✅ What We Like
- One of the longer-established firms in this batch, founded in 2018 by two professional traders
- Genuine one-on-one mentorship from a co-founder, a real educational component most competitors don't offer
- 4.3-4.5 Trustpilot rating from over 1,100 reviews
- Up to 100% profit split achievable through the scaling plan, and no daily drawdown limit on 1-Step and Instant plans
- Unlimited time on every challenge, no artificial deadline pressure
❌ What Could Be Better
- Does not refund evaluation fees if you fail, unlike several competitors that offer this
- US traders are excluded due to regulatory restrictions
- $4M scaling headline applies specifically to Instant Funding across multiple combined accounts — evaluation challenges are individually capped at $200K
- Cross-account copy trading between separate accounts is banned
Score Breakdown
Evaluation Rules
The drawdown here is static — your loss limit is fixed from the starting balance and never moves up as you profit. If you start a $100K account with a 10% max drawdown, the floor stays at $90K no matter how high your equity climbs. This is the most forgiving model for traders who bank profits early, because winning never shrinks your room for error.
Trading Rules at a Glance
| Rule | Status |
|---|---|
| News Trading | Allowed ✓ |
| Weekend Holding | Allowed ✓ |
| EAs / Robots | Allowed ✓ |
| Copy Trading | Restricted |
| Challenge Fee Refundable | No |
| Drawdown Type | Static (evaluation); Trailing (Instant) |
Trading Platforms
The long-standing industry standard for forex. Huge EA library, familiar to almost every retail trader, still the platform most automated strategies are built for.
MT4's successor — faster backtesting, more timeframes, depth-of-market, and native support for more asset classes. Most newer firms have standardised on it.
Supported by City Traders Imperium — check the firm's site for platform-specific account details.
Browser-based charting used by tens of millions of traders. If a firm connects to it, you trade directly from the charts you probably already use.
Payouts
Payout reliability matters more than any headline number — a generous split means nothing if withdrawals stall. City Traders Imperium was processing withdrawals in Bi-weekly, 24-48 hours when we last verified this review. If you've withdrawn from this firm recently and your experience differs, use the report link at the bottom of this review.
Our Honest Verdict
This is a genuinely credible mid-sized firm — real longevity since 2018, an actual mentorship component, and a strong independent review base to back it up. The lack of a fee refund on failed evaluations and the US exclusion are the practical limitations, but nothing here reads as a red flag the way several other firms in this batch do.
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