Published on: 2026-05-05
Source: Moscow Exchange – Московская Биржа –
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By the end of April 2026, the volume of investments by private investors in bonds, calculated as the net result of purchases and sales, reached a record 265.5 billion rubles (+57.3% compared to April 2025). Of this, 63.1% were investments in corporate bonds, 36.8% in OFZ and regional debt securities.
The total volume of transactions by private investors in bonds amounted to 436.4 billion rubles, which is 65.8% higher than in April 2025. Since the beginning of the year, more than 1.3 million people have made bond transactions (+35% compared to January-April 2025). At the same time, the average number of active investors making daily transactions with corporate bonds exceeded 100 thousand for the first time in April.
Boris Blonin, Senior Managing Director of Sales and Business Development at the Moscow Exchange
“Record investments by individuals in bonds in April are a direct result of the work of market participants, regulators, and exchanges to develop the public debt capital market. Under conditions of declining rates on classic banking products, the debt market demonstrates an increase in the number of available instruments, an extension of trading hours, and the emergence of new types of bonds, providing investors with the most effective ways to manage their savings.”
From March 23, 2026, the Moscow Exchange allowed all bonds for morning trading,From March 28th – to exclusive trading, and from April 13 they wereseries of bondsOn the main, morning, and evening trading sessions and the additional session of one day. Also from March 23, 2026The Moscow Exchange has extended the duration of the main trading session for the stock and bond marketdue to the extension of the auction closing. At the same time, the start of the evening trading was synchronized on the stock market and the derivatives market with the introduction of a single trading session.
The extension of bond trading hours has allowed private investors to respond more effectively to changes in the economy during the evening hours and weekends. On average, the trading volume on each of the weekend days exceeds 1.5 billion rubles, with about 30 thousand bond transactions concluded on weekends.
As a result, the number of private investors in the evening and morning trading sessions increased by 3.9 times and 5 times respectively compared to April 2025, reaching 28.9 thousand people and 13.2 thousand people respectively.
The increase in trading volumes was also facilitated by the launch of new types of bonds, including products with floating rates, structured and securitized instruments, bonds with foreign currency denomination, which expanded the selection for the retail segment.
The Moscow Exchange will continue working on expanding its product line and improving trading services for private market participants in 2026. A great potential for further development of the bond market also lies in brokers’ efforts to improve access for private clients to bond placements in the primary market.
The debt market of the Moscow Exchange is a center for raising funds for Russian companies, combining developed infrastructure, reliability, and advanced bond trading technologies. Bonds are traded on the Moscow Exchange, with the volume in circulation amounting to almost a third of GDP. The lineup includes more than four thousand instruments, issued by 500 issuers, including OFZ, corporate bonds, as well as complex debt instruments. More than 1.7 million private investors trade bonds on the Moscow Exchange.In 2025, the volume of bond trading amounted to a record 42 trillion rubles, and the average daily trading volume since the beginning of 2026 exceeded 150 billion rubles.
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