The total number of Iran’s equity traders, including shareholders and investment fund investors, stood at 11.2 million in the last fiscal year (March 2016-17), registering a 78% growth compared to the fiscal 2012-13, Bourse Press reported. The 11.2 million traders invested a total of 2 quadrillion rials ($53.59 billion) last year in Iran’s four exchanges, namely Tehran Stock Exchange, Iran Fara Bourse, Iran Mercantile Exchange and Iran Energy Exchange, indicating a 74% growth compared to the fiscal 2012-13, Financial Tribune reported.
EghtesadOnline: With the number of investors in Iran’s capital market having crossed the 11-million mark, the market’s penetration rate reached 40%, meaning four out of 10 Iranians trade shares in the domestic stock market.