In the US Congress, a new bill is gaining attention — the Market Structure Draft, which could seriously change the rules of the game in the stock market. Its goal is to make trading fairer, more transparent, and accessible for all participants, especially retail investors.

The bill proposes a reform of market structure, including:

• limiting the dominance of high-frequency traders,

• improving order execution conditions for regular investors,

• strengthening control over 'payment for order flow' — a scheme in which brokers receive money for directing orders to certain platforms.