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City Traders Imperium City Traders Imperium
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City Traders Imperium 8.3 Get Started
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Overview
Asset Type CFD Futures
Country Comoros 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 disclosed (1-Step); 5% of account size (2-Step); 6% (Instant Funding and Instant Funding Pro) 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 (Bronze VIP tier: weekly; Silver VIP tier and above: any time) 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
  • Up to 100% profit share. No time limit on challenges. Free CTI Academy access with every program. Funded accounts scale up to $4M.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
$29
one-time 		$2.5K 1 Step P1: $200
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $125
 80% - 100% $0
$39
one-time 		$2.5K 2 Steps P1: $250
P2: $125
 P1: $125
P2: $125
P1: $250
P2: $250
 80% - 100% $0
$49
one-time 		$5K 1 Step P1: $400
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $250
 80% - 100% $0
$59
one-time 		$5K 2 Steps P1: $500
P2: $250
 P1: $250
P2: $250
P1: $500
P2: $500
 80% - 100% $0
$79
one-time 		$10K 1 Step P1: $800
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $500
 80% - 100% $0
$79
one-time 		$2.5K Instant P1: $125 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $75
 80% - 100% $0
$99
one-time 		$10K 2 Steps P1: $1,000
P2: $500
 P1: $500
P2: $500
P1: $1,000
P2: $1,000
 80% - 100% $0
$139
one-time 		$5K Instant P1: $250 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $150
 80% - 100% $0
$159
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $2,000
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $1,250
 80% - 100% $0
$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% $0
$229
one-time 		$5K Instant P1: $500 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $300
 80% - 100% $0
$259
one-time 		$10K Instant P1: $500 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $300
 80% - 100% $0
$299
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $4,000
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $2,500
 80% - 100% $0
$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% $0
$399
one-time 		$10K Instant P1: $1,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $600
 80% - 100% $0
$449
one-time 		$100K 1 Step P1: $8,000
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit (5% trailing total drawdown only)
P1: $5,000
 80% - 100% $0
$449
one-time 		$20K Instant P1: $1,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $600
 80% - 100% $0
$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% $0
$849
one-time 		$40K Instant P1: $2,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $1,200
 80% - 100% $0
$999
one-time 		$20K Instant P1: $2,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $1,200
 80% - 100% $0
$1599
one-time 		$80K Instant P1: $4,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $2,400
 80% - 100% $0
$1999
one-time 		$40K Instant P1: $4,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $2,400
 80% - 100% $0
$3999
one-time 		$80K Instant P1: $8,000 (profit target to scale)
 P1: -
No daily drawdown limit
P1: $4,800
 80% - 100% $0

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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