From a vision of becoming a trading ‘’Empire,’’ it soon became the primary mission for City Traders Imperium, or in short CTI. The image itself began with the idea of empowering traders so they could achieve freedom and fulfillment in their lives.
- One-step evaluation, two-step evaluation, and direct funding programs
- Excellent Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5
- One-time free retake (Day trading challenge)
- Free Trial
- Funding up to $4,000,000
- Weekly withdrawals on all funding programs
- Aggressive scaling program (Instant funding & Direct funding accounts)
- Scaleable profit split up to 100% on all funding programs
- Unlimited time to pass the challenge (Instant funding accounts)
- 45 Calendar days to pass each stage of the Day Trading Funding program
- No maximum daily loss rule (Instant funding accounts)
- Good education for traders
- CTI propitiatory Risk Manager Tool
- News trading is allowed
- Mandatory stop-loss rule
- Low 1:10 leverage (Instant funding & Direct funding accounts)
CTI encourages its traders to achieve financial freedom, no matter their background or where they come from. The main priority that they expect from their clients is that they are disciplined individuals who focus on long-term consistency. They allow them to earn high profits by managing up to $4,000,000 and taking home profit splits of up to 100%. They can achieve this by trading Forex pairs, gold, and indices.
Who are City Traders Imperium?
CTI is a proprietary firm based in the UK, London. CTI offers day trading, instant funding, and direct funding programs. Instant funding programs are one-step evaluation programs, while direct funding allows traders to skip the evaluation and start earning from the start. On the other hand, the day trading funding program is a two-step evaluation. All of the mentioned funding programs also offer unique scaling plans that allow you to acquire capital up to $2,000,000 per account. CTI allows you to trade on MetaTrader 5 while using a tier-1 liquidity provider with the best simulated real market trading conditions as their broker.
They are an officially registered UK company based in London, which you can see on Companies’ house records.
They were incorporated on the 13th of July 2018 by Daniel Bautista.
Who is the CEO of City Traders Imperium?
Daniel Martin and Martin Najat are co-founders of City Traders Imperium.
Daniel Martin is one of the co-founders of City Traders Imperium, with more than 20 years of trading experience. He has helped a wide variety of traders to become consistently profitable in their trading by focusing on the development of their trading psychology and methodology. He decided that after years of success and the achievement of financial freedom, he was not done with the markets. Instead of retiring, he committed to a new life goal of creating a global army of profitable traders.
Martin Najat, on the other hand, is the second co-founder of City Traders Imperium. He has seen major success as a Smart Money Concepts trader and has become a full-time trader after improving his trading psychology with the help of Daniel Martin.
His vision while founding City Traders Imperium was to help undercapitalized traders that lacked the amount of capital and help them change their lives. While he was working as an investment analyst in London, he soon realized that he wanted to engage in a lot more than just trading. With that, he is currently running City Traders Imperium and helping build a strong team of profitable traders.
Anyone interested in following Martin Najat can do so by following his Instagram and LinkedIn. This way, you will be able to see more of his posts and what he’s up to on a daily basis.
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Funding options
CTI offers traders three different programs to choose from:
- Day trading funding program accounts (two-step challenge)
- Instant funding program accounts (one-step challenge)
- Direct funding program accounts
Day trading funding program accounts (Two-step Challenge)

CTI’s day trading funding program account aims to identify serious and talented traders who are rewarded for their consistency in the two-phase evaluation period. The evaluation program account allows you to trade with 1:33 leverage.
Account Size | Price |
---|---|
$2,500 | $39 |
$5,000 | $59 |
$10,000 | $99 |
$25,000 | $179 |
$50,000 | $329 |
$100,000 | $519 |
Evaluation phase one requires a trader to reach a profit target of 10% while not surpassing their 5% maximum daily loss or 10% maximum loss rules. When it comes to time limitations, note that you have no maximum trading day requirements during phase one. However, you are required to trade a minimum of five trading days in order to proceed to phase two.
Evaluation phase two requires a trader to reach a profit target of 5% while not surpassing their 5% maximum daily loss or 10% maximum loss rules. When it comes to time limitations, note that you have no maximum trading day requirements during phase two. However, you are required to trade a minimum of five trading days in order to proceed to a funded account.
By completing both evaluation phases, you are awarded a funded account where you have no profit targets. You are only required to respect the 5% maximum daily loss and 10% maximum loss rules. You start with an 80% profit split on the first 10%. When qualifying for the growth plan, your profit split increases even further, to a high 90% for a tier 1 growth plan and all the way up to 100% for a tier 2 growth plan. In addition, note that once you become funded, traders are eligible to receive monthly salary bonuses, which range from $12.5 up to $500, depending on the account size that they are trading on.
Day trading funding program account scaling plan
Day trading funding program accounts also have a scaling plan. You are required to reach a profit target of 10% or more within a four-month period where two out of the four months were profitable while you also processed at least two withdrawals. In addition, your account balance must be positive at the end of the 4th month. You will receive an account increase of 30% of the original account balance.
Example:
After 4 months: If you have a $50,000 account, your account balance will increase to $65,000.
After next 4 months: Balance of $65,000 increases to $80,000.
After next 4 months: Balance of $80,000 increases to $95,000.
And so on…
Trading instruments for the day trading funding program accounts are forex pairs, commodities, and indices.
Day trading funding program account rules
- Profit target is a specific percentage of profit that a trader is required to obtain before they can complete an evaluation phase, withdraw profits, or scale their account. Phase 1 profit target is 10% while phase 2 has a profit target of 5%. Funded accounts have no profit targets.
- Maximum daily loss is the maximum loss a trader can reach on a daily basis before the account is violated. All account sizes have a maximum daily loss of 5%.
- Maximum loss is the maximum loss a trader can reach overall before the account is violated. All account sizes have a maximum loss of 10%.
- Minimum trading days is the minimum period which you are required to trade for before you can complete an evaluation phase, or request a withdrawal. Both phases have a five minimum trading day requirement.
- No weekend holding means that traders are not allowed to hold open positions during the weekends.
- Third-party copy trading risk means that if you intend to use copy trading services, you should keep in mind that by using a third-party copy trading service, there might be other traders that are already using it and therefore exactly the same trading strategy. By using a third-party copy trading service, you potentially run the risk of being denied a funded account/withdrawal if you exceed the maximum capital allocation rule.
- Third-party EA risk means that if you intend to use an EA, you should keep in mind that by using a third-party EA, there might be other traders that are already using it and therefore using exactly the same trading strategy. By using a third-party EA, you potentially run the risk of being denied a funded account/withdrawal if you exceed the maximum capital allocation rule.
Instant funding program accounts (One-step Challenge)
CTI’s standard evaluation funding program account allows traders to meet the evaluation requirements in an unlimited time period, where you are allowed to trade with 1:33 leverage.
Account Size | Price |
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$4,000 | $59 |
$10,000 | $149 |
$20,000 | $299 |
$40,000 | $499 |
$60,000 | $749 |
$80,000 | $999 |
The evaluation phase requires a trader to reach a profit target of 10% while not surpassing their 6% maximum loss rule. You are allowed to trade for an unlimited time period. During this time, you are required to reach the profit target and while having no time limitations. While trading, you are also required to set a stop loss on every position that you open.
By completing the evaluation phase, you are awarded a funded account where you have no profit targets. You are only required to respect the 6% maximum loss rule. In addition, you are also required to set a stop loss on every position that you open. You can request your payouts on a weekly basis. Note that the withdrawal will not affect the account growth, as well as it doesn’t require the funded trader to compensate for the profit that was paid out. You are awarded 50% all the way up to 100% profit splits based on the profit you make.
Instant funding program account scaling plan (One-step Challenge)
Account Size | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Phase 5 | Phase 6 | Phase 7 | Phase 8 | Phase 9 | Phase 10 |
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$1,000 | $4,000 | $8,000 | $16,000 | $32,000 | $64,000 | $128,000 | $256,000 | $512,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
$2,500 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $320,000 | $640,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – |
$5,000 | $20,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $320,000 | $640,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – | – |
$10,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $320,000 | $640,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – | – | – |
$15,000 | $60,000 | $120,000 | $240,000 | $480,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – | – | – | – |
$20,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $320,000 | $640,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – | – | – | – |
Instant funding program accounts also have a scaling plan which you can see in the spreadsheet above. To become eligible to scale your account, the only requirement is to reach a profit target of 10%. You are eligible to scale your account when you reach your profit target. Another positive feature you should consider is that your withdrawals won’t affect your account from scaling up. Your account will be eligible for scaling when your total profits reach the 10% profit target.
Example:
The profit target for this account type is 10%.
Week 1: You gain 4.2% and withdraw your profits.
Week 2: You gain 5.8% and withdraw your profits.
Your total profits have reached 10% which makes you eligible for a scale-up since you have reached the 10% profit target.
Trading instruments for the instant funding program account are forex pairs, commodities, and indices.
Instant funding program account rules (One-step Challenge)
- Profit target is a specific percentage of profit that a trader is required to obtain before they can complete an evaluation phase, withdraw profits, or scale their account. The evaluation phase profit target is 10%.
- Maximum loss is the maximum loss a trader can reach overall before the account is violated. All account sizes have a maximum loss of 6%.
- Stop-loss required means that traders must set a stop-loss on every position before they can open a trade.
- Third-party copy trading risk means that if you intend to use copy trading services, you should keep in mind that by using a third-party copy trading service, there might be other traders that are already using it and therefore exactly the same trading strategy. By using a third-party copy trading service, you potentially run the risk of being denied a funded account/withdrawal if you exceed the maximum capital allocation rule.
- Third-party EA risk means that if you intend to use an EA, you should keep in mind that by using a third-party EA, there might be other traders that are already using it and therefore using exactly the same trading strategy. By using a third-party EA, you potentially run the risk of being denied a funded account/withdrawal if you exceed the maximum capital allocation rule.
Direct funding program accounts
Account Size | Price |
---|---|
$10,000 | $599 |
$20,000 | $1,199 |
$40,000 | $2,399 |
$60,000 | $3,599 |
$80,000 | $4,799 |
CTI’s direct funding program account allows traders to skip the evaluation altogether and start earning from the start. You are awarded 60% all the way up to 100% profit splits based on the profit you make while trading with 1:33 leverage. You should also note that you have no minimum or maximum time limitations.
Direct funding program account scaling plan
Account Size | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Phase 5 | Phase 6 | Phase 7 | Phase 8 | Phase 9 | Phase 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$1,000 | $4,000 | $8,000 | $16,000 | $32,000 | $64,000 | $128,000 | $256,000 | $512,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
$2,500 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $320,000 | $640,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – |
$5,000 | $20,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $320,000 | $640,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – | – |
$10,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $320,000 | $640,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – | – | – |
$15,000 | $60,000 | $120,000 | $240,000 | $480,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – | – | – | – |
$20,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | $320,000 | $640,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | – | – | – | – |
Direct funding program accounts also have a scaling plan which you can see in the spreadsheet above. To become eligible to scale your account, the only requirement is to reach a profit target of 10%. You are eligible to scale your account when you reach your profit target. Another positive feature you should consider is that your weekly withdrawals won’t affect your account from scaling up. Your account will be eligible for scaling when your total profits reach the 10% profit target.
Example:
The profit target for this account type is 10%.
Week 1: You gain 4.2% and withdraw your profits.
Week 2: You gain 5.8% and withdraw your profits.
Your total profits have reached 10% which makes you eligible for a scale-up since you have reached the 10% profit target.
Trading instruments for the direct funding program account are forex pairs, commodities, and indices.
Direct funding program account rules
- Maximum loss is the maximum loss a trader can reach overall before the account is violated. All account sizes have a maximum loss of 6%.
- Stop-loss required means that traders must set a stop-loss on every position before they can open a trade.
- Third-party copy trading risk means that if you intend to use copy trading services, you should keep in mind that by using a third-party copy trading service, there might be other traders that are already using it and therefore exactly the same trading strategy. By using a third-party copy trading service, you potentially run the risk of being denied a funded account/withdrawal if you exceed the maximum capital allocation rule.
- Third-party EA risk means that if you intend to use an EA, you should keep in mind that by using a third-party EA, there might be other traders that are already using it and therefore using exactly the same trading strategy. By using a third-party EA, you potentially run the risk of being denied a funded account/withdrawal if you exceed the maximum capital allocation rule.
What makes City Traders Imperium different from other prop firms?
CTI is different from most industry-leading firms due to having three different funding programs: Day trading, instant funding (one-step), and direct funding programs. They also have almost no restrictions on your trading style. You can trade during news, hold trades overnight, and during the weekends (except on day trading programs).
CTI day trading program is a two-phase evaluation program that requires traders to complete two phases before being eligible for weekly payouts. The profit target is 10% in phase one and 5% in phase two, with a 5% maximum daily and 10% maximum loss rules. You are also required to trade for a minimum of five days in each phase before becoming funded. Day trading programs also have a scaling plan. Compared to other industry-leading prop firms, they have average profit targets and an unlimited trading period in each of the evaluation phases.
Example of comparison between CTI & Funding Pips:
Trading objectives | CTI | Funding Pips |
---|---|---|
Phase 1 Profit Target | 10% | 8% |
Phase 2 Profit Target | 5% | 5% |
Maximum Daily Loss | 5% | 5% |
Maximum Loss | 10% | 10% |
Minimum Trading Days | 5 Calendar Days | No Minimum Trading Days |
Maximum Trading Period | Phase 1: Unlimited Phase 2: Unlimited | Phase 1: Unlimited Phase 2: Unlimited |
Profit Split | 80% up to 100% + Monthly Salary | 80% up to 90% |
Example of comparison between CTI & FundedNext:
Trading objectives | CTI | FundedNext (Evaluation) |
---|---|---|
Phase 1 Profit Target | 10% | 10% |
Phase 2 Profit Target | 5% | 5% |
Maximum Daily Loss | 5% | 5% |
Maximum Loss | 10% | 10% |
Minimum Trading Days | 5 Calendar Days | 5 Calendar Days |
Maximum Trading Period | Phase 1: Unlimited Phase 2: Unlimited | Phase 1: 30 Calendar Days Phase 2: 60 Calendar Days |
Profit Split | 80% up to 100% + Monthly Salary | 80% up to 90% |
Example of comparison between CTI & E8 Funding:
Trading objectives | CTI | E8 Funding (Normal) |
---|---|---|
Phase 1 Profit Target | 10% | 8% |
Phase 2 Profit Target | 5% | 5% |
Maximum Daily Loss | 5% | 5% |
Maximum Loss | 10% | 8% (Scaleable up to 14%) |
Minimum Trading Days | 5 Calendar Days | No Minimum Trading Days |
Maximum Trading Period | Phase 1: Unlimited Phase 2: Unlimited | Phase 1: Unlimited Phase 2: Unlimited |
Profit Split | 80% up to 100% + Monthly Salary | 80% |
Compared to other prop firms, with CTI’s instant funding programs (one-step programs), you can choose between different account sizes where you are required to complete one phase before being eligible for weekly payouts. The profit target for the evaluation program is 10%, with a 6% maximum loss and a mandatory stop-loss rule. When it comes to time limitations, note that there are no minimum or maximum trading day requirements. The instant funding program also has a scaling plan. Compared to other industry-leading prop firms, they also have no minimum or maximum trading day requirements.
Compared to other prop firms, CTI also has a third funding program, which is the direct funding program, where you can start earning from day one and from there on a weekly basis. The main rules you should focus on are the 6% maximum loss limit and a mandatory stop-loss rule. Direct funding program accounts also have a scaling plan. Compared to other industry-leading prop firms, they also have no minimum or maximum trading day requirements.
In conclusion, CTI is different from other industry-leading prop firms by offering three different funding programs. In addition, they also offer traders straightforward rules, which makes them a great choice for any trader. For example, you can trade during news, hold trades overnight, and during the weekends (except on day trading programs).
Is getting City Traders Imperium capital realistic?
It’s essential to see how realistic the trading requirements are when looking at prop firms that best suit your forex trading style. For example, a company offering a high % profit split on a highly funded account sounds great, but if they expect high % gains per month with low % maximum drawdowns, your chances of success become close to zero.
Receiving capital from day trading programs is realistic mostly since they have average profit targets (10% in phase one and 5% in phase two) with average maximum loss rules (5% maximum daily and 10% maximum loss).
Receiving capital from the instant funding programs is realistic since it is a one-step evaluation program with straightforward rules. The evaluation account requires you to hit a profit target of 10% during an unlimited time period before you can start earning on a weekly basis.
Receiving capital from the direct funding program is also realistic since you have no evaluation phases, meaning that you can start earning from the start. You have no profit target to reach while being able to request your withdrawal on a weekly basis.
After considering all of that, CTI is an excellent choice to get funded since you have three different funding programs you can choose from that have realistic trading objectives to follow and conditions to receive payouts on a weekly basis.
Payment proof
CTI was incorporated on the 13th of July, 2018. Traders are allowed to request a withdrawal on a weekly basis with all of CTI’s funding programs and should allow up to seven days to receive your withdrawal payment.
You will have three choices:
- Withdraw the total amount,
- Withdraw a partial amount, or
- Keep the funds in as an extra buffer against drawdown.
You should also consider that your withdrawals will first be refunded to the source that the payment was made from (example: debit/credit card). Once the withdrawal amount exceeds the payment amount, you can request your withdrawals with the following methods:
- PayPal,
- Transferwise,
- Revolut, and
- Crypto
You can find payment proof from CTI on their youtube channel, where they interview their funded traders.
On their Discord channel, you can find the channel payout-proof, where you will find certificates that are rewarded to individuals that are successful with their Evaluation or Portfolio Manager processes.
Which brokers does City Traders Imperium use?
CTI doesn’t use a broker but is partnered with a tier-1 liquidity provider with the best simulated real market trading conditions as their broker. Considering that means that the spreads are very low, on average, about 0-0.2 on majors and slightly higher on minors. They have a fixed fee of $9 per lot per trade (4.50 in and 4.50 out), so the overall trading cost per trade is about one pip. They also have excellent execution speed.
As for trading platforms, they allow you to trade on MetaTrader 5.
Trading instruments
CTI provides Forex pairs and Gold as trading instruments for Evaluation processes, while for Portfolio manager accounts, you can trade Forex pairs, Gold, and Indices.
FOREX: | EURUSD | GBPUSD | NZDUSD | AUDUSD | USDCHF |
USDCAD | USDJPY | EURGBP | EURNZD | EURAUD | EURCHF |
EURCAD | EURJPY | GBPNZD | GBPAUD | GBPCHF | GBPCAD |
GBPJPY | NZDAUD | NZDCHF | NZDCAD | NZDJPY | AUDCHF |
AUDCAD | AUDJPY | CADCHF | CADJPY | CHFJPY |
METALS: | XAUUSD |
INDICES: | S&P500 | US30 | USTEC | DE30 | UK100 |
Trading fees
Trading commission:
Assets | Fee terms |
---|---|
FOREX | 4.5 USD / LOT |
COMMODITIES | 4.5 USD / LOT |
INDICES | 4.5 USD / LOT |
Spread:
In order to check the live spreads login to the trading account below:
Platform | Server | Login number | Password | Download platform |
---|---|---|---|---|
MetaTrader 5 | CBT Limited | 3220 | test3220 | Click here |
Education & Support for traders
CTI provides educational content on their website under Forex Education, which you can access by clicking here.
While CTI doesn’t have their thread on ForexFactory, they have been mentioned numerous times in another thread named ‘’PROP FIRM HUB’’ made by a user named Masterrmind.
To see the mentioned thread click here.
Traders’ comments about City Traders Imperium
CTI has excellent feedback from their reviews.
On Trustpilot, they have a large variety of their community commenting and giving positive feedback with an incredible score of 4.8/5 out of 996 reviews. Another thing you can take into consideration is that they reply to every one of their reviews on Trustpilot, not just the negative ones like most of the prop firms do. They also have reliable support that will provide you with all the necessary information that you require from them.
They also benefit individuals with their education and the precise rules and guidelines that force their customers to adapt their risk management better.
Social media statistics
CTI can also be found on social media.
They have a:
- Twitter account with 965 followers,
- Facebook page with 1,8k followers,
- Youtube channel with 4,88k subscribers and 190 uploaded videos, and
- Instagram profile with 15,5k followers.
They also have a Discord channel with 7,924 members where you can follow all of their announcements, ask for help in their support channel, or just chat with the community about trading strategies.
Support
CTI has a FAQ page where you might find the information that you are missing.
The support team is available on their social media, or you can directly contact them on their email [email protected].
They also have active live chat support, where you can message them and receive a reply by email.
You can also check out their Discord channel, which has a Support channel if you face any support or technical issues.
Conclusion
In conclusion, CTI is a legitimate proprietary trading firm that offers traders a chance to choose between three different funding programs: Day trading (two-step), instant funding (one-step), and direct funding programs.
Day trading programs are an industry-standard two-phase evaluation challenge that requires the completion of two phases before becoming funded and being eligible to earn profit splits on a weekly basis. CTI requires traders to reach profit targets of 10% in phase one and 5% in phase two before becoming funded, which are realistic trading objectives considering you have a 5% maximum daily and 10% maximum loss rules to follow. With day trading programs, you can earn up to 100% profit splits while also being able to scale your accounts.
With standard programs, you can choose from different account sizes. The one-step evaluation account requires you to hit a profit target of 10% during an unlimited time period before you can start earning on a weekly basis. With instant funding programs, you can earn 50% profit splits which can be increased all the way up to 100% by scaling your account balance.
With direct funding programs, you can skip the evaluation period and jump directly into trading a funded account and earning weekly profit splits. There are no time limitations. You are only required to follow the maximum loss limit, required stop-loss, stop-loss risk per position, third-party copy trading risk, and third-party EA risk rules. With direct funding programs, you can earn 60% profit splits which can be increased all the way up to 100% by scaling your account balance.
I would recommend CTI to anyone who is looking for a prop firm with straightforward trading rules. They are a well-established proprietary trading firm that offers excellent conditions for a big pool of individuals with unique trading styles. After considering everything CTI has to offer, they are for sure one of the industry-leading prop firms.
This review of City Traders Imperium was lastly updated on 02.11.2023 at 10:04 CE(S)T.
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I using CTI for the last half a year and I like it soo much!
Great to hear your feedback Henry, thank you for reviewing us.
Wow funding up to 3 mio. Nicee! Will try this company next month
It is actually up to 4mil and we are looking forward to see you join our Team of traders. Thank you Dembe.
Any trader here which is with CTI more than a year?
Yes, I am more than 1 year. They are legit, payout always in a week or less
Thank you Wyatt for your feedback, we really appreciate it.
Legit!
Will join this week and share my option after
Thank you for joining our firm and we hope you are having a great experience with CTI.
Great company!
Thank you very much for your feedback, it’s much appreciated.
Wow, just noticed that you also have a video review for them, loved it!
I think I made up my mind with which company I’m going for next
Good review
very good direct funding
scaling plan has very nice potential if you are looking for long term consistency
Great review
Love how you break things down
Best scaling plan ever! Thx for review
Just noticed that their 2 step challenge has 45 days for each stage
Great rule compared to other firms 30 days
Nice review, really helpfull
very good prop firm
really like all the competitions they provide to traders
Good direct funding program
I love the fact that they have reduced their commission sizes!
Weekly payouts, incredible, they just keep delivering.