Chinese retail investor activity is exploding:
The number of new individual investor accounts in China jumped +88% MoM in January, to 4.9 million, the highest since October 2024.
For perspective, the October 2024 peak of 6.8 million accounts was the largest in 9 years and the 2025 average was 2.3 million.
The number of new margin trading accounts surged +30% MoM to ~190,000.
All while the daily stock market turnover in China surpassed $520 billion, an all-time high.
Retail participation in Chinese markets is skyrocketing.

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