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Drawing from my experience as a forex trader who’s careful about risk and reputation, I find evaluating BGC’s legitimacy to be more complicated than with most brokers I’ve encountered. On one hand, BGC appears on paper to be a regulated broker, with references to licenses from the FCA in the UK and FSS in South Korea. There’s also a history of the company being listed publicly and serving major institutional clients, which generally signals a certain baseline of accountability. However, my confidence is undermined by several exposures from individual traders who report serious issues—especially around withdrawals. Multiple detailed complaints describe difficulty retrieving funds, delayed or absent customer service responses, and even accusations of fraud via social media and messaging groups using BGC’s branding. These are serious red flags for anyone concerned with fund safety. I’ve also noted reports that the supposed BGC platform often goes offline “for maintenance,” and the physical office in the UK could not be verified, according to field surveys. The risk indices and business transparency scores are middling rather than excellent, which heightens my caution. While it’s possible some scams are abusing BGC’s name rather than the core entity itself being complicit, for me, there’s too much uncertainty to consider this broker low-risk. I would not feel comfortable placing funds with BGC until all regulatory, operational, and withdrawal processes can be verified firsthand and these customer complaints are properly addressed. In summary, I treat BGC as a high-risk option and advise extreme diligence; legitimacy on paper does not always translate to real-world trustworthiness.