A rule change can make two traders on the same named account subject to different limits. For Goat Funded Trader's 2-Step Promo $100K, the funded-stage floating-loss limit depends on the purchase date: the firm's current page says purchases from 22 October 2026 use 1% ($1,000), while earlier purchases keep 2% ($2,000). The firm's rule page and two independent rule monitors, PropDataLab and CapitalCritic, report the same cutoff and scope.
That is a change to one specific account's funded stage—not a general limit for every Goat Funded Trader plan, and not a change to its evaluation stages. Before relying on an old screenshot or a review, match the rule to the account you actually bought.
Which account and date does the rule cover?
The changed limit applies to the funded stage of the 2-Step Promo $100K account. The help page says the combined unrealised loss across open positions must not reach the applicable threshold. It states a fixed $1,000 limit for purchases from 22 October 2026 and preserves $2,000 for purchases made before that date. The third-party accounts of the change agree on the purchase-date boundary. Goat Funded Trader's current rules · PropDataLab's dated rule log · CapitalCritic's change record
The practical first check is your receipt or order confirmation, then the terms attached to that account. Do not infer your limit from the plan name alone: save the dated terms you were shown and ask the firm to resolve any mismatch before trading the funded account.
What counts as reaching the limit?
The firm's description aggregates the floating, or unrealised, loss of all open positions. Under its current page, reaching the limit for the first time triggers an email and reduces the profit split to 50%; the account remains open. The second event is a hard breach that closes the account. These are the firm's stated consequences, not an independent audit of how it applies them. The 2-Step Promo $100K rules
One detail matters for a cBot or a manual trade log: the firm tracks the group of positions that was open when the threshold was first reached. Movement in that same group does not count as another event. Closing one of those positions or adding a new one changes the group; if the new group reaches the limit, the page says it counts as the second event. Confirm the live terms before encoding this into automation. Goat Funded Trader's position-group explanation
A pre-trade account check
- Identify the exact plan and stage. The 1% change described here is for the funded stage of the 2-Step Promo $100K, not its two evaluations.
- Match the purchase date to the firm's cutoff: before 22 October 2026, 2% ($2,000); from 22 October 2026, 1% ($1,000).
- Check combined unrealised loss across the whole open-position group, not each position in isolation.
- Record what the first event changes and what a later event can do. Keep the account-specific terms with your own records.
If you are reviewing a prop firm's broader loss rules, keep daily and total drawdown separate from a floating-loss condition; the mechanics are not interchangeable. See our daily loss limit versus maximum loss guide.
Frequently asked
Does the 1% limit apply to every Goat Funded Trader account?
No. The published change and the current rule page discussed here concern the funded stage of the 2-Step Promo $100K account. Check the rules for your own plan. Goat Funded Trader's account rules · PropDataLab's rule log · CapitalCritic's change record
Does reaching the limit immediately close the account?
According to the firm's current wording, the first event reduces the profit split to 50% but leaves the account active; a second event involving a changed group of open positions closes it. Read the live rule before relying on that summary. Goat Funded Trader's rules
The useful takeaway
Treat a prop-firm rule as account-specific data, not a brand-wide memory. Keep the purchase date, account stage and current terms together; then model the stated group-level loss condition only after you have verified that those terms belong to your account. For a broader view of how we frame funded-account limits, see our Get Funded overview.