City Traders Imperium vs My Funded Futures: which prop firm is better in 2026?
Across pricing, rules and payout terms, City Traders Imperium takes the lead (8 against 6). My Funded Futures 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 : 8 / 33
My Funded Futures
Futures · Trustpilot 4.9/5
Launched in late 2023 in Delaware, My Funded Futures posts the highest customer satisfaction in our futures database, at 4.9/5 across more than 21,000 reviews. Its four plans share a 6 % target and an end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks above the starting balance. The notable trade-off: over 80 countries are excluded.
Criteria won : 6 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
City Traders Imperium
$449
My Funded Futures
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Full comparison
| Criterion | City Traders Imperium | My Funded Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 83/100 ✓ | 80/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.2/5 | 4.9/5 ✓ |
| Founded | 2018 ✓ | 2023 |
| Headquarters | GB | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $29 | — |
| Price for a 100 K account | $449 | — |
| Refundable fee | — | No |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 100 K | 150 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | Instant funding ✓ | 1 |
| Profit target | — | 6 % |
| Max daily loss | — | — |
| Max total drawdown | 6 % ✓ | 4 % |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing (end of day) ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | No ✓ | 50 |
| Min trading days | 5 | 2 ✓ |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % ✓ | 90 % |
| First payout | 7 days | 1 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | Mensuel au niveau 1, bi-mensuel au niveau 2, hebdomadaire au niveau 3 ; premier retrait possible apres 7 jours | Rapid : toutes les 24 h (minimum 500 $) ; Builder : toutes les 48 h ; Pro : cycle de 14 jours (minimum 1 000 $, plafond 100 000 $ par cycle) |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 2 M ✓ | 150 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, match-trader | ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, quantower, volumetrica ✓ |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, stocks ✓ | futures |
| 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 | — |
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | — |
| Scalping | Yes | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose City Traders Imperium if…
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 2 M.
- You expect to stay funded long enough for the split to matter: 100 % against 90 % at My Funded Futures.
- Your results concentrate on a few strong sessions: no consistency rule caps a single day's share of total profit.
- You would rather skip the evaluation entirely and start on a funded account.
Choose My Funded Futures if…
- You need a platform City Traders Imperium does not offer: ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, quantower, volumetrica.
- Cash flow matters to you: the first withdrawal comes after 1 days rather than 7.
Our analysis
Drawdown: the rule that decides
City Traders Imperium applies a trailing intraday drawdown capped at 6 %. My Funded Futures applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %. This is the single most consequential difference between the two. A static drawdown is measured once, from the starting balance, and never moves; a trailing drawdown follows your equity upward, so a winning streak raises the floor you can no longer fall below. Intraday trailing is stricter still, because it tracks unrealised peaks reached inside the session — profit you never actually banked can permanently raise your loss threshold.
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. My Funded Futures keeps 90 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 1 days, then pays Rapid : toutes les 24 h (minimum 500 $) ; Builder : toutes les 48 h ; Pro : cycle de 14 jours (minimum 1 000 $, plafond 100 000 $ par cycle). 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.
Where you actually trade
City Traders Imperium is the only one of the two to offer mt5, match-trader. My Funded Futures covers ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, quantower, volumetrica, 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, 5 years longer than My Funded Futures. On Trustpilot they sit at 4.2/5 and 4.9/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 85/100 and 83/100, 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.