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Headquarters

Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia

The Sotheby Building, Ground Floor, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, SW18 1TA, St. Lucia

CEO

Lucas Antonio

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Country

Saint Lucia

St. Lucia

Foundation

2024

2023

Banned Countries
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Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, North Korea, Libya, Vietnam
Assets
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Refund
Yes

Challenge fee returned as Atlas Balance on that account's third consecutive payout. Add-ons excluded. Access: entry fee only; activation fee excluded.

Yes

Full refund after 4th payout

Platforms
MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, MatchTrader
MatchTrader, cTrader, TradeLocker, Volumetrica, MetaTrader5
Payout Methods
Rise, USDT ERC20, Atlas Balance
Transfer, Rise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, Atlas Balance
ApplePay, Korapay, Card, GooglePay, PayPal, Crypto, Skrill, IMPS
Payout Frequency

1-Step, 2-Step, Pro and 3-Step: first payout after 14 days, then every 14. Instant and Access: first after 28 days, then every 14. Weekly: first after 14 days, then every 7. On-Demand: first immediately, then every 14. Daily Payouts on Pro: daily.

  • Biweekly
  • Evaluation accounts can be purchased with an add-on to get the first payout On Demand with 40% profit split
  • Standard Instant Funding have 'Triple payday' rewards, allowing traders to withdraw profits every 10 days.
  • Instant Premium: every 10 days
  • Instant HERO: every 14 days
Payout Guarantee

First payout: 24 working hours; subsequent payouts: 48. Working hours: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00 BST. Late payment: $500 with that payout and $500 with the next. Giveaway and collaborator accounts excluded.

If the payout takes longer than promised (2 business days), the trader automatically receives an extra $500 reward, guarantee.

Crypto Weekend Trading
No
Yes
Maximum Withdrawal

Instant Zero: buffer of 3% of account size. The table limit applies to each of the first three payouts. Other plans: up to available profit; Daily Payouts adds its own conditions.

For the first two reward requests, traders can withdraw a maximum of 6% of the initial account balance.

Minimum Withdrawal

Profit required to request: $50 on 1-Step Pro and 2-Step Pro; $100 on other programs. No additional minimum on the chosen withdrawal amount.

$100

Brokers
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Liquidity Providers

Forex
100:1
  • Evaluation phases: 100:1
  • Funded phase: 50:1
Metals

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Evaluation phases: 20:1
  • Funded phase: 10:1
Energies

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Evaluation phases: 20:1
  • Funded phase: 10:1
Indices

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Evaluation phases: 20:1
  • Funded phase: 10:1
Crypto

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Evaluation phases: 2:1
  • Funded phase: 2:1
Stocks
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  • Evaluation phases: 5:1
  • Funded phase: 5:1
Forex
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5 / lot
Metals
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5 / lot
Energies
No data
0
Indices
No data
0
Stocks
No data
0
Crypto
No data
0
Commission-Free Option
No data
No
Swap Free
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No
Account Reset
Yes

Fresh account in the same phase, retaining passed phases. Offer available for 7 days after a breach. Price depends on the plan and phase.

If you don’t complete a challenge, you can restart it at any time with a 12% discount. You’ll also get a single-use coupon that gives you 10% off any program.

Reset: buy a Reset to continue from the phase where you breached instead of starting over — it issues a new account at that phase (Funded reset gives a new Funded account, no re-evaluation). Available any time, or within 14 days of a breach. Each phase can be reset once. Price is a % of the original Challenge: Phase 1 −7%; Phase 2 +45–50%; Phase 3 +80%; Funded +50–175% (Instant: −7%).

Add-ons
Yes

Weekly, On-Demand, Daily Payouts, no minimum days and 100% split, depending on plan. Individual add-ons: +20%; Daily: +25%; bundle: +45%. Daily Pro: 2% buffer and 3% cap per payout for the first three.

Yes
  • Payout On Demand (+15%)
  • 100% Profit Split (+20%)
  • Both add-ons (+30%)
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Scaling for consistent performance without a new evaluation. Documentation allows exceeding the standard allocation but does not publish exact thresholds.

Yes
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

1/2/3-Step: static. Instant: trailing closed balance, updated at 00:00 UTC; does not lock at starting balance. Access: trailing equity, including floating profit. After withdrawal, recalculated from the new balance, except Pro, where the original floor remains.

  • 1-Step, 2-Step, 3-Step: Static
  • Instant Funding: Trailing
  • Instant Premium: EOD high-watermark; not recalculated intraday or downward
Profit Split

100% with add-on. First Atlas Protector trigger: 50% for the account's remaining life. First On-Demand payout: 50% for that payout only.

Profit split varies by product; see challenges. Add-ons may offer a higher split.

Free Trial
Yes

Website offers a free $1,000 simulated trial, one per verified person; KYC required.

No
Daily Drawdown

Resets at 00:00 UTC from equity. Standard plans subtract a fixed amount based on account size; Instant and Access subtract a percentage of equity at reset. Intraday profit does not raise the daily floor.

Most models: highest balance or equity recorded at end of day (EOD high-watermark).

  • Instant HERO: daily starting balance at 5 PM EST.
Three Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Allocation
400,000

$400,000 on every country except Pakistan, where the maximum is $50,000

Maximum Accounts

Multiple accounts allowed within the total allocation limit.

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Maximum Trading Days

No evaluation deadline. Access: activate within 30 days after passing.

Unlimited

Minimum Trading Days

Evaluation: 3 days per phase on 1/2/3-Step; no minimum on Pro and Access. Funded per cycle: 5 on 1/2-Step and Instant; 3 on Pro, 3-Step and Access.

Instant HERO: 6 non-consecutive valid trading days before payout, with at least 0.5% profit each.

Points Reward Program

Atlas Balance for purchases, resets and add-ons; cannot be withdrawn as cash. Cashback and Balance payout bonus depend on rank.

The GOAT Points Program rewards traders for both purchases and trading activities:

  • You earn 1 point for every $1 spent and can gain additional points by completing trading tasks.
  • Points are credited instantly and can be tracked in your Trader Dashboard. You can redeem them for valuable perks such as free accounts, extra leverage, increased drawdown, and account size boosts.
  • There's no limit to how many points you can earn, and all GFT traders are automatically enrolled.
Monthly Competition
Yes

Free monthly competition; simulated account prizes. Registration follows the official schedule.

No
Minimum Profitable Days

Funded: 1/2-Step: each day must close at least +0.5%; Instant: +1%; Access: +0.5%. Pro and 3-Step: day with a closed trade, no minimum daily profit. Counter resets after each payout.

  • 3 days with 0.5% profit on all phases of evaluation accounts
  • 5 days with 0.5% profit on all Instant Funding accounts
  • Instant Premium: 5 days with 0.5% profit (not necessarily consecutive)
Merge Accounts
No data
Yes
Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
Yes
VPN
Limited

Must not conceal location or identity. Give advance notice of locations inconsistent with registration.

No
Hedging
Limited

Allowed within one account. Prohibited across accounts, brokers or firms.

No
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Limited

On funded accounts, profits from trades held under 3 minutes are deducted. Losses remain; the deduction does not close the account.

Yes

Funded accounts only: minimum holding time of 1 minute for purchases from 6 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC; 2 minutes for earlier purchases, including their resets. Funded accounts follow the original challenge purchase date. Profits from shorter trades are excluded from payouts; losses still count. This is not an account breach. Evaluation accounts are exempt.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No
Yes
Martingale
No
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Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Funded: the greater of net floating loss and the sum of losing positions, at 2% of initial balance, trigger Atlas Protector. First trigger: positions closed and split cut to 50%; second: account closed. Using 80% of margin closes positions and deducts their profits. Risk per instrument limited to 50% of the daily limit where applicable.

Yes
  • Instant HERO: 1% maximum floating loss; breach closes the account.
  • The firm may impose a 1% risk-per-trade-idea limit after excessive risk-taking.
Copy Trading
Limited

Only between your own Atlas accounts; copying other traders or external accounts is prohibited.

Limited

Allowed between your own GFT accounts: funded to funded, challenge to challenge, and challenge to funded in either direction. Applies to existing and new accounts. Copying other traders, or copying between GFT and personal broker accounts or accounts at another prop firm, is prohibited.

News Trading
Limited

Unrestricted during evaluation. On funded accounts, profits from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after high-impact news are deducted. Entries inside the window are closed automatically; holding through the entire window is allowed.

Limited

El beneficio máximo por cualquier operación que se abra o cierre dos minutos antes o después de un evento noticioso de alto impacto (según la designación de ForexFactory.com) está restringido al 1% del saldo de apertura de la cuenta.

Inactivity Rule

Open a trade at least every 30 days; failing closes the account. Instant Zero has no inactivity limit.

30 Days

Consistency Rule
Limited

Instant Funded: best day at most 20% of cycle profit. No consistency on Access, Zero, 1/2/3-Step or Pro, according to checkout.

Yes
  • Instant Goat: A single day cannot represent more than 15% of your total earnings when requesting a withdrawal.
  • Instant Pro: A single day cannot represent more than 20% of your total earnings when requesting a withdrawal.
  • Instant Premium: no consistency rule.
  • Instant HERO: no single day can represent 15% or more of total profits during a payout period.
Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes
Prohibited Strategies

Latency or tick arbitrage, exploiting prices or bugs, order flooding, hedging across accounts or firms, account sharing and passing services. Multiple locations must not hide who trades. Gambling, martingale and manipulating evaluations are prohibited.

  • All or nothing
  • Exploit broker/platform errors
  • Use insider/non-public info
  • Front-run other trades
  • Excessively risky strategies
  • Hedging across accounts
  • Third-party EAs/strategies
  • Switch strategies post-assessment
  • Martingale/grid strategies banned
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