Story · Retail·Oct 28, 2026

CFTC chair Mike Selig asks who is liable when an AI trading agent goes rogue, and floats know-your-agent rules

At a CFTC forum on AI, Chairman Mike Selig said AI agents continue a long move toward autonomous trading systems. He asked whether developers of agents that trade for users must register, who is liable if an agent goes rogue, and whether regulators need a know-your-agent check, pointing to crypto as a model. Architect CEO Brett Harrison said more retail and institutional traders now use AI-built algorithms to trade derivatives.

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