It turns out that the trading fees of stocks that major securities companies have obtained from investors have increased significantly.

The reason for this was that stock prices remained strong and transactions were active despite the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

According to the financial results from April to December last year announced by major securities companies, the trading commission of stocks obtained by the largest "Nomura Holdings" from domestic individual investors amounted to 66.7 billion yen, the previous year. It increased by 58% compared to the same period.



In addition, "Daiwa Securities Group Headquarters" also increased commission income from domestic individual investors by 18% due to the buying and selling of stocks, and "SMBC Nikko Securities" also received 45% of commission income from stocks including institutional investors. It means that it has increased by%.



Even as the infection of the new coronavirus spreads, the Nikkei Stock Average reached a high for the first time in 31 years at the end of last year, and it remained strong and transactions were active.



Takumi Kitamura, CFO of Nomura Holdings, said at an online press conference, "We recognize that financial markets and the real economy are moving differently. Monetary easing by central banks in each country is expected to continue for the time being, and the spread of vaccines I look forward to the recovery of the global economy. "