Goat Funded Trader's Futures Brand Puts Every Plan on a 1-Minute Hold Rule

What happened

Goat Funded Futures, the futures brand of Goat Funded Trader, now runs one holding-time rule on every plan. Its help-center page Holding time rules on each plan (opens in new tab), updated 9 November 2026, says that since Monday 9 November every plan uses a "1 minute rule" and the old 2-minute microscalping rule no longer applies anywhere.

The rule covers the EOD Challenge, 1-Day-Pass-Plan, Flex Challenge, Daily Payouts, Instant Classic, Instant Lite and GOAT Access, and it applies to new and existing accounts.

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The 1 minute rule

At each payout request, and when you pass an evaluation, both of these must be true for that cycle:

• at least 70% of your closed trades were held longer than 1 minute, and
• at least 70% of your net profit came from trades held longer than 1 minute.

If either check fails, the payout request is declined and the profit from trades held under 1 minute in that cycle is deducted from the account. GFF says this is not a breach; the account stays open. A partial close counts as its own closed trade, even if the rest of the position is still running.

The rule doesn't apply on live accounts after the transition.

What changed by plan

Trading and payout cycles up to Sunday 8 November follow the previous rules, including the 2-minute deduction.

Why it matters

For most traders this is a simpler rule: a scalper who sometimes closes a trade inside 2 minutes no longer loses that profit trade by trade, as long as 70% of trades and profit come from holds over a minute. The catch is that the check is now all or nothing at payout. Miss either 70% line and the whole request is declined, not just trimmed, and the under-1-minute profit for the cycle is still taken out. Fast scalpers on Flex, where the bar rose from 50% to 70%, face the biggest tightening.

Tick scalping, which GFF describes as opening and closing within seconds for small tick profits of typically $10 to $50, stays banned on every account, and its prohibited strategies (opens in new tab) page says 100+ trades in a single day may trigger a risk review.

FAQ

Q: Does the rule apply to accounts I bought before 9 November? A: Yes. GFF says it applies to new and existing accounts, but cycles up to 8 November follow the old rules.

Q: Will failing the rule close my account? A: No. The payout is declined and the under-1-minute profit is deducted, but the account stays open.

Q: Does it apply on GFF live accounts? A: No, the help page says it doesn't apply on live accounts after the transition.

Q: Is this an affiliate or PT.com exclusive offer? A: No. This is editorial coverage of a public Goat Funded Futures rule change. ProprietaryTrading.com isn't claiming an exclusive code or tracked referral in this article.

Sources: Goat Funded Futures Help Center, Holding time rules on each plan (opens in new tab), Flex Challenge (opens in new tab) and Daily Payouts (opens in new tab), checked 11 November 2026. Rules can change, so confirm them with the firm.