AI Today (Aired 11-26-25) AI in Financial Markets: Understanding Algorithmic Trading, Risk, and Smarter Investing Decisions

In this episode of AI Today, host Dr. Allen Badeau explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the financial markets, moving beyond headlines and hype to explain what AI is actually doing behind the scenes. Rather than offering investment advice, Dr. Badeau breaks down how AI-driven systems are used in areas like algorithmic trading, risk management, portfolio construction, and financial planning helping listeners understand the tools that increasingly influence modern markets. The conversation begins with a clear look at algorithmic trading and how AI models process massive streams of data prices, volume, volatility, news, and market sentiment in real time. Dr. Badeau explains why machines can react at speeds humans simply cannot, while also highlighting the limitations and risks that come with relying on automated systems. From predictive modeling and pattern recognition to sentiment analysis and portfolio optimization, the episode outlines the four primary ways AI is applied in today’s financial landscape.