Individual Stock Trading Volume Drops 57% as Retail Investor Sentiment Cools

By Han Jiyeon Posted : October 21, 2026, 07:24 Updated : October 21, 2026, 07:24

◆아주경제 주요뉴스
▷[투자지갑 닫는 개미]1억4000만원→6000만원…개미들 여름 이후 지갑 닫았다
- Individual investors have reduced their average monthly stock trading volume from 140 million won to 60.1 million won as of September, a 57% drop.
- The KOSPI has recorded the steepest decline among major global markets since June, which is a key factor behind this trend.
- An analysis of monthly data from major brokerages, including Mirae Asset, Meritz, Hana, and Hyundai Motor Securities, shows that the number of monthly trading customers has also sharply decreased from 2.11 million to 1.32 million during the same period.
- There is a growing need for investment incentives to normalize the index within a limited scope, such as measures to revitalize the KOSDAQ market.
 
◆주요 리포트
KB증권, 제주항공 3분기 실적 개선 전망…목표주가 18.8%↑
- KB Securities has raised its target price for Jeju Air from 4,800 won to 5,700 won, an increase of 18.8%, reflecting expectations for improved third-quarter performance and liquidity management.
- Jeju Air is projected to report an operating profit of 19.9 billion won in the third quarter, marking a return to profitability compared to the same period last year and the previous quarter.
- This figure exceeds both market consensus and KB Securities' previous estimates of 18.2 billion won and 57.2 billion won, respectively.
- However, due to soaring international oil prices, the operating profit margin is expected to remain at just 3.6% despite being a peak season.
- KB Securities forecasts Jeju Air's operating losses for 2026 and 2027 at 14 billion won and operating profits at 20.6 billion won, respectively, both significantly revised upward by 45.4 billion won and 23.9 billion won from previous estimates.
 
◆장 마감 후(20일) 주요공시
▷하이퍼코퍼레이션, 공매도 과열종목 지정
▷에코프로비엠, 공매도 과열종목 지정
▷녹십자홀딩스, 가격괴리율, 3거래일 단일가매매 지정 연장(녹십자홀딩스2우)
▷형지아이앤씨 매매거래정지 예고
 
◆펀드 동향(19일 기준, ETF 제외)
▷국내 주식형: 979억원
▷해외 주식형: 231억원
 
◆오늘(19일) 주요일정
▷한국: 생산자물가지수(9월), 20일까지 수출입동향
▷영국: 소비자물가지수, 생산자물가지수(9월),
▷미국 20년물 국채 입찰
▷엔비디아 GTC Berlin — 젠슨 황 CEO 기조연설(한국시간 18시~20시)
▷삼성바이오로직스, 유니드 실적 발표
▷장전 실적: 애보트(ABT), 써모피셔(TMO), AT&T(T), 다나허(DHR), 엘리번스 헬스(ELV), 필립모리스(PM)
▷장후 실적: 메타 플랫폼(META), 테슬라(TSLA), IBM(IBM), 램리서치(LRCX), 텍사스인스트루먼트(TXN), SAP(SAP)
 
 
 



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