Side-by-side comparison

Velotrade vs Goat Funded Trader

How Velotrade compares with Goat Funded Trader on the rules that decide whether you pass, from each firm's official terms. Velotrade publishes this page, so we show where Goat Funded Trader is stronger too.

Where Velotrade differs

Funded profit caps: No daily or payout capsGoat Funded Trader: $3,000 daily cap; first two payouts capped
News trading: Allowed, no profit capGoat Funded Trader: Profit within 5 min of high-impact news capped at 1%
Automation: Bots, EAs and your own API allowedGoat Funded Trader: EAs allowed; no third-party EAs, HFT or hedging

Start Velotrade from $40 $32 with BOTS20, already applied when you pick a plan

Founded 2016 in Hong Kong · One-time fee · See every published payout

Where Goat Funded Trader is stronger

100% profit split available as a paid add-on
Challenge fee refunded with your fourth payout

See every rule side by side ↓

Fees at the same account size

Account size	Velotrade	Goat Funded Trader
$100K	$446.40$558PRO 1-Step	$263100% refundable on first payout

Lowest fee per size, one-time. Velotrade prices include 20% off with BOTS20, applied when you pick a plan; list price struck through. Other firms at list price.

Velotrade vs Goat Funded Trader: Full Comparison

Rule	Velotrade	Goat Funded Trader
Drawdown	Static All challenges use static drawdown. Floor is fixed from starting balance and never moves for the life of the account. Full detail All challenges use static drawdown. Floor is fixed from starting balance and never moves for the life of the account. Limits differ by plan: CLASSIC 2-Step 5% daily / 10% max, CLASSIC 1-Step 4% daily / 7% max, PRO 1-Step 3% daily / 3% max.	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 cap on risk per trade and no max lot size. Your only sizing limit is the static drawdown.	Capped Max 2% risk per trade idea (grouped by instrument + direction) of initial balance; can tighten to 1% for risky patterns.
News trading	Yes	Varies Allowed in both phases, but profit made within 5 min of high-impact news is capped at 1%.
Weekend holding	Yes	Yes Allowed in all phases; funded accounts apply a weekend-gap profit adjustment.
EAs / bots	Yes	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	3% PRO 1-Step 4% CLASSIC 1-Step 5% CLASSIC 2-Step	3%
Overall loss limit	3% PRO 1-Step 7% CLASSIC 1-Step 10% CLASSIC 2-Step	6%
Profit split	80% base, 90% with a paid add-on Standard split is 80%, with a 90% add-on available. No time-based scaling.	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	No	Yes Full detail 100% of the evaluation fee refunded with the fourth payout (help centre, Sep 2026).
Platforms	DXtrade	MT4, MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader
Assets	Crypto, FX, Indices, Stocks, Commodities	Crypto, FX, Stocks, ETFs, Indices
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K
Payout methods	Crypto	-