Individuals shunned the stock market in Q3

The number of private individuals who have carried out at least one share purchase or sale transaction has reached its lowest level for three years, according to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).

The number of individuals who made at least one stock market purchase or sale fell by 35% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the previous quarter. Only 600,000 individuals made at least one purchase or sale of shares between July and September, the AMF revealed. While retail stock market activity is traditionally lower in the summer months, this level is still lower than in the third quarter of 2021.

The number of investors is even slightly lower than in 2020 (604,000). To find so few individual investors, one has to go back to the third quarter of 2019. Active individuals also carried out fewer transactions (8.8 million on average over the quarter).

“Uncertainty in the markets is reflected in the lower activity of retail investors. With the markets falling for the third consecutive quarter, retail investors appear to have adopted a wait-and-see attitude and held on to their positions,” the AMF said.

Furthermore, the AMF counted only 39,000 new buyers, i.e. individuals who carried out “at least one purchase transaction for the first time since 1 January 2018”, again the lowest level for three years.

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Hélène Cougot

Passionnée depuis son plus jeune âge par l’art et la mode, Hélène s’oriente vers une école de stylisme, l’Atelier Chardon-Savard à Paris, avec une option Communication. Afin d’ajouter des cordes à son arc, elle décide de compléter sa formation par un MBA en Management du Luxe et Marketing Expérientiel à l’Institut Supérieur de Gestion à Paris dont elle sort diplômée en 2020. Elle a notamment écrit des articles lifestyle et beauté pour le magazine Do it in Paris et se spécialise en rédaction d’articles concernant le luxe, l’art et la mode au sein du magazine Luxus Plus.********** [EN] Passionate about art and fashion from a young age, Hélène went to a fashion design school, Atelier Chardon-Savard in Paris, with a Communication option. In order to add more strings to her bow, she decided to complete her education with an MBA in Luxury Management and Experiential Marketing at the Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris from which she graduated in 2020. She has written lifestyle and beauty articles for Do it in Paris magazine and specializes in writing articles about luxury, art and fashion for Luxus Plus magazine.