More than half of Indonesia’s stock investors are under 30, OJK says

More than half of Indonesia’s stock investors are under 30, OJK says
Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, August 5
Reuters

More than half of Indonesia’s individual stock market investors are below the age of 30, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) announced Monday, underscoring a youth-driven surge in market participation.

As of 8 August, the total number of individual investors stood at about 17.57 million, an increase of 2.7 million, or 18.15 percent, compared with a year earlier.

“The addition of 2.7 million new investors exceeds the annual target of 2 million investors,” said Aditya Jayantana, OJK’s deputy commissioner for supervision of issuers, securities transactions, and special inspections, during a press conference at the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX).

OJK data show that investors aged 31-40 make up 24.81 percent of the total, followed by 12.25 percent aged 41-50, 5.74 percent aged 51-60, and 2.95 percent aged over 60.

Jayantana noted that investor growth has accelerated since the COVID-19 pandemic, with digital platforms and improved access to capital markets playing a key role.

The IDX, Indonesia’s only stock exchange, facilitates trading in equities, bonds, derivatives, and other securities.

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