City Traders Imperium

Evaluation Phases

City Traders Imperium offers 4 account types designed to suit traders of all experience levels:

• 2-Step Evaluation: Traders complete two stages with separate profit targets. A minimum of 5 active trading days is required.
• 1-Step Evaluation: A single evaluation phase with no minimum trading days and an unlimited time limit.
• Instant Funding & Instant Funding Pro: These options allow traders to start trading immediately with a live funded account, skipping the evaluation process entirely.

All programs have no time restrictions, allowing traders to progress at their own pace.

Profit Targets

• 2-Step: Traders must achieve 10% in Phase 1 and 5% in Phase 2 to qualify for a funded account.
• 1-Step: A 10% profit target is required to complete the phase successfully.
• Instant Funding & Instant Funding Pro: Require a 10% profit goal to maintain good standing and access scaling or payouts.

Drawdown Rules

• 2-Step: Maximum overall drawdown of 10%.
• 1-Step, Instant Funding and Instant Funding Pro: Maximum drawdown limit of 6%.
• No daily drawdown restriction is specified, allowing traders more flexibility in risk management.

Strategy Rules

City Traders Imperium enforces a strict set of trading rules to ensure transparency, fair play and platform integrity. Traders must comply with the following guidelines:

• VPN Usage: VPN/VPS use is allowed if the IP remains consistent with the registered country. Regional changes may require verification or proof of a static IP.
• Group Hedging: Coordinating opposite trades across multiple accounts or traders to manipulate results is strictly prohibited and leads to account termination.
• Expert Advisors (EAs): Only self-developed EAs are permitted. Traders must provide source code if requested. Third-party EAs are banned. 
• Martingale & Arbitrage: Martingale is allowed only in the 1-Step Challenge (profits over 10% trigger review). All forms of arbitrage are prohibited.
• News Trading: News bracketing (placing Buy/Sell Stops before news) and gap/news scalping EAs are not allowed.

Profit Split

• In 1-Step / 2-Step accounts, profit share begins at 80% and can increase up to 100% through their scaling / loyalty programs.
• In Instant Funding / Instant Funding Pro mode, traders start with a profit share from 70%, then gradually increase to 100% as they hit higher performance levels.

Payout Frequency

• 1-Step and 2-Step Challenges: First payout available on demand after completing 7 profitable trading days and earning at least 2% net profit or $100. Subsequent payouts can be requested monthly, during the last 5 days of each month.
• Instant Funding Programs: First payout available on demand after 5 profitable trading days and a minimum 2% net profit or $100. Afterward, payouts switch to a bi-weekly schedule, available on the 14th/15th and the last two days of each month.

Withdrawal Requirements

• Traders must maintain profitable performance, respect all trading rules and complete any required minimum active trading days where applicable
• Open positions must be closed before submitting a withdrawal request
• City Traders Imperium’s VIP levels enable enhanced payout conditions for consistent, rule-compliant traders. 

Scaling Plan

• CTI supports scaling up funded accounts by performance milestones and loyalty progression. Their “Account Growth Plan” increases balances and enhances profit splits as traders prove consistency.
• For 1-Step / 2-Step challenge accounts, City Traders Imperium allows scaling up to $200,000 per account, using profit milestones as triggers.
• In Instant Funding, the scaling potential is much larger – balances may double at each 10% profit threshold, with a cap up to $4,000,000 in allocation.

Loyalty / VIP Program Integration

City Traders Imperium’s Golden Trader Loyalty Program (Bronze / Silver / Gold) rewards consistent traders:

• Bronze: increase to 90% profit share, move payouts to weekly.
• Silver: unlock 100% share and on-demand payouts.
• Gold: get institutional-level benefits, guaranteed salary and custom funding.

Requirements include months of clean trading, minimum profit per cycle and multiple payouts.