Global Forex Market Report in the First Half of 2020 VI (Chinese Investor Profile)

Source: Fazzaco 2020-08-07

Chapter Three Investor Profile

Statistics show that in 2019 Chinese investors made 188 trades on a monthly basis at maximum, while 98% of the active leverage FX investors were individuals.

The following is the profile of Chinese investors:

3.1 Sex ratio

Percentage of female investors: 10%

3.2 Age

Most are at prime age

Only a few investors are younger than 20 or older than 50. People aging 30 to 39 are the mainstream investors, accounting for 80%. People aging 20 to 29 account for 10%, and 40 to 49 8%.

3.3 Regional distribution

In the top 15 provinces with the most investors, there are 6 eastern provinces, 6 middle provinces, and 3 western provinces, demonstrating the broad distribution of China’s FX market. Other than developed east costal areas, the middle and western parts of China are also a great market.

The 15 provinces are :

East China: Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Fujian, Hebei

Middle China: Anhui, Hunan, Henan, Hubei, Shanxi, Jiangxi

West China: Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunan

3.4 Hobbies

Automobile ranks the most popular hobby, followed by movie & music, electronics, real estate. They are not interested in raising pets or doing exercises.

3.5 Most favored products

According to statistics from Top (Niu) Traders, it is found that Chinese investors favor the following products most:

XAUUSD, EURUSD, GBPUSD, GOLD, XAUUSD, GBPJPY, USDJPY, XTIUSD

3.6 Proportion of profit makers

According to the profit/loss ratio released in the Top (Niu) Trader, it can be calculated that 26% of Chinese investors make profits while 73% of them suffer losses, which is in line with the 80/20 rule. Only a few at the top of the pyramid are profit makers and most of the investors are losing money.

All the data above represent the profile of Chinese investors.

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Global Forex Market Report in the First Half of 2020 VI (Chinese Investor Profile)

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