The number of stock trading accounts in Vietnam has fallen for a second consecutive month, according to data from the Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation. Where as there were 7,445,544 accounts at the end of October, at the end of November there were 7,252,743, a drop of 192,081. This has come about as the authorities try to bring greater transparency to who is trading what and when on the back of several high-profile cases of stock market manipulation. Banks and securities firms, as s a result, have taken to closing unused accounts.

Vietnam stock trading accounts, June to November, 2023

Date	Domestic Investors		Foreign Investors		Total
	Individuals	Institutions	Individuals	Institutions
November	7,191,502	16,045	40,662	4,534	7,252,743
October	7,384,707	15,885	40,429	4,523	7,445,544
September	7,762,844	15,721	40,200	4,506	7,823,271
August	7,590,239	15,631	39,943	4,488	7,650,301
July	7,402,074	15,498	39,634	4,460	7,461,666
June	7,251,723	15,442	39,450	4,432	7,311,047

Source: Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation | Statistics

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