Vitaly Sergeychuk, head of VTB’s corporate and investment business unit, said that by the end of 2023, the number of Russian citizens with brokerage accounts on the Moscow Stock Exchange will reach 30 million. This was reported by TASS.
Thus, according to the expert, one in four adult Russians will have this option.
According to Sergeychuk’s forecasts, by 2026 the number of private investors in the Russian Federation will increase to 40 million. It is stated that they will play an important role by participating in the development of the Russian economy in the coming years, and that the collective investments made by individuals in exchange-traded funds during this period will exceed 500 billion rubles.
According to TASS material, the most popular investment instrument will continue to be stocks, whose share in the investment structure of individuals will exceed 50% in 2023.
Central Bank of the Russian Federation in November presented brokerage firms and financial market participants a plan to replace blocked foreign securities of Russian investors with frozen funds of non-residents of Russia.
Bloomberg too reportedHe said that this year retail investors provided the main demand for placing shares of Russian companies, bringing the level of the Moscow Stock Exchange index to the levels observed before the start of special operation in Ukraine.
Previous Analyst warned Russians on the five risks of playing the stock market.