City Traders Imperium: Minimum trading days
Challenges need 3 profitable trading days per phase (a profitable day = close ≥0.5% profit on initial balance). The FIRST payout needs more: 7 profitable days on Challenges, 5 on Instant — each requiring ≥2% or $100, whichever is higher.
The gotcha
The first-payout bar (7 profitable days) is more than double the pass bar (3) — easy to misread.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this doesn't necessarily close the account, but it can disqualify the payout you were trading toward — you keep trading, the profit doesn't get paid.
The numbers
| passDays | 3 |
| firstPayoutChallenge | 7 |
| firstPayoutInstant | 5 |
| validDayMinPct | 0.5 |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle min trading days
City Traders Imperium's minimum trading days is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats min trading days — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Apex Trader Funding | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| AquaFunded | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| Atmos Funded | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| Audacity Capital | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| Blue Guardian | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| Blueberry Funded | Minimum trading days & inactivity | Payout denied |
| Blueberry Futures | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| Crypto Fund Trader | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| Finotive Funding | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| Fintokei | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| For Traders | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
| FundedElite | Minimum trading days | Payout denied |
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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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