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City Traders Imperium City Traders Imperium
Pipstone Capital Pipstone Capital
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Comoros United Arab Emirates
Established Jan 2018 Jan 2025
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms Match Trader, MT5 cTrader, MT5
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) 3% (Instant), 4% (1-Step), 5% (2-Step)
Payout Frequency On-demand (Bronze VIP tier: weekly; Silver VIP tier and above: any time) Varies by model (Bi-weekly 1-Step, Weekly 2-Step, On Demand Instant)
1-Step funded: Bi-weekly; 2-Step funded: Weekly; Instant Funding: 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.
  • No consistency rules, refund of evaluation fee on first payout, up to 100% profit split, unlimited trading days, zero activation fee, MT5 and cTrader platforms, news trading allowed
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.
  • 60-second minimum trade duration rule (payout deductions if breached), TrustScore 2.1 with frequent payout-delay and BOGO-second-account complaints, trailing drawdown on Instant $25K+ 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
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

Pipstone Capital Challenges

14 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$49 $5K Instant P1: No limit
P1: 5% | $250
P1: 10% | $500 (Static)
80% None
$121 $10K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $800
P2: 5%
P1: 5% | $500
P2: 5% | $500
P1: 10% | $1,000 (Static)
P2: 10% | $1,000 (Static)
80% None
$130 $10K 1 Step P1: 10% | $1,000
P1: 4% | $400
P1: 8% | $800 (Static)
80% None
$142 $25K Instant P1: No limit
P1: 3% | $300
P1: 5% | $500 (Trailing)
80% None
$180 $5K 1 Step P1: 10% | $500
P1: 4% | $200
P1: 8% | $400 (Static)
80% None
$192 $5K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $400
P2: 5%
P1: 5% | $250
P2: 5% | $250
P1: 10% | $500 (Static)
P2: 10% | $500 (Static)
80% None
$217 $25K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $2,000
P2: 5%
P1: 5% | $1,250
P2: 5% | $1,250
P1: 10% | $2,500 (Static)
P2: 10% | $2,500 (Static)
80% None
$253 $25K 1 Step P1: 10% | $2,500
P1: 4% | $1,000
P1: 8% | $2,000 (Static)
80% None
$314 $50K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $4,000
P2: 5%
P1: 5% | $2,500
P2: 5% | $2,500
P1: 10% | $5,000 (Static)
P2: 10% | $5,000 (Static)
80% None
$319 $50K Instant P1: No limit
P1: 3% | $750
P1: 5% | $1,250 (Trailing)
80% None
$375 $100K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $8,000
P2: 5%
P1: 5% | $5,000
P2: 5% | $5,000
P1: 10% | $10,000 (Static)
P2: 10% | $10,000 (Static)
80% None
$386 $50K 1 Step P1: 10% | $5,000
P1: 4% | $2,000
P1: 8% | $4,000 (Static)
80% None
$541 $100K Instant P1: No limit
P1: 3% | $1,500
P1: 5% | $2,500 (Trailing)
80% None
$621 $100K 1 Step P1: 10% | $10,000
P1: 4% | $4,000
P1: 8% | $8,000 (Static)
80% None