City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge

8 %

none

5 % · trailing (closed balance)

The floor follows the highest closed balance in real time.

Stops: Floor = highest balance minus 5% of the initial balance; rises with every new balance high. Per the programme page and help article it drops by the amount withdrawn after a payout; the EA rules page, by contrast, says "withdrawals leave it where it is". The programme page and help article call the floor balance-based (open trades only count once closed); the worked examples in the help article, by contrast, speak of the balance "including floating losses". CTI names no point at which the floor stops moving.

3 days

Profitable day: trades closed that day with combined net profit of at least 0.5% of the initial balance (counts on the closing day).

unlimited

none

Per CTI the consistency score is not a condition for passing and does not apply to 1-Step and 2-Step scaling.

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".

none

5 % · trailing (closed balance)

The floor follows the highest closed balance in real time.

Stops: Floor = highest balance minus 5% of the initial balance; rises with every new balance high. Per the programme page and help article it drops by the amount withdrawn after a payout; the EA rules page, by contrast, says "withdrawals leave it where it is". The programme page and help article call the floor balance-based (open trades only count once closed); the worked examples in the help article, by contrast, speak of the balance "including floating losses". CTI names no point at which the floor stops moving.

none

Per CTI the consistency score is not a condition for passing and does not apply to 1-Step and 2-Step scaling.

80 %, up to 100 %

VIP programme: Bronze 90% (incl. an active funded account, no failed account in the last 4 months, at least 4 payouts of 4% profit each), Silver 100% (4 months at Bronze, 4 more payouts of 3% each, maximum account allocation reached).

7 trading days

Programme page: first payout "7 days". Help article: on request once at least 7 profitable trading days (each ≥0.5% of the initial balance) and at least 2% net profit or USD 100 (whichever is higher) are reached.

monthly

Standard: monthly during the last 5 days of the calendar month; VIP Bronze weekly, Silver any time. Once 10% eligible net profit (including past payouts) is reached, also outside that window.

USD 100

Minimum withdrawal from the wallet. For the first payout also at least 2% net profit or USD 100 (whichever is higher).

Crypto payouts in USDT (TRC20) only: 5% transaction fee, capped at USD 1,000 per client per month, unavailable for Vietnam. The article names no fee for bank transfers; processing 1 business day, arrival 1–14 days depending on the bank. Before that, the payout to the wallet is reviewed for up to 2 business days.

Requirement: at least +10% profit over the last 4 months (withdrawals do not count against it), profitable in at least 2 of the 4 months, account in profit at the time. Each qualification adds +50% of the original account size up to USD 100,000, then 112,500 → 125,000 → 150,000 → 175,000 → 200,000. At most USD 200,000 per account, USD 400,000 in total; at most 2 × USD 100,000 or the equivalent in smaller accounts at the same time.

At least one trade every 30 days, otherwise the account is suspended; applies to all programmes and levels, terminated accounts are not reactivated. Reminders on day 28 and 30; a freeze of up to 2 months on request by email in advance.

allowed

"Allowed" with no blackout window. The terms (cl. 9.2.5) forbid gap trades before scheduled events near the close, and the EA rules forbid news-scalping bots.

allowed

allowed

In all programmes and stages, including the funded account.

allowed

Third-party EAs allowed even without source code. Widely used EAs may count as coordinated trading. Forbidden in all programmes: HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage, rollover and news-scalping bots. Martingale allowed up to 2% total risk per trade idea, grid trading forbidden.

restricted

Allowed only with the CTI account as master (to own CTI accounts, an own broker account or other prop firms). Forbidden: copying into the CTI account, signal and social trading, passing services, shared EAs.

forbidden

Not allowed in any programme, including across accounts or correlated instruments.

Forex 1:30 · Indices 1:10 · Commodities 1:10 · Crypto 1:1

Same table for 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Funding. On violations CTI may cut leverage to 1:5 or cap risk per trade at 1% (terms cl. 9.6).

Forex: US$5 per lot · Metals: US$5 per lot · Oil: US$0.05 per lot · Indices: US$0.50 per lot · Crypto: none

The firm does not say whether the amount is per side or for the whole trade, so it is not directly comparable with a round-trip value.

Per the help centre the forex value applies to majors and minors.