A Trial Of Us, Not You
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Free for 14 Days.
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14 Days
Free Trial
$100,000
Test Account
Simple process
How The Free Trial Works
1
Sign up for free
Create your trial in seconds. No payment, no card
details.
2
Choose your platform
Your setup takes seconds. Trading from the USA? Match-Trader is your platform. Trading from anywhere else in the world? MT5 has you covered. Either way, select the $100,000 account and you’re ready to trade.
3
Start testing
Trade real market conditions for 14 days. Feel the spreads, watch the execution and put the platform through its paces. No targets, no pressure, just a genuine test.
Why CTI
Why Traders Choose CTI
Since 2018
CTI has been funding traders since 2018, through every kind of market cycle, longer than most prop firms in the industry.
Payouts Within 24 Hours
Every payout request is approved and processed within 24 hours, paid by bank transfer or Direct Crypto. That’s 8 years of uninterrupted payouts to traders in over 178 countries.
Balance-Based Drawdown
Every CTI program calculates drawdown from your account balance, not your floating equity, so a good trade has room to play out instead of getting stopped out early by a temporary dip.
A Program For Every Style
Prefer a single evaluation, a two-phase build-up, or skipping the evaluation entirely to trade funded from day one? CTI offers four programs, 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding, and Direct Funding, so you can choose the path that actually matches how you trade.
Trade The News, Hold Weekends
News trading is permitted with no time-window restrictions, and positions can be held over the weekend or overnight on every CTI program. Algorithmic and EA trading are fully supported, so you can trade your own strategy without added limits.
The CTI VIP Program
Getting funded isn’t the end of the journey, it’s the beginning of a longer one with CTI. Reach Bronze and your profit share jumps to 90% with weekly payouts unlocked. Reach Silver and you’re at 100% profit share with payouts any time you want them, at no extra cost. Your account grows the same way: every 10% profit milestone doubles your balance, up to $2,000,000 per account. The further you go, the more you progress with us.
What you get
What You’re Testing
Trading Platforms
Pick MetaTrader 5 for full charting, indicators and every order type a serious trader needs. Or go with Match-Trader for a fast, modern, web-based platform with TradingView charts built right in. Either way, it’s the exact same platform you’ll trade on once you’re funded. Nothing changes when the trial ends.
MetaTrader 5
Match-Trader
Wide Range of Markets
Your $100,000 trial account isn’t locked to a single market. Trade Forex, commodities, indices and crypto, all from one account, so you can test your strategy exactly where you plan to trade it once you’re funded.
Forex
Commodities
Indices
Crypto
Premium Execution
Speed and pricing can make or break a strategy, so we don’t cut corners on your trial. You get the same tight spreads, low commissions and fast fills used on every funded CTI account. Test your edge on real conditions, not a slowed-down demo feed.
Tight Spreads
Low Commissions
Fast Fills
Compare programs
See How CTI Stacks Up
Here’s how CTI’s four funding programs compare.
Jump straight to the one that fits.
Jump straight to the one that fits.
Evaluation
Starting profit share
Profit Target
Max Drawdown
Daily Drawdown
Time Limit
Expert Advisors (EAs)
Martingale Strategy
News Trading
Weekend Holding
Overnight Trading
Max Scaling
Max Funded Capital
1-Step
1 Phase
NA
8%
5% Trailing
None
None
Allowed
(all EAs)
(all EAs)
Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
$200K each
$400K
2-Step
2 Phases
NA
10% / 5%
10% Static
5%
None
Allowed
(personal EAs only)
(personal EAs only)
Not Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
$200K each
$400K
Instant
Straight to funded
50%
None
6% Static
None
None
Allowed
(personal EAs only)
(personal EAs only)
Not Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
$2M each
$4M
Direct
Straight to funded
70%
None
6% Static
None
None
Allowed
(personal EAs only)
(personal EAs only)
Not Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
$2M each
$4M
FAQs
Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers.
24/7
Support availability
9 min
Avg. response time
What is the CTI Free Trial?
The CTI Free Trial is a free, 14-day test drive of City Traders Imperium’s real trading conditions, no strings attached. You get a $100,000 demo account on MetaTrader 5 or Match-Trader, running the exact spreads, commissions and execution used on every funded CTI account. No payment. No card. No evaluation. No targets. Just put us to the test, and if you like what you see, buying a funding program afterward is entirely optional. City Traders Imperium has been funding traders since 2018, so you’re testing a firm with a real track record, not a startup.
Is the CTI free trial really free? Do I need a card?
Yes. The CTI free trial costs nothing and never asks for a card. Sign up and start testing within minutes, and nothing gets charged during the trial or after it ends.
How long does the free trial last?
The trial runs for a full 14 days, backed by a $100,000 account so you can put every platform, spread and execution detail through its paces.
What’s included in the free trial?
A $100,000 account on MetaTrader 5 or Match-Trader, full access to Forex, metals, commodities, indices and crypto, and the exact spreads, commissions and execution used on funded CTI accounts.
Is the free trial the same as a funded account?
The conditions are identical: same platforms, same spreads, same execution you’d get on any CTI account, challenge or funded. The only difference is there are no profit targets, no rules to pass and no payouts, because the trial exists to test the firm, not to evaluate you.
Do I have to buy a program after the trial?
No. The trial is a genuine, no-obligation test of our platforms and conditions. If CTI convinces you, you can buy 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding or Direct Funding. If it doesn’t, you walk away having paid nothing.
How is the CTI free trial different?
CTI’s free trial puts the firm on trial, not you. You get a genuine $100,000 test of our real platforms and conditions, with no evaluation and no targets attached, so you can judge us before you pay instead of practising for a paid challenge.
Is this real money or a demo account?
The trial runs on virtual capital in a simulated environment, exactly like every CTI program, all of which are skill-assessment products. What’s real is everything you’re testing: the platforms, the spreads and the execution.