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Apr 23, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Paper Review: TradeTrap – Evaluating the Reliability and Faithfulness of LLM‑Based Trading Agents

The article introduces TradeTrap, a unified framework that systematically stress‑tests large‑language‑model‑based autonomous trading agents by injecting component‑level perturbations—such as data falsification, prompt injection, and state tampering—into a historical US‑stock back‑test, revealing how small disturbances can cascade into extreme risk exposure, portfolio drawdown, and performance collapse.