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City Traders Imperium Instant $5K Challenge

Instant · Forex & CFD · one-time billing

City Traders Imperium’s Instant 5K is an instant-funding forex & CFD account that costs $50.15 with code ES15 ($59.00 without), billed one-time. There is no evaluation to pass: you trade the funded account from day one. The max loss is 6% ($300), trailing equity, with a 3% daily loss limit. There is no activation fee after you pass. The first month comes to $50.15, the 60th cheapest of the 61 5K forex & CFD challenges we track. Funded accounts get a 90% split, and the payout rule is: every 7 days, on request.

HQ GBFounded 2018 · 8 yrPlatforms MT5, DXtrade
$59.00$50.15one-time First month$50.15no activation fee
Discount code · this challenge saves $8.85 on 5K Instant ◷ Pre-launch: this code isn’t active yet. We’re setting up a partnership with City Traders Imperium. Visit City Traders Imperium ↗ Example data (pre-launch) · Affiliate link: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. Disclosure

Rule sheet

From City Traders Imperium’s terms (example data until launch).
Targets & limits
Account size $5K · Instant
Profit target —
Daily loss 3% · $150
Max loss 6% · $300
Drawdown type Trailing equity
PT:DD —
Trading rules
Leverage 1:100
Min trading days None
News trading No
EAs No
Weekend holding Yes
Platforms MT5, DXtrade
Payouts
Profit split 90%
Frequency Every 7 days, on request
Min payout $50
Payout method Bank, crypto, Rise

Cost breakdown

With and without our code.
Without codeWith code ES15
Evaluation fee $59.00 $50.15
Discount — −$8.85 (15%)
Activation fee $0 $0
Reset fee $49.00 $49.00
First-month cost $59.00 $50.15

How the Instant 5K compares

Against the 61 5K forex & CFD challenges we track, there is no profit target, the 6% max loss gives less room than the median (8%). The 90% split is above the median of 80%.

What it costs to get funded: $50.15 if you pass on the first attempt, $99.15 with one reset. The median 5K forex & CFD challenge costs $29.00 in the first month.

Instant vs City Traders Imperium’s other plans

Compared with City Traders Imperium’s other 5K plan:

  • Swing 2-Step: $33.15 first month (vs $50.15), eod drawdown instead of trailing equity, 10% + 5% targets instead of no target, 8% max loss instead of 6%, 80% split instead of 90%, 2-step instead of Instant.

About City Traders Imperium: founded in 2018 in the UK, 12 challenges across forex & cfd, Trustpilot 4.3 from 1,780 reviews (their data), no country restrictions listed.

Other sizes of Instant

SizePriceWith codeFirst month
$5K $59.00 $50.15 $50.15 Viewing
$10K $109.00 $92.65 $92.65 View $10K →
$25K $229.00 $194.65 $194.65 View $25K →
$50K $419.00 $356.15 $356.15 View $50K →
$100K $759.00 $645.15 $645.15 View $100K →
$200K $1,369.00 $1,163.65 $1,163.65 View $200K →

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