Moomoo, a global trading platform backed by Futu Holdings, launched API Skills on April 23, enabling retail investors to connect personal AI agents to live market execution across five markets: the US, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand. The facility translates natural language strategy descriptions into executable trades without requiring code, according to PR Newswire.
How It Works
Investors describe their strategy in plain language, from technical signals to execution conditions, and Moomoo API Skills translates that into live or simulated trades. The system supports real-time monitoring and automated triggers, effectively creating an always-on trading assistant. According to Yahoo Finance, the ANZ launch makes Moomoo the first trading platform in that market to offer a professional-grade facility bridging personal AI agents and live market execution.
“This is the first time Wall Street-level trading capability is made truly accessible through everyday language,” said Robin Xu, Group Senior Partner and Senior Vice President at Futu Holdings, in the announcement.
Architecture and Security
The platform runs on a local-first architecture through Moomoo OpenD, where data stays on the user’s local environment, execution requires user confirmation, and exposure to third-party risks is reduced. Built on Moomoo’s Open API ecosystem, it provides global market access with zero-code strategy execution.
The Agent-Native Trading Infrastructure Race
Moomoo joins a growing cohort of trading platforms building infrastructure specifically for AI agent execution. Fere AI raised $1.3M today for self-improving trading agents. Bybit has also been expanding agent-compatible trading tools, as reported by ROI-NJ. The consistent signal: financial infrastructure providers now treat AI agents as a first-class user type, not an afterthought.
The key question is regulatory. Natural language to live trade execution removes a layer of human deliberation that regulators in multiple jurisdictions have historically required. How securities authorities in the US, Singapore, and Australia respond to agent-driven retail trading will shape whether this category scales or gets constrained.