Goat Funded Trader rules: drawdown, daily loss and reset time

Goat Funded Trader 1 Step: a 10% profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 6% static maximum loss.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 3% of the day's opening balance or equity.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 6%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.

Minimum trading days

Four minimum trading days for accounts bought from 27 July 2026, three before.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Allowed. High-impact (red folder on ForexFactory/Myfxbook) only. Profit from a trade touching the window is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the cap counts trades closed by stop loss, take profit and pending orders, not just manual ones. Applies to challenge and funded alike. source

Program notes. Daily loss is a percentage of the higher of balance or equity at 5 PM EST (not of the starting balance, so it shrinks after a losing day): 3% on accounts bought from 1 August 2026 and 4% before that; we show the stricter figure. Four minimum trading days for accounts bought from 27 July 2026, three before. A trading day only counts toward the minimum if it makes at least 0.5% of the initial balance, flat and losing days do not count.

Goat Funded Trader 2-Step: 10% then 5% profit targets, a 5% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 10% static maximum loss.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 5% of the day's opening balance or equity.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 10%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.

Minimum trading days

Four minimum trading days for accounts bought from 25 July 2026, three before.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Allowed. High-impact (red folder on ForexFactory/Myfxbook) only. Profit from a trade touching the window is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the cap counts trades closed by stop loss, take profit and pending orders, not just manual ones. Applies to challenge and funded alike. source

Program notes. Daily loss is a percentage of the higher of balance or equity at 5 PM EST, not of the starting balance, so it shrinks after a losing day. Four minimum trading days for accounts bought from 25 July 2026, three before. A trading day only counts toward the minimum if it makes at least 0.5% of the initial balance, flat and losing days do not count.

Goat Funded Trader 2-Step GOAT: 8% then 6% profit targets, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 10% static maximum loss.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 4% of the day's opening balance or equity.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 10%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.

Minimum trading days

Four minimum trading days for accounts bought from 25 July 2026, three before.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Allowed. High-impact (red folder on ForexFactory/Myfxbook) only. Profit from a trade touching the window is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the cap counts trades closed by stop loss, take profit and pending orders, not just manual ones. Applies to challenge and funded alike. source

Program notes. Daily loss is a percentage of the higher of balance or equity at 5 PM EST, not of the starting balance, so it shrinks after a losing day. Four minimum trading days for accounts bought from 25 July 2026, three before. A trading day only counts toward the minimum if it makes at least 0.5% of the initial balance, flat and losing days do not count.

Goat Funded Trader Instant GOAT: no profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 6% intraday trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 3% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 6%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It is a percentage of the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high.

Minimum trading days

Five minimum trading days per payout.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 15% best-day rule. 15% consistency rule gates payouts.

News trading

Allowed. High-impact (red folder on ForexFactory/Myfxbook) only. Profit from a trade touching the window is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the cap counts trades closed by stop loss, take profit and pending orders, not just manual ones. Applies to challenge and funded alike. source

Program notes. Instant account: no evaluation, but both loss limits TRAIL your equity high and a 2% floating loss across open positions closes the account outright. 15% consistency rule gates payouts; five minimum trading days per payout. A trading day only counts toward the minimum if it makes at least 0.5% of the initial balance, flat and losing days do not count.

Goat Funded Trader Instant HERO: no profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 5% intraday trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 3% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 5%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It is a percentage of the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high.

Minimum trading days

90% base split, 15% consistency rule, six minimum trading days per payout.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 15% best-day rule. 90% base split, 15% consistency rule, six minimum trading days per payout.

News trading

Allowed. High-impact (red folder on ForexFactory/Myfxbook) only. Profit from a trade touching the window is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the cap counts trades closed by stop loss, take profit and pending orders, not just manual ones. Applies to challenge and funded alike. source

Program notes. The tightest of the instants: a 1% floating loss across open positions closes the account, and both limits trail your equity high. 90% base split, 15% consistency rule, six minimum trading days per payout. A trading day only counts toward the minimum if it makes at least 0.5% of the initial balance, flat and losing days do not count.

Goat Funded Trader Instant Premium: no profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 6% intraday trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 3% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 6%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It is a percentage of the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high.

Minimum trading days

Not recorded in the verified rules.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Allowed. High-impact (red folder on ForexFactory/Myfxbook) only. Profit from a trade touching the window is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the cap counts trades closed by stop loss, take profit and pending orders, not just manual ones. Applies to challenge and funded alike. source

Program notes. No consistency rule, the reason to pick this one, but the 6% max loss trails INTRADAY, so unrealised profit drags the floor up while your position is still open. A 1% floating loss across open positions closes the account (accounts bought from 2 September 2026; 1.5% before). Payouts run on a 10-day cycle (14 days for accounts bought from 21 September 2026). A trading day only counts toward the minimum if it makes at least 0.5% of the initial balance, flat and losing days do not count.