The Trading Pit

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REVIEW SUMMARY

The Trading Pit is a Forex prop firm, located in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. It was founded in 2022.

FEATURES

Instruments: Agricultural, Crypto, Energies, Forex, Indices, Metals and Stocks.

Max balance: $ 200,000

Profit split: From 70% to 80%

Cost: From €29.

Platforms: cTrader, DeepCharts, MT5 and Volumetrica Trading.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• No monthly challenge fee.
• Choose between Prime and Instant.
• 80% reward share on Prime and Instant.

What could be improved:

• News restrictions on $100K and $200K Prime.
• Instant has position-loss and consistency rules.

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VISIT SITE

The Trading Pit is based in Liechtenstein. For CFDs, you can choose a one-step or two-step Prime challenge or skip the evaluation with Instant. For stocks, there’s a separate one-step challenge. See my separate Futures review for the other market.

What Is The Trading Pit?

The Trading Pit Challenge GmbH operates from Vaduz, Liechtenstein. You trade with simulated capital. Once you pass Prime, you move to an Earning Account and can qualify for real rewards. Instant starts at the Earning stage.

What Can You Trade With The Trading Pit?

You can trade CFDs on currencies, indices, metals, energy, other commodities, shares and crypto. The Stocks Challenge covers simulated trading in U.S. shares, ETFs and IPOs. Your choice of account determines which markets you can trade.

What Are the The Trading Pit Account Sizes and Prices?

Prime 1 phase runs from $2,500 to $200,000. Prime 2 phase goes up to $100,000. Instant starts at $5,000 and goes up to $100,000. The Stocks Challenge has $25,000 and $50,000 accounts. The entry fee varies with the program and size.

The table shows the regular euro fees for Portugal. Account balances are in US dollars. Your checkout currency can depend on where you live.

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My take. I’d compare the two Prime routes at the same balance first. Two phases take longer to pass, but give you more drawdown room at matching sizes. With Instant, I’d look at the cap on risk per symbol before paying extra to skip the evaluation.

How Does the CFD Prime 1-Phase Challenge Work?

You need to reach 10% in one phase and complete at least three profitable trading days. A day counts when you gain at least 0.5% of the starting balance. The daily drawdown is 3% and the overall drawdown is 6%. On new $100,000 and $200,000 accounts, the overall drawdown trails the end-of-day balance and the 50% best-day rule applies.

My take. One phase is appealing if I want to reach the Earning stage sooner. I’d still compare the 6% drawdown room with the two-phase route before choosing.

How Does the CFD Prime 2-Phase Challenge Work?

You need 10% in the first phase and 5% in the second. The Prime evaluation also requires at least three profitable trading days. From $2,500 to $20,000, the daily and overall loss limits are 5% and 10%. At $50,000 and $100,000, those limits are 4% and 8%. On new $100,000 accounts, the maximum drawdown trails the end-of-day balance.

Can You Scale a CFD Prime Account?

Once you reach the Earning Phase, eligible Prime accounts can scale in 25% increments. I’d look at the payout and profit milestones before factoring scaling into the value of the account.

How Does CFD Instant Work?

You start in the Earning Phase with no daily drawdown limit. The 6% maximum drawdown follows your highest balance and locks when the threshold reaches the starting balance. Maximum risk per symbol is 1% up to $20,000 and 0.5% at $50,000 or $100,000. A third violation of the position-loss rule closes the account.

The consistency limits for payouts are 30% up to $20,000, 25% at $50,000 and 20% at $100,000. You can hold up to two Instant accounts.

How Does The Trading Pit Stocks Challenge Work?

You trade U.S. shares and ETFs with simulated funds and no leverage. To pass the one-step evaluation, you need to make 6% and trade on at least three separate days. The 40% best-day rule can raise the target. There’s no time limit to pass, but the account can close after 14 days of inactivity.

The drawdown trails the end-of-day balance and stops at your starting balance. The Daily Pause closes open positions and stops trading for the rest of the session. Positions must be closed before the end of each session. News trading is allowed.

You can earn up to 70% of the profits you generate in the Earning Phase. Your first payout requires three days with at least $100 profit each. Once eligible, you can request payouts every 14 days.

Daily Pause in the Earning Phase. The Stocks challenge cards list the 2% Daily Pause for the evaluation only. The Stocks rules list it for both phases. Once you move to an Earning Account, check the Daily Pause shown in your dashboard before your first trade.

My take. I’d start with the $25,000 account if I wanted to see how my stock strategy fits. Both sizes have the same percentage limits, so I’d pay more for the $50,000 account only if I needed the extra dollar room. I’d also check the minimum holding time and the ten-minute cutoff before the close.

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What Is The Trading Pit CFD Leverage?

How Do The Trading Pit CFD Payouts Work?

Prime and Instant offer an 80% reward share. Prime lets eligible traders request payouts over $100 every 14 days. The general rules require three profitable days. For new 1-Phase $100,000 and $200,000 accounts, the product page says any three trading days count towards payout eligibility and lists a 50% consistency rule. For eligible new Prime accounts, the fee is refunded after the third payout.

Instant requests must exceed $200 and can be made every 14 days once eligible. You can request up to half of realized profits, with caps of $2,500 up to $20,000, $3,500 at $50,000 and $4,500 at $100,000. Later requests require new profit. The Instant purchase fee is non-refundable.

Can You Trade News, Hold Overnight or Use EAs?

Prime allows scalping, EAs and copying between accounts you own within the strategy rules. At $100,000 and $200,000, opening trades or triggering pending orders within two minutes of high-impact news is restricted.

Instant allows news trading. You can hold some instruments over the weekend. Commodities, energies, metals and crypto are closed before the Friday session ends.

Before trading a release, check how to calculate your maximum lot size against the room left in your drawdown.

The Trading Pit Platforms

MetaTrader 5 and cTrader are available for CFDs in Portugal. Stocks has its own setup. For Stocks, you’ll see Volumetrica in the platform guide and DeepCharts for charting on the product page. Level 1 data is included, with Level 2 available as a paid add-on.

• cTrader
• DeepCharts
• MT5
• Volumetrica Trading

Who Can Join The Trading Pit?

The Trading Pit accepts individual traders aged 18 or over. Eligible products and data feeds depend on your residence. Check the options available in your country before choosing an account.

CFDs are unavailable to residents of the United States, Canada and Russia. The Stocks checkout shows accounts for the United States and Canada. Stock accounts were unavailable when Russia was selected.

The Trading Pit Payment and Payout Methods

• Apple Pay
• Bank Transfer
• Credit/Debit Card
• Crypto
• Google Pay
• PayPal

• Bank Transfer
• Crypto

Online bank transfer at checkout depends on your region. Rewards can be sent by bank transfer or cryptocurrency.

The Trading Pit Reviews

The Trustpilot rating for The Trading Pit is currently unavailable. I’d compare the programs using their loss limits, payout conditions and the full cost of getting started.

Who Operates The Trading Pit?

The Trading Pit was founded in 2022. The operator is The Trading Pit Challenge GmbH, registered in Liechtenstein under FL-0002.693.417-1. The accounts use virtual funds. Eligible traders can receive cash rewards based on their simulated results.

For account questions, you can contact support@thetradingpit.com or call +423 23 79 000.

Does The Trading Pit Offer a Free Trial or a Reset?

Prime and Instant both have an entry fee. Prime has reset options. I’d check the reset price against the cost of a new account, especially if a promotion applies to a new purchase.

What Happened to the Classic Challenges?

Classic was part of my original coverage. The current CFD and Futures lineups are Prime and Instant. If you already have a Classic account, check its own rules and payout milestones.

How Do The Trading Pit Futures Challenges Compare?

The Futures programs have different rules for position sizing and drawdown. I cover both Prime and Instant in my The Trading Pit Futures review.

Which Account Would I Choose?

My take. I’d compare Prime 1 phase and Prime 2 phases at the same balance. The two-phase route makes more sense if I need more drawdown room. I’d only pay more to skip the challenge if the Instant position-loss rule fits my trading.

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