AI agents can trade stocks for you—here are the risks and benefits, according to experts
CNBC · Kamaron McNair ·
AI agents can research portfolios and place trades. Here’s how agentic trading works and risks investors should know.
If you invest broadly in the U.S. stock market, there's a good chance you have at least some exposure to artificial intelligence. And depending on where you invest, AI could be helping you manage your portfolio, too.
Online brokerages are rolling out agentic trading, in which AI agents perform aspects of portfolio management. It goes a bit further than robo-advisors, which automatically build portfolios for investors based on preferences like risk tolerance. AI agents can help you build investment strategies from plain language prompts and execute trades on your behalf amid shifting market conditions.
Users of online trading platforms like Robinhood and Webull can tap AI to help monitor market movement, build strategies and automate certain approved tasks.