AI trading
AI trading — you’ll also see it written IA trading in French; both spellings mean the same thing — covers any use of artificial intelligence in trading. The term is used to sell everything and its opposite, which is why it’s worth distinguishing four families: rule-based bots, which execute fixed conditions without learning anything; quantitative models and machine learning, which look for patterns in data; generative AIs like Claude or ChatGPT, which act as a copilot for coding, sorting and explaining; and robo-advisors, which are regulated financial services. One rule runs through all four: AI assists; it doesn’t trade in your place — reading the market and making the decision stay with the trader. Watch out for the false friend: “trading AI” usually means speculating on the shares of companies in the sector, not trading with an AI tool. For the tool comparison, what the AMF says and the real cost: AI trading: the complete guide.
See also
Handing off the execution of a strategy to a program — fixed rules applied without hesitation or fatigue.
The program that places orders on your behalf by following rules you’ve set — and the favorite word of scammers.
An automated AND regulated investment service that manages a portfolio based on your profile.
Models that learn patterns in data instead of following rules written by hand.
The artificial intelligence trained on massive amounts of text, able to understand and generate language and code.