Goat Funded Futures Rules Explained (2026): Drawdown, Daily Loss, Consistency & Payouts

Overview: five futures plans

All plans are one-time purchases with no activation fee and a 6% target where there is an evaluation. Prices below are list prices; the help center showed every plan at 50% off when checked, so look at checkout.

EOD (50K list $138): $3,000 target, $2,000 end-of-day drawdown, 5 minis, 50% consistency, no daily loss in the evaluation. Funded adds a $1,250 soft daily loss and 30% consistency, and pays 80% (90% with an add-on).

Flex (50K list $218): $2,000 end-of-day drawdown, 3 minis, no daily loss in either phase, 50% consistency in the evaluation and none funded. 80% default split.

1-Day-Pass (50K list $218): no consistency in the evaluation, so it can be passed in a day. $2,000 drawdown, $1,000 soft daily loss in both phases, 3 minis, 35% consistency funded. 80% default.

Daily Payouts (50K list $238): $2,000 drawdown that is end-of-day in the evaluation and intraday when funded, $1,000 daily loss, 4 minis, 40% consistency in the evaluation. Pays daily at 90%.

Instant Classic (50K list $554): no evaluation, a 5% ($2,500) intraday trailing drawdown, 3% soft daily loss, 4 minis and 20% consistency. Instant Lite is advertised on the home page but has no specification article, so it is not covered here. The forex side is on the Goat Funded rules page.

Rules that end the account

Max loss

Hard breach on every plan: balance or equity at or below the floor closes the account immediately. EOD, Flex and 1-Day-Pass trail the highest closing balance and lock at $50,000. Daily Payouts locks at $50,100 and trails intraday once funded. Instant Classic trails intraday and locks at $50,000.

Daily loss

Soft on every plan that has one: positions close and trading pauses until the next trading day. On Daily Payouts the third hit within any rolling 30 days closes the account. Flex has none; EOD has one only when funded.

Inactivity

At least one trade every 7 days on every plan, or the account is breached without a refund.

Holding time

EOD, 1-Day-Pass and Instant Classic remove profit from trades closed within 2 minutes. Flex and Daily Payouts check at payout time that at least half your profit came from trades held over 1 minute or 60 seconds. Tick scalping is prohibited everywhere.

Resets

Two per evaluation. Instant Classic and Daily Payouts funded accounts cannot be reset; EOD funded can be reset on 50K and 100K before the first payout.

Payout rules

Request windows: EOD, Flex, 1-Day-Pass and Instant Classic accept requests only on the 5th to 8th and 20th to 23rd of each month. $500 minimum.
EOD funded: 7 winning days of $100 or more on 50K. Caps $1,500 for the first payout, then $2,000, $2,500 and $2,750.
Flex funded: 5 winning days of $250 or more on 50K. Up to 50% of profit, capped at $2,000.
1-Day-Pass funded: 5 winning days of $100 or more, up to 50% of profit. Caps $1,500, $1,750, $2,000, then $2,500.
Daily Payouts funded: first request 24 hours after the first funded trade, then every 24 hours, above a $52,100 balance. Up to $1,000 per payout on 50K, at least half of it new profit since the last payout. 3% processing fee.
Instant Classic: first payout after 7% growth ($3,500), 10 calendar days and 7 winning days, with no day over 20%. $2,000 cap per cycle. 100% of the first $10,000, then 90%.

News and trading hours

Funded accounts on every plan, and the Daily Payouts evaluation, block opening, closing or triggering orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news. Positions opened earlier may be held through the release. Other evaluations have no news restriction.

The market is open Sunday to Friday 5:00pm to 4:00pm CT. Goat auto-closes open positions at 3:55pm CT, and there is no overnight or weekend holding.

Worked example on a 50K

On an EOD 50K challenge the floor starts at $48,000 with no daily limit. You close day 1 at $51,200; the floor moves to $49,200. Day 2 closes at $52,100; the floor would be $50,100, so it locks at $50,000. Your best day was $1,200 of $2,100, so keep going. Day 3 closes at $53,000: $3,000 total, best day 40%. You pass.

Funded, you now have a $1,250 soft daily limit and the 2-minute news window. After 7 winning days of at least $100, request on the 5th to 8th or 20th to 23rd. With $2,500 of profit and no day over $750 (30%), the first payout is capped at $1,500, of which you keep $1,200 at 80%.

How Proof tracks it

Proof's Goat Funded Futures presets run the right floor for each plan and phase, end-of-day or intraday, with the lock at the start or start plus $100. Risk Guard shows the room to the floor and the soft daily limit and counts daily-limit hits on Daily Payouts.

Proof counts winning days at your plan's threshold, checks consistency, shows the cap for your payout number and the next request window, blocks out the 2-minute news window on funded accounts and sets a close alarm before 3:55pm CT. Proof warns and tracks; it does not close trades at your broker.

In Proof

Proof tracks every Goat Funded Futures rule for you

The Goat Funded Futures presets run the right floor for each plan, show the soft daily limit, count winning days, check consistency, show your payout cap and the next request window, and remind you to be flat by 3:55pm CT.

See how Proof does it

Frequently asked questions

Does Goat Funded Futures have a daily loss limit?

Depends on the plan. Flex has none. EOD has one only when funded ($1,250 on 50K). 1-Day-Pass and Daily Payouts have $1,000 on 50K in both phases, and Instant Classic has 3%. All are soft pauses, except a third Daily Payouts hit within 30 days closes the account.

Is the Goat Funded Futures drawdown end of day?

End of day on EOD, Flex, 1-Day-Pass and the Daily Payouts evaluation. Intraday on Daily Payouts funded and Instant Classic. All lock at the starting balance, or start plus $100 on Daily Payouts.

When can I request a payout from Goat Funded Futures?

On EOD, Flex, 1-Day-Pass and Instant Classic, only on the 5th to 8th and 20th to 23rd of the month after the required winning days. Daily Payouts accounts can request every 24 hours.

What time does Goat Funded Futures close positions?

3:55pm CT every trading day. Overnight and weekend holding are not allowed.

Can I trade news on Goat Funded Futures?

In most evaluations, yes. On funded accounts and the Daily Payouts evaluation you cannot open, close or trigger orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news.