Posts by US President Donald Trump on the social network Truth Social will no longer be a free source of information for financial markets. The company Trump Media plans to launch a paid subscription providing instant access to the head of state's publications. This decision is directly linked to the fact that the politician's words regularly cause fluctuations in the stock exchanges, causing investors to lose or earn millions.

Paid access for traders

As reported by RBK-Ukraine citing The Wall Street Journal, Trump Media intends to launch a system in August that will allow institutional clients to receive information milliseconds earlier than others. Primarily, this service is aimed at companies engaged in high-frequency trading, where the speed of data reception is critical.

According to the source, some clients have already registered for the new service before its official launch. However, the company has not yet disclosed the cost of the subscription or the exact technical details of how much faster data will be received compared to standard access.

Why Trump's words are worth money

Financial companies are already used to paying for API interfaces of major social networks, such as X and Reddit, to stay ahead of the market. With Trump's return to power and his high activity on the network, traders have to monitor his account around the clock. Any statement he makes can instantly change stock prices.

Examples of such influence are numerous:

  • Changes in tariffs announced last year instantly changed stock prices.
  • Statements about peace negotiations during the conflict between the US and Iran led to a collapse in oil prices.
  • Due to the fall in futures, some traders suffered losses of millions of dollars.

The new communication channel being developed by Trump Media is designed to eliminate delays for those companies for whom information has direct financial value.

New revenue stream and old scandals

Kevin McLaughlin, the interim CEO of Trump Media, stated that the new API will become a significant source of recurring revenue for the company. Let us recall that Trump Media has already expanded its activities, moving beyond social networks into the fields of cryptocurrency and nuclear fusion.

However, the topic of Trump's influence on the markets is surrounded not only by innovations but also by scandals. Earlier, CNN reported that during his presidency, Donald Trump bought stocks of dozens of companies more than 40 times a few days before publicly praising them, which could have had a positive effect on his personal investments. In addition, the media reported that Trump's teleprompter operator earned more than $100,000 by betting based on knowledge of the text of his speeches.