OIC 2026: Can AI Trade Options For You?
Summary
Options Insider Radio interviews Jim Swartout, CEO of Prosperum FinTech Holdings, at the 2026 Options Industry Conference. Swartout discusses his firm’s new AI-driven broker-dealer, AvantGarde Trading, featuring a compliant bot named Alex for 24/7 support and education. The conversation covers industry trends including 24/7 trading, zero-day options, prediction markets, and the potential for asset tokenization.
Topics discussed
Intro: Options Industry Conference 2026 and guest introduction
Jim Swartout's career history at Schwab, E-Trade, and Robinhood
Prosperum's AI broker 'Alex' and the goal of non-human registered reps
Challenges with LLMs in options data and the need for specialized AI
The importance of education and Investor Terminal resources
Views on 24/7 trading and liquidity risks in extended hours
Zero-day options and managing after-hours risk
Prediction markets, crypto, and regulatory clarity
Tokenization of equities vs. real estate assets
Future roadmap: Crypto, prediction markets, and AI trade execution
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