who wants a cheap one- or two-phase challenge on a small account, or a futures trader who wants a one-time evaluation with weekly payouts. Prices are listed in euros, and the site doesn't show a US dollar checkout price.

Smaller CFD accounts carry the simplest rules. Up to $50,000, CFDs Prime has a static drawdown and the CFD rules allow news trading. At $100,000 and $200,000, the drawdown trails end-of-day balance, new trades can't be opened within 2 minutes of high-impact news, and 1 Phase accounts created from July 6, 2026 face a 50% consistency rule in the Earning Phase.

It fits less well if you trade oil, gas or metals futures, which are restricted for now, or if you want terms that guarantee a reward once you meet the published rules. The Trading Pit's terms don't.

How the loss limits work

On a $50,000 CFDs Prime 1 Phase account you need $5,000 (10%). The daily limit is 3% of balance, $1,500, and the 6% maximum is static, so the floor sits at $47,000 for the whole challenge. On $100,000 the percentages stay the same ($10,000, $3,000 and $6,000), but the maximum drawdown trails your end-of-day balance instead.

CFDs Prime 2 Phases is wider on small accounts. Up to $20,000 you get a 5% daily and 10% maximum loss, so $1,000 and $2,000 on a $20,000 account, against targets of $2,000 and then $1,000. From $50,000 up it tightens to 4% daily and 8% maximum.

Futures Prime uses dollar limits. On the $50,000 account the target is $3,000 and the maximum drawdown is $2,000, trailing your end-of-day balance until it reaches the starting balance. Your floor starts at $48,000, rises to $49,000 if you close a day at $51,000, and locks at $50,000 once you close at $52,000. Reach the $1,000 Daily Pause during the challenge and your positions are closed and the account paused until the next trading day at 16:05 CT.

CFDs Classic is stricter: a 4% daily limit based on equity and a 7% drawdown trailing your highest equity, so $400 a day and $700 below your equity peak on $10,000. The Instant Earning Account trails 6% until the limit reaches your starting balance, and caps the total risk of open positions on one symbol at 1% of the starting balance, $100 on a $10,000 account.

What The Trading Pit costs

Every program is a one-time fee in euros. CFDs Prime 1 Phase and 2 Phases cost the same at each size, from €29 for $2,500 to €569 for $100,000, and 1 Phase also sells a $200,000 account for €1,139. CFDs Classic costs more at the larger sizes: €399 for $50,000 and €999 for $100,000.

The Instant Earning Account is the most expensive way in, from €139 for $5,000 to €549 for $20,000. Futures Prime costs €99, €189 or €289 for $50,000, $100,000 or $150,000, with a 30-day challenge duration. A reset costs €79, €149 or €229 and an extension €99, €189 or €289. The Futures Prime activation fee isn't clearly stated.

Running costs add up. Level 1 data from the Chicago-based exchange is included, with upgrades at $12 to $41 a month and European Derivatives Exchange data at €25 a month. CFD commission is listed at $5.00 on forex, metals, energies and indices and 0.20% on crypto, and a status update dated 27 March 2026 concerns commission changes, so confirm the current rate. Use the code shown above and check the final total at checkout.

Rewards, profit split and payout limits

CFDs Prime pays 80% every 14 days for any amount above $100 and lists a 25% scaling plan. Reward rules depend on when the account was created. Earning accounts created until July 6, 2026 need 3 profitable trading days with at least 0.5% profit each; 1 Phase $100,000 and $200,000 accounts created from that date need a minimum of 3 trading days plus the 50% consistency rule. The rules for smaller or 2 Phases accounts created after July 6 aren't clearly published, and Prime accounts created until March 5, 2026 also need 5 minimum trading days.

CFDs Classic doesn't pay on a schedule. You're paid only when you reach the target at each Earning level: 10% on $10,000 and $20,000 accounts, 8% on $50,000 and $100,000. The split starts at 50% on the smaller sizes and 60% on the larger ones, rising to 70% and 80% as you move up levels. Requests are evaluated within one working day and processed within 24 business hours.

The Instant Earning Account pays 80% every 14 days above $200, but each reward is limited to the lower of $2,500 or 50% of total realized profit, and your biggest profitable day can't exceed 30% of total profit when you request. Futures Prime pays 80% every 7 days after 5 profitable days of at least $150 each, not necessarily consecutive. You can withdraw up to 50% of realized profits, capped at $2,500, $3,500 or $5,000 by size, so $1,500 at most from $3,000 of profit on the $50,000 account.

Recent changes, restrictions and risk signals

Several rules changed in 2026. A status update dated 5 March 2026 restricts CL, NG, QG, GC, SI, HG and PL futures on all account types and limits micro commodity contracts to 2, 4 or 6 open positions, all "until further notice". Leverage on CFD Earning accounts returned to normal on 2 April 2026, and the Daily Pause was removed from the Futures Prime Earning Phase on 14 July 2026.

Trustpilot currently shows a banner on The Trading Pit's page: "This company's rating is unavailable due to a breach of our guidelines." A second notice reads: "We've removed a number of fake reviews for this company." The page listed 1,066 reviews.

Schedule A of the General Terms says trading can be reviewed "at any stage of your participation, including during any Challenge Phase(s) …, prior to any upgrade to a Funded Phase, and prior to each Reward payment during a Funded Phase", and that on reasonable suspicion the firm may "withhold any Reward pending completion of our review" (A.8). Under A.2 and A.3, meeting the prerequisites "does not create any entitlement to a Reward, or to any particular Reward amount", and the firm determines "in its reasonable discretion, whether and in what amount to grant a Reward". Those prerequisites include Compliant Trading Data, which covers consistency of strategy and risk discipline.

Section 6.8 on Cross-Account Breaches covers suspected hedging, copy trading or arbitrage across accounts, including accounts at third-party prop firms or brokers. On suspicion, the firm may withhold Rewards and apply interim Reward adjustments, and under 6.8.2 those interim measures do "not require conclusive proof of a breach". That matters if you also trade accounts at another prop firm or broker.

Which The Trading Pit program fits which trader

CFDs Prime 1 Phase suits a trader who wants one 10% target and a static floor on accounts up to $50,000; above that, weigh the trailing drawdown, the news restriction and the Earning Phase consistency rule. CFDs Prime 2 Phases suits traders who would rather split the work into 10% and 5%, and the 5% daily and 10% maximum loss up to $20,000 are the widest loss limits among the CFD challenges here.

CFDs Classic suits a patient trader who wants to scale through levels and accepts a lower starting split, an equity-based daily limit, 5 minimum trading days and payouts only at each target. The Instant Earning Account suits someone who wants to skip the challenge on a small account and can trade within a 1% per-symbol risk cap. Its daily loss limit and minimum days aren't clearly shown for this program, and commodities, energies, metals and crypto must be closed before the weekend.

Futures Prime suits an index futures trader who wants weekly payouts and a drawdown that stops trailing at the starting balance, with 5, 10 or 15 standard contracts in the challenge. It's a harder sell for commodity and metals futures traders while CL, GC, SI and the other contracts stay restricted. The help center also has a 40% consistency policy for Futures Prime challenges, so read it before you trade.

Verdict

The Trading Pit is a sensible choice for a CFD trader who wants a low-cost Prime challenge on an account of $50,000 or less with a static drawdown, or for a futures index trader who values weekly payouts and a trailing limit that locks at the starting balance. It's the wrong pick if you trade restricted commodity or metals futures, dislike rules that shift with account size and creation date, or want rewards tied firmly to the published rules. Its General Terms say meeting the prerequisites creates no entitlement and allow rewards to be withheld during reviews, and Trustpilot has made its rating unavailable for a guidelines breach.

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