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	City Traders Imperium 7.8 Get Started	Top One Futures 8.1 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type	CFD	Futures
Country	United Arab Emirates	United States
Established	Jan 2018	Apr 2025
Technology	White-Label	White-Label
Platforms	Match Trader, MT5	NinjaTrader, Tradovate
Trading Rules
Profit Split	80-100%	90% Best
Daily Drawdown	None (1-Step), 5% (2-Step), varies by plan	Varies by program — End-of-Day trailing on Elite/Daily/Access/Ignite; Intraday on S2F Sim PRO. See per-challenge daily_loss_limit.
Payout Frequency	On-demand (first after 14 days, then anytime)	Daily (Elite Daily), Bi-weekly (Elite Challenge & Access) Elite Daily: payouts every 24 hours once funded ($500 min). Elite Access & Challenge: standard payout cycles. 90/10 trader/firm split across all programs.
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	On-demand payouts. Up to 100% profit split. No time limit on challenges.	Six distinct programs (Elite Challenge/Daily/Access, Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim PRO, IGNITE Instant Funding); 90% profit split across all programs; daily payouts on Elite Daily once funded ($500 min); 1-day min on Elite Challenge; no consistency rule on Elite Daily funded accounts; no activation fee on Elite Daily; Tradovate + NinjaTrader supported; account sizes $25K–$150K; 5 max accounts per trader; TrustPilot 4.8/5 across 4,039 reviews.
Main Drawbacks	Originally London UK, now Dubai UAE. 3-Step challenges have low profit potential.	Trailing drawdown across all evaluation programs (EOD on most, Intraday on S2F Sim PRO); consistency rules on Challenge (25%), Instant Sim Funded (20%), IGNITE (15%); monthly subscription billing on Elite Challenge/Daily (not one-time); $500 minimum payout; max payout per request capped ($750 on $25K, $1,500 on $100K Elite Daily); 50% payout-progression rule after first payout; required buffer remains in account ($1,500–$3,000 by size); newer firm launched April 2025.
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
$39 $27 one-time	$2.5K	1 Step	P1: $200	P1: - None (balance-based drawdown only)	P1: $125	80% - 100%	None
$49 $34 one-time	$2.5K	2 Steps	P1: $250	P1: $125	P1: $250	80% - 100%	None
$59 $41 one-time	$5K	1 Step	P1: $400	P1: - None (balance-based drawdown only)	P1: $250	80% - 100%	None
$69 $48 one-time	$5K	2 Steps	P1: $500	P1: $250	P1: $500	80% - 100%	None
$89 $62 one-time	$2.5K	Instant	P1: $1,250	P1: - No Daily Drawdown	P1: $1,250	Up to 100%	None
$109 $76 one-time	$10K	1 Step	P1: $800	P1: - None (balance-based drawdown only)	P1: $500	80% - 100%	None
$139 $97 one-time	$10K	2 Steps	P1: $1,000	P1: $500	P1: $1,000	80% - 100%	None
$159 $111 one-time	$5K	Instant	P1: $2,500	P1: - No Daily Drawdown	P1: $2,500	Up to 100%	None
$199 $139 one-time	$25K	1 Step	P1: $2,000	P1: - None (balance-based drawdown only)	P1: $1,250	80% - 100%	None
$249 $174 one-time	$25K	2 Steps	P1: $2,500	P1: $1,250	P1: $2,500	80% - 100%	None
$309 $216 one-time	$10K	Instant	P1: $5,000	P1: - No Daily Drawdown	P1: $5,000	Up to 100%	None
$329 $263 one-time	$5K	Instant	P1: $5,000	P1: -	P1: $5,000	Up to 100%	None
$399 $280 one-time	$50K	1 Step	P1: $4,000	P1: - None (balance-based drawdown only)	P1: $2,500	80% - 100%	None
$449 $314 one-time	$50K	2 Steps	P1: $5,000	P1: $2,500	P1: $5,000	80% - 100%	None
$559 $391 one-time	$20K	Instant	P1: $10,000	P1: - No Daily Drawdown	P1: $10,000	Up to 100%	None
$589 $412 one-time	$100K	1 Step	P1: $8,000	P1: - None (balance-based drawdown only)	P1: $5,000	80% - 100%	None
$689 $482 one-time	$100K	2 Steps	P1: $10,000	P1: $5,000	P1: $10,000	80% - 100%	None
$659 $527 one-time	$10K	Instant	P1: $10,000	P1: -	P1: $10,000	Up to 100%	None
$1059 $741 one-time	$40K	Instant	P1: $20,000	P1: - No Daily Drawdown	P1: $20,000	Up to 100%	None
$1319 $1055 one-time	$20K	Instant	P1: $20,000	P1: -	P1: $20,000	Up to 100%	None
$1879 $1315 one-time	$80K	Instant	P1: $40,000	P1: - No Daily Drawdown	P1: $40,000	Up to 100%	None
$2639 $2111 one-time	$40K	Instant	P1: $40,000	P1: -	P1: $40,000	Up to 100%	None
$5279 $4223 one-time	$80K	Instant	P1: $80,000	P1: -	P1: $80,000	Up to 100%	None

Top One Futures Challenges

23 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$178 $39	$25K	Instant	P1: $1,500	P1: -	P1: $1,000 EOD trailing	90%	$35
$218 $39	$50K	Instant	P1: $3,000	P1: -	P1: $2,000 EOD trailing	90%	$35
$259 $39	$100K	Instant	P1: $6,000	P1: -	P1: $3,000 EOD trailing	90%	$35
$359 $39	$150K	Instant	P1: $9,000	P1: -	P1: $4,000 EOD trailing	90%	$35
$69 $41	$25K	1 Step	P1: $1,500	P1: $625	P1: $1,000 EOD trailing	90%	$149
$105 $63	$50K	1 Step	P1: $3,000	P1: $1,250	P1: $2,000 EOD trailing	90%	$149
$178 $107	$25K	Instant	P1: $1,500	P1: $500	P1: $1,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)	90%	None
$209 $125	$100K	1 Step	P1: $6,000	P1: $2,500	P1: $3,000 EOD trailing	90%	$149
$218 $131	$25K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $500	P1: $1,000 EOD trailing	90%	None
$218 $131	$50K	Instant	P1: $3,000	P1: $1,000	P1: $2,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)	90%	None
$257 $154	$25K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $500	P1: $1,000 Intraday trailing	90%	None
$309 $185	$150K	1 Step	P1: $9,000	P1: $3,750	P1: $4,500 EOD trailing	90%	$149
$419 $210	$25K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $625	P1: $1,000 EOD trailing	90%	None
$398 $239	$50K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $1,000	P1: $2,000 EOD trailing	90%	None
$398 $239	$100K	Instant	P1: $6,000	P1: $1,250	P1: $3,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)	90%	None
$421 $253	$50K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $1,000	P1: $1,625 Intraday trailing	90%	None
$563 $338	$100K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $2,000	P1: $3,000 EOD trailing	90%	None
$679 $340	$50K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $1,250	P1: $2,000 EOD trailing	90%	None
$632 $379	$100K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $2,000	P1: $3,250 Intraday trailing	90%	None
$821 $411	$100K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $2,500	P1: $3,000 EOD trailing	90%	None
$727 $436	$150K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $3,000	P1: $5,000 Intraday trailing	90%	None
$939 $470	$150K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $3,750	P1: $4,500 EOD trailing	90%	None
$799 $479	$150K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $3,000	P1: $4,500 EOD trailing	90%	None

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