
City Traders Imperium Rules
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City Traders Imperium rules at a glance
City Traders Imperium's plans state a maximum drawdown of 5% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and static), across 23 plans. Its pages state no consistency rule applies (no consistency rule). News trading is conditional: 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.
Compiled from 12 of City Traders Imperium's own published pages, read on 14 September 2026. Not verified by Prop Firm Pal: every value is what City Traders Imperium states about itself, quoted with the page it came from. A firm can change its rules at any time, so check the linked page before you pay for an account.
City Traders Imperium drawdown rules
City Traders Imperium's plans state a maximum drawdown of 5% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and static), across 23 plans.
A daily loss limit of 5% is stated on 6 of 23 plans; where a plan shows a dash, no daily figure is recorded for it.
Dollar amounts are the published percentage applied to the account size.
Plan
Account size
Max drawdown
Drawdown type
Daily loss limit
Profit target
1-Step Challenge
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
5% ($125)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
8%
1-Step Challenge
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
5% ($250)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
8%
1-Step Challenge
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
5% ($500)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
8%
1-Step Challenge
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
5% ($1,250)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
8%
1-Step Challenge
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
5% ($2,500)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
8%
1-Step Challenge
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
5% ($5,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
8%
2-Step Challenge
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
10% ($250)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($125)
Profit target
10%
2-Step Challenge
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
10% ($500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($250)
Profit target
10%
2-Step Challenge
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
10% ($1,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($500)
Profit target
10%
2-Step Challenge
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
10% ($2,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($1,250)
Profit target
10%
2-Step Challenge
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
10% ($5,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($2,500)
Profit target
10%
2-Step Challenge
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
10% ($10,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($5,000)
Profit target
10%
Instant Funding
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
6% ($150)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Instant Funding
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Instant Funding
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Instant Funding
Account size
$20K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,200)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Instant Funding
Account size
$40K
Max drawdown
6% ($2,400)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Instant Funding
Account size
$80K
Max drawdown
6% ($4,800)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Direct Funding
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Direct Funding
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Direct Funding
Account size
$20K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,200)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Direct Funding
Account size
$40K
Max drawdown
6% ($2,400)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Direct Funding
Account size
$80K
Max drawdown
6% ($4,800)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
In City Traders Imperium's words
Plan figures: “One-time challenge fee, no monthly subscription.” citytradersimperium.com/…/1-step-challenge
City Traders Imperium consistency rule
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit a single trading day may account for. Here is what City Traders Imperium states.
Rule
What City Traders Imperium states
Consistency rule
What City Traders Imperium states
None — No consistency rule
In City Traders Imperium's words
Consistency rule: “There are no time limits and no hidden consistency rules.” citytradersimperium.com
City Traders Imperium minimum trading days and time limit
Rule
What City Traders Imperium states
Minimum trading days
What City Traders Imperium states
Applies — 3 minimum profitable trading days per phase on the 1-Step and 2-Step challenges
In the plan figures
What City Traders Imperium states
3 days
Time limit
What City Traders Imperium states
None — No time limit
In City Traders Imperium's words
Minimum trading days: “Min Profitable Trading Days 3 per phase” citytradersimperium.com/…/2-step-challenge
Time limit: “There are no time limits and no hidden consistency rules.” citytradersimperium.com
City Traders Imperium news trading, EA and copy trading rules
Rule
What City Traders Imperium states
News trading
What City Traders Imperium states
Conditional — 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
What City Traders Imperium states
Conditional — Personal EAs only on the 2-Step, Instant and Direct Funding; all EAs including third-party on the 1-Step
Copy trading
What City Traders Imperium states
Conditional — Trading on other traders' signals or in coordination with other traders is prohibited; copying between your own accounts is not addressed
Hedging
What City Traders Imperium states
Conditional — 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
What City Traders Imperium states
Conditional — 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
What City Traders Imperium states
Not permitted
In City Traders Imperium's words
News trading: “News trading is permitted with no time-window restrictions, and positions can be held over the weekend or overnight on every funding program.” citytradersimperium.com
Expert advisors and automated trading: “Personal Expert Advisors are permitted, but third-party EAs and Martingale strategies are not.” citytradersimperium.com/…/2-step-challenge
Copy trading: “must not directly or indirectly use other traders' signals or ideas for executing trades on the demo account” citytradersimperium.com/…/City-Traders-Imperium-Terms-Conditions.pdf
Hedging: “including between connected accounts, or accounts held with other entities, trades or combinations of trades the purpose of which is to manipulate trading, for example by simultaneously entering into opposite positions” citytradersimperium.com/…/City-Traders-Imperium-Terms-Conditions.pdf
Martingale and grid strategies: “Other programs restrict Martingale and third-party Expert Advisors.” citytradersimperium.com/…/1-step-challenge
High-frequency and latency arbitrage: “Knowingly or unknowingly use trading strategies that exploit errors in the services such as errors in display of prices or delay in their update” citytradersimperium.com/…/City-Traders-Imperium-Terms-Conditions.pdf
City Traders Imperium weekend and overnight holding
Rule
What City Traders Imperium states
Weekend holding
What City Traders Imperium states
Permitted
Overnight holding
What City Traders Imperium states
Permitted
In City Traders Imperium's words
Weekend holding: “News trading is permitted with no time-window restrictions, and positions can be held over the weekend or overnight on every funding program.” citytradersimperium.com
Overnight holding: “News trading, weekend holding, and overnight holding are all allowed on the 2-Step Challenge” citytradersimperium.com/…/2-step-challenge
City Traders Imperium scaling plan
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.
Rule
What City Traders Imperium states
Largest account size
What City Traders Imperium states
$100,000
Maximum allocation
What City Traders Imperium states
$4,000,000
In City Traders Imperium's words
Scaling plan: “scales up to $2,000,000 per account ($4,000,000 across two), well beyond the $200K/$400K cap on the Challenge programs” citytradersimperium.com/…/instant-funding
Largest account size: “$100,000 Account size Profit Target, P1 $10,000” citytradersimperium.com/…/2-step-challenge
Maximum allocation: “Every additional 10% milestone after that adds another 100% to your balance, up to a maximum of $2,000,000 per account ($4,000,000 across two accounts).” citytradersimperium.com/…/direct-funding
Other City Traders Imperium account rules
Rule
What City Traders Imperium states
Maximum number of accounts
What City Traders Imperium states
Applies — 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
Prohibited instruments
What City Traders Imperium states
Not stated on the pages we read
Account sharing
What City Traders Imperium states
Not permitted
Inactivity
What City Traders Imperium states
Agreement terminated after 30 calendar days without a trade
Resets
What City Traders Imperium states
15% discount on a new 1-step or 2-step challenge after failure
In City Traders Imperium's words
Maximum number of accounts: “The number of demo accounts for each Client Profile might be restricted, based on either the cumulative initial balance of the Services purchased by the Client or other criteria.” citytradersimperium.com/…/City-Traders-Imperium-Terms-Conditions.pdf
Account sharing: “The Client will have full control over the Services and agrees to be the sole individual using the Company’s Services.” citytradersimperium.com/…/City-Traders-Imperium-Terms-Conditions.pdf
Inactivity: “Failing to take any transactions within 30 calendar days from the date of the last transaction’s close or open date will cause the termination of this Agreement.” citytradersimperium.com/…/City-Traders-Imperium-Terms-Conditions.pdf
Resets: “Reset on Failure 15% Discount” citytradersimperium.com/…/2-step-challenge
Not found on City Traders Imperium's pages
These were not stated on the pages of City Traders Imperium's site we read. They may be published somewhere we did not look, which makes them the questions to put to its support desk before paying.
which instruments, if any, are prohibited
whether hedging within a single account is allowed
a numeric limit on how many accounts a trader may hold
FAQs
What are City Traders Imperium's drawdown rules?
City Traders Imperium's plans state a maximum drawdown of 5% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and static), across 23 plans.
Does City Traders Imperium have a consistency rule?
No. No consistency rule.
Does City Traders Imperium have a scaling plan?
Yes. 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.
Does City Traders Imperium allow news trading?
Only under conditions. 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.
Does City Traders Imperium allow EAs and automated trading?
Only under conditions. Personal EAs only on the 2-Step, Instant and Direct Funding; all EAs including third-party on the 1-Step.
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