The Trading Pit vs DayTraders.com
The Trading Pit: one-step evaluation, trailing (end of day) drawdown, entry fee €99 for the 50k account. DayTraders.com: one-step evaluation, trailing (end of day) drawdown, entry fee $105 for the 50k account. Every value below comes from each firm’s own page, except the PFT Scout Score, which is our own rating.
Oldest figure on this page checked 2026-10-19. Firms change fees and rules often.
Side by side
The same rows for both firms, in the same order. “Not stated” means the firm does not state it, not that it is zero.
| Criterion | The Trading Pit | DayTraders.com |
|---|---|---|
| PFT Scout Score | 46 of 100 | 54 of 100 |
| Trustpilot | No rating shown: Trustpilot flagged a breach of its guidelines | 4.6 from 508 reviews |
| Evaluation model | One-step | One-step |
| Entry fee (50k) | €99 | $105 |
| Profit split | 80% | 100% |
| Profit target | 6% | 6% |
| Max drawdown | 4% | 4% |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) | Trailing (end of day) |
| Daily loss limit | 2% | 2.5% |
| Minimum trading days | 3 | 2 |
| Account sizes | 50k · 100k · 150k | 25k · 50k · 150k · 300k |
| In business | 4 yrs · 2022 | 3 yrs · 2023 |
| Claimed payouts | $18M (claimed, all products) | Not stated |
| Max payout (first) | $2,500 | $2,000 |
| Payout cycle | Reward request every 7 days after 5 profitable days of $150+ | Every 8 qualifying days, minimum $500 |
| Platforms | ATAS, Quantower, DeepCharts, R | Trader, R | Trader Pro, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Sierra Chart, MotiveWave, Jigsaw Trading, VolFix, Rithmic | Rithmic, ArcTrader, R | Trader Pro, Bookmap, WealthCharts, ATAS, Finamark, Jigsaw Trading, MotiveWave, Quantower, Sierra Chart, VolFix, Onyx |
| News trading | Allowed | Allowed |
| Hold over weekend | Not allowed | Allowed |
| Availability | The challenge expires after 30 days. Futures trading is not offered to residents of a published list of countries, including Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Iraq and Russia. | A list of excluded countries is published, including Cyprus, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and China. Positions held over the close are subject to mark-to-market adjustments and are not closed for the trader. |
| Last checked | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-19 |
| Source | www.thetradingpit.com/futures | daytraders.com |
Consistency rule
How each firm words its best-day limit, stage by stage. Check your own numbers against either one with the consistency calculator.
The Trading Pit
- CFDs and futures, Prime and ClassicThe best single trading day's profit may not exceed 40% of the profit target.
- Futures InstantThe biggest profitable day may not exceed 20% of total profit before a payout is requested.
Source: support.thetradingpit.com/trading-rules, checked 2026-10-19
DayTraders.com
- EvaluationAt most 50% of total profit on a single day.
- ProAt most 30% of total profit on a single day.
- S2FAt most 20% of total profit on a single day.
- S2LAt most 25% of total profit on a single day.
Source: daytraders.com/help/articles/9917782-consistency-rule, checked 2026-10-19
More on these firms
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