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Apex Trader Funding vs Goat Funded Futures

Two Futures prop firms compared on price, rules and payouts. Every figure comes from the PropFirmTrading database, with verified discount codes applied.

Data checked by Oliver · Updated 19 October 2026

Apex Trader Funding logo
Apex Trader Funding

★ 4.2 · 5 yrs · 🇺🇸

From
$19.90
Max funding
$150K
Deal
−90%
Code
PROPFT
Get funded with Apex Trader Funding
Goat Funded Futures logo
Goat Funded Futures

unrated · 2 yrs · 🇭🇰

From
$64
Max funding
$150K
Deal
−50%
Code
PROPFT
Get funded with Goat Funded Futures

The short version

Cheapest at 100K
Apex Trader Funding $39.90 (Goat Funded Futures $132)
First challenge
Apex Trader Funding
Scaling up
Neither clearly
Swing trader
Neither clearly

The rulebook that matches the trader’s style should decide.

Side by side at 100K

The cheapest program each firm sells at 100K, the size both firms offer that is closest to $100K.

Apex Trader FundingGoat Funded Futures
ProgramIntraday Trail (Standard)EOD
Price with code$39.90$132
List price$399$264
CodePROPFTPROPFT
Profit target6%6%
Maximum loss3% ($3,000), Intraday Trail3% ($3,000), EOD
Daily loss limitnot listedNone
Drawdown per 1 of target0.500.50
Profit splitNot listedNot listed
Minimum trading daysNot listed7 winning days
Consistency rule50% (funded, until 6th payout)50% (eval); 30% (funded)
Payout termsNot listedNot listed
Rule frictionhighhigh

Rule friction is the PropFirmTrading reading of how many rules can end an account by accident. Low means fewer.

Where Apex Trader Funding and Goat Funded Futures differ

Price at 100K

Apex Trader Funding $39.90

Goat Funded Futures $132

$92 between cheapest and dearest, per attempt

Maximum loss

Apex Trader Funding 3%, Intraday Trail

Goat Funded Futures 3%, EOD

Wider buffer, more room for a losing run; static beats trailing

Drawdown per 1 of target

Apex Trader Funding 0.50

Goat Funded Futures 0.50

Higher means the target is small next to the room to fail

Total profit target

Apex Trader Funding 6% in 1 phase

Goat Funded Futures 6% in 1 phase

Lower total, shorter evaluation

Where Apex Trader Funding and Goat Funded Futures differ (full text)

Price is the clearest difference at the 100K size. Apex Trader Funding Intraday Trail (Standard) costs $39.90 with the code applied, and Goat Funded Futures EOD costs $132. The gap is $92 per attempt, so a trader who needs three attempts pays about $276 more at Goat Funded Futures.

Both programs allow a maximum loss of 3% ($3,000), but the drawdown is Intraday Trail at Apex Trader Funding and EOD at Goat Funded Futures.

Apex Trader Funding applies a 50% (funded, until 6th payout) consistency rule and Goat Funded Futures applies a 50% (eval); 30% (funded) consistency rule. A consistency rule caps how much of the profit may come from one day, which slows down traders with occasional large wins.

The cheapest way to test either firm is Apex Trader Funding Intraday Trail (Standard) 25K at $19.90 or Goat Funded Futures Sprint 25K at $64. Small accounts share the rulebook of the larger ones, so they show how a firm behaves at low cost.

Apex Trader Funding programs

One row per program, at the size closest to $100K.

ProgramSizePriceTargetsDaily lossMax DDPT:DDSplitFriction
Intraday Trail (Standard)100K$39.906%-3% (trailing)1:0.50-high
Intraday Trail (No Activation)100K$1096%-3% (trailing)1:0.50-high
EOD Trail (Standard)100K$596%-3%1:0.50-medium
EOD Trail (No Activation)100K$1396%-3%1:0.50-medium

Goat Funded Futures programs

One row per program, at the size closest to $100K.

ProgramSizePriceTargetsDaily lossMax DDPT:DDSplitFriction
EOD100K$1326%None3%1:0.50-high
Sprint100K$1405%None3% (trailing)1:0.60-high
Instant100K$489None3%5% (trailing)--high
Pro100K$1496%None4%1:0.67-high

Rules side by side

Firm-wide rules as each firm publishes them. Some rules vary by program, and the firm profiles carry the full text.

RuleApex Trader FundingGoat Funded Futures
News tradingWith conditionsWith conditions
Weekend holdingNot allowedWith conditions
Copy tradingNot listedNot listed
Expert advisorsNot listedNot listed
Inactivity ruleNot listedNot listed
Payout frequencyEOD: 5 winning days of $100/$250/$300/$350+ (25K/50K/100K/150K) Intraday: 5 winning days of $100/$200/$250/$300+ (25K/50K/100K/150K) Plus a 50% Consistency…Instant: 7 winning days (net P&L 0.2%+/day) | 10 calendar days minimum before the first payout Sprint: 5 winning days EOD: 7 winning days Pro: 5 winning days…
Minimum payout$500$500 (all programs)
Payout methodsACH, PlaneRiseworks
PlatformsATAS Orderflow Trading, Bookmap, EdgeProX, Finamark, Jigsaw Daytradr, MotiveWave, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Rithmic, R Trader Pro, Sierra Chart, TradingView,…ATAS Orderflow Trading, Deepcharts, Deepmap, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Tickblaze, TradingView, Tradovate, Volumetrica Trading

Which firm fits which trader

A reading of the data for three common situations. The rulebook that fits the trader's style matters more than any single figure.

A first challenge on a small budget

New to prop firms and paying to learn a rulebook at the lowest cost.

The data favours

Apex Trader Funding

  • The entry ticket is $19.90 at Apex Trader Funding against $64 at Goat Funded Futures.
  • Its cheapest program also allows 0.67 of drawdown per 1 of target, so a learner has more room.

A consistent trader scaling up

Has passed evaluations before and cares about the share of profit kept and the ceiling on funding.

The data favours

Neither firm clearly

The two firms are close on the figures that matter for this profile, so the rules table above should decide.

A swing trader holding for days

Uses wider stops and needs room for positions to move against the entry before they work.

The data favours

Neither firm clearly

The two firms are close on the figures that matter for this profile, so the rules table above should decide.

Questions traders ask about Apex Trader Funding and Goat Funded Futures

What does a 100K challenge cost at Apex Trader Funding and Goat Funded Futures?

Apex Trader Funding Intraday Trail (Standard) 100K costs $39.90 with code PROPFT (list price $399). Goat Funded Futures EOD 100K costs $132 with code PROPFT (list price $264). Prices are checked daily and may change.

Which firm allows more drawdown at 100K?

Apex Trader Funding allows 3% ($3,000), Intraday Trail and Goat Funded Futures allows 3% ($3,000), EOD. The daily loss limit is not listed at Apex Trader Funding and None at Goat Funded Futures.

Do Apex Trader Funding and Goat Funded Futures allow news trading?

Apex Trader Funding: Allowed for your normal trading strategy Prohibited: 'news trading' strategies that chase the market or place two-sided orders to gamble the outcome of news Goat Funded Futures: Challenge: no restrictions Funded: 2-minute buffer around high-impact news | no opening, closing or triggering pending orders within 2 min before/after a…

How often do Apex Trader Funding and Goat Funded Futures pay out?

Apex Trader Funding: EOD: 5 winning days of $100/$250/$300/$350+ (25K/50K/100K/150K) Intraday: 5 winning days of $100/$200/$250/$300+ (25K/50K/100K/150K) Plus a 50% Consistency… Goat Funded Futures: Instant: 7 winning days (net P&L 0.2%+/day) | 10 calendar days minimum before the first payout Sprint: 5 winning days EOD: 7 winning days Pro: 5 winning days…

Which firm suits a first prop firm challenge, Apex Trader Funding or Goat Funded Futures?

On price and drawdown room the data favours Apex Trader Funding. The entry ticket is $19.90 at Apex Trader Funding against $64 at Goat Funded Futures. Its cheapest program also allows 0.67 of drawdown per 1 of target, so a learner has more room. Both firms are viable, and the rulebook that fits the trader's style matters more than the cheaper ticket.

Apex Trader Funding logo

Apex Trader Funding

Intraday Trail (Standard) · 100K

$39.90$399

Code PROPFT

Get funded with Apex Trader Funding
Goat Funded Futures logo

Goat Funded Futures

EOD · 100K

$132$264

Code PROPFT

Get funded with Goat Funded Futures

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