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FundedNext vs Goat Funded Trader
Rules, drawdown model, fees, and trading conditions compared side by side. Data verified from official sources.
FundedNext vs Goat Funded Trader: Full Comparison
| Rule |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown | Varies Varies by model: the flagship Stellar 2-Step uses a 10% static (balance-based) max loss; other models (Express, Futures) differ. Limits shown are Stellar 2-Step. | Static 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 | Varies | Varies |
| News trading | Yes Unrestricted in the challenge; funded accounts keep only 40% of profit made within 5 min of high-impact news. | Varies Allowed in both phases, but profit made within 5 min of high-impact news is capped at 1%. |
| Weekend holding | Varies Allowed on most FX/CFD accounts; not on FundedNext Futures. | Yes Allowed in all phases; funded accounts apply a weekend-gap profit adjustment. |
| EAs / bots | Varies CONTRADICTION: two live articles for the same product disagree. Article 8021061 (Sep 2026) allows EAs on MT4/MT5 below $50K, with a paid non-refundable add-on; article 12673301 (Mar 2026), titled as the rules for the same Stellar 1-Step challenge, says EAs are NOT allowed. The reconciling detail appears to be Match-Trader / USA-relaunch accounts, but neither title says so. Also: >=$50K must trade manually, each EA capped at $300K allocation, identical cross-account strategies banned, and a named blacklist of challenge-passing EAs. | 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 | 3% |
| Overall loss limit | 10% Edge | 6% |
| Profit split | up to 95% Funded split is 80% by default, 90% via the scale-up plan (or the on-demand payout option on 2-Step/Lite), and 95% only with the paid Lifetime Reward add-on. The 3-day first-payout option pays 60%. | 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 | Yes Refundable Fee equal to the purchase (or latest reset) fee: paid with the 1st payout on Stellar 2-Step, with the 3rd payout on Stellar 1-Step and Lite. Plus a 15% reward on the challenge profit target once scale-up criteria are met. | Yes 100% of the evaluation fee refunded with the fourth payout (help centre, Sep 2026). |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader | MT4, MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader |
| Assets | Crypto, FX, Indices, Metals, Stocks | Crypto, FX, Stocks, ETFs, Indices |
| Account sizes | $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K | $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K |
| Payout methods | - | - |
Last verified: 2026-09-29 (FundedNext), 2026-09-29 (Goat Funded Trader). Always verify current terms on each firm's official site before purchasing.
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