City Traders Imperium: Daily loss limit (1-Step has none)
▶City Traders Imperium Daily Loss Rule: 1-Step vs 2-Step Explained — 34s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
The 1-Step Challenge has NO daily loss cap — you can lose more than 5% intraday as long as your closed balance stays above the trailing line. The 2-Step Challenge has a 5% daily limit (balance-based). Instant accounts have no documented daily cap.
The gotcha
Only the 2-Step carries a daily limit — the headline 'no daily drawdown' is true for the 1-Step but not the 2-Step.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this voids the account outright — the evaluation or funded account is terminated and any unrealised profit is forfeited. It's the most severe class of breach.
The numbers
| oneStep | NONE |
| twoStep | 5 |
| instant | NONE |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
City Traders Imperium's daily loss limit (1-step has none) is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats drawdown — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group | Maximum total loss | Voids account |
| Apex Trader Funding | Trailing drawdown (locks at start + $100) | Voids account |
| AquaFunded | Maximum drawdown (trailing on 1-step/instant, static on 2/3-step) | Voids account |
| ATFunded | Maximum drawdown (pre-pause) | Voids account |
| Atmos Funded | Maximum drawdown (trailing vs static) | Voids account |
| Audacity Capital | Maximum drawdown (static) | Voids account |
| Blue Guardian | Daily loss limit (equity-based, higher-of reset) | Voids account |
| Blueberry Funded | Maximum loss limit | Voids account |
| Blueberry Futures | Maximum drawdown (EOD vs intraday trailing) | Voids account |
| Breakout | Maximum drawdown (static on 1-step, trailing on 2-step) | Voids account |
| BrightFunded | Maximum drawdown | Voids account |
| Crypto Fund Trader | Maximum drawdown | Voids account |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with City Traders Imperium. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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