# IMF finds real demand for tokenized stocks but says they trade with less liquidity and more volatility than the shares they track

Investors mostly use on-chain shares for small and after-hours trades, and the Fund says liquidity, legal rules and settlement systems have not kept up.

- Published: 2026-10-12T05:41:53.098Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/11/imf-finds-demand-for-tokenized-stocks-says-the-market-is-still-volatile-illiquid), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) found genuine demand for tokenized stocks, meaning blockchain tokens that represent shares in listed companies. It also found the market is still volatile and illiquid. According to CoinDesk's summary,…

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