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As an independent trader with years of experience assessing brokers, I view ARGUS with considerable caution. The broker is regulated by CYSEC in Cyprus and has over two decades of operational history—both factors that typically signal legitimacy in the financial industry. Regulation by CYSEC requires adherence to certain financial and operational standards, which should in theory provide some level of customer protection and oversight. However, legitimacy isn’t just about regulatory status. I weigh my trust heavily on direct user experiences, and in the case of ARGUS, the recent user reviews are troubling. Consistently, traders report serious issues withdrawing funds, lack of response from customer support, and situations where additional deposits or margins are demanded under questionable circumstances. There are also repeated allegations of account information being altered and other activities that are strong red flags for possible misconduct. Such incidents undermine my confidence in any legitimate oversight actually being enforced in practice. While regulation in Cyprus offers a baseline of security, in my experience, any broker consistently accused of blocking withdrawals or failing to communicate transparently must be approached with extreme caution, regardless of their license. For me personally, the combination of regulatory status and these negative user reports means I would not entrust significant funds to ARGUS without seeing consistent evidence of fair resolution to these complaints. In short, while ARGUS is technically regulated, the overall risk appears unacceptably high for my capital.