Yusuf Mansur: In The Past, One Day One Juz, Now One Day One Lot Shares Added

Ustaz Yusuf Mansur. (Photo: Instagram @yusufmansurnew)

JAKARTA - The COVID-19 pandemic situation has made retail investors and newbies to increase, as many novice investors have tried their luck in the capital market. President Director of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Inarno Djajadi said, as of November 19, 2020, the Indonesian Capital Market has pocketed 3.53 million investors.

From this figure, according to Inarno, small or retail investors have a significant role. He said 44.3 percent of transactions in the capital market in the January-October 2020 period were from retail investors.

In response to this, a religious figure as well as an investor in the capital market, Ustaz Yusuf Mansur, warmly welcomed the rise of retail investors who have enlivened the world of Indonesia's capital market. At least, this can be seen in Yusuf Mansur's uploads on Instagram social media recently.

Yusuf Mansur is highlighting the movement of PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Tbk (GMFI) shares which is on an increasing trend. For the record, at the close of trading on Monday December 1 yesterday, shares of this subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia shot up 30.61 percent to the level of Rp128 per share.

"Mansurmology sounds. Hehehe. But remember, the principle of Mansurmology is to buy not for sale. But buy for ownership, play long term," said Yusuf Mansur, commenting on the skyrocketing shares of GMFI, quoted by VOI, Wednesday, December 2.

Yusuf Mansur, in some of his uploads, seems to be trying to provide calm to novice investors in the capital market. In particular, he often discussed the shares of two BUMN, namely GMFI and PT Wijaya Karya Tbk (WIKA) for collection.

"Foreign capital is leaving? Where is there anything negative? This is fun. It's a big mistake for them to leave us. The original is a big mistake. Gegara is something that is not fundamental. As citizens of the world, we are not allowed to evict. As long as they leave, we buy a lot. WIKA is that. hajar. GMFI is also okay. Bismillah, "said Yusuf Mansur.

Furthermore, Yusuf Mansur also made an analogy that buying BUMN shares was tantamount to defending the country. In the past, state defenders brought bamboo sharpened, now it is only enough to buy at least 1 lot of BUMN shares in the capital market.

"Do you want to learn to buy stocks or not? Don't you just see? In the past, the bamboo troop, now the Stock troop. Hehehe. Secure your country. Protect your country. Own your country. Troops 1 Lot, hahaha. One Day One Verse? One Day One Juz? Now "Add? One Day One Lot. Hahaha. Bismillah," said the PayTren boss.

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For information, the lot is an official unit that has been determined by the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in share buying and selling transactions. Referring to the IDX rules, 1 lot is equivalent to 100 shares.

When trading shares, an investor is obliged to buy or sell at least 1 lot of shares. Previously in the world of capital markets in Indonesia, 1 lot of shares was equal to 500 shares. However, on January 6, 2014, the IDX issued a new regulation stipulating that 1 lot of shares equals 100 shares.

This is done so that the stock market is not always controlled by large companies or wealthy people. Investors with limited capital provision, such as private employees, small business actors, students and housewives, can be involved in stock investment. Since the enactment of this regulation, potential investors with funds below Rp. 500 thousand can invest.