Side-by-side comparison

BrightFunded vs Goat Funded Trader

Rules, drawdown model, fees, and trading conditions compared side by side. Data verified from official sources.

BrightFunded

Dubai, UAE · est. 2023

Varies

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Goat Funded Trader

Hong Kong · est. 2023

Static

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BrightFunded vs Goat Funded Trader: Full Comparison

Rule	BrightFunded	Goat Funded Trader
Drawdown	Varies Varies by plan after the 2.0 relaunch: the 1-Step uses a trailing max drawdown that locks once equity is 6% above the initial balance; the 2-Step… Full detail Varies by plan after the 2.0 relaunch: the 1-Step uses a trailing max drawdown that locks once equity is 6% above the initial balance; the 2-Step (Bright/Classic) uses a static max loss fixed from the starting balance.	Static Static. 1-Step: 6% max, 3% daily (4% before Aug 1 2026). 2-Step Standard 10%/5%, 2-Step GOAT 10%/4%. Full detail Static. 1-Step: 6% max, 3% daily (4% before Aug 1 2026). 2-Step Standard 10%/5%, 2-Step GOAT 10%/4%. Goat Guard triggers at a combined 2% floating loss on funded accounts.
Consistency rule	None	Varies
Risk per trade cap	No cap No max risk-per-trade rule and no max-lot cap; sizing is constrained only by the 5% daily / 10% max drawdown.	Capped Max 2% risk per trade idea (grouped by instrument + direction) of initial balance; can tighten to 1% for risky patterns.
News trading	Varies Unrestricted in the challenge; funded accounts ban trading 5 min before/after high-impact news.	Varies Allowed in both phases, but profit made within 5 min of high-impact news is capped at 1%.
Weekend holding	Yes Allowed on all accounts; weekend gap losses still count toward drawdown.	Yes Allowed in all phases; funded accounts apply a weekend-gap profit adjustment.
EAs / bots	Varies Bans HFT, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, grid, gap/news bots and cross-account copy/hedging. Full detail Bans HFT, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, grid, gap/news bots and cross-account copy/hedging. NO minimum hold time (firm states so explicitly); the 60s figure is the threshold for a day to count as a trading day.	Varies Self-coded EAs allowed; third-party and off-the-shelf EAs banned, with source code demandable as proof. Full detail Self-coded EAs allowed; third-party and off-the-shelf EAs banned, with source code demandable as proof. CONTRADICTION: the article titled 'Can I use Expert Advisors (EAs)?' answers 'Yes, you can use them' and names only HFT and Gold-arbitrage EAs as exclusions, while the prohibited-practices article bans every third-party EA. Also bans martingale, hedging and latency exploits.
Daily loss limit	5%	3%
Overall loss limit	10%	6%
Profit split	80% base, 90% add-on Base is 80%. Upgrading to 90% split costs +20% on the challenge fee at checkout.	80% base, 100% add-on 80% standard, bi-weekly; 100% split is a checkout add-on. Funded daily profit capped at $3,000; first two payouts capped at 6% or $10K. Scales to $2M.
Fee refund	Varies Not included by default: a 100% fee refund on first payout is a paid checkout add-on. Full detail Not included by default: a 100% fee refund on first payout is a paid checkout add-on. The standard policy refunds only untraded challenges bought within the last 30 days (help centre, Sep 2026).	Yes Full detail 100% of the evaluation fee refunded with the fourth payout (help centre, Sep 2026).
Platforms	MT5, cTrader, DXtrade	MT4, MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader
Assets	Crypto, FX, Indices, Commodities	Crypto, FX, Stocks, ETFs, Indices
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K
Payout methods	-	-

Last verified: 2026-09-28 (BrightFunded), 2026-09-29 (Goat Funded Trader). Always verify current terms on each firm's official site before purchasing.