A Frontier Review on the Convergence of Metaverse, Artificial Intelligence, and  Stock Markets

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A Frontier Review on the Convergence of Metaverse, Artificial Intelligence, and Stock Markets

Heng Chen, Fei Huang

Article ID: 8262
Vol 6, Issue 4, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/m8262

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Abstract

Since 2023, the integration of the Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in securities markets has rapidly emerged, covering immersive trading floors, AI-driven virtual advisors, and market simulations based on multi-agent reinforcement learning. This review systematically examines the technological foundations (deep learning, reinforcement learning, multimodal learning, and metaverse platforms), key applications, representative theoretical models, practical case studies, and the challenges and future directions. Unlike earlier reviews that treated AI and the Metaverse separately, this paper highlights their symbiotic integration, with the Metaverse providing immersive data carriers and AI enabling intelligent decision-making. Evidence indicates that multimodal and multi-agent methods are becoming the core paradigm for securities analysis in the Metaverse era, while immersive interaction and intelligent agents are reshaping investment research and advisory processes. These practices bring measurable improvements in efficiency (e.g., reduced transaction latency, improved fraud detection accuracy) and inclusiveness (e.g., broader access for retail investors) to stock markets, confirming the systemic transformation of capital markets.

Keywords

Metaverse Finance; Artificial Intelligence; Stock Market Prediction; Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning; Large Language Models; Digital Twin Markets;

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