GENERAL RULES
News Trading
- News trading is allowed, but trades opened/closed within 2 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 high-frequency trading (HFT) strategies / systems and/or Gold Arbitrage EA.
Copy Trading
- Copy trading during the evaluation stage is prohibited, but once funded, you may copy trades between your own funded accounts. Copying trades or ideas from other traders or accounts is strictly forbidden.
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; first two payouts are limited to 6% of initial balance, with no limits after that.
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.
See details: https://help.goatfundedtrader.com/en/articles/10742118-what-are-prohibited-trading-practices
Goat Blitz Challange
- The GOAT Blitz Challenge is a fast-track 3% profit challenge available for a limited time randomly on two weekends every month, offering traders a quick path to funding.
- Max loss policy for Goat Blitz Challenge, If your floating profit and loss (PnL) drops below -2% of your account balance at any moment, the account will be permanently closed.
- Consistency rule for Goat Blitz Challenge(Funded stage):No single trading day can account for 15% or more of your total profits during a payout period.
1-STEP MODEL & 2-STEP MODELS [STANDARD, GOAT & PRO
Minimum Trading Days
- Evaluation & Funded: 3 profitable trading days with at least 0.5% profit of the account balance each day
3-STEP MODEL
Minimum Trading Days
Evaluation & Funded: None
INSTANT FUNDING MODELS [GOAT & PRO]
Minimum Trading Days
- 5 profitable trading days with at least 0.5% profit of the account balance each day
Max Loss Per Trade Rule
- Your account will be permanently closed if floating losses reach -2% of your balance at any time.