Goat Funded Trader rules

Every loss limit and trading rule per plan, read on Goat Funded Trader's own pages on November 4, 2026.

As of November 4, 2026, Goat Funded Trader uses static and trailing balance and intraday, 13 of 56 setups have no daily loss limit and 25 have no consistency rule in the evaluation. News trading is limited, EAs are limited, weekend holding is allowed.

Loss limits and pass rules per plan

1 Step: 1-step
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Min days	Leverage
$5K	Standard	$500	$300	Static	$150	None	None	3	1:100
$10K	Standard	$1,000	$600	Static	$300	None	None	3	1:100
$25K	Standard	$2,500	$1,500	Static	$750	None	None	3	1:100
$50K	Standard	$5,000	$3,000	Static	$1,500	None	None	3	1:100
$100K	Standard	$10,000	$6,000	Static	$3,000	None	None	3	1:100
$200K	Standard	$20,000	$12,000	Static	$6,000	None	None	3	1:100

6% static. Daily 3% for accounts bought from 1 August 2026; set at 5pm EST from the higher of balance or equity. Goat Guard applies on funded with a $3,000 daily profit cap.

2 Step GOAT: 2-step
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Min days	Leverage
$5K	Standard	$400 then $300	$500	Static	$200	None	None	3	1:100
$10K	Standard	$800 then $600	$1,000	Static	$400	None	None	3	1:100
$25K	Standard	$2,000 then $1,500	$2,500	Static	$1,000	None	None	3	1:100
$50K	Standard	$4,000 then $3,000	$5,000	Static	$2,000	None	None	3	1:100
$100K	Standard	$8,000 then $6,000	$10,000	Static	$4,000	None	None	3	1:100
$150K	Standard	$12,000 then $9,000	$15,000	Static	$6,000	None	None	3	1:100

10% static, 4% daily. Goat Guard on funded with a $3,000 daily profit cap.

2 Step Standard: 2-step
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Min days	Leverage
$5K	Standard	$500 then $250	$500	Static	$250	None	None	3	1:100
$10K	Standard	$1,000 then $500	$1,000	Static	$500	None	None	3	1:100
$25K	Standard	$2,500 then $1,250	$2,500	Static	$1,250	None	None	3	1:100
$50K	Standard	$5,000 then $2,500	$5,000	Static	$2,500	None	None	3	1:100
$100K	Standard	$10,000 then $5,000	$10,000	Static	$5,000	None	None	3	1:100
$200K	Standard	$20,000 then $10,000	$20,000	Static	$10,000	None	None	3	1:100

10% static, 5% daily. Goat Guard on funded with a $3,000 daily profit cap.

2-Step Promo 100K: 2-step
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Min days	Leverage
$100K	Limited-time promo account	$10,000 then $5,000	$8,000	Static	$3,000	n/a	40%	n/a	1:100

8% static maximum loss, equity or balance must stay above 92% of the initial balance. 3% daily from the higher of balance or equity at 5pm EST. Discount codes not accepted.

Instant Daily: Instant
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Leverage
$1K	Standard	$0	$30	Trailing balance	None	n/a	None	1:100
$2.5K	Standard	$0	$75	Trailing balance	None	n/a	None	1:100
$5K	Standard	$0	$150	Trailing balance	None	n/a	None	1:100
$10K	Standard	$0	$300	Trailing balance	None	n/a	None	1:100
$25K	Standard	$0	$750	Trailing balance	None	n/a	None	1:100
$50K	Standard	$0	$1,500	Trailing balance	None	n/a	None	1:100

3% trailing, locks at initial balance. No daily limit; 1% floating loss limit. Account validity 30 days.

Instant HERO: Instant
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Min days	Leverage
$5K	Standard	$0	$250	Trailing balance	$150	n/a	15%	6	1:100
$10K	Standard	$0	$500	Trailing balance	$300	n/a	15%	6	1:100
$15K	Standard	$0	$750	Trailing balance	$450	n/a	15%	6	1:100
$25K	Standard	$0	$1,250	Trailing balance	$750	n/a	15%	6	1:100
$50K	Standard	$0	$2,500	Trailing balance	$1,500	n/a	15%	6	1:100
$100K	Standard	$0	$5,000	Trailing balance	$3,000	n/a	15%	6	1:100
$200K	Standard	$0	$10,000	Trailing balance	$6,000	n/a	15%	6	1:100
$300K	Standard	$0	$15,000	Trailing balance	$9,000	n/a	15%	6	1:100
$400K	Standard	$0	$20,000	Trailing balance	$12,000	n/a	15%	6	1:100

5% trailing; 3% daily reset each day; 1% floating loss rule.

Instant GOAT: Instant
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Min days	Leverage
$5K	Standard	$0	$300	Trailing balance	$150	n/a	15%	5	1:100
$10K	Standard	$0	$600	Trailing balance	$300	n/a	15%	5	1:100
$25K	Standard	$0	$1,500	Trailing balance	$750	n/a	15%	5	1:100
$50K	Standard	$0	$3,000	Trailing balance	$1,500	n/a	15%	5	1:100
$100K	Standard	$0	$6,000	Trailing balance	$3,000	n/a	15%	5	1:100
$200K	Standard	$0	$12,000	Trailing balance	$6,000	n/a	15%	5	1:100
$300K	Standard	$0	$18,000	Trailing balance	$9,000	n/a	15%	5	1:100
$400K	Standard	$0	$24,000	Trailing balance	$12,000	n/a	15%	5	1:100

6% trailing; 3% daily; 2% floating loss on all open trades; drawdown reset after payout.

Instant Premium: Instant
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Min days	Leverage
$5K	Standard	$0	$300	Intraday	$150	n/a	None	5	1:50
$10K	Standard	$0	$600	Intraday	$300	n/a	None	5	1:50
$15K	Standard	$0	$900	Intraday	$450	n/a	None	5	1:50
$25K	Standard	$0	$1,500	Intraday	$750	n/a	None	5	1:50
$50K	Standard	$0	$3,000	Intraday	$1,500	n/a	None	5	1:50
$100K	Standard	$0	$6,000	Intraday	$3,000	n/a	None	5	1:50
$150K	Standard	$0	$9,000	Intraday	$4,500	n/a	None	5	1:50

6% intraday trailing; 3% daily; 1% floating loss from 2 September 2026.

Pay Later: 1-step
Size	Setup	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency, eval	Consistency, funded	Min days	Leverage
$5K	$5 entry, balance after passing	$150	$400	Intraday	None	None	30%	n/a	n/a
$10K	$5 entry, balance after passing	$300	$800	Intraday	None	None	30%	n/a	n/a
$15K	$5 entry, balance after passing	$450	$1,200	Intraday	None	None	30%	n/a	n/a
$25K	$5 entry, balance after passing	$750	$2,000	Intraday	None	None	30%	n/a	n/a
$50K	$5 entry, balance after passing	$1,500	$4,000	Intraday	None	None	30%	n/a	n/a
$100K	$5 entry, balance after passing	$3,000	$8,000	Intraday	None	None	30%	n/a	n/a
$200K	$5 entry, balance after passing	$6,000	$16,000	Intraday	None	None	30%	n/a	n/a

$5 entry, activation paid after passing. Max total loss 8% trailing in evaluation, 6% funded; the limit sits below the highest balance or equity reached and locks at the initial balance. No daily limit in evaluation, 3% funded. 3% target and 30% funded consistency for accounts bought from 5 September 2026.

Source: goatfundedtrader.com, checked 2026-11-04.

What you may do at Goat Funded Trader

News tradingLimitedAllowed, but trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of red-folder news can keep a maximum profit of 1% of initial balance.
Algos and EAsLimitedOnly self-developed EAs; third-party EAs, HFT and gold arbitrage EAs banned.
Copy tradingLimitedOnly through the GOAT Trade Copier between own GFT accounts; signals and external copying banned.
Overnight holdingUnknown
Weekend holdingAllowedSee help center; weekend gap trading has its own rule.
ScalingYesLevel 1 after 2 funded months and 4 payouts gives a 15% capital increase; further levels in the help center.

Source: help.goatfundedtrader.com, checked 2026-11-04.

Rule and plan changes at Goat Funded Trader

October 31, 2026 Rule change 200K Pay Later, $5 entry, balance after passing: price changed from 998 to 5
October 31, 2026 Rule change 100K Pay Later, $5 entry, balance after passing: price changed from 598 to 5
October 31, 2026 Rule change 50K Pay Later, $5 entry, balance after passing: price changed from 368 to 5
October 31, 2026 Rule change 25K Pay Later, $5 entry, balance after passing: price changed from 238 to 5
October 31, 2026 Rule change 15K Pay Later, $5 entry, balance after passing: price changed from 168 to 5
October 31, 2026 Rule change 10K Pay Later, $5 entry, balance after passing: price changed from 118 to 5
October 31, 2026 Rule change 5K Pay Later, $5 entry, balance after passing: price changed from 78 to 5

Detected by comparing Goat Funded Trader's pages between daily checks. Full log on the updates page.

Questions about Goat Funded Trader rules

What is the Goat Funded Trader consistency rule?

Goat Funded Trader has no consistency rule in the evaluation and None to 40% on the funded account, as of November 4, 2026.

What drawdown does Goat Funded Trader use?

Goat Funded Trader uses static and trailing balance and intraday drawdown; 13 of its 56 setups have no daily loss limit. Each plan's exact dollar amounts are in the plan table above.

Does Goat Funded Trader allow news trading?

With limits, as of November 4, 2026. Allowed, but trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of red-folder news can keep a maximum profit of 1% of initial balance.

Does Goat Funded Trader allow EAs and algos?

With limits, as of November 4, 2026. Only self-developed EAs; third-party EAs, HFT and gold arbitrage EAs banned.

Does Goat Funded Trader allow copy trading?

With limits, as of November 4, 2026. Only through the GOAT Trade Copier between own GFT accounts; signals and external copying banned.

Does Goat Funded Trader allow weekend holding?

Yes, as of November 4, 2026. See help center; weekend gap trading has its own rule.

What changed at Goat Funded Trader recently?

On November 7, 2026: New offer: 2-Step Promo 100K for $99 instead of $478, a limited-time account with its own price and no discount codes. PropTested logs every rule, price and plan change it detects between daily checks.

Goat Funded Trader appears in these lists

No consistency rule No daily loss limit Instant funding 1-step 2-step Static drawdown One payment Weekend holding allowed

Rules explained: max drawdown, daily loss limit, consistency rule, news, algos and holding rules.