The Trading Pit
Data last verified 6/26/2026
- CEO
- Daniela Egli
- Country
LI- Evaluation
- mixed
Account plans
| Plan | Price | Profit target | Drawdown | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime 50K | $99 | $3,000 | $2,000 (eod) | 80% |
| Prime 100K | $189 | $6,000 | $3,000 (eod) | 80% |
| Prime 150K | $289 | $9,000 | $4,500 (eod) | 80% |
| Classic 250K | $599 | - | - (trailing) | 60% to 80% scaling |
Firm Overview
Broker / data provider
Platforms & Assets
Assets
Platforms
Evaluation & Account Rules
- Max allocation
- $750K
- Min trading days per phase
- 3 days
- Reset cost (Prime 50K)
- 79 $
- Reset cost (Prime 100K)
- 149 $
- Reset cost (Prime 150K)
- 229 $
- Classic challenge fee refund
- 100% refund with first payout
- Classic max drawdown type
- Trailing on highest balance (no cap)
- Prime max drawdown type
- Trailing on EOD balance, capped at starting balance
Firm Rules
How The Trading Pit treats the trading practices that most often trip traders up. Always confirm the specifics in the firm's own rulebook before you trade.
News trading
Trading through high-impact news releases. Some firms allow it freely, some restrict it during the evaluation, and some prohibit holding through major scheduled news on funded accounts.
- News trading (Prime)
- Allowed
- News trading (Classic)
- Prohibited within 2 minutes of high-impact releases
Overnight & weekend holding
Whether positions can be held past the daily close or over the weekend. Many futures firms require flat positions before a daily cutoff, especially on evaluation accounts.
- Overnight positions (Prime)
- Not allowed; force-closed at 15:55 CT
- Overnight positions (Classic)
- Allowed; must close by Friday 16:00 CT
Inactivity
Accounts left without trading activity for a set period may be flagged inactive, paused, or closed. Keeping at least one qualifying trade within the window avoids this.
- Inactivity limit
- 21 days
Payout Policy
- Minimum payout (Prime)
- 200 $
- First payout cap (Prime)
- 5000 $
- First payout rule (Prime)
- Lower of $5,000 or 50% of realized profits; requires 5 winning days with min $200/day
- Max active earning accounts
- 5 accounts
- Classic payout trigger
- Upon reaching profit target at each scaling level
Restricted Countries
The Trading Pit does not accept traders from: