Overview
City Traders Imperium (CTI) is a forex and CFD prop firm operating since 2018. It offers 1-Step and 2-Step evaluations, Instant Funding and Direct Funding.
CTI uses balance-based drawdown and allows news trading, weekend holding and expert advisors. It advertises a scaling plan up to $4M.
Trading runs on CTI's in-house MT5 and on Match-Trader. TradingView charts appear inside Match-Trader, but there's no direct TradingView connection.
How the evaluation works
- Pick a path1-Step or 2-Step evaluation, or Instant or Direct Funding.
- Pass (evaluations)Hit the targets within the balance-based drawdown.
- Funded accountNews trading, weekend holding and EAs are allowed.
- PayoutsCTI says payouts are processed within 24 hours of approval; on-demand payouts unlock at VIP Silver level.
Rules in plain English
Balance-based drawdown
Drawdown is measured from balance rather than equity.
Allowed strategies
News trading, holding over weekends and expert advisors are allowed.
Payout timing
Processed within 24 hours of approval. On-demand payouts require VIP Silver status.
- In 2025 CTI set up an offshore entity in the Comoros for its in-house MT5 platform. Check which entity you contract with.
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Sources
Pages we used, checked Oct 23, 2026: the firm's official pages first, plus any named third-party source. If anything here disagrees with the firm's current page, the firm's page wins.
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