PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - The Financial Services Authority (OJK) lists more than 90 securities or securities companies that have become members of the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) and have obtained permission from the OJK.

Each securities company also has branch offices in many locations and in several regions, making it easier for potential investors and investors to open accounts or obtain various information.

Head of the West Java BEI Office, Achmad Dirgantara, said that after completing the administrative requirements to become a securities company customer, and having a bank account at a paying bank that serves capital market transactions, investors can start making transactions.

"Of course, after placing a deposit of funds at the paying bank, the amount depends on the provisions of each securities company. Investors can open securities accounts at more than one securities company," said Achmad.

According to Achmad, even though investors' names are in many securities companies, investor asset data in the form of securities ownership data is centralized in one Single Investor Identification (SID) which is stored in the AKSes system which is managed by the Indonesian Central Securities Depository (KSEI) as the Depository and Settlement Institution for stock transactions. .

"Each investor will receive an AKSes card which contains an SID and can be accessed to view transaction mutation data and securities ownership data for each investor in the Indonesian capital market," said Achmad.

"SID is learning how to make stock transactions, which can be done directly through the securities company's online trading system. Investors can make transactions from anywhere, as long as there is a wifi network to connect to the securities company's online transaction system, which is also connected to the IDX stock trading system ," he added.

Achmad explained that investors also need to study the shares they want to buy to fill their investment portfolio. Investors can learn about company performance from public information such as financial reports, company profile or prospectus, analysis results from stock analysts, and several other information.

"Apart from that, investors need to pay attention to every corporate action of the company which could have an impact on changes in share prices, both up and down," he said.

For investors who want to actively transact or speculate by analyzing share price movements, they need to study the technical theory of price movements of shares listed on the IDX. Then, investors are advised to use stock investment funds that come from idle funds or funds that are not used in the long term.

Stock investment is categorized as a high-risk investment instrument so investors should not use funds to meet short-term needs. If share prices fall, but not due to worsening company performance, investors can hold their shares from selling until the share price rises again. And this could take a long time.

Achmad added, before allocating funds for stock investment, investors must first have emergency savings of 3-6 times their monthly living needs. If there is a risk in work or business, at least investors can survive between 3-6 months without having to immediately withdraw their investment funds in the capital market, where prices may be correcting.

"The most important thing in investing in shares is to be realistic and not to be provoked by emotions. We must not get carried away by "following the bandwagon" because it is possible that one day stock speculators will deliberately seek to profit from investor panic or deliberately create a trap to buy certain shares that have been made. seems to be in great demand," he concluded. (Parno)