Everything you need to know about the Goat Funded Trader 2-Step Standard Challenge $8K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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$56
80%
$8K
Drag to model your worst-case scenario
$112
2 attempts × $56 fee
$112
No fee refund on this plan
1.75%
Profit needed on $8K after 80% split
Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.
Weekend Holding
Expert Advisors (EAs)
Must own and prove ownership. HFT/commercial EAs prohibited
Scalping
Profits from trades < 2 min not counted on funded
News Trading
Permitted but profit from trades within 2 min of news capped at 1%
Copy Trading
Cannot duplicate between funded and evaluation accounts
Consistency Rule
15% max profit from single day per payout period. Min 3 trading days
Martingale
Including any increasing lot size after losses
Hedging
All forms: same-account, multi-account, cross-firm. Permanent ban
HFT
Gold Arbitrage EA
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