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Platforms and execution: Finotive and The Trading Pit

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Where you trade

The choice of environment marks the first major difference between these two firms. The Trading Pit offers a multi-platform ecosystem where traders can choose between MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and cTrader. This variety allows for a setup tailored to the trader's specific tools, especially those who rely on cTrader for its superior native order management.

Finotive centralizes its entire operation on MetaTrader 5. While it limits the choice of software, it ensures that all its specific features—such as the "Finotive Pay" salary system—are integrated into a single environment.

Who executes your orders

Execution quality depends on the bridge between the firm and the market. Finotive uses its own brand, Finotive Markets, acting as an internal broker. This allows them to offer very specific conditions like the "Solo FX" experiment, but it also means the firm controls the entire execution chain.

The Trading Pit opts for a traditional model by partnering with established external brokers like Orbex and Tickmill. For the trader, this means execution governed by the standards of regulated brokers, providing a layer of familiarity in slippage and spread behavior.

Leverage and margin

Risk management is defined by how much weight a position carries and when it is forced to close.

  • Finotive: Offers high flexibility. Leverage reaches 100:1 on 2-step challenges, drops to 50:1 on 1-step, and is further reduced to 33:1 or 25:1 on Instant accounts. Their drawdown is generally Static, which is a technical advantage as the loss limit does not move upward as you gain profit.
  • The Trading Pit: Maintains a standard 50:1 leverage for Forex. However, they use a 100% stop-out level, meaning the platform will automatically close positions when margin requirements are no longer met. Their drawdown varies: it is Static for most accounts, but some specific phases (like the 1-Phase $100K/$200K) use a Trailing EOD (End of Day) drawdown, which is more restrictive for the trader.

Markets available

  • Finotive: Focuses on the most liquid assets: Forex, Indices, Commodities, and Crypto.
  • The Trading Pit: Offers a broader catalog by including Stocks alongside Forex, Indices, Commodities, and Crypto. This makes it a more suitable setup for diversified swing traders.

What the setup lets you do

The technical environment of each firm enables different strategies:

  • Expert Advisors (EAs): The Trading Pit is more permissive, allowing EAs across the board. Finotive allows them with significant caveats: "plug-and-play" or mass-market EAs are prohibited, and their "Solo FX" program completely forbids any automated execution.
  • Scalping and News: The Trading Pit allows scalping (even trades under 60 seconds on CFD Prime) and news trading, except on $100K/$200K accounts where there is a 2-minute restriction. Finotive allows news trading but imposes a "Notional Volume" limit; exceeding this volume triggers "strikes" that can reduce payouts to 10% or lead to account closure.
  • Copy Trading: The Trading Pit only allows copying between accounts owned by the same trader. Finotive is more open to copy trading in general.

What the setup costs

Execution costs and payout conditions determine the real "net" profit for the trader:

  • Commissions: Finotive offers a range from $2.50 (Solo FX) to $5 per lot. Their "Pro" accounts lower the cost to $4. The Trading Pit charges a flat $5 per lot on Forex.
  • Entry Price: For a $2,500 account, Finotive starts at $25 (2-step) or $35 (1-step). The Trading Pit charges $29 for both 1-phase and 2-phase accounts of the same size.
  • Payouts: Finotive has a fast cycle, allowing the first payout on demand and subsequent ones every 7 to 14 days. They also pay a 1% monthly salary on purchased capital from day one. The Trading Pit operates on a 14-day frequency and charges a 1% payout fee.

Better setup for

  • Finotive is the better setup for aggressive traders and those seeking cash flow, thanks to its 100:1 leverage, the unique 1% monthly salary, and a static drawdown that doesn't penalize growth.
  • The Trading Pit is the better setup for professional platform users, especially those who require cTrader or MT4 and prefer the execution of external brokers like Tickmill.

Frequently asked questions

Which firm offers a cheaper entry price for small accounts, Finotive or The Trading Pit?

Finotive is slightly cheaper for the smallest Tier, offering a $2,500 2-step challenge for $25, whereas The Trading Pit offers its $2,500 challenges (both 1 and 2 phases) for $29. However, if you prefer a 1-step evaluation, The Trading Pit ($29) is cheaper than Finotive ($35).

Who has more restrictive consistency rules for payouts, Finotive or The Trading Pit?

It depends on the account type. Finotive imposes a ±25% volume and trade count consistency rule on its Pro accounts after the first 30 days. On the other hand, The Trading Pit uses a "Best Day" rule for its 1-Phase and Instant accounts, where a single day cannot exceed 30% to 50% of the total profit, which forces a more distributed performance over time.

Which firm provides higher leverage for Forex trading, Finotive or The Trading Pit?

Finotive offers higher maximum leverage, reaching 100:1 on their 2-Step Standard and Pro challenges. The Trading Pit maintains a fixed leverage of 50:1 for Forex across all its evaluation programs, making it more conservative in terms of buying power.

Can I use Expert Advisors (EAs) more freely on Finotive or The Trading Pit?

The Trading Pit offers more freedom for EAs as they are generally allowed without the "mass-market" restrictions found at Finotive. Finotive explicitly prohibits pre-purchased or "plug-and-play" EAs and completely bans automated trading in its Solo FX program, making it less ideal for algorithmic traders using commercial tools.

Field by field

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Head to head

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Headquarters

Innovation One Building, Level 2, DIFC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Heiligkreuz 6, 9490, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

CEO

Oliver Newland

Daniela Egli

Country

United Arab Emirates

Liechtenstein

Foundation

2021

2022

Banned Countries
Iran, North Korea, United States
Burundi, Cuba, Iran, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), South Sudan, Sudan, Syria
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Stocks
Brokers
Finotive Markets
Orbex, Tickmill
Refund
Yes

Full refund if profitable 30 days after funding.

Solo FX: The Dashboard and launch announcement say the fee is refunded after 30 funded days if the account is profitable. Schedule 10A-1 says it is refunded upon approval of the first Reward Payment Request. Finotive's Terms state that the Schedule prevails; confirm with support before purchase.

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 5
Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, cTrader
Demo Account
Metatrader 5
ID1043PasswordFinotiveServerFinotiveMarkets-Live
No data
Stop Out Level
No data

100%

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

First payout on demand

  • Standard Challenge, Pro Challenge and Instant Standard: 7 days
  • Instant Lite: 14 days
  • Solo FX: weekly payouts; first request after 14 calendar days in Simulated Funded Status

14 days

Crypto Weekend Trading
No data
Yes
Maximum Withdrawal
No data
  • 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

$4

$100

Forex
  • 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro: 100:1
  • 1-Step Standard, 1-Step Pro: 50:1
  • Instant Standard: 33:1
  • Instant Lite: 25:1
  • Solo FX (main Challenge range): up to 100:1
  • Solo FX Launchpad accounts: 33:1 until updated
50:1
Metals
  • 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro: 20:1
  • 1-Step Standard, 1-Step Pro: 10:1
  • Instant Standard, Instant Lite: 5:1
15:1
Indices
  • 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro: 10:1
  • 1-Step Standard, 1-Step Pro, Instant Standard, Instant Lite: 5:1
10:1
Stocks
  • 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro: 5:1
  • 1-Step Standard, 1-Step Pro: 4:1
  • Instant Standard, Instant Lite: 2:1
2:1
Crypto
  • 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro: 2:1
  • 1-Step Standard, 1-Step Pro, Instant Standard, Instant Lite: 1:1
2:1
Energies
No data
15:1
Forex
0
5 / lot
Metals
0
5 / lot
Energies
0
5 / lot
Indices
0
5 / lot
Stocks
0
20%
Crypto
0
0.2%
Commission-Free Option
No data
No
Swap Free
Yes
No
Account Reset

Funded Stage Refresh

  • A refresh can only be requested when your account balance is within 10% of the Maximum Drawdown limit
  • Resets your account balance back to the original starting equity
  • Preserves your profit split rate and any progress made in the Scaling Plan
  • There is a maximum of 3 refreshes per funded account
  • The price depends on the size of the account
No data
Add-ons
Yes
  • Swap Free (price depends on the size of the account)
  • Weekend Holding for Instant Accounts (20% of account fee)
No
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
  • Standard Challenge
  • Pro Challenge
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Every 90 days, traders who meet performance and consistency targets see their account balance grow by 30% and their profit split increase by 5%, without ever having to sacrifice withdrawals.

More detail about it can be found on this link

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
  • Standard Challenge
  • Pro Challenge
Yes
Max Drawdown

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
  • Standard Challenge: 80% (up to 95% scaling)
  • Pro Challenge: 100%
  • Instant Standard: 75% (up to 90%)
  • Instant Lite: 70% (up to 85%)

80%

Free Trial
Yes
No
Daily Drawdown

Balance-based

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

Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation
  • Challenge Accounts (Standard): Up to $600,000 in purchased capital, scalable to $2,040,000
  • Pro Challenge Accounts: Up to $600,000 in purchased capital, scalable to $2,040,000
  • Instant Funding (Standard): Up to $200,000 in purchased capital, scalable to $680,000
  • Instant Funding Lite: Up to $200,000 in purchased capital, scalable to $680,000
400,000
Merge Accounts
No
No
Maximum Trading Days
No data

Unlimited

Monthly Competition
No
No
Minimum Profitable Days

Minimum profitable days number must be met every time a trader wants to pass an evaluation phase, scale a funded account or request a payout. A day is considered profitable when it reaches at least 0.5% profit

  • Challenge 1 Step: 3 days
  • Challenge 2 Step: 2 days
  • Instant Standard: 0 days
  • Instant Lite: 5 days
  • Finotive Pro 1 Step: 3 days
  • Finotive Pro 2 Step: 2 days
  • Solo FX: 4 days with at least 0.5% each

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
  • Solo FX: all Expert Advisors and automated execution tools are prohibited
  • Other programmes: pre-purchased or mass-market “plug-and-play” EAs are not allowed
Yes
VPN
Limited
  • Solo FX: VPNs, proxies and location masking are prohibited
  • Other programmes: Finotive's Terms prohibit masked or unstable connections when they impair verification of identity, location or account control
Yes
Hedging
Yes
Yes
Requires Stop Loss
Limited
  • Solo FX: stop loss is not required
  • Other programmes: stop loss is required
Yes
Scalping
Limited

Accounts with the unified High-Frequency Trading rule active: up to 20% of profit may come from trades held for two minutes or less. The rule becomes active after the first 10 closed trades and is tracked in the dashboard. Exceeding the limit does not generate a strike, but the percentage must return within 20% before requesting a payout.

Solo FX has no specific scalping, rapid-trade-opening, trades-under-60-seconds or HFT restriction. Latency arbitrage and execution abuse remain prohibited.

Yes

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

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No
Yes
Martingale
No data
No
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Floating drawdown is calculated per symbol against the initial account balance.

  • Instant Funding: 1.5%. The first confirmed breach produces a formal warning. From the second confirmed breach onward, each separate event records one strike and reduces that payout cycle's reward payment to 10%.
  • Funded Challenge and Funded Pro: 2%. Each confirmed breach records one strike and reduces that payout cycle's reward payment to 10%.
  • Challenge and Pro evaluation phases: 2%. It is monitored for the progression report but does not trigger a real-time strike or account closure.
  • Solo FX: 2.5% during Simulated Funded Status only. A confirmed breach records one strike and reduces that payout cycle's reward payment to 10%.
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
Yes
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
Yes

News trading is allowed. For Solo FX, the Dashboard and launch announcement prohibit news straddling, but Schedule 10A-1 disapplies the Terms section that prohibits it. Confirm this contradiction with Finotive before trading news.

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
Yes

Pro accounts — from the 31st funded day

  • Weekly trade count and instrument volume must remain within ±25% of the averages recorded during the Pro Challenge and the first 30 funded days.
  • During every rolling 90-day period, realised and unrealised profit, including rewards already paid, must total at least 5% of the initial balance.
  • Breaching either condition downgrades the account to the equivalent standard funded account and permanently removes the Pro benefits.

Instant Funding Standard and Lite

  • At payout, the single most profitable closed trade must contribute less than 60% of total positive realised profit. Requesting a payout while the condition remains active records one Conditional Strike and reduces that payout cycle's reward payment to 10%.
  • Overlapping positions on the same instrument and direction count as one combined position, and partial closures do not create separate positions. There are no one-sided trading limits and volume per instrument is not checked.

Solo FX

  • No specific consistency rule or single-trade profit dependency.
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
Yes

Weekend holding is available through the optional Weekend Holding Add-On on Instant Funding accounts. Without it, all non-crypto positions must be closed before Friday's 17:00 New York market close; Finotive recommends closing at least 10 minutes earlier. Each confirmed breach records one strike and reduces that payout cycle's reward payment to 10%. Five cumulative strikes permanently close the account.

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
  • Excessive notional volume (not applicable to Solo FX; its exposure is governed by the margin requirement applicable to the account)
  • High-frequency stacking, including correlated instruments (not a Solo FX-specific restriction; latency arbitrage and execution abuse remain prohibited)
  • Martingale or grid strategies
  • News straddling (the Solo FX dashboard and announcement prohibit it, but Schedule 10A-1 disapplies section 7.9; confirm with support)
  • Using ultra-tight stops just to mask oversized lots
  • 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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