The Trading Pit vs Blueberry Futures: prop firm rules compared

Blueberry Futures' Accelerated plan trails the drawdown intraday: the floor follows the highest balance the account reaches during the session, open profit included, and never moves back down — a winning trade given back before it is closed still lifts it. For example, at Blueberry Futures' Accelerated plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On The Trading Pit and Blueberry Futures' Ascent plan 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 The Trading Pit and Blueberry Futures' Ascent plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On 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. Blueberry Futures has no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

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. 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. Blueberry Futures applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

The Trading Pit requires at least 3 trading days before a pass; Blueberry Futures requires at least 2 trading days on Ascent and 1 on Accelerated before a pass.

The Trading Pit's evaluation runs for 30 days and Blueberry Futures' 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 — at The Trading Pit it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account; Blueberry Futures has no written answer on record. Written answers: The Trading Pit (read Oct 21, 2026).

The Trading Pit and Blueberry Futures differ on 4 of the evaluation rules compared here: drawdown model, daily loss limit, consistency rule and minimum trading days. If your trades often run into open profit that you give back before closing them, start with the drawdown: The Trading Pit trails at end of day, while Blueberry Futures trails intraday or at end of day, depending on the plan. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: The Trading Pit caps one day at 40% of total profit; Blueberry Futures has no consistency rule. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: The Trading Pit pauses the day at its daily loss limit; Blueberry Futures has no daily loss limit. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: The Trading Pit needs at least 3 trading days, Blueberry Futures needs 1 to 2 trading days, depending on the plan.

Once funded, the profit split is 80/20 at The Trading Pit and 90/10 at Blueberry Futures. Payout terms — The Trading Pit: Every 7 days (after 5 profitable days of $150+); Blueberry Futures: After 5 profitable days of $200+. The Trading Pit sells one plan: Futures Prime; Blueberry Futures sells 2 plans: Ascent and Accelerated. 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, The Trading Pit's written answer is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account, and Blueberry Futures has no written answer on record.

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