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DNA Funded vs Goat Funded Trader
Rules, drawdown model, fees, and trading conditions compared side by side. Data verified from official sources.
DNA Funded vs Goat Funded Trader: Full Comparison
| Rule |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown | Varies Varies by product: challenge accounts use a static max loss fixed from the initial balance (1-Step 6%, 2-Step 8%, Rapid 5%); the Instant Funding product uses a 4% trailing drawdown. | Static 4% max daily loss, 6% max overall loss. Fee is 100% refundable on first funded payout. |
| Consistency rule | Yes Firm calls it the Profit Distribution Rule. Funded Stage only: a single day may contribute at most 30% of the REQUESTED PAYOUT (40% for accounts bought before 3 February). Excess is deducted, not a breach. | Varies |
| News trading | Varies Funded accounts can't trade within 5 min of high-impact news (10 min on pre-Feb-2026 accounts); no news scalping. | Varies Allowed in both phases, but profit made within 5 min of high-impact news is capped at 1%. |
| Weekend holding | Varies Allowed on Helix accounts; not on Rapid, Instant Funding or the 24-hour Challenge. | Yes Allowed in all phases; funded accounts apply a weekend-gap profit adjustment. |
| EAs / bots | Varies Allowed on 1 Phase, 2 Phase and Rapid (the firm has dropped the Helix naming); prohibited on Instant Funding. Bans HFT, arbitrage, grid, martingale, tick/sub-30s scalping and gap trading. | Varies 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% Edge | 4% |
| Overall loss limit | 8% Edge | 6% |
| Profit split | up to 90% Reported up to 90% but structure unclear. Verify. | up to 100% 100% split available. Scales to $2M max allocation. |
| Fee refund | Verify Verify on live site. | Yes 100% challenge fee refunded on first funded payout. |
| Platforms | MT5, DXtrade | MT4, MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader |
| Assets | Crypto, FX | Crypto, FX, Stocks, ETFs, Indices |
| Account sizes | $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K | $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K |
| Payout methods | - | - |
Last verified: 2026-09-09 (DNA Funded), 2026-09-09 (Goat Funded Trader). Always verify current terms on each firm's official site before purchasing.
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