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BluSky BluSky
City Traders Imperium City Traders Imperium
BluSky 7.6 Get Started
City Traders Imperium 8.3 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures CFD
Country United States Comoros
Established - Jan 2018
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Volumetrica, Rithmic, Tradesea, DeepCharts, Tickblaze Match Trader, MT5
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 90% to the trader Best 80% - 100%
Daily Drawdown Varies by plan: EOD trailing/static drawdown ($2,000-$5,000) on Launch/Propel evals; $1,000-$2,000/day hard cap on Instant Funding & Direct to Funded None disclosed (1-Step); 5% of account size (2-Step); 6% (Instant Funding and Instant Funding Pro)
Payout Frequency Daily
Payouts available every trading day (M-F) once above buffer; requests before 11AM ET process same day, after 11AM ET process next business day 		On-demand (Bronze VIP tier: weekly; Silver VIP tier and above: any time)
Direct Path to Funded ✓ Yes ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • Up to 90% profit split, daily payouts from $250 with no minimum trading days, one-day Sim Funded stage before Live Brokerage, news trading allowed, up to 3 funded accounts per trader
  • 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
  • Evaluation plans auto-renew as a 30-day recurring subscription until passed or cancelled; reset fees apply per failed attempt; $5,000/day and $10,000/week profit caps trigger a mandatory Risk Review
  • 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
Between 50% and 90% off for all challenges PFMAP
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

BluSky Challenges

11 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$59 $50K 2 Steps P1: $3,000
P2: $3,000
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 50%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,000 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $-2,000 Trailing (EOD)
 90% to the trader $99
$69 $100K 2 Steps P1: $6,000
P2: $3,500
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 50%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,500 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $-2,500 Trailing (EOD)
 90% to the trader $149
$79 $200K 2 Steps P1: $6,000
P2: $3,000
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 50%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,000 Static
P2: $-2,000 Static
 90% to the trader $179
$150 $105
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout 		$25K 2 Steps P1: $1,500
P2: $1,500
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-1,200 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $1,200 Trailing (EOD)
 90% to the trader None
$160 $112
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout 		$50K 2 Steps P1: $3,000
P2: $3,000
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,000 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $2,000 Trailing (EOD)
 90% to the trader None
$170 $119
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout 		$150K 2 Steps P1: $3,000
P2: $2,000
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-1,000 Static
P2: $-1,000 Static
 90% to the trader None
$220 $154
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout 		$100K 2 Steps P1: $6,000
P2: $3,500
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,500 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $2,500 Trailing (EOD)
 90% to the trader None
$270 $189
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout 		$200K 2 Steps P1: $6,000
P2: $3,000
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,000 Static
P2: $-2,000 Static
 90% to the trader None
$320 $224
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout 		$300K 2 Steps P1: $20,000
P2: $3,500
 P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 21%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 21%
P1: $-5,000 Static
P2: $-2,500 Static
 90% to the trader None
$599 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,000 per day
21% consistency rule: largest single day profit <= 21% of total net profit for payout eligibility
P1: $2,000 trailing intraday; locks at $51,000 once balance exceeds $53,000
 80% to the trader None
$749 $3.5K Instant P1: -
 P1: $2,000 per day
3 negative days allowed per rolling 10 trading days (4th fails account); 21% consistency rule for payout eligibility
P1: $2,500 (closes at $1,000 minimum static balance)
 50% for 30 trading days, then 80% None

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% $0
$39
one-time 		$2.5K 2 Steps P1: $250
P2: $125
 P1: $125
P2: $125
P1: $250
P2: $250
 80% - 100% $0
$49
one-time 		$5K 1 Step P1: $400
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $250
 80% - 100% $0
$59
one-time 		$5K 2 Steps P1: $500
P2: $250
 P1: $250
P2: $250
P1: $500
P2: $500
 80% - 100% $0
$79
one-time 		$10K 1 Step P1: $800
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $500
 80% - 100% $0
$79
one-time 		$2.5K Instant P1: $125 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $75
 80% - 100% $0
$99
one-time 		$10K 2 Steps P1: $1,000
P2: $500
 P1: $500
P2: $500
P1: $1,000
P2: $1,000
 80% - 100% $0
$139
one-time 		$5K Instant P1: $250 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $150
 80% - 100% $0
$159
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $2,000
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $1,250
 80% - 100% $0
$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% $0
$229
one-time 		$5K Instant P1: $500 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $300
 80% - 100% $0
$259
one-time 		$10K Instant P1: $500 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $300
 80% - 100% $0
$299
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $4,000
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $2,500
 80% - 100% $0
$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% $0
$399
one-time 		$10K Instant P1: $1,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $600
 80% - 100% $0
$449
one-time 		$100K 1 Step P1: $8,000
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $5,000
 80% - 100% $0
$449
one-time 		$20K Instant P1: $1,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $600
 80% - 100% $0
$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% $0
$849
one-time 		$40K Instant P1: $2,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $1,200
 80% - 100% $0
$999
one-time 		$20K Instant P1: $2,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $1,200
 80% - 100% $0
$1599
one-time 		$80K Instant P1: $4,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $2,400
 80% - 100% $0
$1999
one-time 		$40K Instant P1: $4,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $2,400
 80% - 100% $0
$3999
one-time 		$80K Instant P1: $8,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $4,800
 80% - 100% $0
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