The short answer
The Trading Pit sells CFD, futures and stock evaluations from a Liechtenstein company that publishes its register number, group and owner. Its contract makes the advertised 80% split a maximum it sets “in its reasonable discretion”, down to zero. Traders grant it a permanent license to use their trading data for its own trading. On the larger CFD accounts, the maximum loss trails the balance and a 1.5% risk limit per trade idea can end the account.
How it works
The Trading Pit sells separate programs for CFDs, futures and stocks. The table shows the main rules for each.
| Program | Before funding | Profit target | Daily loss | Maximum loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFD Prime 1 Phase | 1 phase | 10% | 3% | 6% |
| CFD Prime 2 Phases | 2 phases | 10%, then 5% | 5%, or 4% from $50,000 | 10%, or 8% from $50,000 |
| CFDs Instant | None | None | None | 6%, trailing |
| Futures Prime | 1 phase, 30 days | 6% | Daily pause in the challenge | Trailing on end-of-day balance |
| Stocks | 1 phase | 7% | 2% pause | 5%, trailing |
- CFD Prime maximum loss is static up to $50,000. On 1 Phase $100,000 and $200,000 and 2 Phases $100,000 accounts bought from 29 April 2026, it trails the end-of-day balance until it reaches the starting balance.
- The CFD daily limit is set from the closing balance at 16:15 Central Time, and reaching it closes the account permanently.
- CFD Prime needs 3 profitable days of at least 0.5%, except 1 Phase $100,000 and $200,000 accounts created from 6 July 2026, which need 3 trading days, profitable or not. CFD challenges have no time limit, but 21 days without a trade ends the account.
- Stocks uses a 40% consistency rule in the challenge. A bigger best day raises the target instead of failing the account.
On a $50,000 Futures Prime account, the challenge asks for $3,000 of profit, with a $1,000 daily pause and a $2,000 maximum drawdown. Size is capped at 5 minis or 50 micros, and the cap grows with the account: 10 minis or 100 micros at $100,000, and 15 minis or 150 micros at $150,000.
What it costs
Prices for each program and size are in the price box on this page, quoted in euros for dollar-sized accounts. Four things the box cannot show:
- The CFD fee comes back with your third payout on accounts bought from 29 April 2026. CFDs Instant and Futures Prime fees are not refunded.
- Each reward loses 1% to cover transaction costs.
- Futures market data above Level 1 costs extra.
Certifying as a professional on Rithmic carries a cost the firm sets out bluntly:
If you certify as a professional trader when accepting the Rithmic T&Cs, you will be invoiced the full professional data amount of $488.00 charged by the exchange. Failing to settle this invoice within 72 hours will result in account suspension and further legal action.
That is an exchange charge, not a fee to The Trading Pit, but the consequence of not paying it inside 72 hours is the firm’s.
- Futures Prime has no activation fee for new accounts, but reset accounts pay one.
You can get a refund within 14 days of purchase if you have not traded.
Platforms and trading conditions
Platforms depend on which product you buy, and the futures list is not one list. The futures checkout offers ATAS, Quantower, Deepcharts (which the firm’s FAQ calls Volsys) and R | Trader Pro, and Futures Prime adds Tradovate and NinjaTrader. Futures accounts use Rithmic, dxFeed or Tradovate, with the connection chosen at checkout. TradingView is not a checkout choice, but the help center says it runs through Tradovate. Stocks run on Volumetrica. On the CFD side, the checkout offers MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and cTrader on CFD Prime, and MetaTrader 5 and cTrader on CFDs Instant.
- CFD Prime leverage is 1:50 on forex, 1:15 on indices (1:10 on partner broker accounts), 1:10 on commodities and 1:2 on stocks and crypto. CFDs Instant runs a separate ladder: 1:30 on forex, 1:7.5 on metals, oils and indices, and 1:2 on crypto and stocks.
- The help center and the contract give different news rules. The help center sets a rule per product: news trading is allowed on CFD accounts except the $100,000 and $200,000 sizes, where new trades and pending fills are barred 2 minutes either side of a high-impact release; it is allowed on CFDs Instant, on Futures Prime and on Stocks; and it is prohibited outright on Futures Classic. Schedule B of the General Terms carries no such carve-out: it prohibits News Bracketing outright, “Placing or opening orders in anticipation of the release of high-impact economic data or events; in particular, opening or closing positions within two (2) minutes before or after such a release is prohibited”, with no product, vertical or account-size limit, and clause 6.6 makes the prohibited list non-exhaustive rather than narrower.
- Futures Prime and Stocks cannot hold overnight. Open positions are closed before the session ends. CFD Prime accounts may hold overnight and at weekends. CFDs Instant may too, except in commodities, energies, metals and crypto, which are closed automatically 10 minutes before the Friday session ends.
- Several futures are suspended for now, including crude oil, natural gas and gold, and micro commodity positions are capped.
- Gap trading, micro-scalping of 10 to 15 seconds, grid and martingale are banned on every account.
The rules that matter
The Trading Pit publishes its rules in detail. Four terms in its contract and help center decide what a trader can count on.
The 80% is a ceiling the firm sets
Clause A.3 of Schedule A says The Trading Pit “shall determine, in its reasonable discretion, whether and in what amount to grant a Reward”, at a rate of up to the maximum shown on the product page. The rate may be set below that maximum and down to zero, tied to how much of the trading data complies with the rules. A trader who meets every objective has no contractual claim to 80%.
The definition of Reward and the clause that sets it both turn on the same discretion:
“Reward means the payment, if any, determined by TTP in its reasonable discretion in accordance with Clause A.3 of Schedule A in respect of Compliant Trading Data generated by the User during a Reward Period. […] A.3 Reward Rate Where all prerequisites under Clause A.2 are cumulatively met, TTP shall determine, in its reasonable discretion, whether and in what amount to grant a Reward in respect of the relevant Reward Period. […] applying a Reward rate of up to the maximum Reward rate specified on the applicable Product description on our Website and/or at the point of order, applied to the notional profit reflected in the Trading Data during the relevant Reward Period. The Reward rate may be set below the maximum Reward rate and may range down to zero per cent (0%), including – in particular – where the Trading Data constitutes Compliant Trading Data only in part or not at all. An entitlement to payment of a Reward arises only once, and only to the extent that, TTP has determined a Reward in accordance with this Clause A.3.”
Your trading data is licensed to the firm for good
Clause 8 grants a “non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, and royalty-free license” over all your trading data. Clause 8.2 lets the firm use it for its own proprietary trading, clause 8.3 says you get no share of what it earns, and clause 8.4 keeps the license after the relationship ends.
The grant is made in these words:
“By accepting these GTC, you grant us a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, and royalty-free license to use, process, aggregate, analyze, and commercialize all Trading Data generated by you through your Demo Trading Account (including all positions, timestamps, volumes, and price data). […] We are entitled to use the generated Trading Data in particular as follows: (i) for our own proprietary securities trading for our own account; (ii) for disclosure to Affiliated Companies , brokers, or other third parties […] (iii) for the development, improvement, and commercialization of trading systems and algorithms […] You are not entitled to any Rewards beyond Schedule A for the use of your Trading Data by us or third parties, regardless of the economic success we may achieve with such data. […] The data license granted under this Clause 8 shall survive termination of the contractual relationship – regardless of the reason – in full.”
You may review the firm, but not quote it
Clause 16 protects truthful statements, reviews based on actual experience and contact with authorities. It makes all communications from the firm confidential, including decisions on your account, so a trader may say a payout was refused but not publish the firm’s reasons. A breach lets the firm withhold undetermined rewards.
Clause 16 draws the line between the two:
“All communications between TTP and you – including support messages, Client Area notifications, email correspondence, and decisions on your account – are confidential and may not be published on public or semi-public platforms or made accessible to third parties without our prior written consent , regardless of the communication channel . Not covered are: (i) factual consumer reviews without disclosure of the content of TTP’s communications […] A breach of Clause 16.1 or 16.2 entitles us to: […] (ii) withholding of Rewards not yet determined under Schedule A pending clarification; and (iii) in the case of a documented breach, termination of the contract with immediate effect and a permanent ban […] Where we have withheld Rewards pursuant to (ii) above and have a damages claim arising from the breach, we may, upon completion of the Reward determination under Schedule A, deduct the amount of such claim from the Reward so determined. […] If you do not contest the deduction through the complaints procedure in Clause 12 within fourteen (14) Calendar Days of such notification, the deduction shall be deemed accepted.”
What the risk-per-trade-idea rule means on a $100,000 CFD account
A trade idea is not one order. On a 1 Phase $100,000 account the limit is 1.5%, so $1,500, with a reminder at $1,000. The firm applies the rule to 1 Phase $100,000 and $200,000 accounts whenever they were bought, and to other accounts created before 29 May 2026. What counts toward it is wider than most readers will expect.
The firm states the limit and its purpose in the same breath:
At The Trading Pit, risk per trade idea is limited to: Maximum risk: 1.5% of your initial account balance […] This rule exists to ensure traders can survive losing trades and trade sustainably over the long term.
Positions are grouped before the limit is applied, and the firm closes the obvious workaround itself:
aggregated and treated as one trade idea, even if they are: Opened at different times, Split into multiple entries, Using different lot sizes […] Splitting trades does not reduce total risk.
Correlation counts too. The risk rule itself defines a trade idea as a single instrument or a group of correlated instruments. The firm’s worked case of that sits in the companion rule on margin used per trade idea, where three legs of one view count as a single idea:
A trader believes the USD will weaken and opens: Buy EUR/USD, Buy GBP/USD, Sell USD/CHF. These trades are correlated and treated as one trade idea. Combined margin across all positions must stay below 40%.
The 40% ceiling in that example belongs to the margin rule. The grouping is what carries over: those same three legs are one idea against the 1.5% risk limit.
What happens when you cross it is a ladder, not a single event:
Reminder Sent when risk reaches 1% per trade idea […] First violation First warning + forced position closure […] Second violation Account breach
Risk is measured on stop-loss levels and overall exposure, so trading without a stop does not take you outside the rule. The firm says the opposite: “Using no stop loss increases calculated risk and may trigger warnings or violations faster.”
And the same rule is enforced two different ways depending on the size of your account.
The automation of the rules regarding risk per trade idea and margin used per trade idea will be removed for accounts up to and including 50K. These rules will continue to apply, as they do for all CFD Prime accounts, both Challenge and Earning accounts. The only difference is that, for accounts up to and including 50K, these rules will now be monitored manually by our Risk Team.
Above $50,000 the limit is applied by software. At or below it, a person decides. The rule is identical either way, but what a trader actually experiences when they approach the line is not.
Elsewhere it also recommends “keeping your margin use below 30% per trade idea and your risk below 1.5%–2% per trade idea”. That is guidance and reads looser than the rule; the limit itself is the flat 1.5%.
What The Trading Pit says
Right of reply: closed without a response. Four findings in this review, all from The Trading Pit’s own General Terms, were put to the firm on 6 September 2026; the window ran to 20 September and no answer arrived. If The Trading Pit does respond, its answer will be added here exactly as written.
Getting paid
The Trading Pit pays up to 80% on CFDs and futures. The rules differ by program:
- CFD Prime: first reward 14 days after the Earning account opens, then every 14 days above $100. The $100,000 and $200,000 1 Phase accounts created after 5 July 2026 add a 50% consistency rule, which caps your best day at 50% of your positive days’ profit.
- CFDs Instant: every 14 days above $200, each capped at $2,500 or 50% of profit, whichever is lower, with a 30% consistency rule.
- Futures Prime: 5 profitable days of at least $150 before each reward, then up to 50% of profit, capped at $2,500, $3,500 or $5,000 by account size.
- Rewards are paid by bank wire or crypto, from same day for crypto to 5 to 7 business days for SWIFT. Identity must be verified before the first payout, and the firm may check it at any time, including before funding.
- CFD accounts scale by 25% after two months, two payouts and 10% profit.
What can end your account
These rules can end a Trading Pit account. Each comes from its own help center and Terms:
- Touching the CFD daily or maximum loss limit, or the futures maximum drawdown.
- A second violation of the 1.5% risk-per-trade-idea rule. The first forces the positions closed with a warning; the second breaches the account. Or a third 1% position loss on CFDs Instant.
- 21 days without a trade, or 14 days on stocks, counted from purchase.
- Gap trading, HFT, micro-scalping, or hedging across accounts or correlated assets.
- Sharing a device or IP address with other traders.
The rules can also change while you trade. Under clause 19, The Trading Pit may amend its Terms, including the schedules that hold the pass and breach rules, and a change counts as accepted if you do not object within 14 days of the notice. Product rule changes normally apply to new purchases, but the firm may apply them to an active account to protect platform integrity, to counter newly identified abusive practices, or for legal reasons.
Who can join
The Trading Pit’s Terms name no restricted countries, but its help center lists them:
- No service at all in Burundi, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, South Sudan and Sudan.
- No futures in a further list including Russia, Belarus, Iraq, Afghanistan and Albania.
- The client area shows only the products available in your country.
- Individuals only, aged 18 or over.
Who you are dealing with
The Trading Pit names its company, register number, group and owner. The table shows what its documents state.
| Detail | What The Trading Pit’s documents state |
|---|---|
| Contracting company | The Trading Pit Challenge GmbH |
| Registered office | Heiligkreuz 6, 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Commercial register | FL-0002.693.417-1 |
| Chief executive | Daniela Egli |
| Law | Liechtenstein, with your home country’s consumer protections kept |
- The group includes The Trading Pit AG, The Trading Pit Champions GmbH and The Trading Pit Limited, and is majority-owned by Pinorena Capital.
- All accounts are demo accounts. Funded traders sign a Signal Provider Agreement and are paid for trading signals.
- The firm does not take part in out-of-court dispute resolution, so a dispute that the complaints process does not settle goes to court.
Why this grade
The Trading Pit’s rule fairness costs it most: your payout share can be cut on suspicion, and payout terms can move mid-account by email. A trailing loss limit on its typical forex plan adds to that, and neither payouts nor support has been scored.
| Part and score | The reason |
|---|---|
| Rule fairness (20% of the grade) 52/100 · Fair | Your reward rate can be cut for up to six months on suspicion alone, payout timing and minimum can change mid-account by email, and the advertised 24-hour payout is 30 days in the contract. |
| Trading conditions (20% of the grade) 65/100 · Fair | On the typical forex plan the maximum loss trails, the target runs about half again above it, and a daily loss limit and consistency rule apply. |
| Company trust (15% of the grade) 74/100 · Good | Publishing the firm's messages to you breaches the contract, its terms page links an older version that sends funded traders to another company, and passing traders sign an agreement they could not read first. |
| Challenge value (15% of the grade) 60/100 · Fair | Priced in euros, the cheapest forex route is EUR 569 for a $100,000 one-phase challenge, about $6.36 per $1,000 of capital. |
| Payout reliability (25% of the grade) Not scored | No payout from The Trading Pit has been followed to the bank and no public payout records are held, so payout reliability is set aside rather than scored. |
| Support (5% of the grade) Not scored | The Trading Pit's support has not been through a responder test, which no firm has had yet. |
The Trading Pit · what the record shows before you start
From the facts we hold for The Trading Pit: profit split 80% on Futures Prime Trading Challenge, CFDs Prime Challenge – 1 Phase, CFDs Prime Challenge – 2 Phases and CFDs Instant Earning Account, 70% on Stocks Challenge; payouts every 14 days on CFDs Prime Challenge – 1 Phase, CFDs Prime Challenge – 2 Phases, CFDs Instant Earning Account and Stocks Challenge, after 7 qualifying days on Futures Prime Trading Challenge; entry from €29 (CFDs Prime Challenge – 1 Phase, $2.5K account); we hold 54 rules on record for this firm. This summary is assembled from the canonical record, not from the firm's marketing.
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The current grade is C+ (preliminary) under methodology firm-grade-v1.2.0. Preliminary means the letter rests on what we have read so far and no payout has been tested yet, so it can move as verification completes.
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Our verdict
The Trading Pit offers a fully named Liechtenstein company, three markets and a review clause that protects honest reviews, but a discretionary reward rate, a permanent data license and rules that change by account size and purchase date limit what a trader can count on.
Best for
- Traders who want to know exactly which company they are dealing with.
- CFD traders on accounts up to $50,000 who want a static floor. Treat news trading as restricted whatever the help center says, because the contract prohibits it across the board.
- Futures day traders who want no activation fee.
Avoid if
- You want a fixed profit split written into the contract.
- You hold futures overnight.
- You size up across correlated pairs on a large CFD account. They count as one trade idea against a 1.5% limit.
Questions traders ask
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Facts checked: 9 October 2026, against The Trading Pit’s help center, product pages and General Terms. No payout independently verified. Right of reply: four of The Trading Pit’s findings went to the firm on 6 September 2026 and drew no reply by 20 September.