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HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON · 2026
Apex Trader Funding vs City Traders Imperium
Side-by-side comparison of trust scores, profit splits, payout speed, and real trader reviews. Independent data — no sponsored rankings.
APEX
Apex Trader Funding
✓ VERIFIEDEST. 2021
CTIM
City Traders Imperium
EST. 2018
APEX TRADER FUNDING
METRIC
CITY TRADERS IMPERIUM
61/100—
TRUST SCORE
BETTER78/100
4/5BETTER
RATING
—0/5
90%BETTER
PROFIT SPLIT
—80%
$300,000—
MAX FUNDING
BETTER$4,000,000
$35BETTER
MIN COST
—$129
8d—
PAYOUT DAYS
BETTER1d
31%BETTER
PASS RATE
—25%
1BETTER
REVIEW COUNT
—0
APEX TRADER FUNDING DETAILS
- STEPS
- 1-phase
- DRAWDOWN
- Trailing EOD
- MARKETS
- Futures
- PLATFORMS
- MT4, MT5
- TYPES
- futures, large-cap
CITY TRADERS IMPERIUM DETAILS
- STEPS
- 2-phase
- DRAWDOWN
- Fixed
- MARKETS
- Forex, Indices, Commodities, Metals
- PLATFORMS
- MT4, MT5
- TYPES
- forex, advanced, large-cap
Apex Trader Funding PROS
- +Min challenge cost of $35 is among the lowest and far below the industry average of $186.7
- +Profit split of 90% is well above the industry average of 84.7%
- +Fee refund is available, reducing the financial risk of the evaluation process
- +Single-step funding is faster than the industry average of 1.6 steps
Apex Trader Funding CONS
- −Futures firm uses a dollar-based drawdown structure; overall drawdown percentage is not directly comparable to the 7.9% CFD average
- −Days to first payout of 8 is slightly above the industry average of 6.5 days
- −Trailing EOD drawdown type is more restrictive than a fixed drawdown structure
City Traders Imperium PROS
- +Max funding of $4,000,000 is vastly above the industry average of $839,272.7
- +Days to first payout of 1 is far below the industry average of 6.5 days
- +Founded in 2018, making it one of the more established firms in the industry
- +On-demand payouts provide immediate access to profits
City Traders Imperium CONS
- −Profit split of 80% is below the industry average of 84.7%
- −News trading is not allowed, restricting strategy options during high-impact events
- −Profit target of 10% is above the industry average of 7.9%, requiring more gain to pass evaluation
PROPDNA VERDICT
Apex Trader Funding
Lower trust score (61/100). Slower payouts at 8d. 90% profit split.
City Traders Imperium
Higher trust score (78/100). Faster payouts at 1d. 80% profit split.
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