City Traders Imperium has operated since 2018 and offers CFD trading programs covering FX, metals, indices, energy and crypto. Its documented program structures include 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding and Direct Funding. The source does not provide account prices, fixed drawdown figures or named trading platforms, so those details should be verified before purchase.
Evaluation process
The 1-Step and 2-Step evaluation programs require at least three profitable trading days in each phase, with each qualifying day producing at least 0.5% profit. After funding, traders need at least seven profitable trading days for the first payout, again with a minimum 0.5% profit on each qualifying day. Instant Funding and Direct Funding require at least five profitable trading days, each producing at least 0.5% profit, for the first payout.
Instant Funding uses an initial balance equal to half of the fully funded balance. The source gives $5,000 and $10,000 as examples. Once the trader achieves 10% profit on the initial balance, CTI adds the remaining 50% and moves the account to Level 2.
Rules
News trading is allowed without restrictions, but a stop-loss must be placed within one minute of opening a trade. If it is not placed, the system automatically closes the trade, and profits made without a stop-loss do not count toward the target. Copy trading is allowed when the CTI account is the Master Account, including copying to personal, other proprietary-firm and selected CTI accounts. Third-party or outsourced trading, account sharing, social-trading copying and challenge-pass services are prohibited.
Expert Advisors are permitted when they reflect the trader’s own strategy, with broader third-party EA use allowed on the 1-Step Challenge. HFT, tick or micro-scalping, arbitrage, grid trading and martingale strategies are among the prohibited practices. VPNs and proxies are prohibited, trading is limited to two devices without approval, and an account must be traded at least once every 30 days.
Payouts and platforms
1-Step and 2-Step programs offer an 80% profit split, potentially increasing to 100% through the CTI VIP Program. Instant and Direct Funding offer 70%, also potentially reaching 100% through VIP. The first payout is on demand; later payouts are monthly for 1-Step and 2-Step, and bi-weekly for Instant and Direct Funding. The minimum withdrawal is 2% net profit or $100, whichever is higher. The supplied source does not name a trading platform or data-fee structure.
Who it suits
CTI may suit traders who value unrestricted news trading, conditional EA use and several funding routes. It is less suitable for traders who rely on VPNs, outsourced execution, aggressive prohibited strategies or flexible inactivity policies.