Does The Trading Pit have an activation fee?

No. None of the The Trading Pit accounts we track charge a fee to activate the funded account after you pass.

How much does The Trading Pit cost?

The Trading Pit accounts range from $99 to $289. These are list prices before any discount code.

What drawdown does The Trading Pit use?

The Trading Pit accounts use EOD drawdown, depending on the account type.

What is the The Trading Pit profit split?

80% of your profit goes to you, depending on the account.

What are the The Trading Pit payout rules?

Payout caps from $2,500 to $5,000 per payout. Open an account page for its buffer, consistency and payout timing rules.

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Trading futures since

2022 · 4 yrs

Accounts

3 in 1 type

Price range

$99 – $289

Choose an account

$50K to $150K

1 Size

One-step challenge, then funded. End-of-day trailing drawdown that stops at your starting balance. During the challenge a daily pause stops trading for the day rather than failing you. 30-day time limit, 80% profit split.

Evaluation

Prime $50K

$99$64

Profit target$3,000

Max loss$2,000

DrawdownEOD Trailing

Daily loss limit$1,000

Min. trading days3

Profit split80%

Full rules

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Compare in the full table

Account	Options	Price	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily limit
Prime $50K	-	$99	$3,000	$2,000	EOD	$1,000
Prime $100K	-	$189	$6,000	$3,000	EOD	$2,000
Prime $150K	-	$289	$9,000	$4,500	EOD	$3,000

Live account

Not fully confirmed yet

Most accounts here stay simulated for the account's whole life: the firm pays you out of its own revenue, and no real money ever changes hands in your trades. The Trading Pit is different — it also runs a real, live-capital account that some traders graduate into.

How you qualify

Found a real article titled "futures-live-stage," describing two scaling paths (Futures Prime: 80% split, daily EOD-based scale-ups; Futures Classic: a funded "demo" account leveling up through profit-target tiers, 60-80% split).

What changes once you're live

The article body never actually states this trades real capital or a real broker account, unlike every other firm's live-account article checked, which all say so explicitly.

Worth knowing

Genuinely ambiguous whether this describes real-money live trading or an advanced simulated-funded scaling tier. This project's research also already flags "Futures Classic" as a real, distinct product not yet modeled in this database. Recommend a direct paste from the owner to resolve.

“Real capital” and “live” are The Trading Pit's own description of this account, taken from its own site — not something we independently verify. Source

What changed

Changes The Trading Pit made to its rules or accounts

14 Jul 2026
Date the firm gave
New Futures Prime accounts: the daily pause no longer applies once funded, rewards are capped at $2,500/$3,500/$5,000 per request, and the evaluation uses a 40% consistency rule that raises the target instead of failing you. Source
26 Mar 2026
Date the firm gave
New Futures Prime accounts no longer pay an activation fee. A reset account still pays $129. Source
26 Mar 2026
Date the firm gave
New accounts no longer pay an activation fee ($129) to move from the Challenge to the Earning phase. Existing accounts and reset-breached accounts may still be charged one. Source

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The Trading Pit questions answered

Does The Trading Pit have an activation fee?: No. None of the The Trading Pit accounts we track charge a fee to activate the funded account after you pass.
How much does The Trading Pit cost?: The Trading Pit accounts range from $99 to $289. These are list prices before any discount code.
What drawdown does The Trading Pit use?: The Trading Pit accounts use EOD drawdown, depending on the account type.
What is the The Trading Pit profit split?: 80% of your profit goes to you, depending on the account.
What are the The Trading Pit payout rules?: Payout caps from $2,500 to $5,000 per payout. Open an account page for its buffer, consistency and payout timing rules.

About The Trading Pit

Prime is the flagship account here, and it's a real outlier: a static maximum drawdown that never moves, unlike the trailing drawdowns most firms use. It pairs that with an 80% profit split and a daily circuit-breaker that pauses trading for the day if losses go too far, rather than breaching the account outright.