Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa

The JSE Ltd (“JSE”) is licensed as an exchange under the Securities Services Act, 2004 and Africa’s premier exchange. It has operated as a market place for the trading of financial products for nearly 120 years. In this time, the JSE has evolved from a traditional floor based equities trading market to a modern securities exchange providing fully electronic trading, clearing and settlement in equities, financial and agricultural derivatives and other associated instruments and has extensive surveillance capabilities. The JSE is also a major provider of financial information. In everything it does, the JSE strives to be a responsible corporate citizen.

• In 8 November 1887 trading commenced by way of open outcry on a trading floor.
• In March 1996, trading on the Johannesburg Equities Trading (JET) system commenced. 800 securities were transferred in the 3 month period from 8 March 1996 to 7 June 1996.
• On 7 June 1996 the trading floor closed after a 108 year era.
• By Monday 10 June 1996 the JET System was fully operational.
• The JSE moved to JSE SETS in May 2002, thus commencing the new trading platform arrangements with the London Stock Exchange and allowing JSE investors access to world class technology.