FINRA Drops Day Trader Floor as AI Brokers Post 87% Margins, Expanding Market Access
FINRA's elimination of the Pattern Day Trader equity floor and a Kraken-Gemini crypto integration coincide with a wave of AI-native brokerage deployments. Futu Holdings posted HKD 2.6 billion in Q1 2026 commission income, operating at 87% gross margins. Simultaneously, Reg CF platform AQi is targeting a $5 trillion capital gap for women entrepreneurs.
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