• JP Morgan recently published its e-Trading markets trends survey which predicted that crypto trading would see the biggest yearly rise in 2023.
• The technologies judged most influential for trading in 2022 and 2023 were mobile applications, AI/machine learning and blockchain technology.
• 72% of traders surveyed said they had no plans to trade crypto/digital coins, however AI/machine learning was expected to rise to over half in 2023.
Crypto Trading Sees Biggest Rise
JP Morgan recently published its e-Trading markets trends survey which predicted that crypto trading would be the largest increase in institutional e-Trading for 2023 with a 11% rise from 58% of their e-Trading in 2023, to 69% in 2024.
Best Technologies for Trading
The survey revealed that the technologies believed by institutional traders as being the most influential for trading in 2022 were mobile trading applications (29%), AI/machine learning (25%), and blockchain/distributed ledger technology (25%). In 2023, AI/machine learning was expected to take over half of all traded technologies at 53%.
Low Percentage Plan To Trade Crypto
However, only 8% of traders currently trade crypto while 72% said they have no plans to do so in the next 5 years. Despite this low percentage, AI is still predicted to be a standout feature when it comes to digital assets this year and going into 2024.
Global Market Trends
When looking at global markets ‚recession risk‘ was thought by 30% of traders surveyed as having the greatest impact on markets in 2023 followed closely by inflation (26%) and geopolitical conflict (19%). For inflation specifically 44% thought that it would decrease while 37% believed it would level off with only 19% giving the view that it would increase – with UK expecting highest inflation levels at 27%.