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City Traders Imperium Review: Rules, Profit Split & Payouts
City Traders Imperium (CTI) is a forex prop firm founded in 2018 that sells four routes to a funded account: a 1-step challenge, a 2-step challenge, Instant Funding and Direct Funding. The challenges come in sizes from $2,500 to $100,000, Instant Funding from $2,500 and Direct Funding from $5,000, both up to $80,000. Accounts trade forex, commodities, indices and crypto on MetaTrader 5 or Match-Trader. The instant and direct programs scale to $2,000,000 per account and $4,000,000 across two, against a $200K per account and $400K total cap on the challenges.
The CTI 1-step challenge sets an 8% profit target with a 5% trailing drawdown and no daily drawdown, and it is the only program that allows martingale and third-party EAs. The 2-step challenge asks for 10% in phase 1 and 5% in phase 2, with a 10% static drawdown and a 5% daily drawdown. Both need 3 minimum profitable trading days per phase and have no time limit. Instant Funding starts traders on half the account size, while Direct Funding starts on the full balance; both use a 6% static drawdown with no daily limit, and each 10% profit milestone adds another 100% to the balance. News trading and weekend and overnight holds are allowed on every program, and CTI says it has no hidden consistency rules. Its terms prohibit trading on other traders' signals, opposite positions across connected accounts or other firms, exploiting price-feed delays and sharing an account, and end the agreement after 30 calendar days without a trade.
The profit split starts at 80% on both challenges, 50% on Instant Funding and 70% on Direct Funding, rising to 90% at the Bronze level of CTI's VIP program and 100% at Silver. On Direct Funding, payouts start monthly, move to weekly at Bronze and become on demand at Silver. CTI says payouts are approved and processed within 24 hours of a request, paid by bank transfer or Direct Crypto. Fees are one-time payments, from $29 for a $2,500 1-step challenge to $3,999 for an $80,000 Direct Funding account, plus commissions of $2.5 per lot per side on forex and commodities. A refund can be requested within 7 calendar days of purchase only if no trade has been placed. CTI does not serve residents of North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba or Russia.
Four programs: 1-step, 2-step, Instant Funding and Direct Funding
1-step challenge: 8% target, 5% trailing drawdown, no daily drawdown
2-step challenge: 10% and 5% targets, 10% static and 5% daily drawdown
Instant and Direct Funding: 6% static drawdown, scaling to $4,000,000 across two accounts
Profit split starts at 50% to 80% by program and reaches 100% at VIP Silver
News trading, weekend and overnight holds allowed on every program
One-time fees from $29 for a $2,500 1-step challenge
Refund within 7 days only if no trade has been placed
Is City Traders Imperium legit?
Prop Firm Pal has not verified City Traders Imperium, so this is not an endorsement: it is what the record shows. Its own pages name the operating company as City Traders Imperium Limited, in San José, Costa Rica (operating address). It was founded in 2018. Its website has been active in Prop Firm Pal's monthly traffic record since November 2025, and traffic over the last three months is falling sharply. Its payout policy is published, and summarised on the Payouts tab.
Record
What we hold
Company
What we hold
City Traders Imperium Limited
Founded
What we hold
2018
Headquarters
What we hold
San José, Costa Rica (operating address)
In our traffic record
What we hold
Since November 2025 (10 months)
Traffic, last three months
What we hold
Falling sharply (-80% to August 2026)
In City Traders Imperium's words
Company: “operated by City Traders Imperium Limited, registered in Hamchako, Mutsamudu, Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Comoros Union (Registration No. 15969)” citytradersimperium.com/…/City-Traders-Imperium-Terms-Conditions.pdf
Founded: “City Traders Imperium is a proprietary trading firm founded in 2018 that has funded traders in over 178 countries.” citytradersimperium.com/…/about-us
Headquarters: “with operating address at Edificio Faro, Oficina 4, Avenidas 12 y 14, Calle 12, Barrio Luján, San José, Costa Rica” citytradersimperium.com/…/City-Traders-Imperium-Terms-Conditions.pdf
City Traders Imperium trading platforms
Instruments & payment methods
Payment methods
City Traders Imperium challenges & plans
Plan
Type
Account size
Price
Profit target
Daily drawdown
Max drawdown
Drawdown type
Profit split
Min trading days
1-Step Challenge
Type
1-step
Account size
$2.5K
Price
$29
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
1-Step Challenge
Type
1-step
Account size
$5K
Price
$49
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
1-Step Challenge
Type
1-step
Account size
$10K
Price
$79
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
1-Step Challenge
Type
1-step
Account size
$25K
Price
$159
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
1-Step Challenge
Type
1-step
Account size
$50K
Price
$299
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
1-Step Challenge
Type
1-step
Account size
$100K
Price
$449
Profit target
8%
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
5%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
2-Step Challenge
Type
2-step
Account size
$2.5K
Price
$39
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
2-Step Challenge
Type
2-step
Account size
$5K
Price
$59
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
2-Step Challenge
Type
2-step
Account size
$10K
Price
$99
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
2-Step Challenge
Type
2-step
Account size
$25K
Price
$199
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
2-Step Challenge
Type
2-step
Account size
$50K
Price
$329
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
2-Step Challenge
Type
2-step
Account size
$100K
Price
$549
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Min trading days
3
Instant Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$2.5K
Price
$79
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
50%
Min trading days
—
Instant Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$5K
Price
$139
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
50%
Min trading days
—
Instant Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$10K
Price
$259
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
50%
Min trading days
—
Instant Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$20K
Price
$449
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
50%
Min trading days
—
Instant Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$40K
Price
$849
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
50%
Min trading days
—
Instant Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$80K
Price
$1,599
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
50%
Min trading days
—
Direct Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$5K
Price
$229
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
70%
Min trading days
—
Direct Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$10K
Price
$399
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
70%
Min trading days
—
Direct Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$20K
Price
$999
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
70%
Min trading days
—
Direct Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$40K
Price
$1,999
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
70%
Min trading days
—
Direct Funding
Type
instant funding
Account size
$80K
Price
$3,999
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
70%
Min trading days
—
City Traders Imperium trading rules
Rule
Stance
Condition
News trading
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Allowed on every program with no time window; the terms forbid gap trading, opening trades near the end of the trading day when major news is scheduled to profit from the market gap
Expert advisors and automated trading
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Personal EAs only on the 2-Step, Instant and Direct Funding; all EAs including third-party on the 1-Step
Copy trading
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Trading on other traders' signals or in coordination with other traders is prohibited; copying between your own accounts is not addressed
Hedging
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Opposite positions across connected accounts or accounts at other firms to manipulate trading are prohibited; hedging within one account is not addressed
Martingale and grid strategies
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Martingale allowed on the 1-Step Challenge; not allowed on the 2-Step, Instant or Direct Funding; grid strategies not addressed
High-frequency and latency arbitrage
Stance
Not permitted
Condition
—
Consistency rule
Stance
None
Condition
No consistency rule
Weekend holding
Stance
Permitted
Condition
—
Overnight holding
Stance
Permitted
Condition
—
Minimum trading days
Stance
Applies
Condition
3 minimum profitable trading days per phase on the 1-Step and 2-Step challenges
Time limit
Stance
None
Condition
No time limit
Maximum number of accounts
Stance
Applies
Condition
One client profile per trader; account numbers may be restricted by cumulative initial balance, and trading multiple same-size accounts to exploit market conditions or the firm is prohibited
Account sharing
Stance
Not permitted
Condition
—
News trading is allowed on every program with no time window, but the terms forbid opening trades near the end of the trading day around scheduled major news to profit from the market gap.
Personal EAs are allowed on the 2-Step, Instant and Direct Funding, and third-party EAs only on the 1-Step Challenge.
Trading on other traders' signals or in coordination with other traders is prohibited.
Opening opposite positions across connected accounts or accounts at other firms to manipulate trading is prohibited.
Martingale is allowed on the 1-Step Challenge and not allowed on the 2-Step, Instant or Direct Funding.
Strategies that exploit price display errors or delayed price updates are prohibited.
CTI states that its programs have no hidden consistency rules.
Positions may be held over the weekend and overnight on every program.
The 1-Step and 2-Step challenges require 3 minimum profitable trading days per phase.
There is no time limit on the challenges or the funded programs.
Each trader may hold one client profile, account numbers may be restricted by cumulative balance, and trading several same-size accounts to exploit the firm is prohibited.
Accounts may only be used by the trader who bought them.
City Traders Imperium payout rules
Payout
Detail
Profit split
Detail
Up to 100%
Payout frequency
Detail
On Direct Funding: monthly at the start, weekly at VIP Bronze, on demand at VIP Silver
Processing time
Detail
Approved and processed within 24 hours of the request
Payout methods
City Traders Imperium account policies
Policy
Detail
Refund policy
Detail
Refund within 7 calendar days of purchase only if no trade has been placed and no more than 3 lessons accessed
Resets
Detail
15% discount on a new 1-step or 2-step challenge after failure
Scaling plan
Detail
Instant and Direct Funding scale to $2,000,000 per account and $4,000,000 across two; the challenges cap at $200K per account and $400K in total
Inactivity
Detail
Agreement terminated after 30 calendar days without a trade
KYC
Detail
ID with at least 3 months before expiry, proof of address dated within 3 months, and a live selfie check through SumSub; may be requested at any point
Support
Detail
24/7
City Traders Imperium fees
Fee
Amount
Applies to
Trading commission
Amount
$2.5 per lot per side
Applies to
FX and commodities
Trading commission
Amount
$0.25 per lot per side
Applies to
Indices
Firm details
Detail
As published
Legal name
As published
City Traders Imperium Limited
Headquarters
As published
San José, Costa Rica (operating address)
Founded
As published
2018
City Traders Imperium restricted countries
City Traders Imperium web traffic, month by month
Prop Firm Pal has tracked City Traders Imperium's website traffic every month since November 2025. In August 2026 the site received an estimated 78.73K visits, down 41% on the month before and down 80% over three months.
Its busiest month on record was June 2026 at roughly 431.38K visits. Traffic now is 82% below that peak.
A fall of this size over a quarter is the pattern that most often precedes a firm winding down, though it is not proof of it on its own — marketing spend, seasonality and a single lost traffic source all produce the same shape. It is worth weighing before paying for an evaluation.
These are third-party estimates of website visits, collected once a month and stored against the month they describe. They are not trader counts, funded-account numbers or revenue.
Month
Estimated visits
Change
November 2025
Estimated visits
124.00K
Change
—
December 2025
Estimated visits
166.10K
Change
+34%
January 2026
Estimated visits
243.19K
Change
+46%
February 2026
Estimated visits
146.90K
Change
-40%
March 2026
Estimated visits
214.81K
Change
+46%
April 2026
Estimated visits
162.76K
Change
-24%
May 2026
Estimated visits
386.19K
Change
+137%
June 2026
Estimated visits
431.38K
Change
+12%
July 2026
Estimated visits
133.18K
Change
-69%
August 2026
Estimated visits
78.73K
Change
-41%
How City Traders Imperium compares in size
Measured on estimated monthly website visits for August 2026, City Traders Imperium ranks 112 of the 477 prop firms Prop Firm Pal tracks — larger than 77% of them, at roughly 78.73K visits a month.
The ranking covers every firm measured between June 2026 and August 2026, each on its own latest reading in that window. Firms last measured before June 2026 are left out rather than shown with a stale figure, so the total moves month to month.
Size is not quality. A large firm is one that markets successfully, and several of the most visited firms in this ranking have the strictest rules; some of the smallest pay out reliably to everyone who asks. What the ranking is useful for is scale — whether you are looking at an established operation or something very new.
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80.26K
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80.21K
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77.81K
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77.09K
FAQs
What is City Traders Imperium's profit split?
It depends on the program: 80% on the 1-step and 2-step challenges, 50% on Instant Funding and 70% on Direct Funding. The split rises to 90% at the Bronze level of CTI's VIP program and 100% at Silver.
What are the City Traders Imperium challenge rules?
The 1-step challenge needs an 8% profit target within a 5% trailing drawdown, with no daily drawdown. The 2-step challenge needs 10% then 5%, within a 10% static and 5% daily drawdown. Both require 3 minimum profitable trading days per phase and have no time limit.
Does City Traders Imperium offer instant funding?
Yes, through two programs. Instant Funding starts you on half the chosen account size at a 50% profit split, and Direct Funding starts on the full balance at 70%; both carry a 6% static drawdown with no daily limit and scale to $2,000,000 per account.
How much does a City Traders Imperium challenge cost?
The 1-step challenge costs from $29 for $2,500 to $449 for $100,000, and the 2-step from $39 to $549. Instant Funding runs from $79 to $1,599 and Direct Funding from $229 to $3,999, all as one-time fees.
Does City Traders Imperium allow news trading and EAs?
News trading is allowed on every program with no time window, though the terms ban gap trading around scheduled news at the end of the day. Third-party EAs are allowed only on the 1-step challenge; the other programs allow personal EAs only.
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