Beware of "JSE Investment" scams

The JSE Limited/ Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is aware of a several scams (on Telegram and WhatsApp) posing as authorised JSE investment schemes and/or using the names(s) of JSE Executives (including our CEO, Leila Fourie).

In these investment scams, potential investors are urged to deposit money into a bank account and promised quick and guaranteed returns on their investment. These types of groups are not authorised by the JSE and the investments referred to are not authorised or endorsed by the JSE or any members of the JSE Executive. The JSE does not recruit investors in this manner.

The only way to invest on the JSE is via an authorised JSE stockbroker. A list of stockbrokers can be found on www.jse.co.za and then click on 'find a stockbroker' and you will find a list of stockbrokers in your area who will help you to open an account and you can begin your investment journey with the JSE.

Should you suspect a false investment scam group, please report these to the JSE at [email protected].

JSE Clear, a private company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the JSE Ltd (“JSE”). On 1 September 2022, JSE Clear was licenced as an Independent Clearing House and Central Counterparty (CCP) as defined in the Financial Markets Act (FMA) by the primary licencing authority – the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA).
Under its Independent Clearing House license, JSE Clear has been appointed as the clearing house and CCP of the JSE for all transactions in listed derivatives concluded on the JSE’s markets. The main objective of JSE Clear is to take the necessary and appropriate steps to clear and risk manage transactions in securities listed on the JSE’s Derivatives, Interest Rate and Currency markets as per the terms specified in its rules.
Currently the listed securities cleared by JSE Clear are Options on futures contracts and futures contracts in the following markets:


•    Equity derivatives
•    Commodity derivatives
•    Currency derivatives; and
•    Interest rate derivatives