City Traders Imperium: Balance-based drawdown (trailing on 1-Step, static on 2-Step)
▶City Traders Imperium Drawdown Rule: Balance-Based Traps Explained — 44s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
Drawdown moves only on CLOSED profit and loss — floating/open losses never breach you. The 1-Step uses a 5% trailing line that stops moving once it reaches your starting balance (then it's effectively static at breakeven). The 2-Step uses a fixed 10% static max; Instant uses a 6% static max.
The gotcha
Because it's balance-based, you can be deep in floating loss intraday without breaching — but a single closed losing trade can move the line past the floor.
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 | 5% TRAILING |
| twoStep | 10% STATIC |
| instant | 6% STATIC |
| basis | CLOSED_BALANCE |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
City Traders Imperium's balance-based drawdown (trailing on 1-step, static on 2-step) 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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