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	Alpha Futures 7.7 Get Started	City Traders Imperium 8.3 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type	Futures	CFD
Country	United Kingdom	Comoros
Established	Jul 2024	Jan 2018
Technology	Proprietary	White-Label
Platforms	Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Alpha Trader, WealthCharts, DeepCharts	Match Trader, MT5
Trading Rules
Profit Split	90% flat, no tiered system (Zero/Premium/Advanced) Best	80% - 100%
Daily Drawdown	None (Premium/Advanced), 2% soft Daily Loss Guard (Zero only - locks account until next trading day 6PM ET, does not close account)	None disclosed (1-Step); 5% of account size (2-Step); 6% (Instant Funding and Instant Funding Pro)
Payout Frequency	Up to 4 times a month Eligible for a withdrawal request after every 5 winning trading days of $200+ profit (non-consecutive allowed); processed within 48 business hours	On-demand (Bronze VIP tier: weekly; Silver VIP tier and above: any time)
Direct Path to Funded	✗ No	✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count	0 reviews	0 reviews
Avg. Rating	No ratings yet	No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits	3 live account types (Zero/Premium/Advanced), Maximum Loss Limit is EOD trailing and stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance (never resets to $0 on withdrawal), 90% flat profit split from day one on all plans, on-demand payouts up to 4x/month after 5 winning days of $200+, industry-large withdrawal caps (up to $15,000/request on Advanced), Zero plan has $0 activation fee permanently and no consistency rule on evaluation (can pass in 1 day)	Up to 100% profit share. No time limit on challenges. Free CTI Academy access with every program. Funded accounts scale up to $4M.
Main Drawbacks	Zero plan carries a 2% Daily Loss Guard on evaluation and a 40% consistency rule on the Qualified stage; Premium/Advanced Qualified accounts require a $149 one-time activation fee (Premium traders can instead pay a higher monthly evaluation rate to waive it); reset fees required to retry a failed evaluation; legacy Standard plan (tiered 70/80/90% split) was retired May 1, 2026 and is no longer for sale	No 3-Step challenge option (only 1-Step, 2-Step, and Instant Funding are offered). Instant Funding Pro tier requires a $5,000 minimum starting balance.
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers	10% off all plans TRUSTED 25% off all plans 70M Code DIRECT35: 35% off any plan (Direct, Zero, Premium, Advanced), sitewide. Source: official Alpha Futures email 2026-07-08. DIRECT35	30% off City Traders Imperium evaluation challenges. Verified live on citytradersimperium.com homepage 2026-06-05. ADHA30 20% off City Traders Imperium Instant Funding (CTI Trader). Verified live on citytradersimperium.com homepage 2026-06-05. ADHA20

Challenge Details

Alpha Futures Challenges

12 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$79 /month	$25K	Subscription	P1: $1,500	P1: $500 Soft breach (2% of starting balance) - account locks until next trading day 6PM ET	P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$79 /month (with $149 activation fee); $159/month waives activation fee	$50K	Subscription	P1: $3,000	P1: - None	P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing	90%	$149
$119 /month	$50K	Subscription	P1: $3,000	P1: $1,000 Soft breach (2% of starting balance) - account locks until next trading day 6PM ET	P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$139 /month	$50K	Subscription	P1: $4,000	P1: - None	P1: $1,750 EOD Trailing	90%	$149
$159 /month, no activation fee (vs $79/month + $149 activation fee variant)	$50K	Subscription	P1: $3,000	P1: - None	P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$159 /month (with $149 activation fee); $269/month waives activation fee	$100K	Subscription	P1: $6,000	P1: - None	P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing	90%	$149
$239 /month	$100K	Subscription	P1: $6,000	P1: $2,000 Soft breach (2% of starting balance) - account locks until next trading day 6PM ET	P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$239 /month (with $149 activation fee); $379/month waives activation fee	$150K	Subscription	P1: $9,000	P1: - None	P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing	90%	$149
$269 /month, no activation fee (vs $159/month + $149 activation fee variant)	$100K	Subscription	P1: $6,000	P1: - None	P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$279 /month	$100K	Subscription	P1: $8,000	P1: - None	P1: $3,500 EOD Trailing	90%	$149
$379 /month, no activation fee (vs $239/month + $149 activation fee variant)	$150K	Subscription	P1: $9,000	P1: - None	P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$419 /month	$150K	Subscription	P1: $12,000	P1: - None	P1: $5,250 EOD Trailing	90%	$149

City Traders Imperium Challenges

23 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$29 one-time	$2.5K	1 Step	P1: $200	P1: - No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)	P1: $125	80% - 100%	None
$39 one-time	$2.5K	2 Steps	P1: $250 P2: $125	P1: $125 P2: $125	P1: $250 P2: $250	80% - 100%	None
$49 one-time	$5K	1 Step	P1: $400	P1: - No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)	P1: $250	80% - 100%	None
$59 one-time	$5K	2 Steps	P1: $500 P2: $250	P1: $250 P2: $250	P1: $500 P2: $500	80% - 100%	None
$79 one-time	$10K	1 Step	P1: $800	P1: - No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)	P1: $500	80% - 100%	None
$79 one-time	$2.5K	Instant	P1: $125 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $75	80% - 100%	None
$99 one-time	$10K	2 Steps	P1: $1,000 P2: $500	P1: $500 P2: $500	P1: $1,000 P2: $1,000	80% - 100%	None
$139 one-time	$5K	Instant	P1: $250 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $150	80% - 100%	None
$159 one-time	$25K	1 Step	P1: $2,000	P1: - No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)	P1: $1,250	80% - 100%	None
$199 one-time	$25K	2 Steps	P1: $2,500 P2: $1,250	P1: $1,250 P2: $1,250	P1: $2,500 P2: $2,500	80% - 100%	None
$229 one-time	$5K	Instant	P1: $500 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $300	80% - 100%	None
$259 one-time	$10K	Instant	P1: $500 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $300	80% - 100%	None
$299 one-time	$50K	1 Step	P1: $4,000	P1: - No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)	P1: $2,500	80% - 100%	None
$329 one-time	$50K	2 Steps	P1: $5,000 P2: $2,500	P1: $2,500 P2: $2,500	P1: $5,000 P2: $5,000	80% - 100%	None
$399 one-time	$10K	Instant	P1: $1,000 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $600	80% - 100%	None
$449 one-time	$100K	1 Step	P1: $8,000	P1: - No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)	P1: $5,000	80% - 100%	None
$449 one-time	$20K	Instant	P1: $1,000 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $600	80% - 100%	None
$549 one-time	$100K	2 Steps	P1: $10,000 P2: $5,000	P1: $5,000 P2: $5,000	P1: $10,000 P2: $10,000	80% - 100%	None
$849 one-time	$40K	Instant	P1: $2,000 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $1,200	80% - 100%	None
$999 one-time	$20K	Instant	P1: $2,000 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $1,200	80% - 100%	None
$1599 one-time	$80K	Instant	P1: $4,000 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $2,400	80% - 100%	None
$1999 one-time	$40K	Instant	P1: $4,000 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $2,400	80% - 100%	None
$3999 one-time	$80K	Instant	P1: $8,000 (profit target to scale)	P1: - No daily drawdown limit	P1: $4,800	80% - 100%	None

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