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Lockdowns have Turned Russians into Stock Traders

Paul Ebeling
Last updated: March 23, 2021 11:24 am
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“Russians have been moving money out of their long preferred store of wealth e.g. high interest deposit accounts with domestic banks after a series of interest rate cuts have reduced the returns to insignificant amounts, and have been making risk investments with a bigger returns“– Paul Ebeling

During the past year Russians turned increasingly to stock market trading during the VirusCasedemic as the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) cut its Key interest rate to a record low, making it less attractive to just keep money in banks.

Russian retail investment into stocks and bonds has taken off. In Y 2020 retail investors put RUB638bn ($8.6-B) into foreign stocks and bonds, according to CBR, Tass reported last month

Alexey Timofeev, head of NAUFOR, said in a recent interview that he expected the growth in the number of people trading to continue and that the number of new retail investors in Russia is likely to best the record rise of Y 2020.

In Y 2020, Russia’s largest bourse, the Moscow Exchange, saw a boom with nearly 5-M new retail investors, taking the number of accounts registered to 10-M+.

The Saint-Petersburg Exchange, Russia’s 2nd-largest bourse and the main platform for trading foreign stocks, also saw trading volumes of foreign securities reach a record high after CBR cut rates to an all-time low last July.

Our analysis says that influx of investors will continue this yr.

The Big Q: Will the number of accounts double?

The Big A: We believe that the overall amount of money in retail investors’ accounts will increase substantially.

NAUFOR says its main purpose is the creation of a favorable atmosphere for investments in Russian financial markets for what may be a strong recovery of the Russian economy.

Russians have some 6 trillion roubles ($79-B) invested in financial market instruments, according to RCB. But around 75% of all open brokerage accounts have less then 10,000 roubles ($131.64) in them, according to the data.

The rouble-denominated MOEX index gained 8% in Y 2020, touching all-time highs, making it an attractive investment as the rouble depreciated 16% Vs USD and with deposit rates near 5%.

The growth in demand for retail trading reflected a global trend as interest rates dove, and the VirusCasedemic prompted people to spend more time at home and online. Retail investors accounted for 5.6% of the Russian population in late Y 2020 Vs 10.6% in China, there a a lot of room to grow.

The Central Bank of Russia could raise interest rates this year to try to rein in inflation after increasing its Key interest rate this month to 4.5% from a record low of 4.25%, the 1st rate change since last July.

We do not see a pull back or healthy correction stopping the money inflow. In such cases we see very pragmatic behavior by retail investors who step into the market and increase their investment.

($1 = 75.9650 roubles)

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!

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By Paul Ebeling
Paul A. Ebeling, a polymath, excels, in diverse fields of knowledge Including Pattern Recognition Analysis in Equities, Commodities and Foreign Exchange, and he is the author of "The Red Roadmaster's Technical Report on the US Major Market Indices, a highly regarded, weekly financial market commentary. He is a philosopher, issuing insights on a wide range of subjects to over a million cohorts. An international audience of opinion makers, business leaders, and global organizations recognize Ebeling as an expert.   
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