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Product evidence · 7 products · 5 source pages
City Traders Imperium vs TradeDay (2026): 4 vs 3 Products
Compare 7 current products across 5 first-party source pages — funded cost, split, drawdown and payout rules without flattening one product into a firm-wide answer.
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City Traders Imperium vs TradeDay: which to pick
Built from product captures checked Oct 14, 2026
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Pick City Traders Imperium if…
- you hold overnight or over weekends: City Traders Imperium allows both everywhere; TradeDay bars both
- you want a static loss floor: CTI 2-Step's 10% max loss is static; every TradeDay product trails
- you trade forex/CFD rather than futures: every TradeDay product is futures
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Pick TradeDay if…
- you want an early first payout: TradeDay Quick Pay pays from day 1 at a 50% split (CTI evaluations: day 7)
- you trade futures: every TradeDay product is a futures evaluation; City Traders Imperium lists none
- you want a bigger account: TradeDay goes up to $150,000; City Traders Imperium tops out at $100,000
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| Fact | City Traders Imperium | TradeDay |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.9/10 | 8.6/10 |
| Lowest $100K fee | $449 (1-Step Challenge) | $240/month (Quick Pay - Intraday) |
| Base split | 50–80% | 50–80% |
| Max loss | 5–10% | — |
| Earliest first payout | Day 5 (Instant Funding) | Day 1 (Quick Pay - Intraday) |
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City Traders Imperium
TFH 7.9/10- Products4 fresh
- Starting splits50–80%
- DrawdownsTrailing / Static
TradeDay
TFH 8.6/10- Products3 fresh
- Starting splits50–80%
- DrawdownsTrailing / EOD trailing
Evidence summary
Evidence summary
Available product sources · earliest check Oct 14, 2026
We track 4 City Traders Imperium products and 3 from TradeDay that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate; source checks range from 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-20. These firms sell different instruments — City Traders Imperium runs CFD products and TradeDay runs futures — so treat the tables below as a fit comparison, not a like-for-like price race. City Traders Imperium offers USD one-time; TradeDay offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
Product-level: City Traders Imperium vs TradeDay
Compare the 7 source-checked products available here, each with its own fees, split, drawdown and date.
We track 4 City Traders Imperium products and 3 from TradeDay that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate; source checks range from 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-20. These firms sell different instruments — City Traders Imperium runs CFD products and TradeDay runs futures — so treat the tables below as a fit comparison, not a like-for-like price race.
City Traders Imperium offers USD one-time; TradeDay offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
City Traders Imperium's own products disagree on 11 terms. On evaluation steps it is instant funding on Instant Funding and Direct Funding, versus 1-step on 1-Step Challenge, versus 2-step on 2-Step Challenge. Which product you buy decides that rule, not which firm you sign with — a firm-level table cannot show this.
Cost to funded, matched by account size
$25K account
City Traders Imperium offers USD one-time; TradeDay offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Pay - IntradayTradeDay · Monthly · 50% split | $1001 month, no activation fee | $200at 50% split | 0.20vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
| Quick Pay - End of DayTradeDay · Monthly · 50% split | $1201 month, no activation fee | $240at 50% split | 0.24vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
| Fast Pass - End of DayTradeDay · Monthly · 80% split | $1301 month, no activation fee | $163at 80% split | 0.16vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
| 1-Step ChallengeCity Traders Imperium · One-time · 80% split | $159One-time fee | $199at 80% split | 0.16vs 5% trailing max DD | — |
| 2-Step ChallengeCity Traders Imperium · One-time · 80% split | $199One-time fee | $249at 80% split | 0.10vs 10% max DD | 1 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
$50K account
City Traders Imperium offers USD one-time; TradeDay offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Pay - IntradayTradeDay · Monthly · 50% split | $1311 month, no activation fee | $262at 50% split | 0.13vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| Quick Pay - End of DayTradeDay · Monthly · 50% split | $1751 month, no activation fee | $350at 50% split | 0.17vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| Fast Pass - End of DayTradeDay · Monthly · 80% split | $1891 month, no activation fee | $236at 80% split | 0.12vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| 1-Step ChallengeCity Traders Imperium · One-time · 80% split | $299One-time fee | $374at 80% split | 0.15vs 5% trailing max DD | — |
| 2-Step ChallengeCity Traders Imperium · One-time · 80% split | $329One-time fee | $411at 80% split | 0.08vs 10% max DD | 1 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
$100K account
City Traders Imperium offers USD one-time; TradeDay offers USD monthly at this tier. No currency-and-billing class appears on both sides, so we neither convert currencies nor rank a recurring floor against a fixed total.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Pay - IntradayTradeDay · Monthly · 50% split | $2401 month, no activation fee | $480at 50% split | 0.16vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| Quick Pay - End of DayTradeDay · Monthly · 50% split | $2851 month, no activation fee | $570at 50% split | 0.19vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| Fast Pass - End of DayTradeDay · Monthly · 80% split | $3501 month, no activation fee | $438at 80% split | 0.15vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| 1-Step ChallengeCity Traders Imperium · One-time · 80% split | $449One-time fee | $561at 80% split | 0.11vs 5% trailing max DD | — |
| 2-Step ChallengeCity Traders Imperium · One-time · 80% split | $549One-time fee | $686at 80% split | 0.07vs 10% max DD | 1 |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
Rule-by-rule, product by product
Each cell shows every value that firm's current products hold. Where a firm disagrees with itself the products are named — those are the rows a firm-level table has to flatten, and the ones that decide whether your strategy is allowed. 11 of 16 rows split this way in this matchup.
| Term | City Traders Imperium | TradeDay |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation steps | Instant fundingInstant Funding, Direct Funding 1-step1-Step Challenge 2-step2-Step Challenge | 1-step |
| Profit split | 80%1-Step Challenge, 2-Step Challenge 50%Instant Funding 70%Direct Funding | 50%Quick Pay - Intraday, Quick Pay - End of Day 80%Fast Pass - End of Day |
| Drawdown method | Static2-Step Challenge, Instant Funding, Direct Funding Trailing1-Step Challenge | EOD trailingQuick Pay - End of Day, Fast Pass - End of Day TrailingQuick Pay - Intraday |
| Daily loss cap | Not published1-Step Challenge, Instant Funding, Direct Funding 5%2-Step Challenge | Not published |
| Max loss cap | 6%Instant Funding, Direct Funding 10%2-Step Challenge 5%1-Step Challenge | Fixed $ per tier |
| Funded drawdown | Static2-Step Challenge, Instant Funding, Direct Funding Trailing1-Step Challenge | TrailingQuick Pay - Intraday, Quick Pay - End of Day EOD trailingFast Pass - End of Day |
| Min trading days | 31-Step Challenge, 2-Step Challenge UnverifiedInstant Funding, Direct Funding | 5Quick Pay - Intraday, Quick Pay - End of Day UnverifiedFast Pass - End of Day |
| Max trading dayssame | Unverified | Unverified |
| Consistency rule | Unverified | 30%Quick Pay - Intraday, Quick Pay - End of Day 45%Fast Pass - End of Day |
| First payout after | 5 daysInstant Funding, Direct Funding 7 days1-Step Challenge, 2-Step Challenge | 1 dayQuick Pay - Intraday, Quick Pay - End of Day 5 daysFast Pass - End of Day |
| Payout frequency | Not published1-Step Challenge, 2-Step Challenge, Instant Funding On demandDirect Funding | On demandQuick Pay - Intraday, Quick Pay - End of Day After qualifying trading daysFast Pass - End of Day |
| News trading | Allowed | Conditional |
| Weekend holding | Allowed | Not allowed |
| Overnight holding | Allowed | Not allowed |
| EAs / algos | Conditional2-Step Challenge, Instant Funding, Direct Funding Allowed1-Step Challenge | Conditional |
| Copy trading | Not published | Conditional |
Dated changes affecting these firms
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TradeDay disagrees on Fast Pass days and a payout cap
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TradeDay monthly prices were tied to a 55%-off promotion
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Sources (5 first-party pages, latest capture Oct 20, 2026)
- City Traders Imperium — 1-Step Challengecaptured Oct 20, 2026
- City Traders Imperium — 2-Step Challengecaptured Oct 20, 2026
- City Traders Imperium — Direct Fundingcaptured Oct 20, 2026
- City Traders Imperium — Instant Fundingcaptured Oct 20, 2026
- TradeDay — Fast Pass - End of Day, Quick Pay - End of Day, Quick Pay - Intradaycaptured Oct 14, 2026
Every figure above is read from these pages. Products older than 30 days are removed from the comparison until they are recaptured, so a missing product means stale data, not a discontinued plan.
Firm-level context
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Spec
City Traders Imperium
TradeDay
Founded
2018
2020
Platforms
MT5 · Match-Trader
Tradovate · NinjaTrader · TradingView · Jigsaw · R|Trader Pro · Quantower · ATAS · MotiveWave · Bookmap · Sierra Chart · EdgeProX · Finamark · VolFix · WealthCharts · MultiCharts · Overcharts
Assets
Forex · Indices · Commodities · Crypto
Futures
Payout Methods
Bank wire · Crypto
Riseworks bank wire · Riseworks crypto
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