GOAT Funded Trader
Trade a $100,000 simulated funded account — virtual capital, real payouts. Bi-weekly withdrawals, Soft-Breach safety guard, and multiple challenge plans to fit your trading style.
1-Step, 2-Step, 3-Step & Instant plans · 80%–100% profit split · Scaling available.
How GOAT Funded works
Pass the evaluation, get funded, withdraw real profits bi-weekly.
Choose your plan
Pick from 1-Step, 2-Step, 3-Step, or Instant Funding. Select your account size ($5k–$200k) and start the evaluation.
Pass the challenge
Hit the profit target while respecting the max daily loss (5%) and max overall loss (10%) rules. Soft-Breach guard protects your account if you get close.
Trade & withdraw
Become a funded GOAT trader. Withdraw profits bi-weekly — as often as every 14 days. Keep 80%–100% of profits. Scale your account over time.
Key facts
Why traders choose GOAT Funded.
Base split is 80%. Upgrade to 90% or 100% with add-ons. AlphaTRADER currently trades at 80% (50% after Soft Breach — documented in the Trader Journal).
Request a payout every 14 days after meeting the 3 Profit Days requirement. No lock-up periods — consistent profitability = consistent access to your money.
Use code GFT40 at checkout for 40% off your challenge fee. Exclusive to AlphaTRADER readers.
Choose your evaluation path
GOAT offers four distinct evaluation models to match different risk appetites and trading styles.
1-Step
Single phase — fastest path to funding
- Profit target: 10%
- Max daily loss: 4%
- Max loss: 6%
- No min. trading days
- 80% split (upgradable)
2-Step
Classic dual-phase evaluation
- Phase 1 target: 8%
- Phase 2 target: 6%
- Max daily loss: 4%
- Max loss: 10%
- 80% split (upgradable)
3-Step
Triple-phase with more lenient rules
- Phase 1 target: 6%
- Phase 2 target: 6%
- Phase 3 target: 6%
- Max daily loss: 4%
- Max loss: 8%
- 80% split (upgradable)
Instant Funding
No evaluation — trade funded immediately
- No profit target to pass
- Max daily loss: 3%
- Max loss: 6%
- Higher fee, stricter rules
- 80% split (upgradable)
AlphaTRADER trades the 2-Step GOAT $100K plan
Full trade log, payout history, and incident reports — including the Soft Breach — are documented in the Trader Journey.
Source: goatfundedtrader.com
GOAT-specific rules explained
GOAT has a few rules that differ from other prop firms. AlphaTRADER learned these the hard way — read before you trade.
Soft Breach — 2% equity guard
Watch out
If your open equity drawdown reaches 2% of account balance, GOAT's auto-guard triggers — it closes all open positions immediately. This is the Soft Breach.
Consequence: your profit split drops from 80% to 50% for the current payout cycle. A second Soft Breach in the same cycle terminates the account.
AlphaTRADER — real incident, May 14 2026
Too many correlated positions in drawdown at the same time triggered the guard. Payout for the cycle dropped to $1,835 vs the ~$2,936 it would have been at 80% split. Full write-up in the Trader's Log.
Read the incident log
3 Profit Days — withdrawal requirement
Before you can request a payout, you must have 3 Profit Days in the cycle. A Profit Day is any trading day where you close with a gain of at least 0.5% of the account balance.
These days do not need to be consecutive — you just need 3 qualifying days within the 14-day withdrawal window.
After the Soft Breach in May, it took 9 days of disciplined trading to recover and lock in 3 Profit Days for the first payout cycle.
Daily profit cap — $3,000 per day (on $100K)
Easy to miss
Any profit above $3,000 on a single trading day does not count toward your withdrawable profit. This is buried in the T&C — easy to miss.
If you're approaching the cap on a strong day, consider scaling back size in the later part of the session.
On June 8, AlphaTRADER made $3,307.08 in a single session. The $307.08 above the cap was deducted from the payout — a $307 lesson that's now baked into the daily management rules.
Bi-weekly withdrawals — every 14 days
Once you have 3 Profit Days, you can request a payout every 14 days. After each payout, the account resets to the initial balance and a new cycle begins.
Withdrawals are processed quickly — GOAT confirmed AlphaTRADER's first payout within hours of submission.
Real payouts — $1,835 + $3,000
AlphaTRADER has received two GOAT payouts: $1,835.26 (June 11, 2026) and $3,000.00 (June 29, 2026). Certificates below — PII redacted per prop firm policy.
Ready to become a GOAT Funded Trader?
Choose your plan, use code GFT40 for 40% off, and join AlphaTRADER on a live funded account.
GOAT Funded Trader provides simulated funded accounts. Payouts are real money; trading is conducted on a simulated capital environment. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Trading involves risk of capital loss.