Side-by-Side Comparison
See how City Traders Imperium and AquaFunded compare on profit split, challenge fee, drawdown rules, payout frequency, and verified trader ratings — all in one place.
Profit Split
Max Allocation
Challenge fee (100K, 2-step)
Trader Satisfaction
City Traders Imperium
AquaFunded
Program name
Profit split
Max allocation
Challenge fee (100K, 2-step)
Discounted challenge fee
Profit target
Daily Loss Limit
Daily Loss Type
Max Loss Limit
Max Loss Type
Consistency rule
Min trading days
Payout frequency
Platforms
News trading
EA / algo trading
Scaling plan
Estimate your monthly take-home based on account size and expected monthly return.
Monthly earnings
$6.4K
80% of $8K gross profit
Monthly earnings
$7.2K
90% of $8K gross profit
The headline difference is profit split — AquaFunded offers 90% while City Traders Imperium offers 80%. Beyond that, AquaFunded charges $429 with a max allocation of $400,000, compared to City Traders Imperium's $549 and $200,000.
AquaFunded's challenge fee of $429 is lower than City Traders Imperium's $549, making it the lower-cost option for traders focused on upfront fees.
AquaFunded offers a 90% profit split, compared with City Traders Imperium's 80%. The 10 percentage point difference can become meaningful as trading profits increase.
AquaFunded offers a maximum allocation of $400,000, compared with City Traders Imperium's $200,000. Traders looking to manage larger amounts of capital may prefer AquaFunded.
Both firms use a 2-step evaluation. City Traders Imperium requires at least 3 trading days per phase, while AquaFunded has no minimum trading day requirement, allowing faster progression if performance targets are met.
AquaFunded uses Balance Equity Highest Eod drawdown, while City Traders Imperium uses Balance Based.
AquaFunded pays out every 14 days. Payout frequency information for City Traders Imperium is currently unavailable.
Both AquaFunded and City Traders Imperium offer a scaling plan, allowing funded traders to increase their account allocation over time by meeting performance targets.
AquaFunded leads on both rating (3.3) and review volume (3), making it the stronger customer satisfaction signal. City Traders Imperium has a 0 rating from 0 reviews.
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