FTMO vs Goat Funded Trader
FTMO scores higher on PropFirmly's rating, 8.0 to 6.3 out of 10. Below, the two forex firms row by row: a dot marks the side ahead where a row has a clear direction. Both checked on or after 25 October 2026.
FTMO
Czech Republic
Ahead on 3 of 7 rows
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Hong Kong
Ahead on 4 of 7 rows
Visit Goat Funded Trader(opens the firm’s website in a new tab)Head to head
| Feature | FTMO | Goat Funded Trader |
|---|---|---|
| PropFirmly score | 8.0 (ahead) | 6.3 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (55,089) | Not shown |
| Years operating | 11 (ahead) | 4 |
| Headquarters | Czech Republic | Hong Kong |
| Cheapest $100K account | €499 | $478 (ahead) |
| Profit split, up to | 90% | 100% (ahead) |
| Max funding | $400K | $400K |
| Programs | 2-step, 1-step, Instant funding | 1-step, 2-step, Instant funding |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView | MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader, Volumetrica (ahead) |
| News trading | Allowed with limits | Allowed with limits |
| Expert advisors | Allowed (ahead) | Allowed with limits |
| Copy trading | Allowed with limits | Allowed with limits |
| Overnight holding | Allowed | Allowed |
| Weekend holding | Allowed with limits | Allowed with limits |
| Payouts | First reward request from the 14th day after the first trade on the account; FTMO's public pages do not state a fixed cycle for later rewards. | Every 14 days on all current models. The scaling plan adds weekly payouts from Level 2. |
| Payout methods | Bank wire, Card payout, Skrill, Crypto | Rise, Crypto, Skrill, Local bank transfer |
| US traders | Not accepted | Accepted (ahead) |
Pick FTMO if
you care most about propFirmly score, years operating and expert advisors. It is ahead on those rows in the table above.
Pick Goat Funded Trader if
you care most about cheapest $100K account, profit split, up to and platforms. It is ahead on those rows in the table above.
Challenges side by side
Every account from both firms. The table opens at $100K, the size both sell nearest $100K.
Challenges 11
| Steps | Profit target | Daily loss | Max loss | Buy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $5K | 2 Steps2-Step GOAT | 8%6% | 4% | 10% | 1.40 | 80%to 100% | $19.80$36 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $2.5K | 1 StepGOAT Blitz | 3% | 3% | 5% | 0.60 | 80% | $25.85$47 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $5K | 2 Steps2-Step Standard | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 100% | $28.60$52 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $5K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $31.90$58 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $10K | 2 Steps2-Step GOAT | 8%6% | 4% | 10% | 1.40 | 80%to 100% | $35.75$65 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $5K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 6% | 1.67 | 80%to 100% | $40.70$74 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $5K | 1 StepGOAT Blitz | 3% | 3% | 5% | 0.60 | 80% | $42.35$77 | Buy |
 FTMO4.855.1K | $10K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 1.00 | 90% | €63.99€79 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $10K | 2 Steps2-Step Standard | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 100% | $49.50$90 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $10K | 2 Steps2-Step | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €72.09€89 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $10K | 2 Steps2-Step Swing | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €72.09€89 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $10K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $58.85$107 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $5K | InstantInstant GOAT | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80%to 100% | $59.40$108 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $10K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 6% | 1.67 | 80%to 100% | $62.70$114 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $10K | 1 StepGOAT Blitz | 3% | 3% | 5% | 0.60 | 80% | $64.35$117 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $15K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $86.35$157 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $25K | 2 Steps2-Step GOAT | 8%6% | 4% | 10% | 1.40 | 80%to 100% | $86.90$158 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $10K | InstantInstant GOAT | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80%to 100% | $86.90$158 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $5K | InstantInstant Premium | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80% | $86.90$158 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $5K | InstantInstant Account | None | 3% | 10% | n/a | 90% | €136.89€169 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $25K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 6% | 1.67 | 80%to 100% | $117.70$214 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $25K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 1.00 | 90% | €161.19€199 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $25K | 2 Steps2-Step Standard | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 100% | $128.70$234 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $25K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $132$240 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $25K | 1 StepGOAT Blitz | 3% | 3% | 5% | 0.60 | 80% | $135.85$247 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $25K | 2 Steps2-Step | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €202.50€250 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $25K | 2 Steps2-Step Swing | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €202.50€250 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $10K | InstantInstant Premium | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80% | $163.35$297 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $50K | 2 Steps2-Step GOAT | 8%6% | 4% | 10% | 1.40 | 80%to 100% | $169.40$308 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $50K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 6% | 1.67 | 80%to 100% | $172.70$314 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $25K | InstantInstant GOAT | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80%to 100% | $174.90$318 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $50K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 1.00 | 90% | €258.39€319 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $50K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $196.35$357 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $50K | 2 Steps2-Step Standard | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 100% | $196.90$358 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $10K | InstantInstant Account | None | 3% | 10% | n/a | 90% | €274.59€339 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $50K | 2 Steps2-Step | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €279.45€345 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $50K | 2 Steps2-Step Swing | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €279.45€345 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $50K | 1 StepGOAT Blitz | 3% | 3% | 5% | 0.60 | 80% | $212.85$387 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $15K | InstantInstant Premium | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80% | $218.35$397 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $100K | 2 Steps2-Step GOAT | 8%6% | 4% | 10% | 1.40 | 80%to 100% | $262.90$478 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $50K | InstantInstant GOAT | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80%to 100% | $268.40$488 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $100K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 6% | 1.67 | 80%to 100% | $291.50$530 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $100K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 1.00 | 90% | €404.19€499 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $25K | InstantInstant Premium | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80% | $309.65$563 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $100K | 2 Steps2-Step | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €437.40€540 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $100K | 2 Steps2-Step Swing | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €437.40€540 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $100K | 1 StepGOAT Blitz | 3% | 3% | 5% | 0.60 | 80% | $339.35$617 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $100K | 2 Steps2-Step Standard | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 100% | $345.40$628 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $100K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $361.35$657 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $150K | 2 Steps2-Step GOAT | 8%6% | 4% | 10% | 1.40 | 80%to 100% | $416.90$758 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $25K | InstantInstant Account | None | 3% | 10% | n/a | 90% | €606.69€749 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $50K | InstantInstant Premium | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80% | $447.15$813 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $100K | InstantInstant GOAT | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80%to 100% | $448.25$815 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $200K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 6% | 1.67 | 80%to 100% | $502.70$914 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $200K | 1 Step1-Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 1.00 | 90% | €809.19€999 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $200K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $636.35$1,157 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $200K | 2 Steps2-Step | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €874.80€1,080 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $200K | 2 Steps2-Step Swing | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 90% | €874.80€1,080 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $200K | 2 Steps2-Step Standard | 10%5% | 5% | 10% | 1.50 | 80%to 100% | $658.90$1,198 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $100K | InstantInstant Premium | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80% | $722.15$1,313 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $50K | InstantInstant Account | None | 3% | 10% | n/a | 90% | €1,214.19€1,499 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $200K | InstantInstant GOAT | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80%to 100% | $914.65$1,663 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $300K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $914.65$1,663 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $150K | InstantInstant Premium | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80% | $1,171.50$2,130 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $400K | InstantInstant HERO | None | 3% | 5% | n/a | 90%to 100% | $1,281.50$2,330 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $300K | InstantInstant GOAT | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80%to 100% | $1,318.90$2,398 | Buy |
Goat Funded TraderSince 2022 | $400K | InstantInstant GOAT | None | 3% | 6% | n/a | 80%to 100% | $1,648.90$2,998 | Buy |
FTMO4.855.1K | $100K | InstantInstant Account | None | 3% | 10% | n/a | 90% | €2,429.19€2,999 | Buy |
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What could each one pay you?
An illustration, not a forecast: a steady monthly return on the funded account, at each firm's starting split, against the fee for its cheapest account at that size. Most traders do not pass, and returns are rarely steady.
FTMO
- Your share over the period
- Fee
- Split
Goat Funded Trader
- Your share over the period
- Fee
- Split
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FTMO vs Goat Funded Trader questions
Which is cheaper, FTMO or Goat Funded Trader?
At $100K, FTMO's cheapest account is €499 (1-Step) and Goat Funded Trader's is $478 (2-Step GOAT), at list price before discounts. Price alone does not decide which is easier to pass: compare the targets and loss limits in the table above.
Which pays a higher profit split?
Goat Funded Trader advertises the higher maximum split: 100% against 90%. The starting split is often lower and rises with payouts or an add-on.
Which firm has been operating longer?
FTMO was founded first, in 2015. Goat Funded Trader started in 2022.
Can traders in the United States use FTMO or Goat Funded Trader?
FTMO: no. Goat Funded Trader: yes. Both firms publish a list of restricted countries, linked from their profile pages here.
Do FTMO and Goat Funded Trader allow news trading?
FTMO: allowed with limits (On Standard FTMO Accounts and Instant Accounts, no orders may be opened, closed or triggered from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after listed high-impact releases on the affected instruments. Challenge and Verification phases and Swing accounts are exempt). Goat Funded Trader: allowed with limits (News trading is allowed in the challenge and funded stages, but any trade opened or closed within 5 minutes of a red-folder release can keep at most 1% of the initial balance in profit; the excess is removed without a breach).
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