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Goat Funded Trader vs The5ers

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

Goat Funded Trader logo
Goat Funded Trader

Hong Kong · est. 2023

Static
The5ers logo
The5ers

UK · est. 2016

Static

Goat Funded Trader vs The5ers: Full Comparison

Rule
Goat Funded Trader logo
Goat Funded Trader
The5ers logo
The5ers
Drawdown
Static

4% max daily loss, 6% max overall loss. Fee is 100% refundable on first funded payout.

Static

Balance-based static drawdown. 3% daily loss limit, 6% max overall loss (stop-out level).

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

Holding through news is allowed; High Stakes accounts bar new orders 2 min before/after high-impact news.

Weekend holding
Yes

Allowed in all phases; funded accounts apply a weekend-gap profit adjustment.

Yes

Overnight and weekend holding permitted across programs.

EAs / bots
Varies

Bans HFT, Gold-arbitrage EAs, martingale, hedging, latency exploits and third-party/off-the-shelf EAs.

Varies

EAs allowed but bans copy-trading/signals, tick scalping, latency/reverse/hedge arbitrage, HFT and emulators.

Daily loss limit
4%
Edge
3%
Overall loss limit
6%
6%
Profit split
up to 100%

100% split available. Scales to $2M max allocation.

up to 100%

Up to 100% split on both Pro Growth and Hyper Growth programs.

Fee refund
Yes

100% challenge fee refunded on first funded payout.

Edge
No
Platforms
MT4, MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader
MT5
Assets
Crypto, FX, Stocks, ETFs, Indices
FX, Metals, Indices
Account sizes
$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K
$5K, $10K, $20K
Payout methods
-
Bank wire, Crypto, Skrill

Last verified: 2026-05-08 (Goat Funded Trader), 2026-05-08 (The5ers). Always verify current terms on each firm's official site before purchasing.

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Multi-asset prop trading, one account for all markets.

Multi-asset · Hong Kong · Est. 2025

Static drawdownNo consistency ruleNews tradingWeekend holdingAlgo & bot trading24h USDC / USDT payoutsUp to 90% profit split
Up to 90%
profit split
24 hours
payout speed
$5K – $200K
account sizes
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