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	City Traders Imperium 8.3 Get Started	E8 Markets 7.9 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type	CFD	CFD
Country	Comoros	United States
Established	Jan 2018	Jan 2021
Technology	White-Label	Proprietary
Platforms	Match Trader, MT5	cTrader, MT5, MT4
Trading Rules
Profit Split	80% - 100%	Up to 100% Best
Daily Drawdown	None disclosed (1-Step); 5% of account size (2-Step); 6% (Instant Funding and Instant Funding Pro)	EOD (Signature) / Dynamic (E8 One)
Payout Frequency	On-demand (Bronze VIP tier: weekly; Silver VIP tier and above: any time)	On Demand
Direct Path to Funded	✗ No	✓ Yes
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count	0 reviews	0 reviews
Avg. Rating	No ratings yet	No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits	Up to 100% profit share. No time limit on challenges. Free CTI Academy access with every program. Funded accounts scale up to $4M.	Configurable profit split (80-100%), Multiple platforms (Match Trader, cTrader, TradeLocker)
Main Drawbacks	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.	Limited EA Use, 35% consistency rule on performance accounts
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers	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	5% Off for all the challenges PFMAP 40% off E8 Pro v2 evaluations. Code E8. Verified live on e8markets.com 2026-06-19. E8

Challenge Details

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

E8 Markets Challenges

11 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$48 E8 One. Target: 8%. Daily loss: 4%. Max DD: 6% dynamic.	$5K	1 Step	P1: 8%	P1: 4%	P1: 6% dynamic	80%	None
$88 E8 One. Target: 8%. Daily loss: 4%. Max DD: 6% dynamic.	$10K	1 Step	P1: 8%	P1: 4%	P1: 6% dynamic	80%	None
$130 E8 Signature. Target: 8%/5%. Daily: 4%. Max DD: 4% EOD.	$50K	2 Steps	P1: 8% P2: 5%	P1: 4% P2: 4%	P1: 4% EOD P2: 4% EOD	80%	None
$188 E8 One. Target: 8%. Daily loss: 4%. Max DD: 6% dynamic.	$25K	1 Step	P1: 8%	P1: 4%	P1: 6% dynamic	80%	None
$260 E8 Signature. Target: 8%/5%. Daily: 3%. Max DD: 3% EOD.	$100K	2 Steps	P1: 8% P2: 5%	P1: 3% P2: 3%	P1: 3% EOD P2: 3% EOD	80%	None
$288 E8 One. Target: 8%. Daily loss: 4%. Max DD: 6% dynamic.	$50K	1 Step	P1: 8%	P1: 4%	P1: 6% dynamic	80%	None
$390 E8 Signature. Target: 8%/5%. Daily: 3%. Max DD: 3% EOD.	$150K	2 Steps	P1: 8% P2: 5%	P1: 3% P2: 3%	P1: 3% EOD P2: 3% EOD	80%	None
$488 E8 One. Target: 8%. Daily loss: 4%. Max DD: 6% dynamic.	$100K	1 Step	P1: 8%	P1: 4%	P1: 6% dynamic	80%	None
$798 E8 One. Target: 8%. Daily loss: 4%. Max DD: 6% dynamic.	$200K	1 Step	P1: 8%	P1: 4%	P1: 6% dynamic	80%	None
$1598 E8 One. Target: 8%. Daily loss: 4%. Max DD: 6% dynamic.	$400K	1 Step	P1: 8%	P1: 4%	P1: 6% dynamic	80%	None
$1998 E8 One. Target: 8%. Daily loss: 4%. Max DD: 6% dynamic.	$500K	1 Step	P1: 8%	P1: 4%	P1: 6% dynamic	80%	None

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