GOAT Funded Futures
GOAT Funded Futures is a Hong Kong-registered futures prop firm with four models, six platforms, and a Sprint structure that pays 100% on the first $10K. Payouts require winning days — not calendar days, actual winning days. There's also a social media clause. Just mentioning it upfront.
(42% of complaints)
Who Is This Firm For?
About GOAT Funded Futures
News trading is allowed during evaluation — and restricted on funded accounts, because consistency would be too easy. Winning days are performance-based, not calendar-based, which sounds like a minor distinction until you have three losing Tuesdays in a row.
The T&C includes a $100 liability cap and a social media clause that survives account termination. So if things go sideways, you have $100 in potential compensation and a legal reason to stay quiet about it. Efficient.
For futures traders who want platform variety and a genuinely interesting payout structure on Sprint — worth a look. Just read the fine print before you read it out loud anywhere public.
- Founded
- 2024
- Max Allocation
- 150000
- Leverage
- 1:100
- Commissions
- 5
Pros
- - Sprint: 100% profit split on first $10K then 90/10 — genuinely distinctive
- - Four distinct models: EOD, Sprint, Instant, PRO
- - Six platforms: Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Volumetrica, DeepCharts, ATAS
- - No activation fee on any model
- - PRO funded: no consistency requirement — trade freely once you've passed the hard part
- - Instant model: no evaluation required
Cons
- - Liability cap: $100 or one month's fees — if something goes wrong, that's your compensation
- - Social media clause survives account termination — your feelings have a legal dimension here
- - Trading rules subject to change without notice — what you read today may not apply tomorrow
- - Winning days are not calendar days — slow months will feel slower than expected
- - News trading restricted on all funded accounts — allowed during evaluation, not afterward
- - Behavioral risk clause with no defined numeric threshold — GFF decides what's "substantially" different
take the good with the bad
Been curious about these guys since they launched. support knows their stuff but you wait in a queue to reach them. the rules pdf is thorough but it really needs a summary at the top. kyc went through but it asked for…— Verified Trader (Carlos A.) See all reviews
Winning days are not calendar days — your account must end in profit for a day to count. On EOD and Instant that's 7 winning days, on Sprint and PRO it's 5. The risk management clause has no defined numeric threshold — trade consistently from day one, same position sizing, same frequency. Read the social media clause before posting anything publicly about your experience. It applies even after your account closes. Verify current trading rules on the website before purchasing — they are subject to change without notice.
Trading Conditions
Drawdown System
- EOD: No daily limit | $50K=$2,000 | $100K=$3,000 | $150K=$4,500 | EOD type
- Sprint: No daily limit | $25K=$1,000 | $50K=$2,000 | $100K=$3,000 | Trailing Intraday
- Instant: Daily limit applies | $25K=$750/$1,250 | $50K=$1,500/$2,500 | $75K=$2,250/$3,750 | $100K=$3,000/$5,000 | $150K=$4,500/$7,500 | Trailing Intraday
- PRO: No daily limit | $50K=$2,000 | $100K=$4,000 | $150K=$6,000 | EOD type
- Consistency: EOD funded=30% | Sprint eval=none, funded=30% | Instant=20% | PRO eval=50%, funded=none
- Winning days: EOD=7 | Sprint=5 | Instant=7 | PRO=5 — performance days, not calendar days
High-Frequency & Fast Trading
- Not Allowed:
- HFT strategies
- Latency arbitrage
- Spoofing and market manipulation
- Strategies inconsistent with actual futures market practices
- Multiple accounts — all terminated if detected
- Attempting to open new account after termination under any name
Low Liquidity & Timing
- All evaluation accounts: news trading allowed
- All funded accounts: news trading with restrictions — check current window rules before purchasing
- EOD and PRO: End of Day drawdown measurement
- Sprint and Instant: Trailing Intraday — floor moves continuously intraday
- Weekend holding: available
Loss-Chasing & Gambling
- Not Allowed:
- Gambling-type behavior — terminated at sole discretion
- Substantially larger position sizes vs other trades — flagged
- Substantially different number of positions vs other trades — flagged
- Strategy switching between evaluation and funded
- Account sharing and third-party management
Risk Management
- Behavioral risk management clause: no defined numeric threshold — GFF determines at sole discretion
- Social media clause: negative content about GOAT prohibited — survives termination, legal action possible
- Liability cap: $100 or one month's fees — whichever is greater
- Chargebacks: GFF entitled to stop all services and refuse future provision
- Arbitration: Hong Kong | Governing law: Hong Kong
- Trading rules subject to change at any time without notice — verify before purchasing
- Trading data may be shared with affiliates — consent granted on signup
GOAT Funded Futures — Trading Conditions
GOAT Funded Futures is the futures product from GOAT Funded Trader — same company registered in Hong Kong, different market. Four models, six platforms, and a Sprint structure that pays 100% on the first $10K. The rules are clearly structured. The community feedback on the parent firm is less reassuring. Both things are true simultaneously.
Forbidden Trading Practices
▪ HFT and latency arbitrage
▪ Spoofing and market manipulation
▪ Strategy switching between evaluation and funded stage
▪ Account sharing — accounts are personal, one account per user
▪ Third-party account management — account cannot be sold, transferred, or shared
▪ Multiple accounts — GFF reserves right to terminate all accounts if multiple accounts detected
▪ Gambling-type behavior — GFF reserves right to terminate at sole discretion
▪ Strategies inconsistent with actual futures market practices
▪ Position sizing substantially larger or smaller compared to your other trades — flagged as non-standard risk management
▪ Social media clause: spreading negative or defamatory content about GOAT — may trigger account termination and legal action
The social media clause and the one-account rule both survive account termination. If your account is closed and you attempt to open a new one under any name — that's also a violation. The liability cap if GFF causes you harm: $100 or one month's fees, whichever is greater. Worth knowing.
News Trading
▪ All evaluation accounts across all models: news trading allowed
▪ All funded accounts: news trading with restrictions
▪ Specific funded restriction window: check current FAQs before trading around scheduled events
Evaluation and funded rules differ. The challenge permits news trading freely. The funded stage does not. Check the current window rules on the website before your first funded news trade — the T&C explicitly states rules are subject to change without notice.
Risk Management Standards
▪ Good market standard risk management rules must be applied at all times
▪ Substantially larger position sizes compared to your other trades: flagged
▪ Substantially smaller or larger number of positions compared to other trades: flagged
▪ Gambling-type behavior: account termination at GFF's sole discretion
▪ GFF reserves the right to determine what constitutes prohibited conduct — at its own discretion
The risk management clause is behavioral, not numeric. There is no defined threshold for what constitutes "substantially" different position sizing. GFF makes that determination. Trade consistently from day one.
Consistency Rules
▪ EOD funded: 30% — no single day can represent more than 30% of total profit
▪ Sprint evaluation: no consistency requirement | Sprint funded: 30%
▪ Instant: 20% throughout — one of the tighter consistency rules in futures prop
▪ PRO evaluation: 50% | PRO funded: no consistency requirement
The PRO model front-loads the strictest consistency rule during evaluation — 50% means no single day can represent more than half your total profit. Once funded, that restriction disappears entirely.
Winning Days Requirement
▪ EOD and Instant: 7 winning days required before payout eligibility
▪ Sprint and PRO: 5 winning days required
▪ Winning days = days where the account ends in profit — not calendar days, not trading days
On a slow week with two losing sessions, you're not making progress toward the threshold. Plan your trading frequency accordingly.
Challenge Programs & Pricing
EOD — End of Day Drawdown | 80% Split up to 90%
| Size | Price | Profit Target | Max DD | Daily Limit | Max Contracts | Consistency | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $69 | $3,000 | $2,000 | None | 5/50 | Funded: 30% | Every 7 winning days |
| $100,000 | $132 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Funded soft: $2,500 | 9/90 | Funded: 30% | Every 7 winning days |
| $150,000 | $185 | $9,000 | $4,500 | Funded soft: $3,750 | 12/120 | Funded: 30% | Every 7 winning days |
▪ Drawdown: EOD | No activation fee | Reset: $50K=$59 | $100K=$109 | $150K=$159
▪ Split: 80% up to 90% | News: allowed evaluation, restricted funded
View all GOAT Funded Futures challenges & prices
Sprint — Trailing Intraday | 100% First $10K then 90/10
| Size | Price | Profit Target | Max DD | Daily Limit | Max Contracts | Consistency | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $64 | $1,500 | $1,000 | None | 3/30 | Funded: 30% | Every 5 winning days |
| $50,000 | $93 | $3,000 | $2,000 | None | 5/50 | Funded: 30% | Every 5 winning days |
| $100,000 | $140 | $5,000 | $3,000 | None | 7/70 | Funded: 30% | Every 5 winning days |
▪ Drawdown: Trailing Intraday | 100% split on first $10K withdrawn, then 90/10
▪ No activation fee | Reset: $25K=$46 | $50K=$69 | $100K=$99
Instant — Trailing Intraday | No Evaluation
| Size | Price | Max DD | Daily Limit | Max Contracts | Consistency | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $192 | $1,250 | $750 | 3/30 | 20% | Every 7 winning days |
| $50,000 | $277 | $2,500 | $1,500 | 4/40 | 20% | Every 7 winning days |
| $75,000 | $382 | $3,750 | $2,250 | 5/50 | 20% | Every 7 winning days |
| $100,000 | $489 | $5,000 | $3,000 | 6/60 | 20% | Every 7 winning days |
| $150,000 | $624 | $7,500 | $4,500 | 8/80 | 20% | Every 7 winning days |
▪ Drawdown: Trailing Intraday | No profit target | No evaluation required | Daily loss limit applies
PRO — EOD Drawdown | 90/10 Split
| Size | Price | Profit Target | Max DD | Daily Limit | Max Contracts | Consistency | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $95 | $3,000 | $2,000 | None | 3/30 | Eval: 50% / Funded: none | Every 5 winning days |
| $100,000 | $149 | $6,000 | $4,000 | None | 5/50 | Eval: 50% / Funded: none | Every 5 winning days |
| $150,000 | $289 | $9,000 | $6,000 | None | 8/80 | Eval: 50% / Funded: none | Every 5 winning days |
▪ Drawdown: EOD | 90/10 split | No consistency rule on funded
▪ No activation fee | Reset: $50K=$74 | $100K=$124 | $150K=$174
Check live pricing at GOAT Funded Futures
Platforms
▪ DxFeed data: Volumetrica, DeepMap, DeepCharts, ATAS
▪ CGQ data feed: Tradovate, NinjaTrader
Payouts & Funding
▪ EOD: 80% split up to 90% | Sprint: 100% first $10K then 90/10 | PRO: 90/10
▪ Winning days: 7 days EOD/Instant | 5 days Sprint/PRO — performance requirement, not calendar
▪ No refunds — all fees final, non-cancelable, non-refundable
▪ Chargebacks: GFF entitled to stop all services and refuse future provision
▪ Liability cap: greater of $100 or one month's fees
▪ Arbitration: Hong Kong | Governing law: Hong Kong
▪ Trading rules subject to change at any time without notice
Final Take
GOAT Funded Futures offers a genuinely varied lineup — four models with different drawdown types, consistency requirements, and payout structures, backed by six platform options across two data feeds. The Sprint model's 100% split on the first $10K is one of the more distinctive offers in the futures prop space.
The parent firm's Trustpilot profile carries a 31% one-star rate and a Warning for fake reviews. The T&C liability cap of $100 and the broad discretionary enforcement language are the two things worth reading carefully before purchasing. Trading rules are subject to change without notice — verify current parameters on the website before you buy.
The social media clause applies to the futures product as part of the same parent company. It survives account termination. Research current community experiences independently before committing.
Features & Support
EOD
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Instant
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 0.0%
EOD
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Sprint
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Instant
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 0.0%
Pro
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Pro
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Instant
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 0.0%
EOD
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Sprint
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Instant
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 0.0%
Pro
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Sprint
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Instant
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 0.0%
take the good with the bad
Been curious about these guys since they launched. support knows their stuff but you wait in a queue to reach them. the rules pdf is thorough but it really needs a summary at the top. kyc went through but it asked for a second proof of address i had to dig up. customer service is friendly but clearly works limited hours. pricing is not the cheapest but you kind of pay for the peace of mind. i got paid so i cannot complain much, but i would not gush either.
works but needs polish
Wanted lower targets and a calmer ruleset so this one caught my eye. weekend holding is allowed which i liked but the swap fees stack up fast. spreads on majors are reasonable … gold is where they widen out on you. email notifications can lag a bit which is mildly annoying but not a dealbreaker. the eval target was reasonable, the max daily loss is where it gets tight. the firm is legit as far as i can tell … just slower on everything than advertised. three and a half stars rounded down … ask me again after my next payout.
Almost Good
my buddy kept hyping these guys up so i gave them a shot. they cap teh max lot size which annoyed me at first but it protects you. man the platform does the job but it freezes for a second or two when news drops. the platform is reliable, i just wish they offered more than one option. the profit target felt fair but the minimum trading days dragged it out. fees for resetting the challenge are steep if you fail late. drawdown rules are clear, the part that got me was how the buffer shrinks. jury is still out, the payout helped their case but barely.
worst firm i've used
Been demoing strategies for a while and finally went live with these. the daily loss limit counts floating drawdown which is never how the marketing explains it. the reset fee climbed twenty bucks since the last time i bought a challenge. trying to close my account triggers an endless loop of verification emails. took my money on the eval and vanished the moment i passed. can you guys get in contact with this firm if I provide an acc number? their customer support hasn't replied in ages.
three stars feels right
ok so i ran their evaluation start to finish and took notes the whole way. support was polite enough but every reply came a full day apart. payouts landed eventually though the processing took longer than the 24 hours they promise. scaling is there but it rewards consistency over big wins which suits some not all. decent firm if you go in with low expectations and read every rule twice.
some red flags, some green
Heard about them on a youtube review and figured i'd see for myself. the eval gave me plenty of time, the funded phase felt rushed by comparison. withdrawals work but the minimum payout threshold is higher than i would like. commission per lot is average, nothing that ruins a strategy but you notice it. spreads widen a touch on the new york session but still nothing to write home about. coin flip whether i renew when this account runs out.
month old payout request
Funded trader for about a year now bouncing between a couple firms. they removed my profits for "gap trading" on a position i opened mid session. my account got flagged for hedging when i never opened two trades on the same pair. the dashboard showed me passing, then recalculated overnight and showed me breached. their live chat is a bot that loops you back to the faq no matter what you type. my emails to compliance bounce back like the inbox doesn't exist. save your money or at least burn it somewhere more fun.
hard pass on this one
Wanted a firm with a platform i already knew how to use. the discord mods delete any message that mentions payout delays. banned my account and kept my profit split with no explanation at all. they say my server time logs prove a violation but won't show me the logs. they denied the payout because my lot sizes were too consistent, i can't win either way.
demo is not the live
Picked these guys mostly because of the discount code floating around. their terms link goes to a 404 whenever i try to dispute something. withdrew once successfully, the second time they audited my whole trade history for a month. payouts that used to take two days now take three weeks if they come at all. can you guys get in contact with this firm if I provide an acc number? their customer support hasn't replied in a week. the scaling plan is bait, nobody i know has actually been scaled. absolute scam, they invent rules to dodge every withdrawal.
slippage killed my account
Only tried them because a friend got a referral bonus. customer service hours are basically never when you actually need them. slippage on every single news candle, always in teh direction that hurts you. the daily loss limit triggered on a candle wick that never touched my orders. payout approved on friday then mysteriously reverted to pending on monday. support ghosted me the day my withdrawl was due, tells you everything. man
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