JSE issues apology for the incorrect meta description on broker search

JSE Limited (“JSE) was alerted to an incorrect meta description automatically generated by search engines when searches relating to the JSE in relation to company information is performed. This resulted in the JSE’s awareness campaign relating to a cautionary pop-up on the JSE website regarding investment scams being displayed in search results.

The JSE has implemented technical measures to remedy the incorrect description.

We sincerely apologise for the error and in the event that you require any further information in respect of the remedial actions implemented or the JSE to clarify the incorrect search results, please contact [email protected].

The JSE’s International Derivatives give investors exposure to the price movements of internationally listed blue chip shares through Single Stock Futures (SSFs). Investors do not require exchange control permissions or the foreign trading accounts. Contracts are cash settled in Rands (ZAR) and can easily be accessed through JSE Equity Derivatives members.

What is the difference between a standard futures contract and a dividend neutral futures contract?

Some of our single-stock futures products are available in both standard and dividend neutral form.

Traditionally futures take out the implied dividends of the underlying over the contract’s life. For example, if we agree to trade the share at some future date, we will take all the expected dividends over that period out of the future price since we would not receive these when trading the share on that future date. Undeclared dividends are based on dividend assumptions which may prove to be incorrect. JSE has created dividend neutral SSFs to remove this dividend risk, which removes this assumption risk. For more information on these contracts, please see the section on Dividend Derivatives

Who is this for?​​

The product is useful to speculators and investors seeking offshore exposure and diversification. These include institutional and private investors, trusts and funds seeking opportunities to trade and gain exposure to the price movements of foreign equities. When trading with International Derivatives, market participants can either go long (buy a Future) or go short (sell a Future) to realise a profit. At present, the JSE does not list Options on International Derivatives.

Features

  • Provides investors exposure to international instruments
  • Capital efficient way to gain exposure to share movements
  • IDXs are liquid and easily traded
  • Incur lower brokerage fees than actually trading in the underlying shares
  • Investors can take advantage of price movements in the underlying shares
  • Corporate activities are taken into account and independent valuations are calculated by the exchange
  • Provides short selling opportunities to benefit from downward price movements.

How to get it

Register as a client with an authorised Equity Derivatives member.

Qualifying factors

You are allowed to trade and hold positions in International Derivatives if you are:

  • A South African corporate entity (no limits applicable)
  • A resident financial service provider or collective investment scheme (subject to your foreign portfolio allowance)
  • A resident long-term or short-term insurer (subject to your foreign portfolio allowance)

For further details on qualifying factors, speak to your broker.

International Derivatives follow the same margining process used in the Equity Derivatives Market. Initial margins and variation margins apply. For further details about the margin requirements relating to this product, speak to your broker or click here. ​​​