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City Traders Imperium

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City Traders Imperium 1-Step Challenge

The complete 1-Step Challenge ruleset and every purchasable account size — pick a size to see its price, and confirm the exact terms on City Traders Imperium's own pages before buying.

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1-step

Who it’s for

One-step evaluation with up to 100% profit split, a 8% profit target and on-demand payouts — suited to confident traders who want funding quickly without a second phase.

A plain-English read of this model’s figures — not advice or a guarantee. Confirm the exact rules below before you buy.

Sizes & price

Choose your account size

Select an account size to see its entry price. Promo pricing changes — confirm the total at checkout.

Selected account size

$2,500

Entry price

$39 regular / $27 (30%-off example)

What actually binds you

The full ruleset

Every rule for this model. = explainer · the icon links the firm’s source · verify = unconfirmed.

1-Step Challenge trading rules
Profit targetphase1 8% (shown as $8,000 on the $100k account)
Max daily lossnone (no daily drawdown limit on the 1-Step)
Max overall loss5% TRAILING drawdown (firm: "5% Trailing Drawdown, No Daily Limits"; shown as $5,000 on the $100k account) (trailing)
Min trading daysminimum 3 profitable trading days
Consistency rulenot detailed for the 1-Step on the program page [UNVERIFIED]
Leverage1:30 forex (1:10 indices/commodities/metals, 1:2 crypto) — applies to evaluation/instant range [UNVERIFIED on official page; cross-check tradingfinder 2026]verify
Profit split80%–100% (via VIP tier progression; reaches 100% at Silver)
Payoutfirst payout after 10 days (firm: "1st payouts after 10 days"); cadence then by tier (Bronze weekly, Silver+ on-demand)
Prohibitednews trading allowed; weekend holding allowed; grid trading prohibited (all programs); martingale allowed on 1-Step only if total trade-idea risk ≤2%; over-leveraging / all-or-nothing / >150% margin level prohibited

Starting-from price advertised as $27 (post-discount). CORRECTION: the 1-Step uses a 5% TRAILING drawdown (per the firm's dedicated 1-step-challenge-trailing-drawdown page), NOT static/balance-based — the firm's blanket 'balance-based DD across all programs' line does not apply to the 1-Step. Scaling: account doubles at each 10% profit milestone; scales up to $4,000,000 (50% balance increase per the program page). Current live promo is MATCHDAY15 15%, not 30%.

Rules sourced from official pages — 1-Step Challenge rules hub. Promo terms change; confirm at checkout.

At the firm level

Payout & platform context

These apply across City Traders Imperium’s products. See the full dossier for every funded-account rule.

Trading platforms

MT5Match-Trader

Payouts & timing

Payout frequency
By VIP tier — Funded: monthly · Bronze: weekly · Silver/Gold: on-demand (any-time payouts). Tier rises with payout history.
First payout
First payout after 10 days (firm: "1st payouts after 10 days"); cadence thereafter set by VIP tier.
Minimum payout
Minimum payout $100.
Payout speed
Bank wire arrives in 2–5 business days; e-wallet and crypto are faster (network/processing dependent).
Time limit
None — no time limit on the evaluation or funded account (firm: "no time limits"); only the 30-day inactivity rule applies.

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