South Africa's Economy and Stock Market
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has been in existence since 1887, and over the last hundred and twenty years it has been vital to the stock market and trading in South Africa. Located in the heart of the country’s economic hub, Sandton, Johannesburg, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is where the majority of financial trading takes place. And with South Africa having a wide variety of markets and industries, it is one of the world's busiest and biggest stock exchange centers.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has major entities as customers, such as SAB, Anglo and Angloplat, and provides its customers with a platform to clear equities, make use of electronic trading, settle equities and provide financial and agricultural derivatives. With millions of Rands worth of exports, imports and industries such as agriculture, energy production, transportation and mining, to name a few, contributing to the economy of South Africa, the eighteenth largest stock exchange does not slow down for a second, with thousands of transactions passing through the JSE on a daily basis.
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ELIZABETH GARANDE - 2011-05-05 12:01:36
Kind regards I am a Zimbabwean currently living and working in Switzerland.i would like to know if it is possible to venture into the stock business and i would also want the names of reputable companies to deal with. Thank you
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Bridgette Yani - 2010-09-23 10:09:38
Hi, I am doing a paper in short term interest rates, I need South African Historical data on stock, volatility trend and inflation rate to compare with the model on my project can you help me ?
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Naveed - 2010-05-26 19:48:48
i just visit and study of your market for watching trends of boom and slump. And also wanted to know about that which kind of companies are performing best in the financial year.
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