OREANDA-NEWS. Total assets of non-credit financial institutions licenced to perform activities of professional securities market participants (professional participants – NFOs) exceeded 905 billion rubles in 2016 Q2, which is by 32% higher than in the corresponding period of 2015. It is noteworthy that the asset/GDP ratio for professional participants – NFOs remained at 1.1%. This data is published in the Review of key indicators of professional securities market participants in 2016 Q2.

Starting 2016, their net profit substantially increased through the growth of incomes both from core activities and interest income. In 2016 Q2, the number of their clients also increased by 1.5% to reach 1.4 million with custody service traditionally embracing the greatest share of customers.

The exchange market was still a hot place. The total turnover at the Moscow Exchange in 2016 Q2 increased by 25% against the corresponding period of the last year and reached 196.9 trillion rubles. Money and forward market segments which account for over 50% of entire trade volume showed the highest growth. However, FX market which accounts for 40% of the entire trade volume still enjoys leadership at the Moscow Exchange.

The overall number of clients registered with the Moscow Exchange is slowly growing and reached 1.4 million by 2016 Q2 end. Following a splash of activity at the end of 2015, the monthly average number of new individual investment accounts stabilised at around 7,000. The total number of individual investment accounts opened by the middle of 2016 exceeded 130,000.