Earn2Trade vs The Trading Pit: prop firm rules compared

On Earn2Trade and The Trading Pit the drawdown trails at end of day: the floor is recalculated once, from the closing balance, so open profit given back during the session does not raise it — but equity touching the floor during the session still counts. For example, at Earn2Trade and The Trading Pit a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Earn2Trade and The Trading Pit the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there.

A soft daily loss limit pauses the day instead of failing the account: reach it and open positions are flattened, trading stops until the next session, and the account stays open. The Trading Pit sets it at $1,000 on $50,000. A hard daily loss limit ends the evaluation: one day that loses that much fails the account. Earn2Trade sets it at $1,100 on $50,000.

Earn2Trade starts the trading day at 6:00 PM ET (5:00 PM CT) and The Trading Pit starts the trading day at 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT); a daily loss limit counts from that reset, not from midnight.

A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. Earn2Trade caps any single day at 30% of total profit, so it takes at least 4 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $900 of a $3,000 target. The Trading Pit caps any single day at 40% of total profit, so it takes at least 3 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,200 of a $3,000 target.

The Trading Pit requires at least 3 trading days before a pass; Earn2Trade sets no minimum number of days.

The Trading Pit's evaluation runs for 30 days; a target not reached by then is not a pass.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — Earn2Trade has no written answer on record; at The Trading Pit it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account. Written answers: The Trading Pit (read Oct 21, 2026).

Earn2Trade and The Trading Pit differ on 4 of the evaluation rules compared here: daily loss limit, consistency rule, daily loss limit at $50K and minimum trading days. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: Earn2Trade caps one day at 30% of total profit; The Trading Pit caps one day at 40% of total profit. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: Earn2Trade fails the account at its daily loss limit; The Trading Pit pauses the day at its daily loss limit. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: Earn2Trade sets no minimum, The Trading Pit needs at least 3 trading days.

Once funded, the profit split is 50% / 80% tiered by withdrawal size at Earn2Trade and 80/20 at The Trading Pit. Payout terms — Earn2Trade: Weekly (Wednesdays); The Trading Pit: Every 7 days (after 5 profitable days of $150+). Earn2Trade sells 2 plans: Gauntlet Mini and Trader Career Path; The Trading Pit sells one plan: Futures Prime. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan. If a strategy or bot will send your orders, Earn2Trade has no written answer on record, and The Trading Pit's written answer is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account.

Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Earn2Trade's site and The Trading Pit's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.