At a glance
The short version
City Traders Imperium runs 2 evaluation programs for forex and CFD traders. The headline one, 2-Step Challenge, asks for 10% then 5% across 2 phases with a 10% static max loss and a 5% daily loss limit. This page puts every City Traders Imperium rule set in one table, runs each through thousands of simulated challenges to show what the rules alone do to your odds, and opens a chart that enforces them candle by candle — so you can rehearse the City Traders Imperium challenge on real historical data before you pay for one.
City Traders Imperium challenge rules, program by program
Rules as published on citytradersimperium.com, checked 21 October 2026. Prop firms revise rules often — confirm on their site before you buy; the source for each program is in the fine print below. Account sizes offered: $5k, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k.
What the City Traders Imperium rules do to your odds
The same trader passes one firm's challenge far more often than another's, and the difference is the rules, not the trader. To isolate it, each program below was run through the CRTLAB challenge simulator for three traders: a break-even one (50% wins at 1:1 — zero edge, so any pass is the rules' slack plus luck), a small edge (45% at 1:1.5) and a solid edge (45% at 1:2).
Of City Traders Imperium's 2 programs, 1-Step Challenge leaves a break-even trader the most room (23.6% pass) and 2-Step Challenge the least (22.2%).
| Program | Break-even trader | Small edge | Solid edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Step Challenge | 22.2% | 67.3% | 93% |
| 1-Step Challenge | 23.6% | 41.6% | 63.2% |
Simulated: $100k account, 1% risk per trade, 2 trades a day, 60 trading days or the program's own limit; multi-phase programs multiply each phase's pass rate. Min-day and consistency rules are not simulated. Run your own numbers in the prop firm challenge calculator.
The rule most likely to end a City Traders Imperium attempt
On 2-Step Challenge the target (10%) is no larger than the loss allowance (10%). That is a generous shape — the account can absorb as much as it needs to make — and it is why this program's odds sit close to what your edge alone would predict.
The max loss is static, measured from the starting balance — the most forgiving kind. Profit you bank widens your room rather than dragging the floor up behind you.
There is a 5% daily loss limit. With only 10% in total, two bad days are the whole account.
You need at least 3 trading days before a phase can pass, so a single big day does not finish it.
In simulation, a trader with a small edge (45% wins at 1:1.5, 1% risk) fails 14.4% of phase-one attempts on the max loss; the ones who pass take a median of 20 trading days.
Rehearse the City Traders Imperium challenge on a real chart
The button opens CRTLAB with prop firm mode running on City Traders Imperium's 2-Step Challenge rules. The chart's HUD carries your progress to target, the distance to the max loss and the daily floor, and it calls the verdict — passed, phase two, or breached — the moment a rule is hit, exactly as the firm's dashboard would. Every City Traders Imperium program and account size is one click away in the rules panel, and so are the other 98 firms in the catalogue.
What makes it a rehearsal rather than a demo account: you replay real historical data, candle by candle, on any of 38 markets from 1-minute to weekly, and you can do in an evening what a live challenge takes a month to show you. Run the same week three times with three different risk sizes and watch which one the static floor catches.
There is no account to fund and no time limit on practice — the replay waits for you. When your rehearsals pass consistently, you know the edge survives City Traders Imperium's rules before the fee is spent.
City Traders Imperium fine print worth knowing
2-Step Challenge: Split 80% to 100%. Min days: 3 profitable days. City Traders Imperium's rules page.
1-Step Challenge: Split 80%. Min days: 3 profitable days. City Traders Imperium's rules page.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the official City Traders Imperium challenge?
No. CRTLAB is an independent backtesting platform and is not affiliated with City Traders Imperium. It reproduces City Traders Imperium's published rules (checked 21 October 2026) so you can practise against them on historical data; passing here does not fund an account.
What is the City Traders Imperium max drawdown?
2-Step Challenge: 10% static; 1-Step Challenge: 5% intraday trail.
Does City Traders Imperium have a daily loss limit?
2-Step Challenge: 5%; 1-Step Challenge: none.
What is the City Traders Imperium profit target?
2-Step Challenge: 10% then 5%; 1-Step Challenge: 8%.
Is the City Traders Imperium simulator free?
CRTLAB is free to try. You get prop firm mode with City Traders Imperium's rules and every other firm's, with every tool the product has, for your first 10,000 candles of replay — roughly two hours of stepping through a chart, no card needed. After the sample, unlimited replay is $14.99 a month, cancel any time. Prop firm mode itself is never behind a paywall.