Investment potential of the population and the financial market of Ukraine

Abstract

The paper assesses available investment potential of Ukraine's population. It is shown that in Ukraine recently appeared and is growing a group of the population, which owns financial resources that can be invested in the economy. Insignificant participation of the population in the investment processes caused by distrust in the institutions and limited choice of savings capitalization instruments on the country’s financial market. Stimulation of investment activeness of citizens can be achieved by extending the securities market instruments and only in the case when there is strict state control over the use of mobilized on the stock market funds.