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ASIC Strengthens AI Trading Safeguards for Australian Securities and Futures Markets

September 23, 2026 at 23:00 EDT

Policy & Regulation
Finance
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Australia's securities regulator has finalized new safeguards for automated and AI-enabled trading, moving to tighten governance of algorithms while simplifying parts of its market rulebook. The changes apply to securities and futures market participants and are designed to bring Australia's framework closer to international standards as trading becomes increasingly automated.

Sept. 24, 2026 · ASIC

AI-era trading guardrails

Australia is strengthening controls for automated and AI-enabled trading while streamlining guidance for securities and futures market participants.

18 months

transition period

2028

rules commence

7 years

record retention

60%

guidance volume cut

Automation already dominates trading

Share of trading estimated to be algorithmic

What firms must be ready to do

Govern

Document development, approval and deployment of trading algorithms.

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Test

Check algorithms before first use and after material change.

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Stop

Suspend, limit or prohibit abnormal activity immediately.

Broad support

Respondents backed modernization, global consistency and a principles-based framework.

Practical caveats

Concerns focused on real-time monitoring, client algorithms, vendor tools and implementation workload.

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