Goat Funded Trader

Headquartered in Saint Lucia Founded in 2022
Updated December 27, 2025

Goat Funded Trader offers 1‑step, 2‑step, 3‑step, Blitz and instant funding evaluations with static or trailing drawdowns up to 5% daily and 10% overall, scaling capital up to $2 million with profit splits starting at 80% and upgrades to 95–100% via add‑ons, while giving traders access to forex, indices, metals, commodities, stocks and cryptocurrencies across MatchTrader, TradeLocker, cTrader, Volumetrica and MT5; however, strict consistency and risk rules apply, news‑event profits are capped and fees are non‑refundable.

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Max Allocation $2,000,000 Capital Profit Split 100% Payout structure Platforms Goat Funded Trader MT5MT5 Goat Funded Trader cTradercTrader Goat Funded Trader Match-TraderMatch-Trader Goat Funded Trader TradeLockerTradeLocker Goat Funded Trader VolumetricaVolumetrica
Leverage 100 Forex pairs 2 Crypto pairs
Program Daily Loss Overall Loss Drawdown Model Leverage Broker Commissions Assets News Trading Payouts Evaluation Trading Rules Other Details Comparison Feedback

Program Type & Scaling

Challenge and instant funding

Scaling Plan

Level 1 (start): after 2 months in the funded phase and 4 successful payouts, capital increases 15%, profit split rises to 90%, and daily/total drawdowns each rise by 1 percentage point.

Level 2: after 4 months and 6 payouts, capital increases 30%, profit split remains 90%, drawdown limits rise by 2 percentage points and payouts become weekly.

Level 3: after 5 months and 10 payouts, capital increases 40%, profit split rises to 92%, drawdown limits rise by 3 percentage points, payouts remain weekly, traders receive a free challenge on failure and a monthly salary ($300 for 5K–50K accounts and $500 for 100K–200K accounts).

Level 4 – GOAT Trader: after 6 months and 15 payouts, capital increases 50%, profit split rises to 95%, drawdown limits rise by 4 percentage points, plus free challenge if the account fails and monthly salary ($300–$500); scaling is based on the original account size even if accounts are merged.

Daily Loss Limit

5

Maximum Overall Loss

10

Drawdown Model

Static for 1‑step, 2‑step and 3‑step evaluations; trailing for GOAT Blitz and instant funding; daily drawdown resets at 5 PM EST

Leverage

Forex 100
Crypto 2

Broker

In‑house brokerage licensed in Saint Lucia with MT5 license; accounts operate on partner platforms

Commissions

$5 per lot on forex and metals; zero commission on indices, commodities, stocks and crypto

Tradable Assets

Forex pairs; CFD indices; metals; commodities; stocks; cryptocurrencies

News & Event Trading

Allowed; but trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of high‑impact news may only generate up to 1% profit of initial balance

Payouts & Profit Split

Profit Split Start (%) 80%
Minimum Payout Amount $100
Payout Frequency Bi‑weekly; Instant Standard triple-payday every 10 days
Payout Methods Rise; Crypto; Skrill
Payment Methods Credit/debit card; PayPal; crypto

Evaluation & Account Rules

Challenges

1‑Step Model

  • Single phase; profit target 10% with minimum 3 trading days.
  • Daily drawdown 4%; maximum loss 6% (static).
  • No time limit; 80% profit split with 100% upgrade option.

2‑Step Standard

  • Step 1 profit target 10%, Step 2 profit target 5%.
  • Daily drawdown 5% and maximum loss 10% (static).
  • No time limits; profit split 80% with 100% upgrade; bi‑weekly payouts.

2‑Step GOAT

  • Step 1 profit target 8%, Step 2 profit target 6%.
  • Daily drawdown 4%, total loss 10% (static).
  • On‑demand first reward; profit split 80% with 100% upgrade.

2‑Step PRO

  • Step 1 profit target 8%, Step 2 profit target 4%.
  • Daily drawdown 4%; maximum loss 8% (static).
  • Profit split 80%; bi‑weekly payouts.

3‑Step Model

  • Three phases, each requiring 6% profit with static daily drawdown 4% and total loss 8%.
  • Daily profit cap $3,000 on funded accounts; first two payouts limited to 6% of initial balance.

GOAT Blitz

  • Profit target 3% with minimum 5 trading days achieving at least 0.5% per day.
  • Trailing daily drawdown 3% and trailing total drawdown 5%.
  • Consistency rule: no single day may contribute more than 15% of total profits; violation delays reward but isn’t a breach.

Instant Funding

  • Standard: trailing daily drawdown 4%, trailing total drawdown 8%, maximum risk per trade 2%; triple-payday rewards every 10 days; consistency cap 15% per day; 5 minimum trading days.
  • GOAT: trailing daily drawdown 3%, total drawdown 6%, risk per trade 2%; bi‑weekly payouts; consistency cap 15% per day.
  • PRO: no daily drawdown; trailing total drawdown 4%; risk per trade 2%; consistency cap 20% per day.

Trading Permissions

Weekend Trades yes
Copy Trading No (duplicating trades across accounts is prohibited)
EA Allowed

Expert Advisors are permitted provided they are not high‑frequency or arbitrage systems; they must be original and not marketed for passing challenges, and the trader may be asked to prove ownership by supplying the code.
Prohibited Strategies

GFT prohibits hedging within or across accounts, martingale trading, copy trading/duplicating trades, exploiting platform errors, insider information or front‑running, all‑or‑nothing trading, and any off‑the‑shelf Expert Advisor or third‑party strategy marketed to pass a challenge.

Other Details

Refund Policy (Code) Evaluation fees are non‑refundable; all transactions are final and no refunds are provided
3 Percent Rule (Notes) no
Consistency Rule (Notes) Instant Standard and GOAT models and GOAT Blitz require that no single day generates more than 15% of total profits; Instant PRO allows 20%; violation delays payouts but doesn’t breach the account. Minimum trading days depend on the model; 3 or 5 days are typical, and funded 3‑step accounts have a daily profit cap of $3,000.
Indices Leverage Max 100
Metals Leverage Max 100
Days to First Payout 10
Payout Processing Time (Days) 2
Account Merge Allowed No
Max Accounts per Trader N/A
KYC Required No
KYC Stage After passing the evaluation and before receiving the funded account and first payout
Restricted Countries Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Chile, Cuba, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Thailand, Vietnam
Scaling Plan Availability No
Other Risk Rules

Maximum risk per trade on instant accounts is 2% of the initial balance.

News‑event trades opened or closed within five minutes of high‑impact announcements may generate only up to 1% profit of the account’s initial balance; excess profit is removed.

Daily drawdown resets at 5 PM EST and includes closed and floating P&L, swaps and commissions.

Funded 3‑step accounts have a daily profit cap of $3,000 and the first two payouts are limited to 6% of the initial balance; traders must satisfy minimum trading day requirements.

Overnight and weekend holding is permitted.
Spread Quality Raw spreads
Slippage Policy Information not publicly available; contact GFT customer support
Martingale Allowed No
Lot Size Limits Max risk per trade 2% (instant models); no other lot‑size limits published
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