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Every rule we have verified for Goat Funded Trader's 3 programmes, each linked to the page it came from on goatfundedtrader.com.
Rules come from Goat Funded Trader's help centre and reflect accounts bought from August 2026; several limits changed for accounts bought from late July 2026. Fees are the struck-through list prices in the homepage configurator, before the site-wide 45% code.
Platforms
MT5 and cTrader are not available to clients in the USA.
“Currently, our platform exclusively grants access to Ctrader, Tradelocker, MatchTrader, Volumetrica and MT5.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Which platforms can I trade on?Verified
15 of 15 rules verified from Goat Funded Trader's own pages.
Set at 5:00 PM EST from the higher of balance or equity. The same limit applies once funded.
“At 5:00 PM EST, we check the higher value between the Account Balance or Account Equity.”
Same limit once funded.
“Your account equity or balance must never drop below 90% of your starting capital.”
A valid day needs at least 0.5% profit on the initial balance. Funded accounts bought from 25 July 2026 need 4 such days per payout.
“Complete at least 3 valid trading days.”
Applies to evaluation and funded accounts. A breached account is not reinstated.
“If no trades are placed on your account for 30 consecutive days, it will be breached due to inactivity.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is there any inactivity limit?Verified
Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of a high-impact release is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the excess is removed without a breach. Applies to challenge and funded stages.
“Any trade that is opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact news release (marked with a red folder on ForexFactory.com or Myfxbook.com) can generate a maximum profit of 1% of the account’s initial balance.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is News Trading allowed?Verified
On funded accounts, profit from trades opened in the last 3 market hours on Friday and closed in the first 3 on Monday is removed.
“Yes, you can hold trades over the weekend.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified
The 100% split is a paid add-on at checkout.
“Profit Split: 80% (Traders keep 80% of their profit).”
The funded trading-day minimum must also be met. An optional add-on allows an on-demand first reward at a 40% split.
“Bi-weekly rewards: Traders can withdraw their profits every 14 days after placing their first trade.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: All about Rewards and Profit SplitsVerified
“Payout Cycle: Bi-weekly (Every 14 days).”
The cap is removed after the second payout. On $5K accounts bought from 25 July 2026 it is 4% instead of 6%.
“Initial 2 Payout Caps: For the first two payouts, withdrawals are capped at 6% of the initial account size or $10,000 (whichever is lower).”
List prices before the site-wide 45% code (GFT45), which the configurator shows next to each price. The $5K size is shown at $17.
“$345 $628 100K Account”
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 5K | $52 |
| 10K | $90 |
| 25K | $234 |
| 50K | $358 |
| 100K | $628 |
| 200K | $1,198 |
Includes instant accounts. Not refunded if the account fails before the fourth payout.
“The Evaluation fee you paid for the account you completed is fully refundable when you receive your fourth payout including instant accounts and Pay Later Model.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is the Evaluation Fee refundable?Verified
The first trigger cuts the profit split to 50%; a second trigger breaches the account. Does not apply to instant funding accounts.
“It monitors the combined floating PnL of your open positions and is triggered when they reach a combined floating loss equal to 2% of your initial account size.”
Profit above the cap is deducted but does not breach the account.
“Daily Profit Cap: Funded accounts have a $3,000 daily profit limit.”
Losses from such trades still count. Evaluation accounts are not affected.
“For funded accounts, any profit generated from trades that are open for less than 2 minutes (120 seconds) will be considered invalid and removed when a payout is requested.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Trades lasting less than 2 minutesVerified
“All rewards are subject to a 3% processing fee.”
15 of 15 rules verified from Goat Funded Trader's own pages.
Accounts bought before 1 August 2026 keep a 4% limit. Set at 5:00 PM EST; the same limit applies once funded.
“Note: For 1-Step accounts purchased from August 1st, 2026 onward, the Daily Drawdown Limit is 3% instead of 4%.”
Same limit once funded.
“Your account equity or balance must never drop below 94% of your starting capital.”
A valid day needs at least 0.5% profit on the initial balance. Funded accounts bought from 27 July 2026 need 4 such days per payout.
“Complete at least 3 valid trading days.”
Applies to evaluation and funded accounts. A breached account is not reinstated.
“If no trades are placed on your account for 30 consecutive days, it will be breached due to inactivity.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is there any inactivity limit?Verified
Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of a high-impact release is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the excess is removed without a breach. Applies to challenge and funded stages.
“Any trade that is opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact news release (marked with a red folder on ForexFactory.com or Myfxbook.com) can generate a maximum profit of 1% of the account’s initial balance.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is News Trading allowed?Verified
On funded accounts, profit from trades opened in the last 3 market hours on Friday and closed in the first 3 on Monday is removed.
“Yes, you can hold trades over the weekend.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified
The 100% split is a paid add-on at checkout.
“Profit Split: 80% (Traders keep 80% of their profit).”
The funded trading-day minimum must also be met. An optional add-on allows an on-demand first reward at a 40% split.
“Bi-weekly rewards: Traders can withdraw their profits every 14 days after placing their first trade.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: All about Rewards and Profit SplitsVerified
“Payout Cycle: Bi-weekly (Every 14 days).”
The cap is removed after the second payout.
“Initial 2 Payout Caps: For the first two payouts, withdrawals are capped at 6% of the initial account size or $10,000 (whichever is lower).”
List prices before the site-wide 45% code (GFT45), which the configurator shows next to each price.
“$292 $530 100K Account”
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 5K | $74 |
| 10K | $114 |
| 25K | $214 |
| 50K | $314 |
| 100K | $530 |
| 200K | $914 |
Includes instant accounts. Not refunded if the account fails before the fourth payout.
“The Evaluation fee you paid for the account you completed is fully refundable when you receive your fourth payout including instant accounts and Pay Later Model.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is the Evaluation Fee refundable?Verified
The first trigger cuts the profit split to 50%; a second trigger breaches the account. Does not apply to instant funding accounts.
“It monitors the combined floating PnL of your open positions and is triggered when they reach a combined floating loss equal to 2% of your initial account size.”
Profit above the cap is deducted but does not breach the account.
“Daily Profit Cap: Funded accounts have a $3,000 daily profit limit.”
Losses from such trades still count. Evaluation accounts are not affected.
“For funded accounts, any profit generated from trades that are open for less than 2 minutes (120 seconds) will be considered invalid and removed when a payout is requested.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Trades lasting less than 2 minutesVerified
“All rewards are subject to a 3% processing fee.”
14 of 15 rules verified from Goat Funded Trader's own pages.
The article calls it trailing and reset at 5 PM EST, and describes the base as both the daily starting balance and the initial balance.
“The maximum daily loss limit is 3% of your daily starting balance.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT ModelVerified
The floor follows the equity high and never moves down. It resets after each payout.
“The maximum total drawdown of Instant Goat accounts is a trailing drawdown set at 6% of the equity value.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT ModelVerified
“The Instant Funding GOAT Model offers immediate access to a funded account with specific rules for managing your trading risks and profits.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT ModelVerified
A valid day needs at least 0.5% profit on the initial balance.
“Traders on Instant Goat accounts must complete at least 5 trading days before requesting a reward.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT ModelVerified
Applies to evaluation and funded accounts. A breached account is not reinstated.
“If no trades are placed on your account for 30 consecutive days, it will be breached due to inactivity.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is there any inactivity limit?Verified
Breaking it blocks the payout until the best day falls below 15%; it does not breach the account.
“It states that no single trading day can account for 15% or more of your total profits during a payout period.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT ModelVerified
Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of a high-impact release is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the excess is removed without a breach.
“Any trade that is opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact news release (marked with a red folder on ForexFactory.com or Myfxbook.com) can generate a maximum profit of 1% of the account’s initial balance.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is News Trading allowed?Verified
On funded accounts, profit from trades opened in the last 3 market hours on Friday and closed in the first 3 on Monday is removed.
“Yes, you can hold trades over the weekend.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified
The 100% split is a paid add-on at checkout.
“Profit Split: 80% (Traders keep 80% of their profit).”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT ModelVerified
The 5-day trading minimum and the consistency rule must also be met.
“Bi-weekly rewards: Traders can withdraw profits every 14 days after placing their first trade.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: All about Rewards and Profit SplitsVerified
“Payout Cycle: Bi-weekly (Every 14 days).”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT ModelVerified
List prices before the site-wide 45% code (GFT45), which the configurator shows next to each price.
“$448 $815 100K Account”
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 5K | $108 |
| 10K | $158 |
| 25K | $318 |
| 50K | $488 |
| 100K | $815 |
| 200K | $1,663 |
| 300K | $2,398 |
| 400K | $2,998 |
Includes instant accounts. Not refunded if the account fails before the fourth payout.
“The Evaluation fee you paid for the account you completed is fully refundable when you receive your fourth payout including instant accounts and Pay Later Model.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is the Evaluation Fee refundable?Verified
“If your floating profit and loss (PnL) drops below -2% of your account balance at any moment, the account will be permanently closed.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT ModelVerified
May lead to profit deductions or phase resets.
“We define gambling-style trading as any trade where more than 80% of available margin is used in a trading idea.”
Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: All or Nothing Trading StrategiesVerified
“All rewards are subject to a 3% processing fee.”
Answers are generated from the verified values above, programme by programme, with the source and date each rests on.
2-Step Standard: 5% of day-start balance or equity (higher). 1-Step Model: 3% of day-start balance or equity (higher). Instant Funding GOAT Model: 3% daily. Source: Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 2-Step Standard, Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 1 Step Model and Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT Model, verified 28 September 2026.
2-Step Standard: 10% static. 1-Step Model: 6% static. Instant Funding GOAT Model: 6% trailing on equity. Source: Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 2-Step Standard, Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 1 Step Model and Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT Model, verified 28 September 2026.
2-Step Standard: None. 1-Step Model: None. Instant Funding GOAT Model: 15%. Source: Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 2-Step Standard, Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 1 Step Model and Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT Model, verified 28 September 2026.
2-Step Standard: Profit capped at 1% within ±5 min. 1-Step Model: Profit capped at 1% within ±5 min. Instant Funding GOAT Model: Profit capped at 1% within ±5 min. Source: Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is News Trading allowed?, verified 28 September 2026.
2-Step Standard: Unlimited. 1-Step Model: Unlimited. Instant Funding GOAT Model: No evaluation. Source: Goat Funded Trader homepage: Choose Your Account and Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT Model, verified 28 September 2026.
2-Step Standard: 3 then 3. 1-Step Model: 3. Instant Funding GOAT Model: None to start; 5 before a payout. Source: Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 2-Step Standard, Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 1 Step Model and Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT Model, verified 28 September 2026.
2-Step Standard: 14 days after the first trade. 1-Step Model: 14 days after the first trade. Instant Funding GOAT Model: 14 days after the first trade. Source: Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: All about Rewards and Profit Splits, verified 28 September 2026.
2-Step Standard: 80%, 100% with add-on. 1-Step Model: 80%, 100% with add-on. Instant Funding GOAT Model: 80%, 100% with add-on. Source: Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 2-Step Standard, Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: 1 Step Model and Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Instant Funding GOAT Model, verified 28 September 2026.
2-Step Standard: $52 to $1,198. 1-Step Model: $74 to $914. Instant Funding GOAT Model: $108 to $2,998. Source: Goat Funded Trader homepage: Choose Your Account, verified 28 September 2026.
Every page this profile draws on. We use Goat Funded Trader's own website, help centre and terms only.
https://www.goatfundedtrader.com/
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/13575169-2-step-standard
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10630134-1-step-model
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/13574117-instant-funding-goat-model
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/9549359-all-about-rewards-and-profit-splits
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742264-how-payouts-work-eligibility-request-processing-and-arrival
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742084-is-news-trading-allowed
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742082-can-i-hold-trades-over-the-weekend
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742197-is-there-any-inactivity-limit
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/11036447-is-the-evaluation-fee-refundable
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10741900-which-platforms-can-i-trade-on
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/12849041-what-is-the-rule-about-trades-lasting-less-than-2-minutes
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742107-what-is-goat-guard
https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742096-does-goat-funded-trader-allow-all-or-nothing-trading-strategies
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