Tradu, the global multi-asset trading platform, has unveiled a new artificial intelligence research tool designed to offer retail investors the kind of data-rich analysis long used by institutional players.
The tool, named Analyst AI and developed in partnership with Engine AI, is embedded directly into Tradu’s trading platform and available free of charge to account holders across desktop. It aims to provide retail traders with faster, smarter insights across equities, exchange-traded funds and foreign exchange.
For years, institutional investors have benefitted from sophisticated, automated research systems that can parse vast amounts of data to identify opportunities and risks. By contrast, retail traders have often been left to aggregate information themselves across disparate sources. Tradu said its new offering is intended to close that gap.
“From day one, our mission has been to give traders access to the most advanced tools available, helping them make smarter, more informed decisions,” said Brendan Callan, chief executive of Tradu. “Real-time, tailored insights are essential to that goal, yet for many retail traders, these kinds of tools have been either out of reach or too expensive. Analyst AI changes that.”
The new tool functions as an integrated research assistant. It aggregates live market sentiment from more than 40,000 sources, tracking shifts in investor mood as they occur. It also offers detailed company fundamentals — earnings, valuations and profitability metrics — with the ability to benchmark performance against peers.
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Other features include monitoring real-time fund flows across an estimated $50trn in global assets, providing visibility on where institutional capital is moving. For traders relying on technical analysis, the system generates signals to identify potential entry and exit points based on momentum and trend indicators.
At the core of the product are AI and machine learning capabilities that surface trade ideas, highlight risks and flag market developments. Cross-asset coverage provides users with a panoramic view of global markets, coupled with tools to filter stocks using fundamental and technical criteria, track portfolio performance and follow macroeconomic sentiment.
Callan argued that delivering such functionality for free within a retail trading platform “sets a new standard in the industry” by providing access to “institutional-grade market data” without additional cost.
Democratising market intelligence
The launch reflects a broader trend in financial services of applying artificial intelligence to level the playing field between professional and retail investors. While many platforms have introduced AI-driven features, Tradu’s decision to bundle Analyst AI into its core offering underscores the increasing competition among brokers to differentiate on research and insights as well as execution.
Retail traders have surged in prominence over the past five years, fuelled by zero-commission platforms, pandemic-era volatility and rising interest in global markets. At the same time, market conditions have grown more complex, leaving many individual investors reliant on social media or fragmented sources of analysis. Tradu is betting that providing institutional-style resources can help retain sophisticated users and attract new ones.
The company’s partnership with Engine AI also highlights how fintech groups are turning to specialist artificial intelligence providers to accelerate product development.
