AI in trade surveillance: Turning innovation into impact
Published November 2025
Compliance in 2024 was marked by two key developments: a sharp increase in regulatory enforcement for market abuse fines, and the rapid development and adoption of new AI technologies market abuse.
As enforcements surged to $1.8 billion, compliance teams and traders alike have been in an arms race to adopt the latest, most powerful technology , attempting to stay ahead of the curve.
These parallel developments have prompted the question: how is AI impacting market abuse and trade surveillance, both as a tool for detection and a weapon for bad actors?
What’s included?
- An examination of how AI technologies are being harnessed in trade surveillance
- A detailed exploration of the risks that AI causes for compliance teams
- Analysis of the benefits of adopting an AI-enhanced surveillance strategy
- A discussion of challenges and best practices for AI adoption
- How AI co-pilots can help surveillance teams
- How LLM models can aid in eComms surveillance