Side-by-side comparison
Goat Funded Trader vs E8 Markets
Rules, drawdown model, fees, and trading conditions compared side by side. Data verified from official sources.
Goat Funded Trader vs E8 Markets: Full Comparison
| Rule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown | Static 4% max daily loss, 6% max overall loss. Fee is 100% refundable on first funded payout. | EOD trailing EOD trailing reported. Verify on live site. |
| Consistency rule | Yes Funded accounts only: no single day may exceed 15% of total profit (20% on Instant Pro). Not applied during the challenge. | Varies |
| News trading | Varies Allowed in both phases, but profit made within 5 min of high-impact news is capped at 1%. | Varies Unrestricted on evaluation; funded accounts ban trading 5 min before/after high-impact news. |
| Weekend holding | Yes Allowed in all phases; funded accounts apply a weekend-gap profit adjustment. | Varies Allowed on E8 One; the E8 Signature program auto-closes daily, with no overnight or weekend holds. |
| EAs / bots | Varies Bans HFT, Gold-arbitrage EAs, martingale, hedging, latency exploits and third-party/off-the-shelf EAs. | Varies Bans off-the-shelf/commercial bots and shared strategies across users; HFT (>50% sub-minute trades) penalized. |
| Daily loss limit | 4% | 5% Edge |
| Overall loss limit | 6% | 8% Edge |
| Profit split | up to 100% 100% split available. Scales to $2M max allocation. | up to 80% |
| Fee refund | Yes 100% challenge fee refunded on first funded payout. | Yes |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader | MT4, MT5 |
| Assets | Crypto, FX, Stocks, ETFs, Indices | Crypto, FX, Indices, Metals, Commodities |
| Account sizes | $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K | $25K, $50K, $100K, $250K, $300K |
| Payout methods | - | - |
Last verified: 2026-05-08 (Goat Funded Trader), 2026-05-08 (E8 Markets). Always verify current terms on each firm's official site before purchasing.
Multi-asset prop trading,
one account for all markets.
Multi-asset · Hong Kong · Est. 2025
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