AI in Trading Ops: What's Real and What's Hype in 2026
Some of what vendors sell is transformative, some is a thin wrapper with a new label. What is actually working on commodity desks in 2026 and what is not.
Anish PujariAug 27, 2026 5 min readOperator-grade insights on AI, technology, and the business models being built on them.

Some of what vendors sell is transformative, some is a thin wrapper with a new label. What is actually working on commodity desks in 2026 and what is not.
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