Regulators Scramble to Keep Up with Agentic Trading

The rapid adoption of AI agents in trading platforms has regulators scrambling to catch up. Since brokers began connecting AI agents to their platforms six months ago, there have been concerns about accountability and liability.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden noted at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal that human-in-the-loop safeguards may be unrealistic for the speed of agentic trading. Instead, regulators are exploring kill switches and circuit breakers as safeguards.

The question remains: who is liable when an AI agent goes rogue? According to Nauman Anees, CEO of ThinkMarkets, there is no clear direction on AI governance or rules, making it difficult to implement and enforce.