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About The Trading Pit Futures

The Trading Pit Futures (The Trading Pit AG) is a futures-focused proprietary trading firm founded in 2022 in Liechtenstein. They offer traders the opportunity to trade futures contracts with company capital through their evaluation challenges. The Trading Pit Futures provides 1-step evaluation challenges (Prime plan) with account sizes ranging from $50,000 to $150,000. They support many futures trading platforms including NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower, Sierra Chart, Atas Orderflow Trading, Jigsaw Daytradr, MotiveWave, R Trader, R Trader Pro, VolFix, Volsys, and more. The Trading Pit Futures is known for flexible trading conditions, news trading allowed, copy trading allowed, Expert Advisors allowed, EOD trailing drawdown, daily loss limits, contract size limits, 80% profit split, and flexible payout requirements (5 profitable days, then every 7 days). They maintain a Trust Pilot rating of 4.4 based on 700+ reviews and a PropFirmMatch rating of 4.0.

Year Founded2022
CountryLI flagLI
CurrencyUSD

Markets

futures

Platforms

AOT
Atas Orderflow Trading
Atas Orderflow Trading
JD
Jigsaw Daytradr
Jigsaw Daytradr
M
MotiveWave
MotiveWave
N
NinjaTrader
NinjaTrader
Q
Quantower
Quantower
RT
R Trader
R Trader
RTP
R Trader Pro
R Trader Pro
SC
Sierra Chart
Sierra Chart
T
TradingView
TradingView
T
Tradovate
Tradovate
V
VolFix
VolFix
V
Volsys
Volsys

Payment Methods

Credit CardDebit CardBank Wire TransferCrypto

Payout Methods

Bank Wire TransferCrypto

Rules

Time Limit

The Trading Pit Futures challenges have unlimited time to complete:

  • No time pressure on completing challenges
  • Traders can trade at their own pace

Copy Trading

Copy trading is permitted on all The Trading Pit Futures accounts:

  • Copy trading between accounts is allowed
  • This provides flexibility for traders
  • Must comply with trading conditions

News Trading

News trading is allowed on all The Trading Pit Futures accounts:

  • Trading during major news events is permitted
  • No restrictions on news trading
  • This applies to all account types

Account Types

The Trading Pit Futures offers 1-step evaluation challenges (Prime plan):

Prime Plan (1-Step):

  • Single evaluation phase
  • Profit targets in dollar amounts (varies by account size)
  • Minimum trading days: 3
  • Daily loss limits (varies by account size)
  • EOD trailing drawdown
  • Contract size limits
  • News trading: Allowed
  • Copy trading: Allowed
  • Expert Advisors: Allowed
  • Weekend holding: NOT permitted
  • Activation fee: $129
  • Reset fees apply

Profit Targets

The Trading Pit Futures offers 1-step challenges with profit targets in dollar amounts (not percentages):

Prime Plan:

  • 50K accounts: $3,000 profit target
  • 100K accounts: $6,000 profit target
  • 150K accounts: $9,000 profit target

Profit targets are in dollar amounts, not percentages.

Expert Advisors

The use of Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading systems is permitted on all The Trading Pit Futures accounts:

  • EAs are allowed
  • Automated trading is permitted
  • Must comply with trading conditions
  • This provides flexibility for algorithmic traders

Consistency Rule

The Trading Pit Futures generally does not have explicit consistency rules:

  • No consistency rule mentioned
  • However, maintaining stable profit performance is encouraged

Maximum Daily Loss

The maximum daily loss limit varies by account size:

Prime Plan:

  • 50K accounts: $1,000 daily loss limit
  • 100K accounts: $2,000 daily loss limit
  • 150K accounts: $3,000 daily loss limit

Daily loss limits help manage risk.

Maximum Total Loss

The maximum total loss (drawdown) varies by account size and is an EOD trailing drawdown:

Prime Plan:

  • 50K accounts: $2,000 EOD trailing drawdown
  • 100K accounts: $3,000 EOD trailing drawdown
  • 150K accounts: $4,500 EOD trailing drawdown

This is an EOD trailing drawdown measured from the account's highest point at end of day.

Contract Size Limits

The Trading Pit Futures has maximum contract size limits:

Prime Plan:

  • 50K accounts: Minis: 5, Micros: 50
  • 100K accounts: Minis: 10, Micros: 100
  • 150K accounts: Minis: 15, Micros: 150

Contract limits vary by account size.

Minimum Trading Days

A minimum of 3 trading days is required to complete the challenge:

  • Prime Plan: 3 trading days minimum
  • A trading day is defined as a day where at least one position is opened

Stop Loss Requirements

Stop losses are NOT required on The Trading Pit Futures accounts:

  • Traders are not required to place stop losses
  • However, risk management is strongly encouraged
  • The daily loss and EOD trailing drawdown limits serve as built-in risk management

Activation and Reset Fees

The Trading Pit Futures charges activation fees and reset fees:

Prime Plan:

  • Activation fee: $129 (one-time fee upon passing evaluation)
  • Reset fees: Vary by account size ($79 for 50K, $149 for 100K, $229 for 150K)

Activation fees are charged when you pass the evaluation and receive your funded account.

Weekend and Overnight Holding

Weekend and overnight holding rules:

  • Weekend holding: NOT permitted
  • Overnight holding: Generally allowed (check specific account details)
  • Traders must close all positions before the weekend
  • Overnight positions can typically be held during weekdays

Leverage

The Trading Pit Futures leverage is determined by the futures broker and trading platform:

Leverage Details:

  • Leverage is inherent to futures contracts
  • Leverage is determined by the broker and platform (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, etc.)
  • Futures contracts typically have high leverage (often 1:10 to 1:20 or more)
  • Leverage varies by contract type and broker

Important Considerations:

  • Leverage is determined by the broker and platform
  • Futures contracts have inherent leverage
  • Higher leverage requires careful risk management, especially with daily loss limits and EOD trailing drawdown
  • Contract size limits help manage leverage exposure

Payout Policy

Fee Refund

The evaluation fee is NOT refundable with The Trading Pit Futures:

  • Fees are non-refundable
  • This applies to all challenge types
  • Activation fees ($129) are charged when you pass the evaluation

Profit Split

The Trading Pit Futures offers a competitive profit split:

  • Standard: 80% profit split
  • Traders receive 80% of all profits generated

Profit split is consistent across all account sizes.

Payout Methods

The Trading Pit Futures offers multiple payout methods:

  • Bank Wire Transfer - Direct bank transfer
  • Crypto - Cryptocurrency payments

Multiple payment options provide flexibility for traders worldwide.

Payout Frequency

The Trading Pit Futures offers flexible payout requirements:

  • First Payout: After 5 profitable days of $200 minimum profit each
  • Second Payout: After another 5 profitable days of $200 minimum profit each
  • Subsequent Payouts: Every 7 days for profits over $200

Flexible payout requirements allow traders to request payouts when ready.

Payout Requirements

Payout requirements for The Trading Pit Futures accounts:

  • 5 profitable days with $200 minimum profit per day (first two payouts)
  • Every 7 days for profits over $200 (subsequent payouts)
  • Must maintain account within daily loss and EOD trailing drawdown limits
  • Profit split: 80%

Flexible payout requirements allow traders to request payouts when ready.

Restricted Countries

  • Burundi
  • Cuba
  • Iran
  • Libya
  • North Korea
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan

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