Evolution of Professional Participants in Russian Securities Market

The securities market is one of the most important segments of the financial market of any state. The development of the Russian securities market can be judged on the basis of the development of its participants, their evolution. An analysis of today’s economic scientific literature shows an insufficient coverage of the evolution of professional participants in the domestic stock market. The article considers the changes in the composition of professional participants of the securities market, analyzes the regulatory framework that have given rise to these changes. It brings forth the reasons for the changes and expectations of financial market participants from the changes, presents the dynamics of the number of over the period of 2008–2018. The article reveals a sharp decline in the number of professional participants, determines the causes of this trend. It places an emphasis on the significance of including the investment advisors in the ranks of professional participants of the securities market in order to increase public involvement in the investment activity.