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Correlated AI trading shock

Many firms running similar models sell at once, a crash is amplified, and regulators curb AI trading.

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The Bank of England warned in April 2025 that firms on similar AI models could take "increasingly correlated positions" in a stress. Retail agents can already trade through Robinhood, with the user bearing all the risk.

What would soften it

Model diversity, circuit breakers and AI stress tests before agents trade at scale.

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    Sources

    1. 01PYMNTS: Bank of England warns of higher market volatility from AI-driven trading
    2. 02Husch Blackwell: Agents at the gate, agentic trading and the regulatory frontier