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City Traders Imperium City Traders Imperium
Forge of Traders Forge of Traders
City Traders Imperium 8.3 Get Started
Forge of Traders 5.6 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Comoros Cyprus
Established Jan 2018 -
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms Match Trader, MT5 DXTrade
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80% - 100% Up to 90% Best
Daily Drawdown None disclosed (1-Step); 5% of account size (2-Step); 6% (Instant Funding and Instant Funding Pro) 5% daily drawdown based on End-of-Day (EOD) Balance, recalculated at 21:00 UTC each day (4% on some tiers); 10% static maximum drawdown anchored to the initial account balance (9% overall during the two-phase evaluation). Minimum 3 non-consecutive trading days per phase. No maximum time limit.
Payout Frequency On-demand (Bronze VIP tier: weekly; Silver VIP tier and above: any time) Bi-weekly
First payout available on demand after 1 full trading day and verification, then bi-weekly on demand
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
  • Up to 100% profit share. No time limit on challenges. Free CTI Academy access with every program. Funded accounts scale up to $4M.
  • Instant Funding up to $100K, 1/2/3-phase challenges up to $500,000, profit split up to 90% via add-on, 10% static max drawdown, unique equity lock on funded accounts, day-1 payout availability then bi-weekly on demand, $50 minimum payout threshold, unlimited resets at 90% of challenge price, 1-week insurance add-on, no time limit, minimum 3 trading days
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.
  • 40-second minimum trade duration rule (scalping prohibited), no EAs/bots/scripts allowed, 2% max risk per trade across evaluation and funded stages, news trading prohibited within +/- 3 minutes of high-impact events, weekend holding only via paid add-on, funded account auto-suspended if equity returns to initial balance after equity lock, 30-day funded inactivity breach
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
No offers

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% 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

Forge of Traders Challenges

35 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$26 $5K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$29 $5K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$32 $5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$45 $10K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$55 $10K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$55 $10K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$65 $1K Instant P1: -
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$99 $25K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$120 $2K Instant P1: -
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$129 $25K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$135 $25K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$189 $50K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$225 $50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$229 $50K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$295 $5K Instant P1: -
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$345 $100K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$465 $100K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$475 $100K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$495 $10K Instant P1: -
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$675 $200K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$825 $250K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$849 $200K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$865 $200K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1025 $250K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1050 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1050 $250K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1295 $400K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1595 $500K 3 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P3: 3%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P3: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
P3: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1650 $400K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1695 $400K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1899 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$1995 $500K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$2095 $500K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$2699 $75K Instant P1: -
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
$3499 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: 5%
P1: 10%
 Up to 90% None
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