OpenAI vs Anthropic? Versus Trade’s CEO Vitalii Bulynin on AI’s Future in Trading
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has quickly become the biggest buzzword conversation in retail trading. Every broker is talking about it, every fintech is building around it, and every trader is trying to understand whether AI will become the next competitive edge.
The answer is probably yes, but not for the reasons most would expect.
AI is undoubtedly making strategy development faster, market research easier and sophisticated trading tools more accessible than ever before. In an exclusive interview with FXStreet’s Co-CEO Pere Monguió, Vitalii Bulynin, Co-Founder and CEO of Versus Trade, says the next generation of successful traders will redefine its role completely.
The AI Renaissance Has Already Started
"When MetaQuotes introduced MQL, traders suddenly had the opportunity to build their own indicators and Expert Advisors," says Vitalii Bulynin. "Today, AI is taking that evolution even further."
Instead of spending weeks learning programming languages or manually validating ideas through trial and error, traders can now generate code, test hypotheses and refine strategies within hours. AI dramatically shortens the distance between an idea and the proof behind it, allowing retail traders to experiment with a speed that was previously reserved for far larger institutions.
Vitalii compares the shift to the rise of padel. Unlike tennis, which demands years of practice before players become comfortable, padel lowered the barrier to entry and quickly attracted millions of new participants. AI is doing something remarkably similar for trading. It doesn't replace expertise, but it makes sophisticated market research far more accessible than it has ever been before.
What Happens When Everyone Asks AI the Same Question?
That accessibility, however, creates an entirely new challenge.
If millions of traders begin relying on AI to generate ideas, identify opportunities or even suggest trades, markets could gradually become shaped by increasingly similar thinking. This matters most in fast-moving areas like CFD trading, where the same signal reaching thousands of traders at once can compress the very edge they were looking for. With AI becoming a universal signal provider, traders may begin replacing their own judgement with AI-generated consensus.
For Versus Trade’s CEO, this is where the real conversation around AI in trading begins.
Technology should help traders validate ideas faster, challenge assumptions and eliminate inefficient research. Markets have always rewarded independent thinking, and that is unlikely to change simply because the tools become more powerful.
As AI becomes part of every trader's workflow, originality in the industry may become even more valuable than information itself.
From OpenAI vs Anthropic to a New Way of Looking at Markets
What if traders could one day trade OpenAI vs Anthropic?
While hypothetical, the example perfectly captures how market thinking is evolving. Increasingly, traders are less interested in asking whether artificial intelligence as a whole will continue growing. The more compelling question is which company, technology or narrative is likely to outperform.
That philosophy sits at the heart of Versus Pairs, Versus Trade's proprietary product that allows traders to express views on the relative performance of two assets instead of focusing solely on their movement against the currencies.
Whether comparing technology leaders, commodities, stock indices or cryptocurrencies, the concept encourages traders to think in terms of competition rather than simple direction. The same logic applies across markets. Someone active in online commodity trading might weigh gold against oil rather than tracking either in isolation, turning a familiar market into a relative call. In markets increasingly driven by sector leadership, geopolitical shifts and technological disruption, that perspective offers a more nuanced way to build and express a market thesis.
Building for Where Markets Are Going
AI will undoubtedly continue transforming trading. Research will become faster, automation more sophisticated and strategy development more accessible. Those advantages, however, will eventually become the new standard rather than a differentiator.
The companies that stand out will be those building for what comes next.
At Versus Trade, innovation has never been about following industry trends but building for where trader behaviour is heading next. As an award-winning, next-generation CFD broker, the company combines transparent execution, competitive trading conditions and the flexibility of the MT5 platform with products designed for how modern markets actually work.
AI is making it faster to compare ideas, test hypotheses and uncover market opportunities. Yet technology alone has never created an edge. The ability to recognise an overlooked opportunity and turn insight into conviction remains firmly in the hands of the trader, because markets will always reward those who think ahead of the crowd. At Versus Trade, innovation is all about helping traders stay one step ahead of it.