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Platforms and execution: Blueberry Funded and The Trading Pit

Choosing between Blueberry Funded and The Trading Pit means deciding between a broker-integrated environment with exotic instruments and a Liechtenstein-based firm focused on traditional multi-platform execution. Your daily experience will change based on whether you prioritize modern interfaces like TradeLocker or institutional-grade platforms like cTrader.

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Where you trade

Blueberry Funded offers one of the most diverse platform lineups in the industry. Traders can choose between the industry standards, Metatrader 4 and Metatrader 5, or opt for modern web-based and mobile-first interfaces like TradeLocker and DXTrade. This makes it a strong choice for those who want flexibility in their charting tools.

The Trading Pit focuses on a professional setup, offering Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, and the highly regarded cTrader. The inclusion of cTrader is a significant advantage for manual traders who require advanced order types and a cleaner interface than the MetaQuotes suite.

Who executes your orders

The execution quality is tied to the underlying infrastructure:

  • Blueberry Funded: Operates through Blueberry Markets, their namesake broker. This creates a direct ecosystem between the funding firm and the execution venue.
  • The Trading Pit: Partners with established brokers Orbex and Tickmill. These are well-known entities in the retail space, providing a layer of transparency regarding where your orders are processed.

Leverage and margin

The risk environment is defined by how much room the firm gives you before closing your positions.

  • Blueberry Funded: Offers Forex leverage of 1:30 for 1-Step/Instant accounts and 1:50 for 2-Step accounts. Risk is managed via a "Risk Per Trade Idea" limit, usually 1% to 1.5% of the initial size. The drawdown is Static for evaluation challenges but Trailing for Instant accounts.
  • The Trading Pit: Provides a consistent 1:50 leverage on Forex and higher leverage on Metals (1:15) compared to Blueberry (1:10). They implement a 100% stop-out level, meaning positions are closed when margin is exhausted. Risk per trade idea is also capped at 1.5% on specific large accounts, and they strictly require a Stop Loss on all trades.

Markets available

Both firms cover Forex, Crypto, Commodities, Indices, and Stocks. However, Blueberry Funded distinguishes itself with its Synthetics challenge. These are algorithmically generated instruments (SYN, Surge, Drop, and Leap indices) designed to simulate various volatility conditions. The Trading Pit sticks to traditional CFDs, offering a more standard institutional asset list.

What the setup lets you do

The technical rules dictate your trading style:

  • Blueberry Funded is more permissive for aggressive strategies. It allows Martingale and Hedging. While tick scalping is banned, regular scalping is permitted. News trading is allowed with limitations (mostly restricting new orders around high-impact events).
  • The Trading Pit is more restrictive to ensure "good faith" trading. Martingale and Grid strategies are prohibited. They require a Stop Loss and enforce a consistency rule on specific accounts where no single day can account for more than 50% (or 30% for Instant) of total profit.

What the setup costs

Execution costs and payout conditions are the final layer of the trader's desk:

  • Commissions: The Trading Pit is cheaper for high-frequency traders, charging $5 per lot on Forex/Indices. Blueberry Funded charges $7 per lot for Forex and Metals, though they offer several commission-free assets like Crypto and Indices.
  • Evaluation Fees: A $25,000 2-Step account at Blueberry Funded (Prime) costs $165. A similar $20,000 2-Step account at The Trading Pit costs $199.
  • Payouts: Both have a standard 14-day frequency. The Trading Pit charges a 1% payout fee. Blueberry Funded offers a unique 110% payout option if withdrawing to a Blueberry Markets live account.

Better setup for

  • Blueberry Funded is the better setup for aggressive traders and EA users who utilize Martingale or want to trade synthetic volatility with multiple platform choices.
  • The Trading Pit is the better setup for disciplined manual traders who prefer the professional environment of cTrader, lower commissions, and the transparency of European-regulated brokers.

Frequently asked questions

Which firm is cheaper for a $100,000 evaluation, Blueberry Funded or The Trading Pit?

For a 1-Step evaluation of $100,000, Blueberry Funded is more affordable with a price of $605, compared to $569 at The Trading Pit for a 1-Phase account. However, if looking at a 2-Step $100,000 account, The Trading Pit costs $569 while Blueberry Funded (Prime) costs $650. Prices vary slightly depending on the specific challenge type chosen.

Which firm has lower trading commissions, Blueberry Funded or The Trading Pit?

The Trading Pit offers lower execution costs for Forex traders, with a commission of $5 per lot. In contrast, Blueberry Funded charges $7 per lot for Forex and Metals. However, Blueberry Funded provides commission-free trading on Indices, Energies, and Crypto, which might be cheaper depending on your asset focus.

Can I use Martingale strategies on Blueberry Funded or The Trading Pit?

You can use Martingale on Blueberry Funded, as it is explicitly listed as an allowed strategy. On the other hand, The Trading Pit strictly prohibits Martingale, Grid, and similar high-risk strategies, which could lead to account termination if detected.

Which firm offers more payout methods, Blueberry Funded or The Trading Pit?

The Trading Pit offers a wider range of payment and payout options, including Bank Transfer, Crypto, ApplePay, GooglePay, Skrill, and Neteller. Blueberry Funded is more limited, primarily using Crypto and Rise for payouts, although they offer a special 110% bonus if you transfer your payout to a Blueberry Markets live account.

Field by field

Blueberry Funded and The Trading Pit, side by side

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Headquarters

Govant Building, 1st Floor, Kumul Highway, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Heiligkreuz 6, 9490, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

CEO

Marcus Fetherston

Daniela Egli

Country

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Liechtenstein

Foundation

2024

2022

Banned Countries
United States, Australia, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan
Burundi, Cuba, Iran, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), South Sudan, Sudan, Syria
Assets
Forex, Crypto, Commodities, Indices, Stocks
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Stocks
Brokers
Blueberry Markets
Orbex, Tickmill
Refund
No
Yes

Challenge fee refunded after the first reward for accounts purchased before 29 April 2026, or after the third reward for accounts purchased from that date.

Payout Fee
No data

1%

Platforms
Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, DXTrade
Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, cTrader
Stop Out Level
No data

100%

Payout Methods
Crypto, Rise
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
ApplePay, GooglePay, PerfectMoney, Neteller, Skrill, Card, Transfer, Crypto
Payout Frequency

14 days, including Synthetics. Standard accounts: 7 days with the 7-Day Payout Add-On (+20%), or On-Demand with the Payout On-Demand Add-On. These add-ons are not available for Synthetics accounts.

14 days

Crypto Weekend Trading
No data
Yes
Maximum Withdrawal

$2,000 for Crypto

  • Instant Earning Account: the lower of 50% of total realized profit or a cap of $2,500 ($5K, $10K, $20K), $3,500 ($50K) or $4,500 ($100K) per reward. Minimum payout $200, every 14 days. From the second reward onward, any profit above $0 since the last request qualifies.
Minimum Withdrawal

$100

$100

Forex
  • 1 Step, Instant: 1:30
  • 2 Step: 1:50
50:1
Metals
10:1
15:1
Energies
10:1
15:1
Indices
  • Standard indices: 1:10
  • Synthetic indices: 1:30
10:1
Crypto
2:1
2:1
Stocks
No data
2:1
Forex
7 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
7 / lot
5 / lot
Energies
0 / lot
5 / lot
Indices
0
5 / lot
Stocks
2 / lot
20%
Crypto
0 / lot
0.2%
Commission-Free Option
No data
No
Swap Free
No
No
Account Reset

You can reset your account from the stage you reached: Phase 1, Phase 2 or even a Funded Account. If you reached funded, the reset provides a new funded account at the same starting size, so you can return to trading toward your next payout without completing the evaluation again.

Resets are available through your Trader Dashboard for 7 days after an account breach.
Synthetics exception: evaluation phases only, at 20% off base price. Funded synthetic accounts cannot be reset.

No data
Add-ons
Yes
No
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Eligibility Criteria (3 months)

  • Generate at least 10% net profit over 3 consecutive months
  • Process at least 4 payouts within the same 3-month period

Benefits

  • Upgraded Profit Split: Earn up to 90% of your profits
  • Balance Scale-Up: Your account balance increases by 25% every 3 months
  • Maximum Allocation: Scale your account balance up to a maximum of $2 million
    Synthetic 1-Step and 2-Step are eligible. Synthetic Instant is not eligible.
Yes

Balance increases by 25% after at least 2 active months, 2 rewards and total profit of at least 10% of the initial balance. Every fourth scale-up uses the new balance as its base.

Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown
  • Standard 1 Step, 2 Step: Static
  • Standard Instant: Trailing
  • Synthetic 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant: Static

Static except for 1-Phase $100K/$200K and 2-Phase $100K accounts purchased from 29 April 2026: those trail on end-of-day balance until the starting balance.

  • Instant Earning Account: trailing on the highest balance. The limit stops moving once it reaches the starting balance.
Profit Split

80%

80%

Free Trial
No
No
Daily Drawdown

Based in highest value between equity and balance
Synthetics: highest previous day's closing equity or balance.

Calculated from the previous day's closing balance and updated daily at 16:15 CT.

Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation
400,000
400,000
Merge Accounts
No
No
Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

Unlimited

Monthly Competition
Yes
No
Minimum Profitable Days

Minimum days with 0.5% profit per payout cycle or phase:

  • Flex 1 Step: none to pass. If one trade idea generated more than 60% of the profit target, the funded account requires 4 minimum trading days before a payout can be requested
  • Instant Lite: none
  • 1 Step: 3 days
  • Instant Elite: 5 days (reduced to 3 with the 3-Day Fast Track Add-On)
  • Prime: 3 days per phase for accounts purchased from August 17, 2026 (previously 5). Eligible to request a payout in as little as 3 trading days when combined with the On-Demand Payout Add-On
  • Synthetic 1-Step: 5 active days
  • Synthetic 2-Step: 3 active days per phase
  • Synthetic Instant: 5 active days
  • An active synthetic day requires at least 0.5% profit on equity.

3 profitable days of at least 0.5% of the initial balance each; applies to Challenge and Earning.

  • Instant Earning Account: 5 trading days minimum, with no profitable-day requirement.
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Allowed under the firm's EA conditions, including current Synthetics. Legacy synthetic accounts prohibit EAs until passing their current evaluation phase or their next funded payout.

Yes
VPN
Yes

You are allowed to use a VPN or VPS as long as it has a Static IP.

Also be aware that the IP rule restricts multiple accounts from different individuals from being accessed from the same IP address to ensure the integrity and fairness of our trading environment.

Yes
Hedging
Limited

Allowed. Synthetics: within the same trading account only.

Yes
Requires Stop Loss
No
Yes
Scalping
Limited

Tick scalping (holding trades for only a few seconds to capture minimal price movements) is prohibited. Regular scalping is allowed; the previous "50% of trades > 1 minute" rule was removed for accounts purchased after March 12, 2026.
Funded Synthetics: profits from full or partial closes inside 5 minutes are removed at payout. Soft breach; the account stays open. Legacy accounts apply this after their next payout.

Yes

Allowed on CFD Prime, including trades under one minute. High-frequency trading is prohibited.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
Yes
Martingale
Limited

Allowed on other account types. Prohibited on Synthetics under the current rules. Legacy synthetic accounts retain permission until passing their current evaluation phase or their next funded payout.

No
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Flex 1 Step (evaluation and funded): 1% Risk Per Trade Idea from the initial account size. Positions on the same instrument count as one idea. The first automatic breach is soft and the second is hard; aggregated re-entry losses may cause direct account closure.

Other Funded Accounts purchased after March 12, 2026 (Prime excluded): 1.5% Risk Per Trade Idea. A "trade idea" includes your initial position and any positions opened in the same direction within 10 minutes of closing a losing trade. The combined loss across all positions in that window cannot exceed 1.5% of your initial account size.

Optional Add-On at checkout: Upgrade to 2% Risk Per Trade Idea for more drawdown room.

Instant Lite (accounts purchased from August 17, 2026): once the account reaches 4% in profit, a 1% maximum risk per trade applies.

Yes

Risk per trade idea is capped at 1.5% of initial balance on 1-Phase $100K/$200K. Where the margin rule applies, margin used per trade idea is capped at 40% of initial balance.

  • Instant Earning Account: total risk from all open positions on the same symbol may not exceed 1% ($5K, $10K, $20K) or 0.5% ($50K, $100K) of the starting balance.
Copy Trading
Limited

Prime and Flex 1 Step: external signals and copy trading are not allowed. Other account types allow copy trading.
Synthetics: between your own accounts only.

Limited

Allowed only between accounts owned by the same trader, including an external account you own. Third-party copying and shared trading are prohibited.

News Trading
Limited
  • Flex 1 Step: do not open or close positions within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact news event, during either evaluation or funded stages. Holding through news is allowed. Strikes carry over: the first deducts the profit, the second also reduces the profit split from 85% to 60%, and the third closes the account
  • Other accounts: do not open new trades within 2 minutes before or after a scheduled high-impact news release. You may close or manage existing trades, and take-profits, stop-losses and partial closes remain permitted
Yes

News trading is allowed except for the $100,000 and $200,000 accounts, in which case it is not allowed to open traders within 2 minutes before or after high-impact news releases

Inactivity Rule

30 days

21 consecutive days without placing a trade.

Consistency Rule
Limited

Instant Lite accounts purchased from August 17, 2026 have a 15% consistency rule. It does not apply to Flex 1 Step, Instant Elite, standard 1-Step, Prime or standard 2-Step accounts, which have no consistency rule.
Synthetics: 25% once funded; no evaluation consistency. Legacy funded synthetics: 30% until the next payout.

Limited

For 1-Phase $100K/$200K accounts created from 6 July 2026, the best day may not exceed 50% of positive-days profit. It applies in Challenge and Earning; exceeding it requires more profit, not a breach.

  • Instant Earning Account: the best day may not exceed 30% ($5K, $10K, $20K), 25% ($50K) or 20% ($100K) of total profit before requesting a payout.
Hold Weekend
Limited

Flex 1 Step: overnight holding is allowed, but weekend holding is not allowed. Other account types allow weekend holding.

Limited

Instant Earning Account: positions can be held over the weekend on most instruments, but gold, oil and crypto must be closed before the weekend break.

Prohibited Strategies
  • Arbitrage
  • HFT (High Frequency Trading)
  • Tick Scalping
  • Toxic Trading
  • Bad Faith Trading
  • Current Synthetics: grid trading and martingale
  • Grid, martingale and similar high-risk strategies
  • High-frequency, latency, reverse, hedging-arbitrage or arbitrage trading
  • Gap trading
  • Overleveraging, overexposure, one-sided bets and hyperactivity
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