Johannesburg Stock

Exchange (JSE)
 17th largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization ($987.16
Billion) and the largest exchange in the African continent.
1887 : Founded
Early 1990s : Electronic trading system
2005 : Got listed itself
Market Cap over South Africa GDP ratio is 278.94%
Official currency : South African Rand (ZAR, R)
Strate, provides electronic settlement for the JSE
Financial Services Board (FSB)
Products Offerred

Equity
Primary shares, preference shares, depository receipts, property entities like real
estate investment trusts (REITs), warrants and exchange-traded products (ETFs).
Derivatives
Index and single-stock futures and options, can-do futures and options,
exchange-traded contracts for difference (CFDs) and other sophisticated
derivative Instruments in equities, currencies and interest rate asset classes .
Interest Rate Market
Bonds, floating-rate notes, commercial paper and hybrid instruments . (Ranked
3rd in terms of traded volume of bonds by WFE)
Commodity Derivatives
Range of cash-settled rand-denominated derivatives on various local and
international benchmark commodities, including softs, energy and various metals
Index

FTSE JSE All Share Index

Total members : 163
Index Launch 24 June 2002 ; Base Value 10815.08 ; Currently at 49,028
Dividend Yield % 2.91

Clearing & Settlement : T + 3

No. of Companies listed : 397
Accolades