retail investor (also referred to as non-professional investor)

a person who buys or sells securities for his or her own account. A retail investor is dependant on the intermediary for information and assistance. Therefore the level of protection of a retail investor is higher than that given to a professional investor (IW)

In other languages:

• investitur mhux professjonali [MT] - persuna li tbigħ u tixtri titoli ta' sigurtà għall-kont tagħha. Investitur mhux professjonali jiddependi mill-intermedjarju għal informazzjoni u għajnuna. Għalhekk il-livell ta' protezzjoni ta' investitur mhux professjonali hu ogħla minn dak mogħti lil investitur professjonali (IW)
• investitore non professionista, investitore al dettaglio [IT]