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City Traders Imperium is a prop trading firm. Offering an 80% profit split on its challenges and leverage of up to 1:30, traders can choose from a variety of account sizes ranging from $2.5k to $100k. City Traders Imperium supports popular trading platforms like MT5 and MatchTrade, allowing access to a diverse array of tradeable assets, including Forex, Crypto, Indices, and Commodities. With challenge types that include Instant, 1 Step, and 2 Steps, this firm is suitable for both novice and experienced traders looking to enhance their trading journey.

Trading Rules

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

ALLOWED

Overnight Holding

News Trading

Manual news trading allowed; news-scalping bots banned.

Weekend Holding

Allowed on all programs.

RESTRICTED

Expert Advisors (EAs)

Own EAs only (source code on request) on 2-Step, Instant and Direct Funding.

Except 1-Step Challenge: Allowed — Any EA, including third-party.

Copy Trading

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

NOT ALLOWED

Tick Scalping

HFT

HFT, tick- and micro-scalping EAs banned.

Hedging

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

Martingale

Not allowed on 2-Step, Instant or Direct Funding.

Except 1-Step Challenge: Restricted — Allowed if total risk on the trade idea stays at 2% or less.

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

True Cost Calculator

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

Fee

$139

Split to you

50%

Account

$5K

How many attempts?

Drag to model your worst-case scenario

2attempts
1Best
2
3
4
5Worst
Total Spent

$278

2 attempts × $139 fee

Net Cost

$278

No fee refund on this plan

Break-Even

11.12%

Profit needed on $5K after 50% split

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

Payment & Payout Methods

Deposit / Purchase

Apple Pay
Apple Pay
CD
Credit/Debit Card
Crypto
CW
CTI Wallet
Google Pay
Google Pay
Wire Transfer

Withdrawals / Payouts

Bank Transfer
Crypto

Leverage and Platforms

Tradeable Asset Classes

  • Forex
  • Crypto
  • Indices
  • Commodities

Available Trading Platforms

  • MT5 logo
    MT5
  • Match-Trader logo
    Match-Trader

Restricted Countries & Regions

SYSyria
KPNorth Korea
CUCuba
IRIran
RURussia

Check the firm website for the full and up-to-date list. Full list at City Traders Imperium.

Frequently Asked Questions

City Traders Imperium (CTI) is a UK-based prop trading firm established in 2018 — one of the older active firms in the industry. Offers the 1-Step Challenge, 2-Step Challenge, Instant Funding and Direct Funding. Trader-friendly with no payout-blocking consistency rule.
Fees depend on program and size: 1-Step Challenge $29–$449, 2-Step Challenge $39–$549, Instant Funding $79–$1,599 and Direct Funding $229–$3,999.
80% on the 1-Step and 2-Step Challenges (rising to 90% or 100% at VIP levels). Instant Funding starts at 50% and Direct Funding at 70%, both rising as you scale.
Four programs: the 1-Step Challenge (8% target, 5% trailing drawdown), the 2-Step Challenge (10%/5% targets, 5% daily and 10% static), Instant Funding (no target, 6% static drawdown, starts on half the account size) and Direct Funding (no target, 6% static drawdown, full size from day one).
No traditional payout-blocking consistency rule. The 20% consistency score on Instant Funding and Direct Funding accounts is for SCALING purposes only (determines account size increases), not withdrawals. Funded traders can request payouts regardless of distribution.
Yes. Any EA, including third-party ones, is allowed on the 1-Step Challenge. On the 2-Step Challenge, Instant Funding and Direct Funding you must own the EA and its source code. HFT, arbitrage and news-scalping bots are banned everywhere.
Challenge accounts pay monthly, in the last 5 days of each month; the first payout is on demand after 7 profitable days. Instant Funding and Direct Funding pay bi-weekly. The consistency score affects scaling, not withdrawals.
Your biggest day, win or loss, divided by the total of all your daily results must be 20% or less to qualify for the next scale-up. It slows scaling but never blocks a payout.

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