Market Participants
See also: Bonyad and Social Security Organization (Iran)The Government of Iran directly holds 35 percent of the TSE, while securing another 40 percent through pension funds and investment companies such as the Social Security Investment Company, one of the largest institutional investors on the TSE. Bonyads also play a leading role in TSE trading. In 2005 fewer than 5 percent of Iranians owned stock.
The Government is promoting the shareholding culture in Iran. By March 2010, 3.219 million shareholders had registered in the TSE, with investment firms having 562,375 shareholders, which makes it the "favorite industry" in the stock market. By September 2011, the number of registered shareholders in the TSE had increased to 4.5 million.
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