The Trading Pit: News trading banned on the larger CFD accounts

News trading is not permitted on $100,000 and $200,000 CFD accounts during either the challenge or the earning phase. The smaller accounts are not covered by the same restriction, so the rule depends on the size you bought.

The Trading Pit

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Liechtenstein · Futures

47Mixed

Refer Score · overall

Weak. Best on platform choice, weakest on rule transparency.

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What we hold on The Trading Pit21% researched

Refer Score: 47 of 100
Operating: Not verified
Hidden rules: 1
Can close the account: 1
Restricted countries: 30
Platforms: MT4, MT5, cTrader, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TradingView
Trader rating: 3.9/5 (36)

Research coverage21%

Not on record yet: news trading policy, EA policy, copy trading policy, VPS policy, VPN policy, overnight holding, weekend holding, consistency rule, minimum trading days, payout frequency and entry price.

Best for

Traders who want a funded account without passing an evaluation first

Watch out for

News trading banned on the larger CFD accounts

Split up to 80% · Accounts up to $750K

How we scored this

Category	Weight	Active today	Effective weight today	This firm
Rule transparency	20%	Yes	20%	6 of 20
Payout terms and reliability	18%	Yes	18%	14 of 18
Trader reputation	16%	Yes	16%	11 of 16
Challenge value	12%	Yes	12%	4 of 12
Drawdown terms	10%	Yes	10%	5 of 10
Trading flexibility	8%	Yes	8%	No data, 0 points
Operating history	6%	Yes	6%	No data, 0 points
Country access	4%	Yes	4%	3 of 4
Platform choice	3%	Yes	3%	3 of 3
Account scale	3%	Yes	3%	1 of 3
Total	100%		100%

Currently active: Rule transparency, payout terms and reliability, trader reputation, challenge value, drawdown terms, trading flexibility, operating history, country access, platform choice and account scale. Effective weight today: 20% / 18% / 16% / 12% / 10% / 8% / 6% / 4% / 3% / 3%.

Routes to funding

4 ways to get an account with The Trading Pit. 2 of them measure loss on a trailing basis.

CFD Prime 1-Phase Evaluation
1 phase$2.5K to $200K
$250 to $20,000 · $150 to $12,000 max loss · 80% split
Profit target
$250 to $20,000
Daily loss
$75 to $6,000
Max loss
$150 to $12,000 static
Your split
80%
Min profitable days
3
Leverage
—
Time limit
—
Payouts
Every 14 days
CFD Prime 2-Phase Evaluation
2 phases$2.5K to $100K
$375 to $15,000 · $250 to $8,000 max loss · 80% split
Profit target
$375 to $15,000
Daily loss
$125 to $4,000
Max loss
$250 to $8,000 static
Your split
80%
Min profitable days
3
Leverage
—
Time limit
—
Payouts
Every 14 days
CFD Instant Funding
No evaluation$5K to $20K
No profit target · $300 to $1,200 max loss · 80% split

1 hidden rule you should know before you buy

Terms that can cost you an account or a payout after you have already paid. Hidden means easy to miss, not concealed. The firm publishes every one of these, usually in its terms or FAQ rather than on its pricing page. Tap a rule to read it, with the page we read it on and the date.

1 closes the account

News trading1

01News trading banned on the larger CFD accountsCloses the account
News trading is not permitted on $100,000 and $200,000 CFD accounts during either the challenge or the earning phase. The smaller accounts are not covered by the same restriction, so the rule depends on the size you bought.
Why it matters
Break it once and the account is closed, whatever the balance.
Who it affects
Anyone trading around high impact news, on challenge and funded accounts
Source
thetradingpit.com

Firm health

Read the rules carefully before buying

At least one rule we read can close the account or void profit.

Operating: Founding year not verified
Hidden rules found: 1, 1 closes the account
Countries restricted: 30
Payout terms in writing: Yes, quoted below
Trader rating: 3.9 from 36 reviews

The ranking cannot be bought. We do not earn anything from this firm. Not financial advice.

How they pay

Forex and CFD

CFD Prime:

Payouts can be requested every 14 days, with an 80% profit split after maintaining at least 0.5% profit for 3 days
Minimum payout amount: $100

Instant Funding:

Payouts can be requested every 14 days, with an 80% profit split after meeting the 30% consistency rule and generating positive profit since the last payout. For all rewards, the maximum withdrawal amount is the lower of $2,500 or 50% of the total realized profit.
Minimum payout amount: $200

Futures

Futures Prime:

Traders will be paid an 80% profit share.

For all payouts

For all payouts, 5 profitable days of $150 or more.

For the second and all subsequent rewards

You must have a positive net profit since your last payout, with a minimum gain of $0.01.

Max per request will be 50% of generated profits or cap:

50K accounts: $2500
100K accounts: $3500
150K accounts: $5000

30countries
blocked

Countries blocked. You cannot trade from these

Traders in these countries cannot open an account here. Firms word these lists as “including but not limited to”, so read it as the floor, not the whole of it.

Afghanistan. Restricted on this firm's futures programme only. Listed as restricted in a public prop-firm directory.

from the firm’s terms · thetradingpit.com

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