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City Traders Imperium City Traders Imperium
FTMO FTMO
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Comoros Czech Republic
Established Jan 2018 Jan 2015
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms Match Trader, MT5 cTrader, MT5, MT4
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) Maximum Daily Loss Amount, which is 5% of the Initial Simulated Capital (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step)
Payout Frequency On-demand (Bronze VIP tier: weekly; Silver VIP tier and above: any time) Bi-weekly (every 14 days)
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.
  • Up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward, accounts up to $200,000 FTMO Account, established 2015 with 3.5M+ customers worldwide, MT4 MT5 cTrader supported, 100% refund of initial fee on first reward (2-Step), Prague-based with $500M+ paid in rewards
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.
  • All accounts we provide to our clients are demo accounts with fictitious funds and any trading is in a simulated environment only; prices charged in EUR; 2-Step Verification phase required before reaching FTMO Account
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

FTMO Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$79
EUR one-time
$10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$89
EUR one-time
$10K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$199
EUR one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$250
EUR one-time
$25K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$319
EUR one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$345
EUR one-time
$50K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$540 $439
EUR one-time (popular tier, on sale)
$100K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$499
EUR one-time (popular tier)
$100K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$999
EUR one-time
$200K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$1080
EUR one-time
$200K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None