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Facts checked 2026-09-24 by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) · AI visibility: Pipswire index 2026-Q3
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 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 to $100,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $4M). The profit split is up to 100% (VIP tiers: Bronze 90%, Silver 100%).
| Evaluation models | Instant funding, One-step, Two-step |
|---|---|
| Asset classes | Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices |
| Platforms | Match-Trader, MT5 |
| Maximum allocation | $100,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $4M) |
| Account sizes | $2.5k, $5k, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k |
| Challenge fee from | $29 ($2.5K 1-Step) |
| Profit split | up to 100% (VIP tiers: Bronze 90%, Silver 100%) |
| Payout frequency | first withdrawal after 7 days (challenge) or 5 days (instant); weekly at Bronze, anytime at Silver; processed within 24 hours |
| Daily drawdown limit | none (1-Step, Instant, Direct); 5% (2-Step) |
| Maximum drawdown | 5% (1-Step); 10% (2-Step); 3% (Instant, Direct); balance-based |
| Minimum trading days | 3 profitable days (challenges) |
| Time limit | none |
| News trading | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes |
| EAs / algos allowed | Yes |
| Status | active |
Sources: citytradersimperium.com/ · citytradersimperium.com/1-step-challenge/ · checked 2026-09-24
Fields we could not verify on the firm's own site are left out rather than guessed. Rules and prices change often; the firm's site is the binding version.
| Visibility score (0–100) | 1.8 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Rank among 76 prop firms | #28 |
| Named in AI answers | 3% |
| Sentiment (0–100) | 2 |
| Recommended | 3% of answers |
| Own website cited | 0% of answers |
| Share of voice | 1% |
| Engine | Score |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 6.1 |
| Perplexity | 0 |
| Gemini | 0.2 |
| Claude | 0 |
| Google AI Mode | 4.6 |
| Google AI Overview | 0 |
| Google top-10 | 0 |
| Market | Score | Rank in market |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3.9 | #23 |
| Australia | 3.7 | #21 |
| Thailand | 3.6 | #22 |
| Germany | 2.3 | #31 |
| Nigeria | 2.3 | #27 |
| Philippines | 2 | #27 |
Source: Pipswire AI Visibility Index, 2026-Q3 (CC BY 4.0), 2,344 answers across 5 AI engines and Google, 16 markets. Visibility is not a quality rating.
City Traders Imperium scores 1.8 / 100 on the Q3 2026 Pipswire AI Visibility Index (rank #28 of 76) and is named in 3% of AI answers about which prop firm to use.
City Traders Imperium pays a up to 100% (VIP tiers: Bronze 90%, Silver 100%) profit split, with payouts first withdrawal after 7 days (challenge) or 5 days (instant); weekly at Bronze, anytime at Silver; processed within 24 hours.
Challenge fees at City Traders Imperium start at $29 ($2.5K 1-Step) for account sizes of $2.5k, $5k, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k.
Maximum drawdown is 5% (1-Step); 10% (2-Step); 3% (Instant, Direct); balance-based and the daily drawdown limit is none (1-Step, Instant, Direct); 5% (2-Step).
No prop firm is a regulated broker: City Traders Imperium sells evaluations and funds (usually simulated) accounts, it does not hold client deposits under a financial licence.
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