Exposing Insider Trading With the Help of AI

The video discusses how Bloomberg uses algorithms to detect insider trading by identifying unusual activity in the options market, especially before major merger deals. It highlights a case study involving Hartford Navigator and explains how the SEC can utilize Bloomberg's tools for transparency. The video also emphasizes the role of AI in news reporting, making it easier and more exciting by uncovering hidden stories.

What is the primary function of Bloomberg's algorithms in the options market?

• To calculate market trends

• To detect unusual activity

• To predict stock prices

• To provide investment advice

In the Hartford Navigator example, what was unusual about the options market activity?

• It decreased significantly

• It exploded with activity

• It showed a typical pattern

• It was unusually quiet

How does the SEC benefit from Bloomberg's technology?

• By gaining exclusive access to insider information

• By using the same tools to detect unusual market activities

• By receiving direct reports from Bloomberg

• By controlling the algorithms

What role does artificial intelligence play in journalism according to the transcript?

• It limits access to information

• It complicates news reporting

• It replaces human journalists

• It makes reporting easier and more exciting

What was the impact of the Reuters story on the options market?

• It led to an explosion in market activity

• It caused a decrease in activity

• It stabilized the market

• It had no impact