The FCA’s February 27, 2019 Gold FX Trading warning identifies web.goldfxtrading.com and an email address on goldfxtrading.com. The historical record connects the domain to the clone through those details. It does not describe what the root homepage displayed.
Two Reference Numbers in the Regulatory Record
The archived FCA warning explains why the initials GFT could look convincing. It says the clone quoted FRN 438879, once assigned to GFT Global Markets UK Limited. By the time of the warning that company no longer held FCA authorisation.
Archived FCA Notice Preserved in Estonia
What the Company Record Establishes
Companies House identifies GFT Global Markets UK Limited as company 05394757. It incorporated on March 16, 2005 and dissolved on November 17, 2016. Dissolution predates the 2019 warning. Finding the genuine company in the register does not authenticate an investment offered later under its initials.
| Record | Detail | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Web address | web.goldfxtrading.com | The FCA lists the subdomain in its clone details. |
| Mailbox | marina.bexter@goldfxtrading.com | The mailbox uses goldfxtrading.com. |
| Former reference | 438879 | The archived warning ties it to GFT Global Markets UK Limited. |
| Genuine firm reference | 113942 | The FCA gives this number for Gain Capital UK Limited. |
Contact Details Under the Clone Entry
The FCA lists 153 City Road in London and telephone 0550107790. The archived copy also gives a Kingstown address, the telephone with an Italian country code, and marina.bexter@goldfxtrading.com. These are details reported for identification. The notice does not establish occupancy at either address.
FCA Gold FX Trading Warning · Archived FCA Notice Preserved in Estonia
How the Genuine Firm Is Identified
The updated FCA page identifies Gain Capital UK Limited under FRN 113942 and gives its own contact details. Keep this number separate from the former GFT reference. An offer using either name would need to be checked against the genuine firm through an independently obtained channel.
What Could Be Checked at goldfxtrading.com
Neither direct request to goldfxtrading.com resolved during this review. Verisign returned no current record in the lookup. The FCA evidence is stronger on the web subdomain and email than on the content of the root address. The lookup does not supply a historical expiry or ownership-transfer date.
Limits of the Gold FX Evidence
No signed account agreement, plan schedule, deposit threshold, promised return, fee tariff or withdrawal test was available for the root website. The regulator documents false representation rather than an adjudicated customer transaction.
How the FCA Connects a Mailbox to goldfxtrading.com
The FCA warning records a web subdomain and an email using the parent domain. Each identifies a different contact route. A saved email header or original login link can therefore be more probative than today’s homepage when tracing the 2019 approach.
Reading a 2019 Offer Against a 2016 Dissolution
A letter using the initials GFT can be checked even if its login link has expired. Start with the date on the letter. A 2019 letter naming GFT Global Markets UK Limited as the contracting company would postdate that company’s recorded dissolution by more than two years. Next check which number the letter presents as its authority. Searching 438879 and finding a historical record is consistent with the FCA’s account of how the clone presented itself. Searching 113942 leads to a different firm. Keep both search results attached to the original letter so a reviewer can see which identity the sender actually invoked.
Which Date Belongs to the Company Record?
The incorporation and dissolution dates belong to GFT Global Markets UK Limited. The February 2019 date belongs to the FCA’s warning about Gold FX Trading. Putting all three dates under a single business name makes it look as though the genuine company operated the warned site after dissolution. A clearer account names the entity next to each date and quotes the exact name used on the solicitation. That allows a reader unfamiliar with the GFT initials to follow the impersonation without attributing the clone’s telephone number or website to the dissolved business. A search for the former company name can therefore be useful even when the invitation used initials. The date on the result determines which part of the history of the company it explains.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did the FCA Name the Bare Website?
It named web.goldfxtrading.com. The archived warning separately gives a mailbox using the bare domain, which provides a second link between the name and the historical operation.
Can an Account Statement Establish Investor Protection?
The FCA warns that dealings with the clone lack the usual ombudsman and compensation protections it describes. A statement bearing the genuine firm’s reference number alone cannot establish who actually received the money.
Conclusion and Reporting Guidance
The historical UK clone finding is established for Gold FX Trading and its web address. Current control of the root domain and the identity of any later sender remain on research hold.
If an approach quoted GFT or either reference number, preserve the full email headers, complete website path, beneficiary name and date. Those details let the FCA or payment provider distinguish the impersonator from the genuine firms.