The Trading Pit vs The 5%ers (2026): Liechtenstein vs Israeli Multi-Asset

Two of the most interesting multi-asset prop firms in 2026 come from opposite ends of the map: The Trading Pit, incorporated in Liechtenstein and backed by fintech private equity, and The 5%ers, an Israeli-founded operation with nearly a decade of CFD history and a Futures track that launched in early 2026. Neither is a pure futures shop or a pure CFD house. That multi-asset positioning is exactly what makes the head-to-head meaningful for traders who want to run multiple strategies across asset classes without switching firms.

This article compares both firms across geography and legal structure, asset classes, drawdown mechanics, account sizes, payout policies, platforms, and pricing. Where TTP facts are drawn from published documentation, that is noted. Where personal experience with The 5%ers informs the comparison, that is noted too.

Two Firms, Two Continents, Very Different Roots

The Trading Pit operates under The Trading Pit Challenge GmbH (registration FL-0002.693.417-1 in Liechtenstein), with a holding entity, The Trading Pit AG, and two further subsidiaries: TTP Champions GmbH and TTP Limited in Cyprus for administrative functions. The group is majority-owned by Pinorena Capital, a fintech private equity firm founded by Illimar Mattus, who is also listed as one of TTP's three founders alongside Daniela Egli and Artem Lomakin. The firm is headquartered at Heiligkreuz 6, 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

That structure matters for a few reasons. Liechtenstein sits inside the European Economic Area and shares Switzerland's financial centre reputation. The multi-entity group structure, with a dedicated operating company and a separate platform entity (TTP Champions GmbH), suggests operational maturity beyond a single-entity startup. As of May 2026, TTP reports 10,000+ active monthly accounts, $15M+ in rewards distributed, and 180+ supported countries.

The 5%ers was founded in 2016 by Gil Ben Hur, with CEO Saul Lokier running operations. The firm is Israeli-founded but operates internationally. A notable restriction: Israel residents are not permitted to trade despite the firm's home country status. The firm opened to US traders in September 2025 via cTrader, which was a significant expansion for a firm that had previously been inaccessible from the US on its main platform. The 5%ers now claims 262,000 funded traders and approximately $43 million in payouts, though those are marketing figures and unaudited.

Both firms are proprietary evaluation operations, not regulated financial brokers. Neither offers live market access in the brokerage sense; both provide simulated or demo capital against which traders are evaluated before receiving funded accounts.

Asset Classes: Genuine Multi-Asset on Both Sides

Multi-asset is a term that gets applied loosely in the prop firm space. Here, both firms earn it.

TTP's Futures Prime covers CME standard futures: S&P 500 (ES/MES), Dow Jones (YM/MYM), and Nasdaq (NQ/MNQ), plus additional CME contracts. TTP's CFD Prime program adds 50+ forex pairs, metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium), energies (crude oil, natural gas), indices in both cash and futures form, 11 cryptocurrency assets, and equities from US, EU, and UK markets. That is a broad instrument list that covers most retail-focused asset classes.

The 5%ers has been multi-asset since its founding. Four CFD programs run on MT5 Hedge (and cTrader for US traders): Hyper Growth (1-step), ProGrowth (1-step, launched April 2026), High Stakes (2-step), and Bootcamp (3-step). The asset universe covers forex, metals, indices, and crypto. The Futures track runs separately on Black Arrow, covering futures contracts in a 2-phase evaluation structure at $25K and $50K account sizes.

I've been running The 5%ers Futures track on Black Arrow since the beta launch in February 2026. The multi-asset setup is the firm's real differentiator versus futures-only shops like Apex Trader Funding or Topstep. If you trade both futures contracts and forex or metals, you can do everything under one roof here. TTP offers the same theoretical advantage on paper; the practical experience with TTP's CFD side remains unverified from a personal standpoint, so verify instrument availability and leverage directly with TTP before committing.

Side-by-Side Comparison Table

Futures Programs: Evaluation Structure

TTP's Futures Prime is a single-phase evaluation with a 30-day challenge window. Three account sizes are available:

Note: fees are denominated in euros. The activation fee waiver (from €129 to €0) is current as of 2026-05-09 but may be a temporary promotion; verify at thetradingpit.com.

TTP's drawdown mechanic is the trailing-then-static variant common in European prop firms: the maximum drawdown trails your end-of-day balance until it reaches the starting balance, at which point it locks in permanently. This means early gains lift your floor, and once the floor reaches your starting balance, you are protected from wiping out on a bad sequence after a good run.

A note on consistency rules: a 40% consistency rule was referenced in older TTP documentation. As of the current /futures/ page (verified 2026-05-09), this rule is not visible. It may have been removed in a 2026 rule redesign. Check directly with TTP before assuming it applies or does not apply.

The 5%ers Futures track runs a 2-phase evaluation (Basecamp or Rebate programs) at $25K and $50K account sizes on Black Arrow. The 30%-per-position rule on Futures is in place, keeping position sizing within normal risk parameters. In three months of trading the Futures track, that rule functioned as a standard risk guardrail rather than an obstacle. The exact profit targets, drawdown percentages, and challenge fees on Black Arrow should be verified at the5ers.com, as pricing may have changed since the February 2026 beta launch.

CFD Programs: Pricing at a Glance

TTP's CFD Prime offers six account sizes: $5,000 / $10,000 / $20,000 / $50,000 / $100,000 / $200,000. Traders choose between a 1-Phase or 2-Phase evaluation structure.

TTP's scaling logic is concrete: a 25% account size increase triggers every fourth withdrawal, provided the trader has been active for 2+ months, completed 2+ payouts, and achieved 10% cumulative profit. That is a defined, milestone-based path.

The 5%ers' CFD scaling can reach $4,000,000 in simulated capital under the Hyper Growth and Bootcamp tracks. The exact milestone structure per program should be confirmed directly with The 5%ers, as the four-program setup has different rules for each track.

Platform Depth: TTP's Seven vs The 5%ers' Three

Platform selection is one of TTP's clearest competitive strengths. Seven futures platforms are confirmed: ATAS, Edge Clear, Quantower, Rithmic, Sierra Chart, NinjaTrader, and Tradovate. That covers the main professional-grade platforms used in the US and European futures markets. Traders who have invested years building order flow tools in NinjaTrader or Sierra Chart do not need to adapt to a new interface. Traders who prefer ATAS's footprint analysis are served. Tradovate covers the browser-based crowd.

The 5%ers runs Black Arrow for Futures and MT5 Hedge plus cTrader for CFD programs. Black Arrow is a dedicated futures platform built for The 5%ers' Futures program specifically. It is functional, and the experience on it during the three-month testing period was clean, but it is a single platform with a narrower ecosystem than the seven TTP supports. Traders with deep tool builds in NinjaTrader or Sierra Chart would not find a direct equivalent here.

For CFD traders, both firms land in the MetaTrader family. TTP's CFD platform is not confirmed in current public documentation (hedge: likely MetaTrader-compatible given the European CFD-prop standard, but verify at thetradingpit.com). The 5%ers' MT5 Hedge and cTrader are both confirmed.

Drawdown Rules Compared

Drawdown mechanics determine how much margin for error you have during a funded run. Both firms use different approaches worth understanding before choosing.

TTP Futures Prime uses trailing-then-static: the maximum drawdown trails end-of-day balance gains until it reaches the starting balance, then it locks. A trader who takes a $50K account to $53K has raised their effective floor; once the drawdown limit locks at the starting balance, the trader is protected from a catastrophic reset if a later drawdown sequence hits. The $50K account's max drawdown is $2,000, meaning a trader who loses $2,000 from peak equity (while in trail) or from starting balance (after lock) is out.

The 5%ers Futures drawdown structure on Black Arrow applies to their 2-phase evaluation. The exact trailing vs static mechanic, percentage thresholds, and reset rules should be verified directly on Black Arrow's documentation, as the program has been live only since February 2026 and details may have evolved. The 30%-per-position rule applies during trading and functions as a position-sizing cap rather than a drawdown type in the traditional sense.

For CFD accounts, TTP applies a 4% daily drawdown on equity or balance (program-dependent) and 7% maximum drawdown trailing from highest equity. The 5%ers' CFD drawdown rules vary by the four programs; each has different thresholds tailored to the program's risk profile.

Payout Policies and Timing

TTP Futures has a structured payout path:

• First payout: capped at $5,000 or 50% of realized profit (whichever is lower). Requires 5 profitable trading days each with at least $200 in daily profit.
• From the second payout onward: every 7 days, minimum $200 in profit, no consecutive-day requirement.

That every-7-day cadence post-second-withdrawal is genuinely fast for a futures prop firm. The first-payout gate with the 5 profitable days requirement adds a qualifying hurdle designed to confirm consistent profitability before releasing funds.

TTP CFD Prime pays bi-weekly with a $100 minimum. Older CFD accounts (pre-March 5, 2026) had a first payout requirement of 3 profitable trading days at 0.5% daily profit plus 5 minimum trading days. Newer accounts may have different terms; verify at thetradingpit.com.

The 5%ers pays bi-weekly with a $150 minimum across both Futures and CFD programs. Transfer fees apply: 3.5% on Rise, Crypto, or Bank transfers. The bi-weekly cadence matched perfectly over three months of testing. Multiple withdrawals cleared without friction on the expected timeline. The $1,500 cap per cycle on crypto payouts is worth noting for traders who prefer cryptocurrency as the payout method; anything above that requires a different transfer rail.

Internal Structure: Scaling and Career Path

Both firms offer account growth beyond the initial funded level, but the mechanics differ.

TTP CFD Prime scales by 25% per account size every fourth withdrawal, contingent on 2+ months active, 2+ payouts completed, and 10% cumulative profit. That is a milestone-gated model where performance unlocks growth at defined checkpoints rather than at the firm's discretion.

TTP Futures does not publish an explicit scaling path in the current /futures/ page documentation reviewed for this article. If scaling is available for Futures Prime funded accounts, verify the mechanism at thetradingpit.com.

The 5%ers' CFD scaling reaches $4,000,000 across the Hyper Growth and Bootcamp tracks. For Futures on Black Arrow, the scaling parameters are not detailed in public documentation available for this review. Given that the Futures program is only 3+ months old, the scaling infrastructure may still be developing.

Who Is Each Firm Built For

The Trading Pit suits traders who want a Liechtenstein-backed multi-asset evaluation with broad platform support. The seven-platform Futures roster covers virtually every serious futures analysis tool in professional use. The CFD program covers a wide instrument range including equities, which many prop firms exclude. The trailing-then-static drawdown mechanic is trader-friendly once understood. The bi-weekly CFD payouts and 7-day Futures payouts post-initial-gate are competitive.

The 5%ers suits traders who want a multi-asset firm with nearly a decade of CFD operating history, a top-tier Trustpilot score (4.9 across 23,000+ reviews), and a Futures track built for those willing to be early on a platform that is still maturing. The multi-program CFD structure (four distinct programs ranging from 1-step to 3-step) means traders can select evaluation complexity to match their style. US traders who were previously excluded now have cTrader access.

Both firms are better suited to traders who want to trade across asset classes than to specialists who only trade futures or only trade forex. Pure futures specialists might find Apex Trader Funding or TradeDay more directly optimized. Pure CFD traders might find FTMO's deeper liquidity and longer history more reassuring. The TTP vs The 5%ers matchup is specifically relevant for multi-asset traders evaluating two credible mid-tier European-style operations.

The bottom line

The Trading Pit and The 5%ers are not direct substitutes. They share multi-asset ambition and a European-style operating philosophy, but they diverge sharply in platform philosophy, drawdown structure, company history, and geography.

TTP's seven-platform futures offering is the strongest platform roster in this comparison and arguably in the broader futures prop space. The Liechtenstein corporate structure, multi-entity group organization, and PE-backed ownership add institutional credibility. The trailing-then-static drawdown is logical and trader-friendly. The open question is whether TTP's CFD platform stack is equally strong; that verification step belongs on any serious applicant's checklist before committing capital.

The 5%ers brings nearly a decade of operating history, 262,000 funded trader claims, and a 4.9 Trustpilot score that is among the highest in the prop firm space. Its Futures track on Black Arrow is early and worth watching, particularly for traders who want to combine futures positions with CFD multi-asset coverage under one firm. From direct experience with The 5%ers Futures track over three months and $9,000 in payouts, the process is clean, the bi-weekly cadence holds, and the 30%-per-position rule is manageable.

For traders choosing between the two: if platform flexibility for futures is the priority, TTP's seven-platform roster is a significant advantage. If a longer operating history, superior Trustpilot score, and personal verification matter more, The 5%ers has those credentials. Both firms are worth comparing against their peers in the multi-asset prop segment.

For more on TTP's full program details, see the The Trading Pit main review and the full FAQ. For account sizing specifics, see The Trading Pit accounts overview. For TTP's drawdown rules in detail, see The Trading Pit drawdown rules. For another TTP comparison in this set, see The Trading Pit vs FTMO. For The 5%ers' full profile, see the The5ers main review.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Trading Pit regulated?

The Trading Pit operates under The Trading Pit Challenge GmbH (FL-0002.693.417-1), incorporated in Liechtenstein. It is not regulated as a financial broker but operates as a proprietary trading evaluation company. As part of The Trading Pit Group, the entity structure includes a holding company (TTP AG), an operating company (TTP Challenge GmbH), a platform company (TTP Champions GmbH), and a Cypriot admin entity (TTP Limited). Always verify current regulatory status at thetradingpit.com before committing to any evaluation.

Is The 5%ers regulated?

The 5%ers is an Israeli-founded firm and has operated since 2016. It opened to US traders in September 2025 via cTrader. Like most prop firms, it is not a regulated broker but a proprietary evaluation provider. Notably, Israel residents are not permitted to trade at The 5%ers despite the firm's home country. Verify restricted country status at the5ers.com before purchase.

Which firm has better drawdown rules for futures traders?

TTP's Futures Prime uses a trailing-then-static drawdown: the maximum drawdown trails end-of-day balance until it reaches the starting balance, then locks static. This is a trader-friendly mechanic that protects early gains. The 5%ers Futures track on Black Arrow has its own evaluation structure that should be verified directly at the5ers.com, as the program has been live only since February 2026 and full details are not confirmed in this review.

Does The Trading Pit still have a consistency rule?

As of 2026-05-09, a 40% consistency rule is not confirmed on TTP's current /futures/ page. This rule appeared in older TTP documentation and may have been removed in a 2026 redesign. This is marked as unverified for this review. Check thetradingpit.com or contact TTP support directly before assuming the rule does or does not apply to your account.

What platforms does The Trading Pit support for futures?

TTP Futures Prime supports seven confirmed platforms: ATAS, Edge Clear, Quantower, Rithmic, Sierra Chart, NinjaTrader, and Tradovate. This is one of the broadest platform selections in the futures prop firm space, covering professional-grade tools used across US and European futures markets.

What platforms does The 5%ers use?

The 5%ers uses MT5 Hedge for its main CFD programs, cTrader for US-accessible CFD trading (since September 2025), and Black Arrow as its dedicated Futures platform. Each asset class runs on its own platform ecosystem. Black Arrow is specific to The 5%ers' Futures program and not available through other brokers or firms.

Can US traders join both firms?

The 5%ers opened to US traders in September 2025 via cTrader. TTP supports 180+ countries per its published claims. Both firms maintain lists of specific restricted countries on their websites. Verify your jurisdiction before purchasing an evaluation, as prop firm country lists change and may differ from marketing language.

What is TTP's current activation fee?

TTP's Futures Prime activation fee is currently €0 (waived from the base €129 rate). Challenge fees range from €99 for the $50K account to €289 for the $150K account. Fees are denominated in euros. Whether the activation fee waiver is permanent or a temporary promotion is unconfirmed; verify at thetradingpit.com before purchase.

What is The 5%ers affiliate link for PTV readers?

The canonical PTV affiliate link for The 5%ers is the5ers.com/?afmc=199w and the promo code is 7QHKBHSAQV. These are confirmed as of May 2026. TTP has no dedicated PTV affiliate link; use the public promo codes JOIN30 (30% off, new clients) or GROW20 (20% off, existing clients) at thetradingpit.com.

Which firm is better for multi-asset trading?

The 5%ers has been multi-asset since 2016, with four CFD programs covering forex, metals, indices, and crypto, plus a Futures track launched in 2026. TTP offers Futures Prime and CFD Prime covering forex pairs, metals, energies, indices, crypto, and equities. Both are genuine multi-asset operations. The 5%ers has a longer track record in CFD multi-asset; TTP adds equities to the instrument mix, which The 5%ers does not.

How do payout timelines compare between TTP and The 5%ers?

TTP Futures pays every 7 days from the second payout onward. The first payout requires 5 profitable trading days each with at least $200 daily profit, and is capped at $5,000 or 50% of realized profit. TTP CFD pays bi-weekly with a $100 minimum. The 5%ers pays bi-weekly with a $150 minimum across both Futures and CFD programs, with a 3.5% fee on Rise, Crypto, and Bank transfers. The 5%ers imposes a $1,500 per cycle cap on crypto payouts.

How long has The 5%ers been operating?

The 5%ers was founded in 2016 by Gil Ben Hur, making it one of the longer-running prop firms in operation. With CEO Saul Lokier at the helm, the firm has accumulated over 262,000 funded traders and approximately $43 million in payouts (marketing claims, unaudited). Its Trustpilot score of 4.9 across 23,000+ reviews reflects nearly a decade of customer relationship history.