The revenue of Russian brokers for the first nine months of 2024 decreased to 68 billion rubles, which is 10% less than for the same period last year. Such data is cited by the Central Bank in its review of the main indicators of brokers for the third quarter.
This is not surprising: the stock market fell by 22% over the year since October 2023, investors are more actively interested in other financial instruments, for example, bank deposits, which allow you to get high rates without risk.
At the same time, brokers compensated for the drop in revenue from their core business with their own trading and investment income. The Central Bank characterizes this situation as follows: in the context of record high interest rates, brokers were able to increase their interest income, including from repo transactions. This contributed to the growth of net profit. According to the results of the first nine months of 2024, it grew to 46 billion rubles, which is 7% higher than a year ago.