A Total Of 127,985 West Sumatrans Become Stock Investors, In Six Months Record Transactions Of IDR 8.8 Trillion

JAKARTA - The capital market industry continues to expand to various regions. No exception, West Sumatra Province.

In that area, the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) recorded that there were 127,985 people who became stock investors. The transaction value continues to increase.

In the period from January to June 2022, the value reached IDR 8.8 trillion. "Last year, in the same period, the transaction value reached IDR 8.3 trillion, this year it has increased to IDR 8.8 trillion due to an increase in active investors," said West Sumatra IDX Representative, Early Saputra, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, July 20.

According to him, the high value of stock transactions shows public interest in investing in the capital market continues to increase. IDX noted that there were additional 21,457 new investors in West Sumatra until June 2022.

"This is supported by the existence of 10 securities and 17 BEI outlets spread across campuses to high school," he said.

He detailed that investors from West Sumatra were dominated by the younger generation with a composition ranging from 18-25 years old, 25,473 people, 26-30 years old 14,584 people, 31-40 years old 10,784 people, and ages 41 years and over 6,372 people.

Meanwhile, based on occupation, 18,382 private employees, 3,716 civil servants, 2,119 housewives, 7,619 entrepreneurs, 17,641 students, 177 TNI/Police, 329 retirees, 620 teachers and 6,741 people came from.

Based on the distribution of cities, most investors came from Padang City with 42,688 Single Investor Identification (SID), Agam Regency 10,642 SID, Tanah Datar Regency 8,503 SID, Padang Pariaman Regency 7,657 SID.

He assessed that this could not be separated from the education and supervision carried out by the OJK as well as the support from the government to make investment products that suit the needs of young people.

"When the market is getting better, the monitoring is tight, the more people will believe the market will be more enthusiastic," he said.