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	The Trading Pit 2.6 Get Started	City Traders Imperium 3.2 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type	CFD	CFD
Country	Liechtenstein	United Arab Emirates
Established	Oct 2022	Jan 2018
Technology	White-Label	White-Label
Platforms	NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Atas, Sierra Chart	Match Trader, MT5
Trading Rules
Profit Split	50% - 80%	80-100% Best
Daily Drawdown	CFD 1-Phase: 4% daily / 7% max, CFD 2-Phase: 5% daily / 10% max, Futures: EOD trailing	None (1-Step), 5% (2-Step), varies by plan
Payout Frequency	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	On-demand (first after 14 days, then anytime)
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	Multi-asset trading (CFDs + Futures + Crypto + Stocks), $14M+ rewards paid out, 180+ countries served, 7 trading platforms, scaling up to $500K	On-demand payouts. Up to 100% profit split. No time limit on challenges.
Main Drawbacks	Lower profit split on Classic scaling (50-70%), demo/simulated accounts only, payout frequency not clearly stated	Originally London UK, now Dubai UAE. 3-Step challenges have low profit potential.
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers	Spring sale — up to 35% off all challenges SPRING35	30% off all challenges APR30

Challenge Details

The Trading Pit Challenges

4 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$99 Futures Prime (one-time fee)	$50K	1 Step	P1: $3,000	P1: 5 Standard / 50 Micro Contract limit (not daily loss)	P1: $2,000	80%	None
$189 Futures Prime (one-time fee)	$100K	1 Step	P1: $6,000	P1: 10 Standard / 100 Micro Contract limit (not daily loss)	P1: $3,000	80%	None
$289 Futures Prime (one-time fee)	$150K	1 Step	P1: $9,000	P1: 15 Standard / 150 Micro Contract limit (not daily loss)	P1: $4,500	80%	None
$349 CFD Prime (one-time fee)	$50K	1 Step	P1: $4,000	P1: 4% daily ($2,000)	P1: $3,000 (6%)	80%	None

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

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