Companies Pay Up to $100,000 Monthly for Early Access to Trump's Truth Social Messages
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Financial firms are paying up to $100,000 monthly for VIP access to Donald Trump's Truth Social messages, receiving them fractions of a second before public release.
- This early access, facilitated by an API, allows high-frequency trading algorithms to react to market-moving announcements before retail investors.
- Trump Media & Technology Group views this data access as a significant and potentially lasting revenue stream, exploring further deals with news organizations and AI companies.
High-frequency trading firms are reportedly paying substantial sums, up to $100,000 per month, for exclusive, early access to Donald Trump's posts on Truth Social. This premium service provides these financial operations with a critical edge, delivering Trump's messages fractions of a second before they become available to the general public.
The connection direct delivers the posts fractions of a second before they are visible publicly.
The system relies on an application programming interface (API) that grants direct access to the platform's data flow. This minimal temporal advantage is invaluable for automated trading systems. Algorithms designed to detect market signals can react to announcements concerning tariffs, national security, or executive orders, many of which Trump posts directly, before individual investors even see them, potentially influencing prices of stocks, bonds, and oil.
The temporal difference is of relevance for the automated systems that operate in the markets.
Trump Media and Technology Group has confirmed the existence of these agreements, describing the revenue generated as modest but significant. Executives believe this data access product holds considerable potential and could become a lasting contributor to the company's business. The group is actively pursuing additional agreements with news organizations and artificial intelligence companies, seeking to leverage its API for broader applications.
We recognized a modest amount of revenue from these agreements to date.
Originally published by La Naciรณn in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.