City Traders Imperium review
Updated September 28, 2026 · BrokerCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
City Traders Imperium suits traders who want a 2 step evaluation with instant and direct routes on the same ladder, plus accounts that scale as the record grows. Fees of $29 to $549 keep the entry affordable, and support runs on email, chat and help centre.
Key facts
- Best for
- Traders who want scaling room and the top of the profit split range at a low entry fee.
- Challenge price
- $29 to $549 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Profit split
- 80% to 100% (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Maximum drawdown
- 5% to 10% (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Evaluation steps
- 2 step (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Account sizes
- USD 2,500 - 100,000 (1-Step and 2-Step), USD 2,500 - 80,000 (Instant and Direct), scaling to USD 4,000,000 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Daily loss limit
- 5% (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Payout frequency
- First payout from 7 days, then weekly or anytime payouts by VIP tier (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- City Traders Imperium Limited (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Comoros (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 2018 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Chat, Help-centre, Community (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Official website
- citytradersimperium.com
Apps and profiles
- Elsewhere
- TrustpilotLinkedInXyoutube.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Fees of $29 to $549 keep the entry affordable, and the profit share runs 80% to 100%, so the reward on offer is large for the ticket size.
- A ceiling of 80% to 100% matches what Apex Trader Funding publishes at 100%, so the top of the range is not the weak spot.
- The standard route is 2 step, with a 5% to 10% maximum drawdown and a 5% daily loss limit, which keeps the rule set short enough to hold in mind.
- Payouts can be drawn weekly or at any time once the first one has been made, with the cadence set by VIP tier.
- The operator is named as City Traders Imperium Limited, in business since 2018, which gives a reader a company to check before paying.
Cons
- Support runs on email, chat and help centre only, so a trader who wants to speak to someone has to write instead.
- Most retail traders lose money: the median retail loss across the site's listings is 70.15%, with the middle band running 65.75% to 74.5%, so a funded account changes the size of the position rather than the odds of keeping money.
- The 5% to 10% maximum drawdown bracket straddles the 8% median recorded across the site's listings, so there is no unusually deep buffer to lean on.
- Fees of $29 to $549 top out below Funding Pips, where fees of $29 to $555 stretch further for the larger packages.
Who it suits
- Traders who want a 2 step evaluation but also want instant and direct routes on the same page.
- Anyone weighing price against payout share: fees of $29 to $549 sit against a profit share of 80% to 100%.
- Traders who want an account that grows rather than a fixed size, since account sizes scale well past the starting balance.
Who should look elsewhere
- Traders who want the top split with no tier to reach: Apex Trader Funding states 100% as its figure.
- Buyers on the smallest budget: Alpha Capital Group charges $27.
- Traders who want the widest price ladder: Funding Pips' fees of $29 to $555 stretch past the top of the range here.
Profit split and payouts
The profit share runs 80% to 100%, so what a trader keeps depends on the account rather than on a single headline figure. The first payout can be requested after a waiting period, and after that the schedule opens up: withdrawals run weekly or at any time, with the cadence set by the VIP tier attached to the account. That suits traders who want money moving as soon as the account qualifies, and it equally suits slower operators, who can leave the weekly cycle alone. Comparing against firms that pay on a fixed monthly rhythm, the tier system is the detail worth pressing on, because the top of the range, 80% to 100%, sits at the higher tiers rather than the starting one.
Challenge price and rules
Fees of $29 to $549 put the entry at the affordable end of the prop firm table, and the standard route in is 2 step. Account sizes are quoted in US dollars and run across the standard, instant and direct models, with scaling available as an account grows, so a trader can test the process on a modest balance and move up once the record justifies it. The rules that decide whether an account survives are a 5% to 10% maximum drawdown and a 5% daily loss limit, and both apply on the same day: a sharp intraday swing can reach the daily cap long before the overall drawdown is used up. Account size and fee are the same decision, since a larger balance carries a larger ticket price and a wider buffer to work with.
The company behind it
The brand sits under City Traders Imperium Limited, registered in Comoros and in business since 2018. Support runs on email, chat and help centre, so a question can be raised by email, taken to live chat, or looked up in the help centre, with a community channel sitting behind those routes. For a reader weighing where the money goes, the named operating entity and the year it began are the useful starting points, because they say who stands behind the account before any funds are handed over. The practical test is simple: check the entity name on your own statement, keep the fee receipt, and walk away from any firm that will not name the entity behind the brand.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a City Traders Imperium challenge cost?+
Fees of $29 to $549 cover the range, so the entry point sits at the lower end and the larger accounts cost more. The median across the listings the site compares is €56.56, and on price alone the brand ranks at 3 of 21.
How much profit do I keep and how fast are payouts?+
The profit share runs 80% to 100%, and the first payout can be requested after a waiting period. After that, payouts are available weekly or at any time, depending on the VIP tier attached to the account. Apex Trader Funding publishes a single figure of 100%, which is the number to set against the top of this range.
What account sizes are offered and can they scale?+
Account sizes are quoted in US dollars and cover several models, including 2 step, instant and direct routes, so a trader can start with a smaller balance and move up. Accounts scale as they grow, which lets a funded trader work a larger book than the one the evaluation began with.
What are the drawdown and daily loss rules?+
The maximum drawdown is 5% to 10% and the daily loss limit is 5%, so a breach in either ends the evaluation. For scale, the median maximum drawdown across the site's listings is 8%, which places the buffer here in typical territory rather than at either edge.
Is the evaluation a multi-step process?+
The standard evaluation is 2 step, and account sizes also cover instant and direct routes for traders who want a shorter path. That structure is the most common among the prop firms the site compares, at 43.5%, so the rules sit inside the mainstream rather than at the edge of the group.
How does the price compare with the alternatives?+
Fees of $29 to $549 are the reference point here. Alpha Capital Group charges $27, the smaller single entry, while Funding Pips runs fees of $29 to $555 and so covers a wider price range. On price alone the choice between the three comes down to budget and account size.
What happens to most retail accounts at prop firms?+
Most retail traders lose money. Across the site's listings the median retail loss is 70.15%, and the middle band runs 65.75% to 74.5%. A funded account changes the size of the position and the share of profit, not the odds of a trader keeping money.
Who runs City Traders Imperium?+
The brand is operated by City Traders Imperium Limited, registered in Comoros and in business since 2018. That is the name to check on any statement or receipt tied to the account, and the year gives a sense of how long the entity has been trading.
How do I get help from support?+
Support runs on email, chat and help centre, covering email, live chat and a help centre, with a community channel behind those routes. Phone lines are offered by 56.7% of the listings the site carries, so a trader who wants voice support is working from a narrower field.
Sources
- citytradersimperium.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Account sizes, Challenge price
“Scaling TO $4m”
- citytradersimperium.com/2-step-challenge checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Daily loss limit, Maximum drawdown, Payout frequency, Profit split, Evaluation steps
“Max Daily Drawdown5% of the initial balance, from each day's starting balance”
- citytradersimperium.com/about-us checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters, Legal entity, Support channels
“City Traders Imperium is a proprietary trading firm founded in 2018 that has funded traders in over 178 countries.”
Compiled from 3 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
City Traders Imperium
Traders who want scaling room and the top of the profit split range at a low entry fee.