The digital transformation of the US stock market—advanced technologies such as electronic trading platforms, algorithmic trading, and high-frequency trading (HFT)—has revolutionized the way securities are traded, leading to increased efficiency, transparency, and accessibility, but also new power brokers.

As AI systems endanger their primary data sources, they must seek alternative forms of knowledge based on a James Somers’ article.

Neely’s Hedged Out is a remarkable sociological study of the US hedge fund sector as a hotbed of class, race, and gender inequality.

Online dating brokers, alternative data, and data commodities.

The Kalifa Review of UK Fintech failed to prioritise financial inclusion and poverty eradication. What should policymakers do to establish the UK as a leader of ethical and socially impactful fintech?

About the combination of fintech platforms, cheap options, and social media-induced herd behaviour.

Deriving trading insights from alternative data is not easy. Also, why do mom-and-pops investors love Robinhood so much?! Finally, the Wirecard scandal marks the end of light-touch regulation for the fintech sector.