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When I assess a broker’s ability to safeguard client funds, the first thing I look at is its regulatory status and the reliability of its oversight. With Swiss Capital, the situation raises caution for me for several reasons. While the broker is associated with a common business registration in the United Kingdom and was reportedly overseen by the FCA, its current status is marked as “Exceeded,” which, in regulatory terms, means the company no longer holds an active or recognized FCA license. This loss of regulatory cover means I cannot rely on the critical protections — like client fund segregation or participation in compensation schemes — typically mandated for FCA-regulated brokers. From experience, genuine regulatory frameworks are designed to ensure client monies are kept in separate accounts and that firms operate transparently and fairly. Without up-to-date, robust oversight, there’s always a higher risk that if something goes wrong, fund recovery could become a much more challenging process. Furthermore, Swiss Capital lacks transparency regarding processing times, fee structures, and account funding security. For me, this diminished regulatory clarity translates into enhanced personal risk. I only consider brokers with verifiable, current regulation because prudent financial management — especially in forex — means minimizing exposure to unnecessary risk wherever possible.