Name

Goat Funded Trader

Legal name

Wishes Tower International Limited

Website

https://goatfundedtrader.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wan Chai

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Evaluation Challenge Fees: One-time fee for purchasing trading evaluations/challenges. Fees vary by account size and model type. The fee is refundable once the trader passes the first profit target on most models, making it effectively a performance bond rather than a pure cost.
2. Profit Splits from Funded Traders: While traders receive up to 100% profit split, the company retains profits from traders who don't consistently withdraw or from various account structures. Revenue scales with trader success and account activity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Goat Funded Trader operates a proprietary trading platform that provides simulated trading capital to individual traders through challenge-based evaluation programs (GOAT 1-Step, Standard 2-Step, PRO 3-Step, and Goat Blitz instant funding). Traders purchase refundable evaluation fees, prove their skills against profit targets and drawdown limits, and receive funded accounts ranging from $5K to $400K (scalable to $2M), retaining up to 100% of trading profits. The platform supports forex, stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies across multiple trading platforms including MT5, CTrader, MatchTrader, TradeLocker, and VolumetricFX.

Product overview

Goat Funded Trader (GFT) is a proprietary trading firm offering a unified platform for traders to access simulated capital through challenge-based evaluation programs. The core product suite comprises multiple challenge models (GOAT 1-Step, Standard 2-Step, PRO 3-Step, and Instant funding via Goat Blitz) that evaluate traders on profit targets, drawdown limits, and trading discipline before allocating funded accounts with capital up to $400K per account and scalability to $2M. Traders retain profit splits up to 100% while the firm absorbs losses. The proprietary in-house GFT Trader Dashboard powers the entire ecosystem, supplemented by a Mobile Application for real-time analytics, a Scaling Plan for progressive capital growth, a Trading Competition program for free account prizes, a GFT Points loyalty system, and an Affiliate Program for referral commissions. The platform supports five trading platforms (MT5, CTrader, MatchTrader, TradeLocker, VolumetricFX) and multiple payment methods including crypto wallets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GOAT Model (1-Step Challenge) Single-phase evaluation challenge where traders prove their skills against a 10% profit target with 4% maximum daily loss and 6% maximum total loss. Upon passing, traders receive instant funding eligibility with access to the highest profit splits available at the firm. Designed for traders seeking the fastest path to a funded account.
• Standard Model (2-Step Challenge) Two-phase evaluation challenge requiring profit target achievement (10% per phase) across two phases with 4% maximum daily loss and 6% maximum total loss. Features leverage up to 1:100 and starts with a 5% profit split during evaluation, scaling to higher splits upon funding. One-time fee of $263 for $5K accounts and $438 for $10K accounts, 100% refundable upon passing first profit target.
• PRO Model (3-Step Challenge) Three-phase evaluation challenge with progressive profit targets (10% per phase) across three phases before receiving a funded account. Designed for experienced traders seeking larger account sizes and willing to undergo a more rigorous evaluation process. Available with $25K+ account sizes.
• Goat Blitz (Instant Funding) Instant funding model allowing immediate access to simulated capital without traditional challenge phases. Provides the fastest path to funded trading for traders who want to bypass multi-phase evaluations and start trading immediately on accounts from $5K to $400K.
• Funded Trading Accounts Simulated trading accounts with real market quotes providing access to capital ranging from $5K to $400K per account, with scalability potential to $2 million through the Scaling Plan. Traders retain profit splits up to 100% while the firm absorbs trading losses. Supports FX pairs, stocks, ETFs, and crypto pairs with leverage up to 1:100.
• Mobile Application Native mobile application available on iOS App Store and Google Play Store providing real-time trading analytics, performance monitoring, account milestone notifications, and full dashboard access for traders on the go. Supports monitoring of profit targets, drawdown limits, and evaluation progress.

Quantifiable outcome

• Only ~7% of traders who purchase challenges ever receive a payout (industry statistic)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trade Tech SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationTrade Tech Solutions provides technology services to 70+ prop firms and has backed Goat Funded Trader since inception. They offer proprietary trading technology, infrastructure, and platform solutions. GFT is backed by Trade Tech Solutions' tech company and industry professionals, with recent sponsorship of Dubai & Hong Kong Forex Expo.
• SkrillminorOthersPayment partner allowing traders to withdraw rewards via bank transfer, crypto, and many local payment methods through Skrill platform.
• RiseminorOthersPayment partner allowing traders to withdraw rewards via bank transfer, crypto, and many local payment methods through Rise platform.
• Odeonpay ALE S.R.L (Paysagi)minorOthersMerchant of Record (MOR) processing all payments for Goat Funded Trader. Payments are subject to Paysagi's Terms of Use.
• MetaTrader 5 (MT5)coreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary trading platform integration supporting forex, crypto, indices, and commodities trading with lightning-fast execution and raw spreads from 0.1 pips.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FTMO: Largest proprietary trading firm globally, offering similar evaluation-challenge funded account programs for forex, indices, commodities, stocks, and crypto. Closest direct competitor with comparable business model and target customer base.
• E8 Funding: Prop trading firm offering evaluation challenges with funded accounts up to $300K, similar refundable fee model and multi-asset support. Direct competitor in the same mid-tier prop firm segment.
• Topstep: Leading prop firm focused specifically on futures trading with similar evaluation-to-funded-account mechanics. Comparable business model adapted for futures-focused traders.
• MyFundedFX: Prop trading firm offering similar forex-focused evaluation challenges with funded accounts. Direct competitor with comparable challenge mechanics and scaling programs.
• The5ers: Established prop trading firm offering instant funding and one-step challenge programs for forex traders. Comparable business model with similar evaluation mechanics and target audience.
• FundedNext: Direct prop firm competitor offering Stellar and Evaluation Challenge models with funded accounts up to $300K and similar refundable fee structure. Targets the same retail trader segment with aggressive pricing and scaling plans.
• Surge Funded: Prop trading firm offering evaluation challenges and funded accounts for forex and crypto traders. Direct competitor in the same retail trader segment with similar self-serve purchase model.
• The Funded Trader: Direct competitor prop firm offering evaluation challenges and funded accounts across forex, indices, and crypto. Operates similar scaling program and community-led growth model.

Others

• Trade Tech Solutions: Affiliated technology company providing the proprietary trading infrastructure that powers GFT and 70+ other prop firms. Adjacent ecosystem participant serving as GFT's core technology backbone and white-label platform provider.
• MetaQuotes (MT5): Developer of MetaTrader 5 trading platform, which GFT integrates with as its primary trading venue. Functions as enabling technology infrastructure provider rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@goatfundedtrader
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/goat-funded-trader
• Instagraminstagram.com/goatfundedtrader_gft?igsh=eDlyODkwdG0zZ2dq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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