Firm profile · as of 2 November 2026
City Traders Imperium
What City Traders Imperium itself publishes about rules, costs and payouts – every item links to the firm's page, with a date. No rating, no overall score.
- Status
- operating
- Commission for PropCrab
- no, no partner agreement
- Data as of
- not yet checked by a human
Key facts
- Founded
- 2018
Per the firm founded in London in 2018.
citytradersimperium.com - Markets
- Forex/CFD
- Platforms
- MT5 · ≠ US
- Match-Trader
- Instruments
- Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Crypto
Commodities per the list: gold, silver, oil. Commission: forex and metals USD 5 per lot, oil USD 0.05, indices USD 0.5, crypto none.
helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com - Identity check (KYC)
- after passing the evaluation
No KYC at sign-up. Verification via SumSub (ID, proof of address, selfie) after passing (1-Step: Phase 1, 2-Step: Phase 2, Instant Funding: Level 1) or at the first payout request, whichever comes first. Per the AML policy completed before any profit withdrawal or capital allocation.
helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com - Paying for the challenge
- Card, Crypto, Bank transfer
Crypto: BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC. Bank transfer only on request by email (invoice). Fees in USD only (terms cl. 5.6).
helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com - Payout methods
- Bank transfer, Crypto
Paid in USD or USDT (TRC20); only to accounts in the trader's own name. If total rewards do not exceed the fees paid, they are paid as a refund to the card.
helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com - Refunds
- No refund once a simulated trade has been opened. For a completely unused account, refund on request within 7 calendar days of purchase (no more than 3 lessons accessed or completed). The terms (cl. 14) state a 14-day right of withdrawal that lapses with the first demo trade. 1-Step and 2-Step: fee refunded 100% once the funded account first reaches 10% profit (not for giveaway accounts).citytradersimperium.com
- Minimum age
- 18+helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
According to the firm
The firm's own statements, not checked by us.
- «More than 100,000 traders in over 178 countries (firm's own claim).»citytradersimperium.com
- «Payouts approved within 24 hours, uninterrupted since 2018 (firm's own claim).»citytradersimperium.com
Red Flags & Green Flags
Red Flag or Green Flag? Every call follows fixed criteria and shows its source. What our sources cannot answer stays "Unclear". Flags are never added up – there is no score.
- Unclear
Is the firm on a regulator's warning list?
A documented check against the warning lists is not on record for this firm yet.
- Unclear
Was there a documented payout stop, sales stop or closure (24 months)?
No such event is documented in our sources. That is not proof there was none.
- Unclear
Do rule changes apply to new purchases only?
No dated rule change with a cut-off is recorded for this firm yet.
- Green Flag
Rules fully visible without logging in.
Target, daily loss and max loss of every programme on sale are on the firm's public pages.
citytradersimperium.com - Green Flag
Operating company published with name, seat and registration number.
City Traders Imperium Limited (KM), Company No. 15969 (Comoros Union).
citytradersimperium.com - Green Flag
Discloses whether accounts are simulated or live.
Per the terms (cl. 2.4) all accounts are simulated demo accounts; no live capital is traded. Successful clients may, at CTI's discretion, be invited to a separate agreement with a third-party regulated broker (cl. 2.5). The help-centre articles on Instant and Direct Funding, by contrast, say "Real funding from the start — no simulation or test".
citytradersimperium.com - Green Flag
Country exclusions and KYC timing are visible before buying.
Country list public (11 countries excluded). KYC: No KYC at sign-up. Verification via SumSub (ID, proof of address, selfie) after passing (1-Step: Phase 1, 2-Step: Phase 2, Instant Funding: Level 1) or at the first payout request, whichever comes first. Per the AML policy completed before any profit withdrawal or capital allocation.
helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com - Green Flag
Payouts possible in other ways than crypto.
helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com - Green Flag
Refund terms are public.
No refund once a simulated trade has been opened. For a completely unused account, refund on request within 7 calendar days of purchase (no more than 3 lessons accessed or completed). The terms (cl. 14) state a 14-day right of withdrawal that lapses with the first demo trade. 1-Step and 2-Step: fee refunded 100% once the funded account first reaches 10% profit (not for giveaway accounts).
citytradersimperium.com - Unclear
Do the terms carry a date or version?
We do not record the date or version of the terms as a field yet.
The criteria
The criteria come from our transparency check. A Red Flag needs a documented fact – a missing item is never a Red Flag.
Red Flag
- Named on an official regulator warning list (exact name match). A listing is not proof of wrongdoing.
- Documented payout stop, sales stop or closure (firm or group company) in the last 24 months.
- Documented retroactive rule change for accounts already bought, in the last 24 months.
- Rules not fully visible without logging in or buying.
- No operating company with name and seat named in the terms.
Green Flag
- Rules fully visible without logging in.
- Operating company published with name, seat and registration number.
- Terms carry a date or version.
- Rule changes apply to new purchases only, with a cut-off date; no documented retroactive change in 24 months.
- Country exclusions and KYC timing are visible before buying.
- Payouts possible in other ways than crypto.
- Discloses whether accounts are simulated or live.
- Refund terms are public.
We show the firm's age as a fact, not as a flag.
Challenges & rules
The essentials of each programme at a glance. Every rule with its source and date, every account size, older rule versions and the question "I bought on …" are on the programme's own page.
1-Step Challenge
1-StepForex/CFD
As of 2 November 2026 – 5 November 2026
- Account sizes
- USD 2.5K–100K6 sizes
- List price
- USD 29 – USD 449
- Cost per 1,000 of buffer
- USD 89.80 – USD 232.00
Rules for purchases from today
- Profit target phase 1
- 8 %
- Daily loss · Phase 1
- none
- Maximum loss · Phase 1
- 5 % · trailing (closed balance)
- Profit split
- 80 %, up to 100 %
- First payout
- 7 trading days
2-Step Challenge
2-StepForex/CFD
As of 2 November 2026 – 5 November 2026
- Account sizes
- USD 2.5K–100K6 sizes
- List price
- USD 39 – USD 549
- Cost per 1,000 of buffer
- USD 54.90 – USD 156.00
Rules for purchases from today
- Profit target phase 1
- 10 %
- Daily loss · Phase 1
- 5 %
- Maximum loss · Phase 1
- 10 % · static
- Profit split
- 80 %, up to 100 %
- First payout
- 7 trading days
Instant Funding
Instant (no evaluation)Forex/CFD
As of 2 November 2026 – 5 November 2026
- Account sizes
- USD 2.5K–80K6 sizes
- List price
- USD 79 – USD 1,599
- Cost per 1,000 of buffer
- USD 666.25 – USD 1,053.33
Rules for purchases from today
- Daily loss
- none
- Maximum loss
- 2.5K: USD 75 · 5K: USD 150 · 10K: USD 300 · 20K: USD 600 · 40K: USD 1,200 · 80K: USD 2,400 · static
- Profit split
- 50 %, up to 100 %
- First payout
- 5 trading days
Direct Funding
Instant (no evaluation)Forex/CFD
As of 2 November 2026 – 5 November 2026
- Account sizes
- USD 5K–80K5 sizes
- List price
- USD 229 – USD 3,999
- Cost per 1,000 of buffer
- USD 665.00 – USD 833.13
Rules for purchases from today
- Daily loss
- none
- Maximum loss
- 6 % · static
- Profit split
- 70 %, up to 100 %
- First payout
- Programme page: on demand from day 5, "no fixed schedule and no minimum profitable trading days". Help article: table says "Payout on Demand: From Day 1", text says on request after at least 5 profitable trading days and at least 2% net profit or USD 100 (whichever is higher). The statements contradict each other.
Availability by residence
Know before you click whether you may buy at all. Per the firm; the country list can change.
| Residence | Per the firm |
|---|---|
| Switzerland (CH) | accepted On none of the restriction lists (help article, AML policy, terms). helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com |
| Germany (DE) | accepted On none of the restriction lists (help article, AML policy, terms). helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com |
| Austria (AT) | accepted On none of the restriction lists (help article, AML policy, terms). helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com |
| United States (US) | restricted MT5 is not offered to US clients; trading via Match-Trader is possible. citytradersimperium.com |
| United Kingdom (GB) | accepted On none of the restriction lists (help article, AML policy, terms). helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com |
Countries excluded per the firm: 11 · Show list
Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Libya, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen
Help article: Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, North Korea, Russia, Belarus plus Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson (residents and nationals). The AML policy adds Myanmar. The terms (cl. 6.5.1) list only Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Iran, the footer adds Russia. Vietnam: 2-Step Challenge and "Instant Funding Pro" unavailable, no crypto payouts.
helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com- Platform not for United States: MT5
Direct link to the firm
Paid challenge on a simulated account · the fee is usually lost when a rule is broken · firms are generally not supervised · CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.
Companies & supervision
Who sells you the challenge? A supervised group company does not make the challenge itself supervised.
City Traders Imperium Limited
- Role:
- Operator
- Seat:
- Hamchako, Mutsamudu, Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Comoros Union (registered); operating address: Edificio Faro, Oficina 4, Avenidas 12 y 14, Calle 12, Barrio Luján, San José, Costa Rica
- Register:
- Company No. 15969 (Comoros Union)
- Supervision:
- License No. L15969/CTI; described by the firm as an "International Brokerage and Clearing House License", Union of the Comoros (as stated by the firm)
CTI FZCO
- Role:
- Affiliated company
- Seat:
- Dubai Silicon Oasis, DDP, Building A1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Register:
- Company No. DSO-FZCO-21340
- Supervision:
- no supervision named
City Traders Imperium Limited operates the (simulated) assessment programmes; CTI FZCO provides the Academy courses. The terms name CTI FZCO as the "Company" and apply UAE law (UAE courts). A help article calls the licence a brokerage licence; the website and terms stress that neither company is a broker. CTI names Broctagon (CySEC-regulated per CTI) as liquidity provider; this does not make the challenge regulated.
citytradersimperium.comWarnings and events
Documented events and rule changes, newest first.
No events recorded.
Change log
No documented change for City Traders Imperium yet. PropCrab has recorded its rules since 2 November 2026.
Data gaps
We looked for these and did not find them on the firm's pages, or could not fetch them automatically. So they show as "–", never as 0.
Firm and further offers
No general cap per payout found; only the crypto limit of USD 1,000 per month is stated.
programs.*.funded.payoutCap
Checked: helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com, helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
No fixed reset price: repurchase at a discount after failing (1-Step, 2-Step, Instant 15%; Direct 10% per the programme page, 15% per the help article).
programs.*.variants.resetFee
Checked: citytradersimperium.com, helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
An activation fee is neither named nor explicitly ruled out ("One-time challenge fee, no monthly subscription").
programs.*.variants.activationFee
A help article describes a 3-Step Challenge "from USD 1"; the website has neither a programme page nor prices. Sales status and prices unknown.
programs.city-traders-imperium-3-step
Checked: helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com, citytradersimperium.com
1-Step Challenge
Fee is refunded 100% once the funded account first reaches 10% profit; the trigger is a profit milestone, not a payout, so it fits none of the values. See refund policy.
programs.city-traders-imperium-1-step.funded.feeRefund
Checked: helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
2-Step Challenge
As 1-Step: 100% refund on first reaching 10% profit on the funded account, not tied to a payout.
programs.city-traders-imperium-2-step.funded.feeRefund
Checked: helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
Instant Funding
The refund article names no fee refund for Instant Funding, only the deferred 50% share from Level 1; an explicit "no refund" is missing.
programs.city-traders-imperium-instant.funded.feeRefund
Checked: helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
Loss limit in USD after doubling to Level 2 and above not stated as an amount.
programs.city-traders-imperium-instant.funded.maxLoss (after scaling)
Checked: citytradersimperium.com, helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
Direct Funding
Older help articles describe an "Instant Funding Pro" (start on Level 2, 70%, no fee refund); CTI does not state explicitly that this is Direct Funding.
programs.city-traders-imperium-direct.funded.feeRefund
Checked: helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com, citytradersimperium.com
Conflict: programme page "no minimum profitable trading days", help article at least 5 profitable trading days before the first payout.
programs.city-traders-imperium-direct.funded.minTradingDaysPerPayout
Checked: citytradersimperium.com, helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
The leverage table lists 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding and "Instant Funding Pro", not Direct Funding.
programs.city-traders-imperium-direct.trading.leverage
Checked: helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com
No correction to this profile so far. Go to the corrections log
Are City Traders Imperium accounts simulated?
Simulated account. Per the terms (cl. 2.4) all accounts are simulated demo accounts; no live capital is traded. Successful clients may, at CTI's discretion, be invited to a separate agreement with a third-party regulated broker (cl. 2.5). The help-centre articles on Instant and Direct Funding, by contrast, say "Real funding from the start — no simulation or test". Per the firm, as of 2 November 2026.
Can I use City Traders Imperium from Switzerland, Germany or Austria?
Switzerland: accepted (On none of the restriction lists (help article, AML policy, terms).); Germany: accepted (On none of the restriction lists (help article, AML policy, terms).); Austria: accepted (On none of the restriction lists (help article, AML policy, terms).). Per the firm, as of 2 November 2026.
Do I get the City Traders Imperium fee back?
No refund once a simulated trade has been opened. For a completely unused account, refund on request within 7 calendar days of purchase (no more than 3 lessons accessed or completed). The terms (cl. 14) state a 14-day right of withdrawal that lapses with the first demo trade. 1-Step and 2-Step: fee refunded 100% once the funded account first reaches 10% profit (not for giveaway accounts). Per the firm, as of 2 November 2026.
What is the profit split at City Traders Imperium?
1-Step Challenge: 80 % – 100 %; 2-Step Challenge: 80 % – 100 %; Instant Funding: 50 % – 100 %; Direct Funding: 70 % – 100 %. "Funded" means here what the firm itself states below. Per the firm, as of 2 November 2026.
All sources
Every page an item on this profile comes from. Fetched and re-checked on the dates shown.
- Home (pricing tables, FAQ, footer disclosures)citytradersimperium.com · website ·
- 1-Step Challengecitytradersimperium.com · website ·
- 2-Step Challengecitytradersimperium.com · website ·
- CTI 2-Step Drawdown Explained (blog)citytradersimperium.com · website ·
- About Uscitytradersimperium.com · website ·
- AML Policycitytradersimperium.com · terms ·
- Contact Us (registered entities)citytradersimperium.com · website ·
- Direct Fundingcitytradersimperium.com · website ·
- EA Trading Rulescitytradersimperium.com · website ·
- Refund Policycitytradersimperium.com · terms ·
- Instant Fundingcitytradersimperium.com · website ·
- Match-Tradercitytradersimperium.com · website ·
- MetaTrader 5citytradersimperium.com · website ·
- Terms & Conditions (PDF, 30 pages)citytradersimperium.com · PDF ·
- Is CTI regulated?helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Platforms, Symbols, Commissions, Spreads & Swapshelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- 1-Step Challengehelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Maximum Trailing Drawdown (MTD)helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Max Daily Drawdown (MDD)helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- CTI VIP Programhelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- 2-Step Challengehelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Max Absolute Drawdown (MAD)helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Payment Optionshelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Is the sign-up fee refundable?helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Who can sign up & which countries do you not accept?helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Completing your KYChelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- How do I request a payout?helpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Adding banking/crypto detailshelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Instant Fundinghelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
- Direct Fundinghelpcenter.citytradersimperium.com · help centre ·
The sources of a programme's full rules, every size and its older versions are on its own page:
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