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Seems good prop firm

The Customer Service Is Great

I’ve been trading with citytradersimperium for a while. At First some positive aspects: Their technical infrastructure is good and also their trading conditions like comissions and spreads are good.
But there are a few points which lead me to the decision that I cannot recommend them anymore:
1. hidden maximum risk rule: A few of my trades where classified as high risk, because the stop-loss was between 2.5% and 5.6% (to clarify this: I only use a stop loss greater than 5% if I already had a lot of winning positions on this day so that I automatically have more drawdown on the same day. I didn’t risk the entire daily drawdown in one go, if I am up 3% or 4% this day and open a new position with a 5% Stop Loss). That means there is technically a maximum risk rule for each instrument which is not mentioned in the rules or FAQ section
2. 150% margin rule: Their 150% margin rule is the worst in the industry. I am trading for a few other prop firms and a part of my strategy is trading one lot Gold with a SL of 15 dollars which make a risk of 1.5% on a 100k account (which aligns to their risk appetite, but not to the margin rule). Their leverage would cause a margin rule break even if your amount of risk is fully align with their rules.
It is almost a scam if you buy their $2500 instant or challenge accounts and would like to trade Bitcoin, Gold or Silver, because if open just 0.01 lot of one these assets, you would instantly breach their 150% margin rule.
Another aspect: What if Gold jumps to $10,000? Should I halve my position size just to stay within their margin rule although my risk per trade stays the same? This rule is definitely constructed to fail the trader.
3. changing contract sizes without notice: I traded silver during january and february. Suddenly there was a change in the contract size (from 1000 to 5000) which causes a higher margin use. This change was not communicated and is clearly a red flag for a prop firm, especially when it causes an unintended rule break.
All in all these things made it nearly impossible to trade with citytradersimperium and I cannot recommend them anymore. Also it might be interesting to know, that in the last years they very rarely offered discounts, but this year they running a 30% promotion for three months in a row now. It seems they are having issues convincing new traders.
Update: Here is my answer to CTI:
Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately it seems that you didn't read my review properly, so I try to clarify my points in the following:
1. Hidden maximum risk rule: I stated explicitly in my review that I set the a SL greater than 5% ONLY if I am up 3% or 4% on the same day. In this case I didn't risk the entire drawdown as you claimed rather I risk actually 1.6% of my daily drawdown (5.6% SL and a daily gain of closed positions of 4%). My main point here which I criticize is that you complain about all positions with a SL greater than 2.5%, but it is not mentioned in the FAQ section, that 2.5% is the risk limit. This should be clear visible in the FAQs and the rules section like other firms do it.
2. The 150% margin rule: You claim that if I my margin drops below 150% on a trade idea the position is over-sized and over-leveraged. This is wrong and doesn't align with common risk management. Let me give you an example: If I open a 0.5 lot position in Gold to the current price of $5,000 my used margin would be $50,000 and therefore my margin level would be 200% on a 100k account. Let's assume I put a SL of 15 points/dollars which means my entire risk for this position would be 0.75% or $750. Let's assume further the gold price moves to $10,000 in a couple of months. If I would open the same position at this level (0.5 lot, 15 points StopLoss) my risk would be still the same (0.75% on a 100k account). But I would break the 150% margin rule because my used margin would be now $100,000 and therefore my margin level at 100%. This has nothing to do with over-sizing or over-leveraging. 
My main point here which I criticize is that on the smaller accounts (which I traded in the past) I would instantly break the 150% margin rule if I open a 0.01 lot position on Gold or Bitcoin (for example the 1.25k instant account). That makes no sense at all.
3. Changing contract size: Anytime during January or February you changed the contract size for silver from 1000 to 5000 contracts without communication, neither via e-mail nor Discord (I checked the mentioned discord channel as well). This is unacceptable especially when it leads to a rule breach (max risk limit or margin rule).

The free educational content. The communication from the team. The will of the team to support one through their journey. All this are evidence of a good company and builds my hope for success with CTI.

I’ve had a really positive experience with City Traders Imperium so far. The rules are clear and focused on proper risk management, which actually helps build good trading discipline. The dashboard is easy to use and everything from the challenge process to account statistics is well organized.
What I appreciate the most is the support team, they respond quickly and are very helpful whenever you have questions. The firm also offers flexible evaluation models and realistic trading conditions compared to many other prop firms.
Of course, like any prop firm, you still need solid risk management and consistency to succeed. If you follow the rules and trade responsibly, CTI can be a great place to grow as a funded trader.
Overall, a professional prop firm with a supportive community and good opportunities for traders who take trading seriously.