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There’s always been a tech war within the trading industry. Our firm prioritizes human insight over algorithms, meaning all the trading decisions are made by humans.

Speed and automation is not necessarily better. We must embrace the human element of trading — leveraging technology to enhance human judgment, not replace it.

The post-GameStop trading boom brought retail trading into the spotlight, sparking a rise in “funded trader programs” marketed as low-risk opportunities for aspiring traders. However, these programs often exploit traders through high fees, unfavorable trading conditions, and misaligned incentives, ensuring the firms profit regardless of traders’ success.

While AI promises innovation, it magnifies volatility and accountability issues, as seen in events like the 2010 Flash Crash. The rise of algorithmic trading demands urgent regulatory focus to balance technological advancements with human oversight, ensuring financial markets remain transparent and accountable.

As the Securities and Exchange Commission undergoes its biggest equities shake up in 18 years to bolster best execution, Wesley Bray explores what the changes could mean for institutional investors.

AFME chief says inclusion of sufficient pre-trade information has been lost in negotiations and could lead to suboptimal outcomes.

The EU has been reviewing its rules to reflect advances in trading technology as well as the departure of the United Kingdom from the bloc, presenting new competition to EU markets.

The application of artificial intelligence to financial markets has been making the headlines in recent weeks. Each day we see new articles about the countless and evolving use cases of chatbots and machine learning for trading and other varieties of capital allocation.