City Traders Imperium vs Funded Trading Plus: which prop firm is better in 2026?
Across pricing, rules and payout terms, City Traders Imperium takes the lead (5 against 3). Funded Trading Plus stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
City Traders Imperium
Forex / CFD · Trustpilot 4.2/5
City Traders Imperium has funded forex traders since 2018 through four routes — 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding and Direct Funding — with no time limit and entry from $29. The profit split starts at 80% and can reach 100%, but the 1-Step allows only 5% trailing drawdown and every trade must carry a stop loss.
Criteria won : 5 / 33
Funded Trading Plus
Forex / CFD
A London firm founded in late 2021 and bought by Instant Funding in May 2026, Funded Trading Plus pays every 7 days on its 1-Step Express and Instant programs, with the split rising from 80 to 100% and scaling up to $5 million. The catch: intraday trailing drawdown on both, and a Trustpilot score the platform has pulled.
Criteria won : 3 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
City Traders Imperium
$449
Funded Trading Plus
$549
Full comparison
| Criterion | City Traders Imperium | Funded Trading Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 83/100 ✓ | 80/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.2/5 | — |
| Founded | 2018 ✓ | 2021 |
| Headquarters | GB | GB |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $29 ✓ | $89 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $449 ✓ | $549 |
| Refundable fee | — | Yes |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 100 K | 200 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | Instant funding ✓ | 1 |
| Profit target | — | 10 % |
| Max daily loss | — | 4 % |
| Max total drawdown | 6 % | 6 % |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing intraday |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | No | — |
| Min trading days | 5 | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | 7 days | — |
| Payout frequency | Mensuel au niveau 1, bi-mensuel au niveau 2, hebdomadaire au niveau 3 ; premier retrait possible apres 7 jours | Tous les 7 jours sur 1-Step Express et Instant ; tous les 10 jours sur 2-Step Classic |
| Payout methods | — | crypto and rise |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 2 M | 5 M ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, match-trader | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, match-trader ✓ |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, stocks | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto |
| Leverage | 1:30 forex et indices sur le 2-Step, 1:20 sur l'Instant Funding, 1:10 indices et matieres premieres, 1:2 crypto | 1:30 sur 1-Step Express, 1:50 sur 2-Step Classic |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Yes |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | Yes | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose City Traders Imperium if…
- You would rather skip the evaluation entirely and start on a funded account.
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $29, below Funded Trading Plus.
Choose Funded Trading Plus if…
- You need a platform City Traders Imperium does not offer: ctrader, dxtrade.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 5 M.
Our analysis
Where you actually trade
Funded Trading Plus covers ctrader, dxtrade, which its rival does not. Platform choice is not cosmetic: order execution, available order types and the reliability of your automation all depend on it, and switching mid-evaluation is rarely possible.
Track record
City Traders Imperium has been running since 2018, 3 years longer than Funded Trading Plus. Our trust pillar scores them 85/100 and 74/100, which weighs age, corporate transparency and public payout evidence. In an industry with no financial regulator overseeing these evaluations, longevity and a verifiable payout history are the closest thing to a guarantee.
What you pay to start
City Traders Imperium opens at $29 against $89 for Funded Trading Plus, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $449 for City Traders Imperium against $549 for Funded Trading Plus. The headline fee is rarely the real cost, though: what matters is the price of a reset after a failed attempt, whether the fee comes back on the first payout, and whether an activation fee appears when you move to a funded account. Compare those three lines in the table above before deciding on price alone.
Drawdown: the rule that decides
City Traders Imperium applies a trailing intraday drawdown capped at 6 %. Funded Trading Plus applies a trailing intraday drawdown capped at 6 %, with a 4 % daily limit. Both use the same model, so the difference plays out on the percentages rather than on the mechanism.
What reaches your account
City Traders Imperium keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 7 days, then pays Mensuel au niveau 1, bi-mensuel au niveau 2, hebdomadaire au niveau 3 ; premier retrait possible apres 7 jours. Funded Trading Plus keeps 100 % of profits, then pays Tous les 7 jours sur 1-Step Express et Instant ; tous les 10 jours sur 2-Step Classic. Payout frequency deserves as much attention as the split itself: a slightly lower share paid every two weeks compounds faster than a headline percentage locked behind a monthly cycle and a long first-withdrawal delay.