City Traders Imperium (CTI)
CFDOverview
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Firm Name
City Traders Imperium (CTI)
- Established
July 2018
- Location
United Arab Emirates
- CEO
Martin Najat and Daniel Martin
- Trustpilot Rating
4.2
- Community Rating
4.3 (57 reviews)
- Instrument Types
CFD
- Programs
Instant Funding, Instant Funding Pro, 1-Step, 2-Steps, 3-Steps
- Account Sizes
$1,000 - $100,000+
BROKER & PLATFORM
- Broker
Institutional Liquidity Provider (Broctagon)
- Platforms
Match Trader, MT5
PAYMENT & PAYOUT METHODS
- Payment Methods
Apple Pay, Credit/Debit Card, Crypto, CTI Wallet, Google Pay, Wire Transfer
- Payout Methods
Bank Transfer, Crypto
- Minimum Withdrawal
2% net profit or $100 (whichever is higher)
INSTRUMENTS & ASSETS
- Assets
FX, Metals, Indices, Energy, Crypto, Other Commodities
Challenges & pricing
| Account | Price | Phase 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $24.65 $29.00 | 8% | Get funded |
| $5,000 | $41.65 $49.00 | 8% | Get funded |
| $10,000 | $67.15 $79.00 | 8% | Get funded |
| $25,000 | $135.15 $159.00 | 8% | Get funded |
| $50,000 | $254.15 $299.00 | 8% | Get funded |
| $100,000 | $381.65 $449.00 | 8% | Get funded |
Rules & conditions
LEVERAGE
- Leverage by Asset & Program
- FX: 1:30 (all programs)Metals: 1:5 (all programs)Indices: 1:10 (all programs)Energy: 1:10 (all programs)Crypto: 1:1 (all programs)Other Commodities: 1:10 (all programs)
COMMISSIONS
- FX
$5/round lot
- Metals
$5/round lot
- Indices
$0.50/round lot
- Energy
$0.05/round lot
- Crypto
No commission
- Other Commodities
$5/round lot
CONSISTENCY RULES
- Instant Funding (Scaling)
20% consistency score required for scaling
FIRM RULES - GENERAL
- News Trading
Allowed without restrictions
- Stop-Loss Requirement
Must be placed within 1 min of opening. Auto-closed if no SL after 1 min (soft breach). Profits without SL don't count toward target.
- Copy Trading
CTI account must be the Master
AllowedCTI to personal brokerCTI to other prop firmsbetween CTI accountsProhibitedexternal to CTIsocial tradingthird-party/outsourced tradingsharing EAs with other traders- Expert Advisors
Third-party EAs (without source code ownership) not allowed
Trade managers/calculators allowed
1-Step & 3-Step: any EA allowed even without source code- Inactivity Rule
30 days = account termination
- Overnight/Weekend Holding (Crypto)
Allowed
- Risk Parameters
Risk dept may enforce temp leverage limits or position size restrictions for blowouts, limited history, pattern deviations, risk violations, excessive DD, or high-risk in volatile markets.
- Margin Level Cap
Exceeding 150% margin level = profits not counted
- IP/VPN/VPS Policy
VPNs/proxies/IP-masking prohibited. IP changes allowed but monitored. VPS only for EA/copy trading. Max 2 devices (PC + mobile); additional requires video call approval.
- Prohibited Practices
- ›Price feed exploits
- ›group hedging/trading
- ›account sharing/reselling/management
- ›one-sided bets
- ›gamble to pass
- ›overleveraging
- ›bracketing
- ›Martingale (except 1-Step & 3-Step)
- ›grid trading
- Vietnam Restriction
Vietnam restricted for 2-Step Challenge & Instant Funding Pro specifically
MINIMUM TRADING DAYS
- 1-Step & 2-Step (Eval)
3 profitable days per phase (≥0.5% each)
- 1-Step & 2-Step (Funded)
7 profitable days (≥0.5% each) - first payout only
- 3-Step (Eval)
3 profitable days per phase (≥0.5% each)
- 3-Step (Funded)
5 profitable days (≥0.5% each) - first payout only
- Instant & Instant Pro
5 profitable days (≥0.5% each) - first payout only
INSTANT FUNDING STRUCTURE
- Level 1
Initial balance (e.g., $5K) = half of fully funded balance
- Level 2
After 10% profit on initial balance, remaining 50% added (e.g., $5K → $10K)
SCALING PLAN
- 1-Step & 2-Step
10% profit over 4 months, profitable in ≥2 months, positive balance. +50% of original up to $100K. Then +12.5% twice, then +25% up to $200K/account ($400K total).
- Instant & Instant Pro
10% net profit of initial balance + 20% consistency score. Account doubles up to $2M/account ($4M total).
GENERAL CHALLENGE PARAMETERS
- 2-Step Phase 1 Target
8%
- 2-Step Phase 2 Target
5%
- 1-Step Target
10%
- SL Requirement
Within 1 min of trade open
- Consistency (Instant Scaling)
20%
- Min Profitable Days (1st Payout)
- 1-Step/2-Step73-Step: 5Instant: 5
- Margin Level Cap
150%
- Max Devices
2 (PC + mobile)
Payouts
PAYOUT POLICY
- 1-Step & 2-Step
80% → up to 100%. 1st on-demand, subsequent monthly (last 5 days of month)
- 3-Step
80% → up to 100%. 1st on-demand, subsequent bi-weekly (14th/15th & last 2 days)
- Instant Funding (from Level 2)
70% → up to 100%. 1st on-demand, subsequent bi-weekly
- Instant Funding Pro
70% → up to 100%. 1st on-demand, subsequent bi-weekly
- Monthly Salary
Available for CTI VIP Elite (Gold Trader Level)
Restricted countries
RESTRICTED COUNTRIES
- Restricted Countries
Belarus
Cuba
IranKherson
Libya
North KoreaCrimea/Donetsk/Luhansk
Russia
Sudan
Syria
Venezuela
YemenZaporizhzhia
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City Traders Imperium is a CFD/forex prop firm with 23 challenges tracked in our database, priced from $24.65 to $3,999, funding accounts up to $100K. No verified discount code exists right now - listed prices are the firm's own. Across 57 aggregated trader reviews it averages 4.3/5. City Traders Imperium allows news trading outright and runs an 8% single-phase target on its 1-Step - friendlier fine print than most - though no verified discount code is active right now.
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