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 to 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,

• enhancing control over 'payment for order flow' — a scheme where brokers receive money for directing orders to specific platforms.