Head-to-head comparison
City Traders Imperium vs FTMO
Compare FirmFax scores, account rules, reputation, fees, platforms, and current offers before choosing.
City Traders Imperium vs FTMO
City Traders Imperium leads by 8 FirmFax points.
Account reviewed
2-Step Challenge 91/100 account scoreBest account
FTMO Challenge - 2-Step 96/100 account scoreFast answer
City Traders Imperium edges this matchup on the firm score (91 vs 83, a 8 points gap), though FTMO's highest-scoring account scores higher. Both carry 0 logged status issues. The rules below decide the rest.
Best for City Traders Imperium
Pick City Traders Imperium for 2-Step Challenge, its top-scored tracked account at 91/100.
Best for FTMO
Pick FTMO for FTMO Challenge - 2-Step, its top-scored tracked account at 96/100, 5 points clear of City Traders Imperium's top-scored account.
Next step
City Traders Imperium
Account reviewed: 2-Step Challenge. Deal link.
Next step
FTMO
Best account: FTMO Challenge - 2-Step. 20% off the $100K 1-Step Challenge.
The short version
What actually separates them
3 fields on the record split City Traders Imperium and FTMO. Everything else either matches or is not on the record yet.
Intraday trailing tightens against your open profit; end-of-day trailing only resets at the close; static never moves. This is the rule most likely to end an account.
A consistency cap limits how much of your total profit one day may contribute, so a single outsized winner can delay a payout.
A daily loss limit ends the session, not the account — but it decides how many attempts a bad open costs you.
Not comparable yet: starting price, minimum days to a first payout, trader profit split — at least one of the two firms has no figure on record, so we do not draw a conclusion from it. A blank here means we have not confirmed the rule, not that the firm has none.
Fig. 01 — Category winners
Who wins each category
City Traders Imperium wins more categories (2–1, 3 not comparable), but the right pick depends on which category matters most to you.
Price
No dataCity Traders Imperium publishes a starting price; we have none recorded for FTMO, so there is no comparison to draw here yet.
Drawdown
No single ruleWe do not have one drawdown model for every plan on sale at City Traders Imperium or at FTMO, so there is no single firm-level rule to compare.
Payouts
No dataCity Traders Imperium publishes a minimum number of days to a first payout; we have none recorded for FTMO, so there is no comparison to draw here yet. Trader split is level or equally unrecorded, so nothing separates them here.
Rules
City Traders Imperium scores higher on plan rules (drawdown model), 100 to 72 for FTMO. The figures are for 2-Step Challenge and FTMO Challenge - 1-Step, the plans whose scores are the two firms' grades.
Platforms
FTMO supports more platforms (3 vs 2).
Firm score
City Traders Imperium has the higher firm score (91 vs 83).
A “tie” means both firms publish the same answer. “No data” means one of them has no figure on record for that category, so there is nothing to compare — it is never a point against either firm. “No single rule” means a firm’s plans do not share one rule in our record, so there is no firm-level rule to compare.
Buyer guide
Which one should you choose?
City Traders Imperium is stronger when...
- Pick City Traders Imperium for 2-Step Challenge, its top-scored tracked account at 91/100.
- Entry cost: $29 starting price.
- Risk model: a drawdown that varies by plan, daily loss limit varies by plan. Confirm it fits how you size trades.
- Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every City Traders Imperium plan, so check the plan you would buy before you plan around one big day.
- Payouts: Varies by plan, On demand, from day 5, on 1 of 4 plans on sale that we list, first withdrawal from 5 days (unit not recorded).
FTMO is stronger when...
- Pick FTMO for FTMO Challenge - 2-Step, its top-scored tracked account at 96/100, 5 points clear of City Traders Imperium's top-scored account.
- Entry cost: no starting price on record.
- Risk model: a drawdown that varies by plan, daily loss limit varies by plan. Confirm it fits how you size trades.
- Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every FTMO plan, so check the plan you would buy before you plan around one big day.
- Payouts: 80/20 to 90/10 depending on program/scaling, Reward cycle depends on FTMO Account terms.
Before you buy
FTMO has no starting price on record, so there is no price comparison to make here yet — check both firm pages directly.
Both firms sit at 0 logged status issues, so status issues are level in this matchup.
Freshness: City Traders Imperium was last reviewed 2026-09-28; FTMO on 2026-09-26.
Fig. 02 — Score breakdown
Where each firm is stronger
Each side shows the plan whose score is that firm's grade.
A dash means the factor is not scored for that plan: we have not recorded the evidence it needs, such as the firm's founding year or enough of the plan's rules. Its weight moves to the factors that are scored rather than counting as a zero.
Fig. 04 — The tale of the tape
Head-to-head
| Metric | City Traders Imperium | FTMO |
|---|---|---|
| FirmFax firm score | 91✓ | 83 |
| Account score | 91 (2-Step Challenge) | 96 (FTMO Challenge - 2-Step)✓ |
| Reputation | Positive reputation | Strong reputation✓ |
| Founded | 2018 | 2015✓ |
| Starting price | $29 | Not recorded |
| Markets | Forex Crypto | Forex Crypto |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom | Czech Republic |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 5, Match-Trader | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader |
| Drawdown | Varies by plan | Varies by plan |
| Daily loss limit | Varies by plan | Varies by plan |
| Consistency rule | None, on 3 of 4 plans on sale that we list | Varies by plan |
| Profit split | Varies by plan | 80/20 to 90/10 depending on program/scaling |
| Payout frequency | On demand, from day 5, on 1 of 4 plans on sale that we list | Reward cycle depends on FTMO Account terms |
| Min days to payout | 5 days (unit not recorded) | Not recorded |
Checkmarks flag the objectively better value (higher score/reputation, older firm, lower price/fee) and are only awarded when both firms have that figure on record — “Not recorded” never loses a row. Rules are shown side by side without a “winner” because the best choice depends on your strategy.
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Current discount
20% off the $100K 1-Step Challenge
Official source · Last checked 2026-09-05
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City Traders Imperium vs FTMO FAQ
Is City Traders Imperium or FTMO better for forex and crypto traders?
FTMO's highest-scoring account has the higher FirmFax score right now. The better pick is the one whose drawdown, platforms, and fees match how you trade. FTMO's drawdown varies by plan, so compare the plan you would buy.
Which is cheaper, City Traders Imperium or FTMO?
We cannot answer that yet: FTMO has no starting price on record. Compare both firm pages directly.
How do drawdown rules compare between City Traders Imperium and FTMO?
City Traders Imperium uses a drawdown that varies by plan and FTMO uses a drawdown that varies by plan. Intraday trailing tightens fastest, so it is the stricter style to trade under.
Do City Traders Imperium and FTMO have a consistency rule?
Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every City Traders Imperium plan, and our record does not hold one consistency rule for every FTMO plan. Where a firm's plans do not share one rule in our record, check the plan you would buy on its firm page.
Does FirmFax rank City Traders Imperium vs FTMO using payouts?
Payout history is used as context, not as a score input. FirmFax scores each plan on plan rules, firm track record, plan transparency and plan accessibility.
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