City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge rules
Account sizes and limits
| Size | Price | Target | Max loss | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $29 | $200 | $125 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $5,000 | $49 | $400 | $250 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $10,000 | $79 | $800 | $500 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $25,000 | $159 | $2,000 | $1,250 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $50,000 | $299 | $4,000 | $2,500 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $100,000 | $449 | $8,000 | $5,000 | Track·Would I pass? |
List prices, without temporary discounts. “—” means the firm doesn't publish that value for this size.
Daily loss limit
No daily loss limit is listed for this program.
Max loss (drawdown)
- Limit
- 5%
- Type
- Trailing
The floor follows your highest balance up by the same distance, so profits move it up. See it on a chart
Balance-based: high watermark minus 5% of starting balance
Phases
- Target
- 8%
- Minimum days
- 3
- Time limit
- None stated
Funded account and payouts
- Profit split
- 80%, 90% at VIP Bronze, 100% at VIP Silver
- First payout
- after 7 days
- Payout cycle
- weekly at VIP Bronze, anytime at VIP Silver
- Consistency rule
- None stated
- Scaling
- Up to $200K per account, $400K max total
- Platforms
- MT5, Match-Trader
What you can trade and how
News trading is allowed with no restrictions on the 2-Step Challenge and listed as allowed on 1-Step, Instant and Direct.
Source, checked 2026-11-02 News rules at every firm →Good to know
Min days are profitable days. Page says third-party EAs and Martingale allowed on 1-Step. Reset 15% discount.
How much room do I have left?
Enter your numbers to see which floor you hit first today. Empty fields use the starting balance.
A planning estimate from the published limits. Trailing floors usually stop rising once they reach a set level; check the lock rule above. Commissions and open trades count toward the limits at most firms.
Your odds of passing
Enter how you trade and we run 1,000 evaluations of the City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge against its own daily limit, drawdown, target and day rules.
- Passed 48%
- Max loss 51%
- Still going after 130 days 1%
A model, not a forecast: each trade wins or loses your average amount at random, days are whole weekdays, and trailing floors never lock. Consistency, news and weekend rules aren't applied. Expected spend = what one attempt costs ÷ pass rate, assuming each retry costs the same. Have real results? Replay your own days.
What would you be paid?
Enter where your funded City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge account stands. We apply its published split, consistency and payout rules.
- 80% profit split — $4,000 profit → $3,200 to you before any cap.
- 7 trading days — Met.
Firm's payout terms: weekly at VIP Bronze, anytime at VIP Silver — after 7 days
Only rules the firm publishes as numbers are checked; others show the firm's wording. Buffers, fees and add-ons aren't applied. Payout rules at every firm.
Similar programs at other firms
Same market, $50K account, closest structure to the City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge — cheapest first among equals.
- Max loss $2,500 trailing · same drawdown type, one phase, no daily limit, similar max loss$359to get funded
- Max loss $2,500 trailing · same drawdown type, one phase, similar max loss$299to get funded
- Max loss $2,000 trailing · same drawdown type, one phase, no daily limit$337to get funded
- Max loss $2,000 trailing · same drawdown type, one phase, no daily limit$350to get funded
- Max loss $3,000 trailing · same drawdown type, one phase$145to get funded
Related
City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge — common questions
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