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City Traders Imperium City Traders Imperium
The Trading Pit The Trading Pit
City Traders Imperium 8.3 Get Started
The Trading Pit 3.8 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Comoros Liechtenstein
Established Jan 2018 Feb 2022
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms Match Trader, MT5 Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Atas, Sierra Chart, Rithmic
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80% - 100% Best 80%
Daily Drawdown None disclosed (1-Step); 5% of account size (2-Step); 6% (Instant Funding and Instant Funding Pro) Futures Prime: EOD trailing ($2,000-$4,500); daily pause ($1,000-$3,000). CFD Prime $50K: 3% balance DLL / 6% static max drawdown.
Payout Frequency On-demand (Bronze VIP tier: weekly; Silver VIP tier and above: any time) CFD Prime: every 14 days (min $100), Futures: every 14→7 days after 2nd payout
CFD: 3 profitable days (0.5%+ each), Futures: 5 profitable days ($200+ each) for first 2 payouts
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.
  • Multi-asset trading (CFDs + Futures + Crypto + Stocks), $14M+ rewards paid out, 180+ countries served, 7 trading platforms, scaling up to $500K
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.
  • Lower profit split on Classic scaling (50-70%), demo/simulated accounts only, payout frequency not clearly stated
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
Spring sale — up to 35% off all challenges SPRING35
50% off The Trading Pit $5K Challenge - trade $5,000 for just $24.50. Verified live on thetradingpit.com 2026-06-06 ("GET 50% OFF THE $5K CHALLENGE ... Trade with $5,000 for just $24.50 Half Price. Full experience.").

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

The Trading Pit Challenges

4 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$99
one-time (Futures Prime) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,000
Daily pause — trading halted for remainder of the day if this amount is lost intraday
P1: $2,000
 80% None
$189
one-time (Futures Prime) 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $2,000
Daily pause — trading halted for remainder of the day if this amount is lost intraday
P1: $3,000
 80% None
$289
one-time (Futures Prime) 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: $3,000
Daily pause — trading halted for remainder of the day if this amount is lost intraday
P1: $4,500
 80% None
$349
one-time (CFD Prime) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $5,000
 P1: $1,500
3% of account balance, balance-based daily loss limit
P1: $3,000
 80% None
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