Goat Funded Trader

Founded: 2022
"Established in 2022" per the About page. The help centre (Why GFT) states a launch in May 2023 ("Since launching in May 2023").
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Markets: Forex/CFD
Platforms: MT5 · ≠ US
cTrader · ≠ US
Match-Trader
TradeLocker
Volumetrica
help.goatfundedtrader.comextract of firm data
Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Cryptohelp.goatfundedtrader.com
Identity check (KYC): before the first payout
KYC and the Trader Agreement only at the first payout request, not at purchase or funding. Verification via Veriff (crypto, Skrill, bank) or Rise (Rise payouts); the 2-business-day window starts once verification is complete.
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Paying for the challenge: Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Skrill, Crypto, local methods
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay; crypto (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC); PayPal, Skrill, Kora and AstroPay via a combined option. No payment-method fees stated.
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Payout methods: Rise, Crypto, Skrill, Bank transfer
Bank transfer only in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Cameroon and Ghana. The payout account must be in one's own name and not used on any other GFT account.
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Refunds: One-time fee; per the T&C (clause 7.4) and the Refund Policy no refunds. The help centre names two exceptions: refund with the fourth payout on the account (not for Instant Daily) and a full refund if GFT ends the collaboration because of the trading style with no other violation. Chargebacks lead to a permanent ban.goatfundedtrader.com
Minimum age: 18+
T&C clause 2.1.
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According to the firm

The firm's own statements, not checked by us.

«More than USD 30M in rewards paid (firm's own claim).»goatfundedtrader.com
«More than 1M traders (firm's own claim).»goatfundedtrader.com

Red Flags & Green Flags

Red Flag or Green Flag? Every call follows fixed criteria and shows its source. What our sources cannot answer stays "Unclear". Flags are never added up – there is no score.

Unclear
Is the firm on a regulator's warning list?
A documented check against the warning lists is not on record for this firm yet.
Unclear
Was there a documented payout stop, sales stop or closure (24 months)?
No such event is documented in our sources. That is not proof there was none.
Unclear
Do rule changes apply to new purchases only?
No dated rule change with a cut-off is recorded for this firm yet.
Green Flag
Rules fully visible without logging in.
Target, daily loss and max loss of every programme on sale are on the firm's public pages.
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Green Flag
Operating company published with name, seat and registration number.
Wishes Tower International Limited (HK), Company Number 76428795 (Hong Kong), as published by the firm.
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Green Flag
Discloses whether accounts are simulated or live.
Per GFT all accounts are fully simulated demo accounts using quotes from liquidity providers; capital and profits are simulated (T&C clause 11.3). Per the FAQ GFT never issues real funds; trading data goes to a partner proprietary firm that may copy trades at its own discretion, and traders are compensated as independent contractors. The homepage advertises "real Rewards". The checkout catalogue internally calls the funded stage "Live Account".
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Green Flag
Country exclusions and KYC timing are visible before buying.
Country list public (32 countries excluded). KYC: KYC and the Trader Agreement only at the first payout request, not at purchase or funding. Verification via Veriff (crypto, Skrill, bank) or Rise (Rise payouts); the 2-business-day window starts once verification is complete.
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Green Flag
Payouts possible in other ways than crypto.
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Green Flag
Refund terms are public.
One-time fee; per the T&C (clause 7.4) and the Refund Policy no refunds. The help centre names two exceptions: refund with the fourth payout on the account (not for Instant Daily) and a full refund if GFT ends the collaboration because of the trading style with no other violation. Chargebacks lead to a permanent ban.
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Unclear
Do the terms carry a date or version?
We do not record the date or version of the terms as a field yet.

The criteria

The criteria come from our transparency check. A Red Flag needs a documented fact – a missing item is never a Red Flag.

Red Flag

Named on an official regulator warning list (exact name match). A listing is not proof of wrongdoing.
Documented payout stop, sales stop or closure (firm or group company) in the last 24 months.
Documented retroactive rule change for accounts already bought, in the last 24 months.
Rules not fully visible without logging in or buying.
No operating company with name and seat named in the terms.

Green Flag

Rules fully visible without logging in.
Operating company published with name, seat and registration number.
Terms carry a date or version.
Rule changes apply to new purchases only, with a cut-off date; no documented retroactive change in 24 months.
Country exclusions and KYC timing are visible before buying.
Payouts possible in other ways than crypto.
Discloses whether accounts are simulated or live.
Refund terms are public.

We show the firm's age as a fact, not as a flag.

Challenges & rules

The essentials of each programme at a glance. Every rule with its source and date, every account size, older rule versions and the question "I bought on …" are on the programme's own page.

1 Step

1-StepForex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 5K–200K6 sizes
List price: USD 80 – USD 990
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 82.50 – USD 266.67

Rules for purchases from today

Profit target phase 1: 10 %
Daily loss · Phase 1: 3 %
Maximum loss · Phase 1: 6 % · static
Profit split: 80 %, up to 100 %
First payout: 14 days

2 Step Standard

2-StepForex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 5K–200K6 sizes
List price: USD 17 – USD 1,198
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 34.00 – USD 93.60

Rules for purchases from today

Profit target phase 1: 10 %
Daily loss · Phase 1: 5 %
Maximum loss · Phase 1: 10 % · static
Profit split: 80 %, up to 100 %
First payout: 14 days

2 Step GOAT

2-StepForex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 5K–150K6 sizes
List price: USD 20 – USD 780
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 40.00 – USD 73.33

Rules for purchases from today

Profit target phase 1: 8 %
Daily loss · Phase 1: 4 %
Maximum loss · Phase 1: 10 % · static
Profit split: 80 %, up to 100 %
First payout: 14 days

2 Step GOAT (1% Floating Loss)

2-StepForex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 5K–150K6 sizes
List price: USD 14 – USD 546.67
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 28.00 – USD 46.67

Rules for purchases from today

Profit target phase 1: 8 %
Daily loss · Phase 1: 4 %
Maximum loss · Phase 1: 10 % · static
Profit split: 80 %, up to 100 %
First payout: 14 days

Instant GOAT

Instant (no evaluation)Forex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 5K–400K8 sizes
List price: USD 108 – USD 2,998
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 124.92 – USD 360.00

Rules for purchases from today

Daily loss: 3 %
Maximum loss: 6 % · trailing (intraday)
Profit split: 80 %, up to 100 %
First payout: 14 days

Instant HERO

Instant (no evaluation)Forex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 5K–400K9 sizes
List price: USD 17 – USD 2,330
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 68.00 – USD 213.34

Rules for purchases from today

Daily loss: 3 %
Maximum loss: 5 % · trailing (intraday)
Profit split: 90 %, up to 100 %
First payout: 14 days

Instant Premium

Instant (no evaluation)Forex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 5K–150K7 sizes
List price: USD 196 – USD 2,696
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 276.00 – USD 660.00

Rules for purchases from today

Daily loss: 3 %
Maximum loss: 6 % · trailing (intraday)
Profit split: 80 %
First payout: 14 days

Instant Daily

Instant (no evaluation)Forex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 1K–50K6 sizes
List price: USD 30 – USD 998
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 665.33 – USD 1,040.00

Rules for purchases from today

Daily loss: none
Maximum loss: 3 % · trailing (intraday)
Profit split: 60 %, up to 80 %
First payout: 1 day

Pay Later

1-StepForex/CFD

As of 2 November 2026

Account sizes: USD 5K–200K7 sizes
List price: USD 5
Cost per 1,000 of buffer: USD 62.69 – USD 207.50

Rules for purchases from today

Profit target phase 1: 3 %
Daily loss · Phase 1: none
Maximum loss · Phase 1: 8 % · trailing (intraday)
Profit split: 80 %
First payout: 14 days

Availability by residence

help.goatfundedtrader.com

Know before you click whether you may buy at all. Per the firm; the country list can change.

Residence	Per the firm
Switzerland (CH)	accepted Not on the restricted list; all variants available at checkout. help.goatfundedtrader.com
Germany (DE)	accepted Not on the restricted list; all variants available at checkout. help.goatfundedtrader.com
Austria (AT)	accepted Not on the restricted list; all variants available at checkout. help.goatfundedtrader.com
United States (US)	restricted Not on the country list, but MT5 and cTrader are unavailable to clients in the USA; TradeLocker, Match-Trader and Volumetrica are possible. No entry to the monthly competitions. help.goatfundedtrader.com
United Kingdom (GB)	accepted Not on the restricted list; all variants available at checkout. help.goatfundedtrader.com

Countries excluded per the firm: 32 · Show list

Afghanistan, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Chile, Congo - Kinshasa, Cuba, Hong Kong SAR China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Per the FAQ neither sign-up nor trading is possible. The list also names "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Al-Qaida". Hong Kong is excluded although the contracting party is based there.

Platform not for United States: MT5
Platform not for United States: cTrader

Visit Goat Funded Trader

Direct link to the firm

Paid challenge on a simulated account · the fee is usually lost when a rule is broken · firms are generally not supervised · CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.

Companies & supervision

Who sells you the challenge? A supervised group company does not make the challenge itself supervised.

Wishes Tower International Limited
Role:
Contracting party
Seat:
Room 2007, 20/F, Futura Plaza, 111-113 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
Register:
Company Number 76428795 (Hong Kong), as published by the firm
Supervision:
no supervision named
Goat Funded LTD
Role:
Operator
Seat:
Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, PO Box 838, Castries, Saint Lucia
Register:
Company number 2025-00240
Supervision:
no supervision named

"Goat Funded Trader" is per the T&C and footer a trade name of Wishes Tower International Limited (Hong Kong), the contracting party of the T&C. Per the footer the simulated trading services are provided by Goat Funded LTD (Saint Lucia). No supervisory authority is named; GFT says it is not a broker. T&C arbitration clause: Canary Islands.

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Warnings and events

See the warnings and the graveyard

Documented events and rule changes, newest first.

22 Oct 2026Rule change
2 Step Promo 100K: funded floating loss limit cut from 2% to 1%.
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12 Oct 2026Rule change
Copy trading only via the in-house GOAT Trade Copier between one's own GFT accounts.
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08 Oct 2026Rule change
New payout condition for funded accounts bought from this date: largest winning trade at least as large as the largest losing trade.
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06 Oct 2026Rule change
VPNs, VPSs, proxies and other hosting services banned while trading; minimum holding time for funded profits on new purchases 60 instead of 120 seconds.
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21 Sept 2026Rule change
Instant Premium: payout cycle for new purchases extended from 10 to 14 days.
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02 Sept 2026Rule change
Instant Premium: floating loss limit for new purchases cut from 1.5% to 1%.
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01 Aug 2026Rule change
1 Step: daily loss for new purchases cut from 4% to 3%.
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Change log

See all 7 changes Changes at all firms

The latest 5 of 7 documented changes, newest first.

22 October 2026Rule change
2 Step Promo 100K
2 Step Promo 100K: funded floating loss limit cut from 2% to 1%.
What changed
- funded floating loss limit
  Before
  2%
  New
  1%
Applies to:
new purchases
Source
- 2 Step Promo 100k (help.goatfundedtrader.com) (opens in a new tab) · read on 2 November 2026
12 October 2026Rule change
Firm-wide
Copy trading only via the in-house GOAT Trade Copier between one's own GFT accounts.
Source
- Copy trading and signals (help.goatfundedtrader.com) (opens in a new tab) · read on 2 November 2026
8 October 2026Rule change
Firm-wide
New payout condition for funded accounts bought from this date: largest winning trade at least as large as the largest losing trade.
Source
- How payouts work: eligibility, request, processing and arrival (help.goatfundedtrader.com) (opens in a new tab) · read on 2 November 2026
6 October 2026Rule change
Firm-wide
VPNs, VPSs, proxies and other hosting services banned while trading; minimum holding time for funded profits on new purchases 60 instead of 120 seconds.
Source
- Can I use Expert Advisors (EAs)? (help.goatfundedtrader.com) (opens in a new tab) · read on 2 November 2026
21 September 2026Rule change
Firm-wide
Instant Premium: payout cycle for new purchases extended from 10 to 14 days.
Source
- Instant Premium (help.goatfundedtrader.com) (opens in a new tab) · read on 2 November 2026

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Data gaps

We looked for these and did not find them on the firm's pages, or could not fetch them automatically. So they show as "–", never as 0.

Firm and further offers

The help centre names Volumetrica as a platform, the checkout catalogue lists no Volumetrica variant, and the homepage configurator code marks it unused for Instant Daily. Which programmes offer Volumetrica today is open; only Pay Later is recorded (activation variants in the shop).
platforms.Volumetrica
Checked: help.goatfundedtrader.com, app.goatfundedtrader.com, paylater.goatfundedtrader.com
The 1% floating loss limit is only named in the checkout product description and a homepage tooltip; stages, base and consequence (hard breach or Goat Guard logic) are not described.
programs.goat-funded-trader-2-step-goat-floating (floating loss rule)
Checked: help.goatfundedtrader.com, help.goatfundedtrader.com
Whether the scaling plan applies to Instant accounts is not stated on the fetched pages; the checkout catalogue lists scaling stages only for 1 Step and 2 Step.
programs.goat-funded-trader-instant-*.funded.scaling
Checked: help.goatfundedtrader.com
Not captured: GOAT Blitz (per the help centre on two weekends a month, not in the checkout catalogue on 2 Nov 2026), Goat $1, Goat Stride and Instant PRO (help pages exist, not in the checkout catalogue) and Start Goat (only mentioned in the help centre and listed in the Pay Later shop, no help page of its own). 2 Step PRO no longer sold since 13 Jun 2026 per the help centre; 3 Step no longer in the configurator.
programs (not captured)
Checked: help.goatfundedtrader.com, help.goatfundedtrader.com, help.goatfundedtrader.com, help.goatfundedtrader.com, app.goatfundedtrader.com
Resets are priced as a percentage on the original purchase price (e.g. 2 Step: phase 1 −7%, phase 2 +65%, funded +200%); no fixed amounts per size recorded.
programs.*.variants.resetFee
Checked: help.goatfundedtrader.com
Regulator warning lists were not queried in this pass.
warnings

2 Step Standard

The checkout charges USD 17 without a code; the homepage configurator lists USD 52 as the crossed-out list price. Same pattern for Instant HERO 5K (USD 17 vs USD 58). The checkout price is recorded; which value is the regular price is open.
programs.goat-funded-trader-2-step-standard.variants.5k.listPrice
Checked: goatfundedtrader.com, app.goatfundedtrader.com

Instant HERO

Checkout USD 17 without a code, homepage USD 58 crossed out; see 2 Step Standard 5K.
programs.goat-funded-trader-instant-hero.variants.5k.listPrice
Checked: goatfundedtrader.com, app.goatfundedtrader.com

Instant Daily

Help-centre table (USD 15–499) and checkout catalogue (USD 30–998, crossed out on the homepage) contradict each other; the checkout price is recorded.
programs.goat-funded-trader-instant-daily.variants.listPrice
Checked: help.goatfundedtrader.com, app.goatfundedtrader.com

Pay Later

The shop lists "Platform 5" without explanation (MT5 not confirmed); no evaluation time limit is stated. Discount codes and the free Pay Later account with every purchase are promotions, not list prices.
programs.goat-funded-trader-pay-later.{platforms,phases[0].timeLimit}
Checked: paylater.goatfundedtrader.com, help.goatfundedtrader.com

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FAQ

Are Goat Funded Trader accounts simulated?

Simulated account. Per GFT all accounts are fully simulated demo accounts using quotes from liquidity providers; capital and profits are simulated (T&C clause 11.3). Per the FAQ GFT never issues real funds; trading data goes to a partner proprietary firm that may copy trades at its own discretion, and traders are compensated as independent contractors. The homepage advertises "real Rewards". The checkout catalogue internally calls the funded stage "Live Account". Per the firm, as of 2 November 2026.

Can I use Goat Funded Trader from Switzerland, Germany or Austria?

Switzerland: accepted (Not on the restricted list; all variants available at checkout.); Germany: accepted (Not on the restricted list; all variants available at checkout.); Austria: accepted (Not on the restricted list; all variants available at checkout.). Per the firm, as of 2 November 2026.

Do I get the Goat Funded Trader fee back?

One-time fee; per the T&C (clause 7.4) and the Refund Policy no refunds. The help centre names two exceptions: refund with the fourth payout on the account (not for Instant Daily) and a full refund if GFT ends the collaboration because of the trading style with no other violation. Chargebacks lead to a permanent ban. Per the firm, as of 2 November 2026.

What is the profit split at Goat Funded Trader?

1 Step: 80 % – 100 %; 2 Step Standard: 80 % – 100 %; 2 Step GOAT: 80 % – 100 %; 2 Step GOAT (1% Floating Loss): 80 % – 100 %; 2 Step Promo 100K: 80 %; Instant GOAT: 80 % – 100 %; Instant HERO: 90 % – 100 %; Instant Premium: 80 %; Instant Daily: 60 % – 80 %; Pay Later: 80 %. "Funded" means here what the firm itself states below. Per the firm, as of 2 November 2026.

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