In August accounts on Moscow Exchange were opened by 422 thousand investors, and their total number reached 26.81 million people. Last month, 3.4 million private investors made transactions, which became the maximum value in the history of exchange trading. Their share in the trading volume of shares amounted to 82.7%, bonds - 36.1%, on the spot currency market - 17.9%, on the futures market - 68.6%. Volume of investments of private investors in the bond market in August amounted to ₽218.9 billion, in the stock market - ₽42 billion, BPIFs - ₽20 billion.