Funded Trader Markets vs The Trading Pit: prices and rules compared
A side-by-side comparison built from the challenges we record for both firms. Values marked in green are the better of the two on that line.
In numbers
- Cheaper entryThe Trading Pit
- Higher max profit splitFunded Trader Markets
- Faster payoutFunded Trader Markets
- More max-loss roomSame for both
| Funded Trader Markets | The Trading Pit | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts from | $600 · $100K | $49 · $5K |
| Price after discount | $600 | $49 |
| Discount code | None | None |
| Programs | Instant, 1-step, 2-step | 1-step, 2-step |
| Account sizes | $100K | $5K – $50K |
| Profit split | 70% – 90% | 80% |
| Drawdown | Static or trailing, by program | Static |
| Max loss | 3% – 10% | 6% – 10% |
| News trading | Allowed | Allowed |
| Weekend holding | Allowed | Allowed |
| EAs allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
| Fastest payout | every 1 days | every 14 days |
| Platforms | MT5 · cTrader · TradeLocker | Not available |
| Founded | Not available | Not available |
| Last updated | 11 November 2026 | 10 November 2026 |
Same account size, same number of steps
The cheapest challenge from each firm at each size (price after discount).
The two firms have no account size with the same number of steps in our data.
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