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The rules that decide whether a Goat Funded Trader account passes, stays funded or breaches. Hedging and copy trading are prohibited outright, while news trading is permitted with a cap on the profit it may produce.
Checked against Goat Funded Trader on 29 July 2026
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News trading is allowed on every phase and model. Any trade opened or closed within 5 minutes either side of a high impact release may generate a maximum profit of 1% of the initial account balance. Excess profit is removed at review rather than treated as a breach. High impact means a red folder event on ForexFactory or Myfxbook.
Weekend holding is allowed, and so is overnight holding, which incurs swap. Trades opened in the last 3 market hours on Friday and closed in the first 3 market hours on Monday are reviewed, and profit from them is removed as an adjustment on funded accounts rather than counted as a violation.
Expert advisors are allowed if they comply with the prohibited practices rule. High frequency trading systems and gold arbitrage advisors are banned, as are third party advisors marketed for assessment accounts. Signal services and copy trading are not permitted at all, and every trading decision must be made by the account holder.
Hedging is prohibited in every form: within one account, between accounts owned by the same trader, and between accounts owned by different traders. It is defined as opening two opposite positions on the same asset regardless of lot size or calculated risk, and the stated consequence is immediate termination and a permanent ban.
Yes, on all phases and models. A trade opened or closed within 5 minutes either side of a high impact release is capped at 1% of the initial account balance in profit. Anything above that is deducted at review and does not fail the account.
Yes. Weekend holding is allowed and there is no Friday close requirement. Trades opened in the final 3 market hours of Friday and closed in the first 3 market hours of Monday are reviewed, and profit from them is removed on funded accounts as an adjustment.
Yes, provided they comply with the prohibited trading practices rule. High frequency trading systems, gold arbitrage advisors and off the shelf advisors marketed for assessment accounts are prohibited. Copy trading and signal services are not permitted in any form.
No. Hedging is prohibited within a single account, between accounts owned by the same trader, and between accounts owned by different traders. It is defined as two opposite positions on the same asset regardless of lot size, and it results in termination and a permanent ban.
No single trading day may make up the stated percentage or more of total profit in the payout period. It is 20% on Instant PRO and Pay Later and 15% on Instant GOAT, Instant HERO, GOAT Blitz and Goat 1$, with none on Instant Premium. Partial closes count on the day the position is fully closed.
The account is suspended and made ineligible for future rewards or for advancing to the next stage. A failed challenge or funded account is closed, progress is lost, and it cannot be retried or resumed from that stage. The terms add forfeiture of fees paid, and hedging or multiple registrations bring a permanent ban.
