City Traders Imperium vs The5ers: which prop firm is better?
City Traders Imperium
Wins on 2 of 18 points
The5ers
Wins on 5 of 18 points
Choose City Traders Imperium if you care most about…
- more platform choices
- a faster first payout
Choose The5ers if you care most about…
- a higher overall rating
- a better Trustpilot score
- a longer track record
- a cheaper entry price
- larger account sizes
Overview
Our rating
4.2
4.5
Trustpilot
4.3 (1,635 reviews)
4.7 (40,619 reviews)
Founded
2018
2016
Platforms
MT5, Match-Trader
MT5
Cost & challenge
Cheapest plan
$29 · $2.5K 1-Step Challenge
$19 · $2.5K High Stakes (2-Step)
Account sizes
$2.5K – $100K
$2.5K – $250K
Evaluation types
Instant, 1-step, 2-step
1-step, 2-step, 3-step
Drawdown
Trailing (intraday), Static
Static
Payouts
Max profit split
100%
100%
Payout frequency
On demand
Every 2 weeks
First payout after
7 days
14 days
Typical processing
8h
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Payout methods
Bank transfer, Crypto
Rise, Crypto, Bank transfer
Trading rules
News trading
Allowed
Not stated
Weekend holding
Allowed
Allowed
EAs / bots
Allowed
Allowed
Copy trading
Not stated
Not allowed
Consistency rule
None
None