City Traders Imperium

Comoros (operating address Costa Rica) · citytradersimperium.com · checked 2026-10-23

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From$39

Targetphase1: 10% · phase2: 5%

Daily DD5% of initial balance (from each day's s

Max DD10%, static, balance-based

Split80% to 100% (VIP ladder: 90% Bronze, 100

💱 Prices in USD

Sizes & prices

$2.5K $39 shown$5K $59 shown$10K $99 shown$25K $199 shown$50K $329 shown$100K $549 shown

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Profit target

phase1: 10% · phase2: 5%

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Daily drawdown

5% of initial balance (from each day's starting balance)

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Max drawdown

10%, static, balance-based

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Consistency rule

None

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Min trading days

3 minimum profitable trading days per phase

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News trading

Allowed

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Weekend / overnight

Weekend and overnight holds allowed

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EAs

Personal EAs only (no third-party); martingale not allowed

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Copy trading

Not published by firm not published

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Leverage FX

Not published by firm not published

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Leverage gold

Not published by firm not published

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Gold commission / spread

Not published by firm not published

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Payout split

80% to 100% (VIP ladder: 90% Bronze, 100% Silver)

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Payout frequency

First payout after 7 profitable trading days and ≥2%/$100 profit, then monthly; weekly at VIP Bronze tier, daily at Silver

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Platforms

MetaTrader 5 & Match-Trader

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Hidden rules 20

Read clause by clause from the firm's legal documents. Grouped by what happens if you break the rule. Tap a rule to see the exact quote and clause.

Account breach 11

Running several same-size accounts can get some of them breached and refunded if CTI doesn't like the risk. ⚑ flagged

“prohibited from trading with multiple accounts of the same size to exploit market conditions or the firm ... may breach and refund some of your accounts if they do not align with our risk appetite”

Clause 9.2.8 · lot position caps · applies to: All · source ↗

⚑ AMBIGUOUS: CTI decides when this is allowed.

You can discuss ideas with other traders, but you can't take trades from anyone else's signals or ideas, directly or indirectly. ⚑ flagged

“must not directly or indirectly use other traders' signals or ideas for executing trades”

Clause 8.5-8.5.1 · copy trading account sharing · applies to: All · source ↗

⚑ FLAG: this could catch members of trading communities.

You must answer CTI's information or video requests within 24 hours. CTI may also ask other prop firms for your trading statements and references. ⚑ flagged

“The client must respond to such inquiries within 24 hours of receiving the request.”

Clause 7.2.1-7.2.4 · country kyc · applies to: All · source ↗

⚑ The consequence of missing the deadline isn't stated.

No trades in the 30 days since your last trade's open or close terminates the agreement.

“Failing to take any transactions within 30 calendar days ... will cause the termination of this Agreement.”

Clause 13.5 · inactivity · applies to: All accounts · source ↗

Gap trading is banned: no new trades around scheduled major news or near the end of the day to profit from a gap. ⚑ flagged

“Perform gap trading by opening trade(s): (i) when major global news ... are scheduled; and (ii) near the end of the trading day”

Clause 9.2.5 · banned strategies · applies to: All · source ↗

⚑ AMBIGUOUS: there's no defined time window, and it's at CTI's 'sole and absolute discretion'.

Arbitrage or hedging against another CTI account or another firm is banned, as are latency, AI and slow-feed strategies.

“Attempting to arbitrage an challenge account with another account with the Company or any third-party company”

Clause 9.2.1-9.2.4; 9.2.7 · banned strategies · applies to: All · source ↗

Positions much bigger than usual, unusual position counts, or stacking trades on one idea breach the risk rules. ⚑ flagged

“opening substantially larger position sizes compared to your other simulated trades, on any of your accounts”

Clause 9.5; 10.1.1-10.1.3 · consistency gambling · applies to: All · source ↗

⚑ AMBIGUOUS: 'substantially' is not defined.

CTI can block any trader 'for any reason' at its sole discretion.

“disallow or block any Trader from participating in the program for any reason”

Clause 9.2.9 · deny void change rules · applies to: All · source ↗

Using a VPN to get around country limits is a code-of-conduct violation.

“Bypassing Restrictions: Using VPNs or tricks to avoid country/platform limitations.”

Clause Code of Conduct, s.3 · ip vpn device · applies to: All · source ↗

Public complaints, reviews or social posts 'aimed at forcing' a response count as misconduct. ⚑ flagged

“including on social media (e.g., public complaints, reviews, or posts aimed at forcing a favourable response from CTI)”

Clause Code of Conduct, s.3 · dispute jurisdiction · applies to: All · source ↗

⚑ FLAG: this effectively punishes public reviews.

Martingale strategies are not allowed on the 2-Step, Instant and Direct programmes (the 1-Step table column says Allowed). Third-party EAs are also not allowed on those three. ⚑ flagged

“Personal Expert Advisors are permitted, but third-party EAs and Martingale strategies are not.”

Clause 2-Step Challenge page FAQ and programme comparison table · banned strategies · applies to: 2-Step, Instant, Direct · plans: 2-Step Challenge, Instant Funding, Direct Funding · source ↗

⚑ Penalty not found in published rules next to this item. The comparison table on the same page shows Martingale 'Not Allowed' for 2-Step, Instant and Direct and 'Allowed' for 1-Step. Added 24 Oct 2026 in the style audit.

Profit voided 2

If flagged, CTI can void trades, cut leverage, impose a per-trade-idea risk cap (1% mentioned) or volume limits per symbol, or terminate.

“Cancel one or more of your simulated trades ... Enforce a limitation on the volume of any specific symbol”

Clause 10.2.2-10.2.7 · risk per trade stop loss · applies to: All · source ↗

Any T&C breach forfeits all rewards.

“Should the Client violate any Terms and Conditions, they will forfeit their right to receive any rewards”

Clause 8.11 · deny void change rules · applies to: All · source ↗

Info 6

No chargebacks once you've placed a trade. Owners or managers of competing firms are excluded, as are residents of Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Iran.

“owners or the management of a competitive firm”

Clause 5.3; 6.5 · country kyc · applies to: All · source ↗

Spreads may widen sharply between 00:00 and 02:00 platform time and around news, and commission is $2.5 per lot per side on FX.

“between 00:00 and 02:00 platform time may cause spreads to be significantly increased”

Clause 8.18-8.19 · lot position caps · applies to: All · source ↗

Terms can change for existing contracts. Your only option is to reject the change and leave.

“change these Terms and Conditions from time to time with effect for the contract previously entered into”

Clause T&C, Amendments · deny void change rules · applies to: All · source ↗

UAE law applies, and the UAE courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

“construed in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates”

Clause 18.1 · dispute jurisdiction · applies to: All · source ↗

On the 1-Step Challenge, martingale and third-party EAs are allowed. ⚑ flagged

“Martingale and third-party EAs allowed”

Clause 1-Step Challenge page, Full Strategy Freedom · allowed strategies · applies to: Only: 1-Step Challenge · plans: 1-Step Challenge · source ↗

⚑ Added 24 Oct 2026 in the full no-rule-found sweep.

Direct Funding has no consistency rule. ⚑ flagged

“Direct Funding has no consistency rule.”

Clause Direct Funding page, No Consistency Rules · allowed strategies · applies to: Only: Direct Funding · plans: Direct Funding · source ↗

⚑ Added 24 Oct 2026 in the full no-rule-found sweep.

Legal documents read: Terms & Conditions PDF (Aug 2026) · Code of Conduct Policy

Firm-reported payouts

⚠ Reported by the firm, not independently verified. These are the firm's own claims, copied from its website, press releases and official X account. We haven't checked them. Words like "verified" inside a quote are the firm's, not ours.

Payout gallery “'The Prop Firm That's Paid Out Traders For 8 Years' plus a payout certificate gallery (e.g. Trevor +$17,400.00, Ryan +$30,635.30)” certificates only; no total · shown on site 2026-10-23 · source
X post “💰$4,000 paid out. Congrats to Kehinde on the Instant Funding payout” $4,000 · 2026-10-23 · source
X post “💰$5,000 paid out. Congrats to Robert on the Instant Funding payout” $5,000 · 2026-10-21 · source

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Not published by firm

We looked for these and the firm doesn't publish them, or only gives them on request or inside the platform.

9.2.10 links to 'additional prohibited trading methods' that weren't captured.
Funded traders sign a separate third-party agreement (2.x).
2-Step Challenge · Copy trading: not published
2-Step Challenge · Leverage FX: not published
2-Step Challenge · Leverage gold: not published
2-Step Challenge · Gold commission / spread: not published
1-Step Challenge · Copy trading: not published
1-Step Challenge · Leverage FX: not published
1-Step Challenge · Leverage gold: not published
1-Step Challenge · Gold commission / spread: not published
Instant Funding · Consistency rule: not published
Instant Funding · Min trading days: Not published: no minimum days stated on plan page (first payout after 5 days fully funded; weekly/anytime payouts by tier)
Instant Funding · Copy trading: not published
Instant Funding · Leverage FX: not published
Instant Funding · Leverage gold: not published
Instant Funding · Gold commission / spread: not published
Direct Funding · Consistency rule: not published
Direct Funding · Copy trading: not published
Direct Funding · Leverage FX: not published
Direct Funding · Leverage gold: not published
Direct Funding · Gold commission / spread: not published

Rule change history

No changes logged yet. Tracking started 23 Oct 2026. Change log · 🔔 Follow City Traders Imperium for alerts