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City Traders Imperium City Traders Imperium
Topstep Topstep
Overview
Asset Type CFD Futures
Country United Arab Emirates United States
Established Jan 2018 Jan 2010
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms Match Trader, MT5 Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80-100% 90% Best
Daily Drawdown None (1-Step), 5% (2-Step), varies by plan No daily loss limit on Standard plan. Max Loss Limit: $2,000 (50K) / $3,000 (100K) / $4,500 (150K) trailing EOD from highest balance. Optional DLL add-on: $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000.
Payout Frequency On-demand (first after 14 days, then anytime) On-demand
Request payouts up to $6,000 and keep 90% of your payouts; approved payouts can hit your account in seconds
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✓ Yes
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.
  • Instant payouts (~9 seconds); 90% profit split; up to $12K payout cap; no daily loss limit; 15+ years in business; 200K+ traders; $1.4B+ paid out; proprietary TopstepX platform; live education via TopstepTV
Main Drawbacks
  • Originally London UK, now Dubai UAE. 3-Step challenges have low profit potential.
  • Subscription-based monthly fee model (not one-time); 3.4 TrustPilot rating lower than some competitors; consistency rule limits largest winning days to 50% of total profits
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
$20 off No Activation Fee Trading Combine (any size). Up to 5 uses per trader. TONES

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

Topstep Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$49
/month
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: $2,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit (One Rule - no separate daily loss limit on Standard plan)
P1: $2,000
90% $149
$99
/month
$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
P1: $3,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit (One Rule - no separate daily loss limit on Standard plan)
P1: $3,000
90% $149
$199
/month
$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
P1: $4,500
Trailing EOD max loss limit (One Rule - no separate daily loss limit on Standard plan)
P1: $4,500
90% $149