city traders imperium, anyone here actually using them

[Maverick]

CTI runs a different model from most prop firms. their evaluation is a 60-day program rather than a profit target test, focused on demonstrating consistent risk management. funded accounts have unique rules around max trades per day.

the program looks interesting on paper but ive never seen anyone in forums actually talking about live trading with CTI. either nobody uses them or the people who do dont talk about it.

any real CTI traders here?

[bluedreams]

did the CTI program in 2024. finished but didnt pursue funded after passing. the 60-day evaluation actually genuinely tests trading consistency more than profit hunger which i respect. but their funded rules felt overly restrictive for my style. ymmv.

[Leo]

is 60 days even enough to evaluate a trader? feels like a lot of luck still in that timeframe

[nightwalker]

60 days is borderline. for high frequency traders thats enough sample size to evaluate. for swing traders it might be 6-10 trades total which is statistically noisy. CTI's program biases toward intraday/scalper profile because of the timeframe choice.

[visionaire]

+1. CTI's evaluation philosophy is solid but the application is biased toward certain trader styles. their funded rules around 'max 3 trades per day' would crush scalpers who need more setups, and crush swing traders who hold longer.

[urbanlegend]

took their funded account in 2024 for 4 months. payouts were reliable, communication was good. but the strict rules meant i couldnt express my actual strategy fully. moved to alpha capital where the rules better fit my style. CTI isnt bad, its just narrow.

[justmatt]

weird rules every prop firm has are because they need their funded traders to fit a specific risk profile. nothing to do with what makes a good trader. just hoops to jump.

[Elliot]

passed. didnt continue. fine.