---
title: "City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge $2.5K — Fee, Rules & True Cost | Propfirmbook"
url: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-1-step-challenge-1-step-2.5k
description: "City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge $2.5K challenge: $29 fee, 8% target, 5% max drawdown, 80% split. See the true cost to get funded."
lang: en
---

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# City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge $2.5K Challenge

Everything you need to know about the City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge $2.5K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.

Visit City Traders Imperium (https://app.citytradersimperium.com/user-auth/register?referral_code=800785)

## Challenge Specs

Account Size $2,500

Steps 1 Step

Program 1-Step Challenge

Price $29

Profit Split 80%

Profit Target 8%

Daily Loss Limit None

Max Loss 5%

Drawdown Type Trailing

Payout Frequency Monthly (first after 7 profitable days)

Consistency Rule None

Platforms MT5, Match-Trader

## True Cost Calculator

See how much it truly costs to get funded at City Traders Imperium, including multiple failed attempts.

Fee

$49

Split to you

80%

Account

$5K

How many attempts?

Drag to model your worst-case scenario

2 attempts

1 Best

2

3

4

5 Worst

Total Spent

$98

2 attempts × $49 fee

Net Cost

$98

No fee refund on this plan

Break-Even

2.45%

Profit needed on $5K after 80% split

Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.

## Trading Rules

Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.

### ALLOWED

Overnight Holding

Expert Advisors & Bots

Any EA, including third-party.

News Trading

Manual news trading allowed; news-scalping bots banned.

Weekend Holding

Allowed on all programs.

### RESTRICTED

Copy Trading

Only with your CTI account as the master; copying into CTI is banned.

Martingale

Allowed if total risk on the trade idea stays at 2% or less.

### NOT ALLOWED

Tick Scalping

HFT

HFT, tick- and micro-scalping EAs banned.

Hedging

Banned on all programs: same account, across accounts or between traders.

Arbitrage

Latency and broker arbitrage, on all programs.

Grid Trading

Not allowed on any program.

Group Trading

Coordinating trades with other traders.

Gambling

Over-leveraging or stacking positions to hit the target at once.

Prohibited Conduct

Bracketing, one-sided bets, account sharing or reselling, pass services.

Not published by the firm: Scalping.

From our firm record — not independently re-verified

## City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge $2.5K — FAQs

The City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge $2.5K challenge costs $29. This one-time fee gives you access to a $2,500 funded account upon successful completion of the evaluation.

The 1-Step Challenge $2.5K challenge requires a 8% profit target to pass. The daily loss limit is None, the maximum total loss is 5%, and the drawdown is calculated as Trailing.

The City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge $2.5K challenge offers a 80% profit split. Payouts are processed monthly (first after 7 profitable days).

## Other City Traders Imperium challenges

Instant · $2,500: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-instant-funding-instant-2.5k
Instant · $5,000: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-instant-funding-instant-5k
Instant · $5,000: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-instant-funding-pro-instant-5k
Instant · $10,000: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-instant-funding-instant-10k
Instant · $10,000: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-instant-funding-pro-instant-10k
Instant · $20,000: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-instant-funding-instant-20k
Instant · $20,000: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-instant-funding-pro-instant-20k
Instant · $40,000: https://propfirmbook.com/challenge/city-traders-imperium-instant-funding-instant-40k

## Explore City Traders Imperium

City Traders Imperium overview: https://propfirmbook.com/city-traders-imperium
All City Traders Imperium challenges: https://propfirmbook.com/city-traders-imperium/challenges
Compare City Traders Imperium: https://propfirmbook.com/compare/city-traders-imperium-vs-fundednext

## Ready to take the City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge $2.5K challenge?

Visit City Traders Imperium to sign up and start your evaluation.

Get started at City Traders Imperium (https://app.citytradersimperium.com/user-auth/register?referral_code=800785)

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