The Trading Pit - Reviews and overview 2025

Withdrawal:

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Shopper's status:

Registration

The mystery shopper assessment is general. There were no purchases of challenges, trading on a demo account, trading on simulation accounts, or withdrawal of funds. We recommend paying attention to those companies where the mystery shopper has performed a more in-depth check of the propcompany.

Trader Support and Feedback

Last updated: 21.08.2025

Declared communication channels:

Email • A question was sent by email, but no reply was received.

Online chat • Available. A bot answers questions. In response to a request to switch to a support specialist, the following reply was received: «Please feel free to email us at support@thetradingpit.com. Once one of our staff is available, we will get back to you – usually within 24 business hours».

Knowledge base • Available. Well structured, provides answers to many questions related to trading conditions.

Claims about support:

In the online chat, a bot responds to users’ questions, there is no direct communication with support staff in the chat.

Claims to the knowledge base:

No claims.

Alternative support channels:

The company is represented on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, Telegram, and Discord.

On Instagram, the company has about 16,000 followers and more than 1,400 posts. The profile contains information about trading challenges and payouts to traders.

Content in The Trading Pit’s Telegram channel is duplicated from Instagram. The channel also publishes promotions, payout information, and analytics.

Restrictions, fines, blocking

Last updated: 21.08.2025

Blocking for account inactivity:

The company has a “20-day rule.” If no trades are opened within this period, the account will be deactivated.

Single IP rule:

There is no strict rule prohibiting the use of more than one IP address. However, frequent IP changes within one day may result in account suspension due to suspected account sharing. Occasional IP changes related to travel usually do not cause problems.

Overnight position:

There are no restrictions on carrying positions overnight in CFD challenge programs.

However, there are restrictions in futures programs:

• Futures Prime Challenges. Leaving positions open overnight is prohibited. Any positions remaining open 5 minutes before the start of a new trading day (15:55 CT) on Futures Prime accounts will be force-closed.
• Futures Classic Challenges. Leaving positions open overnight is allowed. If a trader leaves positions open over the weekend, this will be considered a violation of the rules.

Copy trading:

Copy trading in CFD challenges is allowed only between accounts owned by the same user. Copying trades between any number of one’s own CFD Challenge accounts is permitted. Copying trades between accounts belonging to different clients is strictly prohibited, as is copying signals from an external account not owned by the user.

In Futures Challenge programs, copy trading is allowed for up to 5 accounts. If a user applies the same strategy on more than 5 accounts, this is considered a violation.

Use of VPN and VPS:

Allowed.

Prohibited trading practices:

• Exploiting system bugs or errors. It is forbidden to take advantage of quote delays, incorrect price displays, or technical glitches.
• Trading on external or slow quote sources. Using third-party feeds other than those provided by the broker is prohibited.
• Manipulation and collusion. It is forbidden to coordinate trades with other traders or between one’s own accounts (e.g., opening opposite positions to bypass rules).
• Use of AI, software, or robots for unfair advantage. Prohibited: high-frequency trading (HFT), mass order entry, “tick scalping,” latency/hedge arbitrage, copying other traders’ trades, emulators.
• Non-speculative trading and arbitrage. Trading solely to exploit price discrepancies (intermarket arbitrage, rollover arbitrage, etc.) instead of normal speculation is prohibited.
• Abuse of trading volumes. Generating excessive daily trading volume, artificially manipulating lot sizes (e.g., one huge trade + a series of small ones to bypass the minimum trading days), or using “unrealistic” volumes and scalping without accounting for slippage.
• Trading during news and gaps. Prohibited to trade within 2 minutes before and after major news releases (for Futures Classic and CFD Classic/Prime). It is forbidden to place “bracketing orders” around news releases or open trades before market close to profit from the gap at opening.
• Single “all-in” trades. It is forbidden to complete the challenge with one large trade in order to immediately reach the profit target.
• Copying other traders’ strategies and identical robots (EAs). If the same advisor is used by many traders, it is considered a violation.
• Contradiction to market logic. Actions inconsistent with real market trading and potentially harmful (over-leverage, one-sided bets, “account rolling,” etc.) are prohibited.

The company also reserves the right to classify any non-standard practice as «abuse» and block the account without refund.

Claims to blocking conditions:

No claims.

Convenience of the personal account

Last updated: 21.08.2025

Informativeness of the personal account:

When purchasing a challenge, the personal account displays all detailed conditions, including: profit target, allowable daily and overall drawdown, profit split percentage with the trader, and other parameters.

Correspondence of information on the site with the Personal Account:

The information corresponds.

Navigation and usability:

Navigation in the personal account is convenient — everything necessary for work is available. Sections include: Accounts, Payouts, Payments, Leaderboard, Education, Calendar, Trading Rules, and a link to the company’s website. There are also links to social networks: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, Telegram, and Discord.

Negative Reviews Online

Many negative reviews are related to frequent changes in rules and conditions. In one review, the reviewer wrote that their trust in the company completely disappeared after it changed the conditions — specifically, the permissible drawdown percentage for already existing clients during the challenge.

Opinion of the Mystery Shopper

The Trading Pit is a serious and technologically advanced prop firm. Don’t be misled by the fact that the company was established only three years ago. Yes, it is relatively new to the prop trading market, but consider its background.

The firm is part of Pinorena Capital – a private investment company focused on fintech. And this company, in turn, is an investor and owner of brokerage firms such as Tickmill and Darwinex, as well as many other projects, including in the field of innovative technologies. Just to highlight one of them: Pinorena Capital is one of the investors in OpenAI.

The innovative approach in The Trading Pit is noticeable in many aspects – from the transparency of trading conditions and company information on the website (registration, offices, contact phone numbers) to the well-thought-out design of the challenges. And that is not easy, considering that the company, in addition to standard CFDs, also offers trading in stock market instruments as well as crypto. That is why I don’t rule out that some traders may find the firm’s conditions overly strict or even unacceptable.

Is the company suitable to be recommended for cooperation?

The Trading Pit can be recommended to those looking for a prop firm with a good selection of trading instruments and flexible trading conditions. However, it is important to carefully review the rules before starting and be prepared for possible changes in conditions. Overall, the choice is yours — it all depends on your experience and trading style.

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