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City Traders Imperium 1-Step: rules and how to pass
The City Traders Imperium 1-Step is a 1-step challenge with an 8% target, no daily loss limit and a 5% trailing maximum loss. Here is what that means in dollars, how hard it is to pass, and a plan worked out from its own rules.
In our benchmark the City Traders Imperium 1-Step is one of the harder challenges to pass: 37% of attempts passed, against a middle value of 44% across all challenges. For reaching a first payout it ranks 63rd of 78 accounts. How the benchmark works.
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City Traders Imperium 1-Step rules
- Account type
- 1-step
- Account size
- $100,000
- Profit target
- 8% ($8,000)
- Daily loss limit
- None
- Maximum loss
- 5% ($5,000), trailing
- Minimum trading days
- 3
- Time limit
- None
- Consistency rule
- None
- First payout
- After 7 days, 2%+ profit
- Profit split
- 80%
- Price
- $449 for $100K
- Rules checked
- 8 Nov 2026, City Traders Imperium's rules page
Work it out for this account: position size · how much you can still lose today · real cost to get funded · payouts
What you need to make, phase by phase
| Stage | Target | In R at 0.38% a trade | Minimum days | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge | 8% ($8,000) | 21.1R | 3 days | No limit |
| Funded: first payout | 2% ($2,000) | 5.3R | 7 days | – |
R is the amount you lose on one losing trade. At 0.38% risk, 1R is $380.
How to pass the City Traders Imperium 1-Step
- Risk about 0.38% a trade ($380). That was the risk that gave the best chance of passing and getting paid on these rules in our benchmark. Bigger trades finish sooner when they work but breach the limits far more often; smaller trades are safer but can take months. At this size the target needs about 21.1R of net profit, meaning 21.1 times your risk on one trade. The position size calculator turns that into lots or contracts.
- Set your own daily stop. There is no daily loss limit to fail, so the only thing that stops a bad day is you. A stop of about a third of the maximum loss (4 losses at 0.38%, about $1,520) means no single day can end the account.
- Protect open profit: the drawdown trails. Your floor is $5,000 below your highest balance, and it moves up every time you make a new high, so profit you give back counts against you just like a loss. Take partial profits or move stops to break-even once a trade is well in profit, and don't raise your size after a winning run. From any new high you have room for 13 losing trades in a row at 0.38%.
- Pace yourself. You need at least 3 trading days. If you hit the target sooner, City Traders Imperium's rules say what counts as a trading day; usually one small trade is enough. There is no time limit, so don't raise your risk to finish sooner: time is on your side.
- Once funded. The first payout comes after 7 days, and you need at least 2% profit ($2,000, about 5.3R) first. With an 80% split, you keep $800 of every $1,000 of profit. Keep trading the same way you passed: the limits still apply, and the account can still be lost.
- Test your own strategy before you pay. The numbers above come from a made-up trader. Upload your backtest or trade history to see your own pass and payout chance on this account, and use the strategy builder to add a daily stop and loss guards set to these limits.
Mistakes that fail this account
- Letting a winning trade turn into a loser. With a trailing drawdown, a big open profit that comes back costs you room.
- Trading normal size. A 5% maximum loss is tight, so a size that feels small elsewhere is large here.
- Trading news or holding over weekends without checking City Traders Imperium's own restrictions, which this page does not cover in full.
Rules to watch at City Traders Imperium
Minimum days are profitable trading days. Evaluation-funded accounts need 7 profitable days and 2% (or $100) for the first payout, then pay monthly. Instant: first payout needs 10% profit and 5 profitable days, and the split starts at 50%. Source: citytradersimperium.com/choosing-your-funding-program/
What it really costs to get funded
A challenge fee buys an attempt, not an account. If you divide the fee by the chance of success, you get what the average trader actually spends, retries included, before it pays off.
- At a 37% pass chance, every $100 of fee works out at about $270 spent for each account that gets funded.
- At a 29% chance of passing and reaching a first payout, every $100 of fee works out at about $345 for each first payout.
- At $449 for $100K, that is about $1,214 per funded account and $1,548 per first payout.
These use our benchmark trader's odds, not yours. A stronger strategy pays less per success and a weaker one pays more, which is why it is worth testing your own trades first. Many firms refund the fee with the first payout; check City Traders Imperium's terms.
How it compares
The best 1-step challenges for forex and CFDs in our benchmark, with this one included for comparison.
| Account | Pass chance | Then a payout | Target | Daily loss | Max loss | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTUK Flex Challenge | 64% | 27% | 4% | 5% | 6% trailing, locks at start | 20% funded |
| Instant Funding One-Phase Pro | 60% | 43% | 10% | 3% | 8% static | 40% |
| Bullwaves Prime 1-Step 100K | 59% | 39% | 10% | 4% | 8% static | 30% |
| Lark Funding 1-Step Career | 57% | 46% | 10% | 5% | 7% static | None |
| FTMO 1-Step Challenge | 54% | 40% | 10% | 3% | 10% trailing | 50% |
| FundedNext Stellar 1-Step | 54% | 45% | 10% | 3% | 6% static | None |
| City Traders Imperium 1-Step (this one) | 37% | 29% | 8% | None | 5% trailing | None |
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How typical traders do on City Traders Imperium 1-Step
Eleven made-up traders, replayed 1,000 times each against these exact rules at the risk per trade that suited each one best. Every one except the grid sample makes the same average profit a day; only the shape of their results differs, which is what the rules react to. Swing trading does best here (75% pass), scalping worst (34%).
| Sample trader | Win rate and reward | Trades a day | Pass chance | Reach a first payout | Best risk a trade | Typical trading days | Most failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swing trading | 44% at 2R | 0.3 | 75% | 67% | 0.63% | 85 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Position trading | 33% at 4R | 0.15 | 74% | 66% | 0.63% | 85 | Hit the maximum loss |
| High win rate | 75% at 0.4R | 2 | 71% | 65% | 0.5% | 104 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Opening range breakout | 55% at 1R | 1 | 61% | 54% | 0.5% | 86 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Trend following | 34% at 2.5R | 0.5 | 59% | 50% | 0.5% | 76 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Mean reversion | 58% at 0.8R | 2 | 52% | 45% | 0.38% | 103 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Breakout | 37% at 2R | 1 | 52% | 42% | 0.38% | 85 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Low win rate | 20% at 5R | 0.5 | 47% | 37% | 0.38% | 74 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Day trading | 41% at 1.5R | 3 | 38% | 29% | 0.25% | 85 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Scalping | 54% at 0.9R | 5 | 34% | 25% | 0.3% | 65 | Hit the maximum loss |
| Grid and martingale (no edge) | 91% at 0.3R | 2 | 23% | 13% | 1% | 19 | Hit the maximum loss |
These are sample traders, not you: they show how the rules treat each style. Upload your own trades in the test centre for your own odds. Reward is the size of a winner in multiples of the amount risked (R).
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Price history
List price now: $449. We've tracked this price since 9 Nov 2026, so the 30-day low comes later.
No price changes by City Traders Imperium since we started tracking on 9 Nov 2026.
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Rule history
No changes recorded since we started tracking on 9 Nov 2026. Rules last checked 8 Nov 2026. All rule changes.
Questions about the City Traders Imperium 1-Step
What is the profit target for the City Traders Imperium 1-Step?
8%. On a $100,000 account that is $8,000.
What is the daily loss limit on the City Traders Imperium 1-Step?
There is no daily loss limit that fails the account. Check City Traders Imperium's rules for any daily pause or per-trade limits.
Is the City Traders Imperium 1-Step drawdown static or trailing?
The maximum loss is 5% ($5,000) and it is trailing. The floor is $5,000 below your highest balance, and it moves up every time you make a new high.
How many trading days does the City Traders Imperium 1-Step need?
At least 3 trading days, and no time limit.
Does the City Traders Imperium 1-Step have a consistency rule?
No. There is no rule limiting how much of your profit can come from one day.
When does the City Traders Imperium 1-Step pay out, and what is the split?
After 7 days, 2%+ profit. The profit split is 80%.
How hard is it to pass the City Traders Imperium 1-Step?
In our benchmark (the same made-up trader replayed against every account), 37% of attempts passed and 29% went on to a first payout. That ranks it 54th of 63 challenges for pass chance.
How much should I risk per trade on the City Traders Imperium 1-Step?
In our benchmark the best results on these rules came at about 0.38% of the account per trade ($380 on $100,000). Your own best size depends on your win rate and losing streaks, so test your trades in the PropPassCheck test centre.
Will your strategy pass?
The benchmark ranks the rules, not you. Upload a backtest or trade history and PropPassCheck replays it 2,000 times against the City Traders Imperium 1-Step and every other account, showing your own chance of passing and of reaching a first payout. Nothing is uploaded: it runs in your browser. Open the test centre.
Nothing here is financial advice. Rules change, so confirm them on City Traders Imperium's own site before you buy.