The rising influence of retail investors

BIS Quarterly Review | March 2021 | 01 March 2021by Sirio Aramonte and Fernando AvalosRecent events have drawn attention to the growing role of retail investors in equity markets. In addition to fuelling a rise in trading volumes, these investors use leverage, buy and sell options to speculate on individual companies, and rely on social media platforms to coordinate their portfolio strategies.

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