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Data refreshed 24 Sep 2026 · Compiled by David Ispiryan · City Traders Imperium facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24 · Instant Funding facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24
AI visibility score 1.8 / 100 · AI visibility rank #28 · Founded 2018
City Traders Imperium is a proprietary trading firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded in 2018. It offers one-step, two-step, instant-funding evaluations on forex, indices, commodities, crypto. Funded accounts go up…
Open the City Traders Imperium profileAI visibility score 14.7 / 100 · AI visibility rank #7 · Founded 2022
Instant Funding is a proprietary trading firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2022. It offers one-step, two-step, instant-funding evaluations on forex, indices, commodities, crypto. Funded accounts go up to $400,000…
Open the Instant Funding profileCity Traders Imperium (Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded 2018) scores 1.8 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #28 of 76 prop firms), named in 3% of AI answers, runs Instant funding, One-step, Two-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $100,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $4M), pays a up to 100% (VIP tiers: Bronze 90%, Silver 100%) profit split and offers Match-Trader, MT5. Instant Funding (London, United Kingdom, founded 2022) scores 14.7 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #7 of 76 prop firms), named in 22% of AI answers, runs Instant funding, One-step, Two-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $400,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $3,840,000), pays a 80% (up to 90%) profit split and offers cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5.
Scored on 9 measurable dimensions where both prop firms have verified data. Dimensions missing for either side are excluded rather than guessed. This is a data summary, not a recommendation.
| Criteria | City Traders Imperium | Instant Funding |
|---|---|---|
| AI visibility score | 1.8 / 100 | 14.7 / 100 |
| AI visibility rank | #28 | #7 |
| Named in AI answers | 3% | 22% |
| AI sentiment (0–100) | 2 | 17 |
| Founded | 2018 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | London, United Kingdom |
| Evaluation models | Instant funding, One-step, Two-step | Instant funding, One-step, Two-step |
| Asset classes | Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices | Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices |
| Platforms | Match-Trader, MT5 | cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5 |
| Maximum allocation | $100,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $4M) | $400,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $3,840,000) |
| Profit split | up to 100% (VIP tiers: Bronze 90%, Silver 100%) | 80% (up to 90%) |
| Challenge fee from | $29 ($2.5K 1-Step) | Not verified |
| Account sizes | $2.5k, $5k, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k | $625, $1.25k, $2.5k, $5k, $10k, $20k, $40k, $80k (instant), $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k, $400k (challenge) |
| Payout frequency | first withdrawal after 7 days (challenge) or 5 days (instant); weekly at Bronze, anytime at Silver; processed within 24 hours | 14 days after first trade then weekly (Instant); on demand (One-Phase) |
| Daily drawdown limit | none (1-Step, Instant, Direct); 5% (2-Step) | none (Instant); 3% (One-Phase) |
| Maximum drawdown | 5% (1-Step); 10% (2-Step); 3% (Instant, Direct); balance-based | 10% (locks to 5% after 5% profit) (Instant) |
| Minimum trading days | 3 profitable days (challenges) | none |
| Time limit | none | none |
| News trading | Yes | Restricted |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Restricted |
| EAs / algos allowed | Yes | Not verified |
| Status | active | active |
Highlighted cells mark the stronger value where a direction is objectively better (e.g. more licences, lower fees). "Not verified" means the field is not yet in our catalogue for that prop firm — we never fill gaps with estimates.
| Engine | City Traders Imperium | Instant Funding |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 6.1 | 14.2 |
| Perplexity | 0 | 10.8 |
| Gemini | 0.2 | 19 |
| Claude | 0 | 11.2 |
| Google AI Mode | 4.6 | 18.5 |
| Google AI Overview | 0 | 20.8 |
| Google top-10 | 0 | 13.7 |
Scores 0–100 from the Pipswire AI Visibility Index, Q3 2026. Higher means the engine names the firm more often and more favourably.
Instant Funding scores higher on the Q3 2026 Pipswire AI Visibility Index (1.8 / 100 vs 14.7 / 100), which measures how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google name a firm when traders ask which prop firm to use.
City Traders Imperium pays up to 100% (VIP tiers: Bronze 90%, Silver 100%); Instant Funding pays 80% (up to 90%) (as published on each firm's site when we last checked).
City Traders Imperium: Match-Trader, MT5. Instant Funding: cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5.
City Traders Imperium: maximum drawdown 5% (1-Step); 10% (2-Step); 3% (Instant, Direct); balance-based, daily none (1-Step, Instant, Direct); 5% (2-Step). Instant Funding: maximum drawdown 10% (locks to 5% after 5% profit) (Instant), daily none (Instant); 3% (One-Phase).
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