City Traders Imperium vs Lux Trading Firm: which prop firm is better?
City Traders Imperium
Wins on 7 of 18 points
Lux Trading Firm
Wins on 2 of 18 points
Choose City Traders Imperium if you care most about…
- a better Trustpilot score
- a longer track record
- more platform choices
- a cheaper entry price
- a higher profit split
- trading the news
Choose Lux Trading Firm if you care most about…
- a higher overall rating
- larger account sizes
Overview
Our rating
4.2
4.4
Trustpilot
4.3 (1,635 reviews)
4.0 (626 reviews)
Founded
2018
2020
Platforms
MT5, Match-Trader
Match-Trader
Cost & challenge
Cheapest plan
$29 · $2.5K 1-Step Challenge
£45 · $5K Prediction Markets Challenge
Account sizes
$2.5K – $100K
$5K – $1M
Evaluation types
Instant, 1-step, 2-step
Instant, 1-step
Drawdown
Trailing (intraday), Static
Static, Trailing (intraday)
Payouts
Max profit split
100%
80%
Payout frequency
On demand
On demand
First payout after
7 days
—
Typical processing
8h
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Payout methods
Bank transfer, Crypto
Trading rules
News trading
Allowed
Not allowed
Weekend holding
Allowed
Not stated
EAs / bots
Allowed
Not stated
Copy trading
Not stated
Allowed
Consistency rule
None
Fixed % of remaining risk capital per trade (max 5%); one trade may realise at most 5% of the stage profit target