Goat Funded Trader

Firm Rules

• GENERAL RULES
• News Trading: News trading is allowed
• but trades opened/closed (either manually or automatically
• such as via stop loss
• take profit
• or pending orders) within 5 minutes before or after high-impact news can generate a maximum profit of 1% of the account’s initial balance. Excess profits are removed without penalties. This applies to both challenge and funded phases.
• Expert Advisors (EAs): Yes
• you can use them as long as the EAs comply with the prohibited trading practices rule. However
• you are not allowed to use 3rd party EAs
• high-frequency trading (HFT) strategies / systems and/or Gold Arbitrage EA.
• Using an EA or trading bot to pass the Challenge Account and then switching to manual trading in the Funded Account (or vice versa) is strictly prohibited
• Copy Trading: Copying trades (manually or via EA) between your own evaluation accounts
• or from an evaluation account to a funded account
• is not permitted — each challenge must be passed independently.
• Copy trading between your own funded accounts is allowed.
• Copy trading and signal services from other traders
• signal providers
• trading groups
• or third-party services are strictly prohibited and may result in account termination.
• Inactivity Rule: 30 consecutive days
• Inactive accounts within this period are breached
• Social Media & Public Conduct: Spreading false information or engaging in negative advertising about Goat Funded Trader on social media or public platforms is strictly prohibited. Violations result in: Account termination
• Permanent ban
• Potential legal action
• Risk Management & Trading Limits - Risk limit: GFT may impose a 1% risk limit per trade idea if excessive risk-taking is detected. Non-compliance results in: Immediate account breach
• No payouts or entitlements. Note: Restrictions may be lifted with consistent safe trading practices.
• GFT strictly prohibits high-risk
• all-or-nothing strategies
• including: Using over 80% of available margin on a single trade.
• Daily Profit Cap: Funded Traders daily profits are capped at $3
• 000.
• Minimum Trade Hold Time: Profits from trades held under 2 minutes on funded accounts are not counted
• while losses still apply.
• Prohibited Trading Practices: Exploit pricing/platform errors
• use insider information
• front-run trades
• jeopardize broker relationships
• create regulatory issues
• all-or-nothing trading
• risky trading styles
• hedging (same or multiple accounts)
• use third-party/off-the-shelf EAs or strategies
• switch strategies between assessment and funded stages
• and duplicate trades or trade ideas across accounts
• Martingale / Grid Recovery Systems Strategies that increase lot size after losses (Martingale or grid) are strictly prohibited. See details: https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742118-what-are-prohibited-trading-practices
• Overnight | Weekend Holding/Trading (Crypto): Allowed
• Weekend Gap Policy: Weekend holding Allowed but prohibits trading solely to exploit Monday morning market price gaps. For funded accounts
• any profits generated from trades opened in the last three hours of Friday and closed in the first three hours of Monday will be removed.
• The Goat Guard: Goat Guard is GFT’s risk management tool for funded accounts (excluding instant funding)
• automatically closing all open trades if they reach a 2% loss to prevent excessive drawdowns. This "soft breach" allows immediate continued trading
• with no ban. Triggering it once reduces profit split to 50%; a second time breaches the account fully.
• Shared Device Usage: Traders are strictly prohibited from accessing or operating their account on any shared mobile or desktop device. Detection of account activity from a shared device especially one linked to multiple user accounts will result in immediate disqualification from payout eligibility and may lead to account termination.
• IP Address and Account Access Policy Explained: https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742103-ip-address-and-
• 1-STEP MODEL & 2-STEP MODELS [STANDARD & GOAT] - Minimum Trading Days: Evaluation: 3 profitable trading days of 0.5% profit each day | Funded: 4 profitable trading days of 0.5% profit each day
• INSTANT FUNDING MODELS PREMIUM
• GOAT & HERO - Premium & Goat Minimum Trading Days: 5 profitable trading days with at least 0.5% profit of the account balance each day
• Hero Minimum Trading Days: 6 profitable trading days with at least 0.5% profit of the account balance each day
• Max Floating Loss Rule - Goat: Your account will be permanently closed if floating losses reach -2% of your balance at any time. Premium and Hero: Your account will be permanently closed if floating losses reach -1% of your balance at any time
• GOAT BLITZ: Available for a limited time randomly on two weekends every month
• offering traders a quick path to funding.
• GOAT BLITZ - Minimum Trading Days: Evaluation & Funded: 5 profitable trading days of at least 0.5% profit each day
• GOAT BLITZ - Max Loss Per Trade Rule: Your account will be permanently closed if floating losses reach -2% of your balance at any time.
• SCALING PLAN - Assessment Based Accounts Scaling Plan
• Level 1: +15% capital
• 90% profit split after 2 months & 4 payouts | DLL & MLL increases by 1%.
• Level 2: +30% capital
• 90% profit split
• weekly payouts after 4 months & 6 payouts | DLL & MLL increases by 2%.
• Level 3: +40% capital
• 92% profit split
• monthly salary ($300–$500)
• weekly payouts
• free challenge after 5 months & 10 payouts | DLL & MLL increases by 3%.
• Level 4 (GOAT Trader): +50% capital
• 95% profit split
• free challenge after 6 months & 15 payouts | DLL & MLL increases by 4%.
• Scaling is based on the original account size
• even if accounts are merged. See details: https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10831213-how-does-the-scaling-plan-work
• Note: There’s no scaling with the Instant Funding Programs

Payout Policy

Instant Hero - Payout Frequency: Bi-weekly | Profit Split: 90% | 100% with Add-on Instant Premium - Payout Frequency: 10 days | Profit Split: 80% Instant Goat - Payout Frequency: Bi-weekly | Profit Split: 80%, 100% with Add-on 1 Step, 2 Step Goat, 2-Step Standard & Goat Blitz - Payout Frequency: Bi-weekly | Profit Split: 80% | 100% with Add-on First Reward on Demand (Add-On): First payout on-demand at a 40% profit split, with the 3% minimum profit and minimum profitable trading day requirements still applying. The 100% Profit Split add-on does not change the 40% split on the first reward. Drawdown Reset: The maximum loss limit resets after each payout. Applicable to accounts with trailing drawdown Maximum Payout: First two payouts are limited to 6% of initial balance or $10k (whichever is lower), with no limits after that. Applies to All Programs. Exception: For $5k Two-Step Goat & Standard accounts, the cap is 4% of the initial account balance instead of 6%. This applies only to accounts purchased from July 25th, 2026 onward. Minimum payout: $100 Rewards processing Fees: All rewards are subject to a 2% processing fee. The fee is calculated on the final reward amount after applying the applicable profit split and any deductions Payout Methods and Limits: Rise: No Limit Bank Transfer: Max $10,000 per payout Skrill: $5,000 per payout Crypto: $4,000 per payout Note: Bank transfer payouts available in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Cameroon and Ghana only

Restricted Countries

AfghanistanBelarusCentral African RepublicChileCuba◎Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Free State)Hong KongIranIraqIsraelJordanLebanonLibyaMali◎Myanmar (Burma)North KoreaRussiaSenegalSingaporeSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTogoVenezuelaYemenZimbabwe