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Two loosenings, one clear boundary.
Goat Funded Trader has changed two operating rules. First, copy trading is now permitted between all accounts held by the same user, including from evaluation accounts to funded accounts and the reverse. Second, the minimum holding time for a trade's profit to be eligible for withdrawal has been cut from two minutes to one.
This announcement is for Goat Funded Trader (GFT). Goat Funded Futures (GFF) is a separate futures product, although GFT and GFF were combined under one login on 8 September. The announcement does not say whether the new copy-trading rule applies to GFF accounts under that login.
What changes, for whom, and what stays banned.
- ✓Copy trading is allowed between all accounts held by the same user, including evaluation to funded and funded to evaluation. It applies to existing accounts and new purchases.
- ✓Copying trades from other traders is still prohibited.
- ✓Copying between GFT accounts and external broker platforms or other funding firms is still prohibited.
- ✓The minimum holding time for a trade's profit to count toward withdrawal falls from two minutes to one minute.
- ✓The new one-minute limit applies to funded accounts linked to purchases made from 6 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC.
- ✓Accounts bought before that date keep the two-minute limit, even if they are reset.
- ✓The limit does not affect accounts in the evaluation phase.
- ✓A trade closed in under the limit has its profit excluded from the withdrawal, but any loss still counts. This is not treated as a breach and does not end the account.
Questions the announcement leaves open.
- ✓GFF accounts. It is not stated whether copy trading across a user's own accounts extends to Goat Funded Futures accounts under the shared login.
- ✓Proof of ownership. The announcement does not say how the firm checks that two accounts belong to the same person.
- ✓Other limits. It does not say whether limits on the number of accounts, or other trading rules, change alongside copy trading.
Fewer ways to lose a payout on a technicality.
Copy trading between a trader's own accounts is a common way to run several accounts at once. Allowing it in both directions, including from evaluation to funded, makes the rule simpler for traders who do.
The minimum duration rule works as an exclusion, not a penalty. Short trades are not treated as a breach. Their profit is simply left out of the withdrawable amount, while their losses still count. Cutting the limit to one minute narrows how many trades that affects, but only for funded accounts linked to purchases from 6 October onwards.
What to confirm.
Worth confirming directly with Goat Funded Trader: whether the copy-trading change covers Goat Funded Futures accounts, and which of your accounts fall under the one-minute limit, since it depends on the purchase date.
Comparing copy-trading rules across firms.
Copy-trading rules differ widely between firms, and many ban it outright between accounts. If running several accounts matters to you, it is worth comparing against an established futures firm.
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What traders also ask.
- The Godfunded, "GoatFundedTrader Updates Copy Trading Rules and Reduces Minimum Trade Duration", 6 October 2026.
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