特朗普旗下的Truth Social公司将于周六启动名为"Truth API"的新服务，向华尔街高频交易商出售其社交媒体帖子的快速访问权限，每月收费10万美元[1]。这一举措引发了关于利用公职获利和内幕交易的伦理担忧。
特朗普经常在Truth Social上发布影响市场的政策决定，包括关税、央行领导层任命和国际关系等内容[1]。伦理专家Dylan Hedler-Gaudette指出，这种做法的问题所在："显然华尔街想在其他人之前了解到这些信息。这真是一团糟。"[1]能源贸易公司Able Alpha Trading负责人Irene Aldridge更直言："如果这是一家上市公司的首席执行官做出这种行为，那就是监禁时间。"[1]
根据Themis Trading联合创始人Joe Saluzzi的估计，约100家高频交易公司可能愿意为该服务付费[1]。若仅有三家公司签约，就将使Truth Media的年收入翻倍，而该公司去年的收入仅为370万美元[1]。Truth Media股票自特朗普上台以来下跌了75%，公司报告存在数亿美元的亏损[1]。此前4月，特朗普在社交媒体上赞扬Palantir Technologies后，该股票在短时间内创下了整年最大涨幅[1]。
Trump's Truth Social is launching a paid service Saturday that will grant Wall Street traders rapid access to his social media posts for $100,000 per month [1]. The new "Truth API" offering raises concerns about potential insider trading and conflicts of interest, as Trump frequently uses the platform to announce policy decisions affecting markets, including tariffs, central bank appointments, and international relations [1].
The service could substantially boost Truth Media's finances. If just three companies subscribe, the company's annual revenue would double, given that it reported $3.7 million in revenue the previous year [1]. However, Truth Media shares have declined 75% since Trump took office, with the company reporting losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars [1]. Industry experts estimate approximately 100 high-frequency trading firms may be willing to pay for the service [1].
Ethicists and market observers have raised alarm. Dylan Hedler-Gaudette, an ethics expert, stated: "The pimping of specific companies — obviously Wall Street would like to know that before other people. It's a real mess" [1]. Irene Aldridge, head of energy trading firm Able Alpha Trading, stated: "If this was the CEO of a public company, this would be jail time" [1]. The concerns intensified following an April incident when Trump praised Palantir Technologies on the platform, prompting the stock to achieve its largest single-day gain of the year in the immediate aftermath [1].