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About Cortex Derivatives

As one of the largest independent retail derivative brokers in South Africa, Cortex Derivatives is able to assist with either discretionary or non-discretionary trading in most JSE approved listed financial instruments:

  • Single Stock & Index Futures
  • International Derivatives
  • Agricultural Derivatives
  • Equities, Warrants & Share Installments
  • Currency Futures / Bond & Interest Rate Derivatives (Yield X)
  • Contracts for Difference (CFDs) 

With a dynamic, experienced and broadly skilled team, the company prides itself in providing a high level of service to clients, which includes continuous and personalized contact across various media.

Cortex Derivative’s  online trading solutions enable clients to trade different instruments and boast an array of new functionality, including stop-loss notification and real-time research.

Additionally, Cortex Derivatives offer clients expert analysis, educational seminars and insightful newsletters aimed at improving their client's trading performance.

Products and Services 

Cortex currently offers 2 main brokerage services, namely:

  • Execution - Cortex Derivatives provides support, training, market research and trading recommendations for clients who want to make their own investment decisions and trade via the online trading systems or phone
  • Managed Investments - Absolute Alpha offers a Discretionary Managed Investment service.

 

As one of the largest independent retail derivative brokers in South Africa, Cortex Derivatives is able to assist with either discretionary or non-discretionary trading in most JSE approved listed financial instruments:

  • Single Stock & Index Futures
  • International Derivatives
  • Agricultural Derivatives
  • Equities, Warrants & Share Installments
  • Currency Futures / Bond & Interest Rate Derivatives (Yield X)
  • Contracts for Difference (CFDs) 

With a dynamic, experienced and broadly skilled team, the company prides itself in providing a high level of service to clients, which includes continuous and personalized contact across various media.

Cortex Derivative’s  online trading solutions enable clients to trade different instruments and boast an array of new functionality, including stop-loss notification and real-time research.

Additionally, Cortex Derivatives offer clients expert analysis, educational seminars and insightful newsletters aimed at improving their client's trading performance.

Products and Services 

Cortex currently offers 2 main brokerage services, namely:

  • Execution - Cortex Derivatives provides support, training, market research and trading recommendations for clients who want to make their own investment decisions and trade via the online trading systems or phone
  • Managed Investments - Absolute Alpha offers a Discretionary Managed Investment service.

 


Risk Disclosure

SSFs are highly leveraged and carry a high level of risk. SSFs offer exposure to an underlying security with a relatively small cash outlay for the margin.

This can have the effect of magnifying potential gains or losses. Investors should note that losses can exceed the amount of margin laid out.

Investors may be involuntarily closed out due to a variety of reasons, including insufficient funds to meet a margin call or where the market maker is unable to borrow underlying securities required to hedge its exposure to an investor’s short position.

SSFs are highly leveraged and carry a high level of risk. SSFs offer exposure to an underlying security with a relatively small cash outlay for the margin.

This can have the effect of magnifying potential gains or losses. Investors should note that losses can exceed the amount of margin laid out.

Investors may be involuntarily closed out due to a variety of reasons, including insufficient funds to meet a margin call or where the market maker is unable to borrow underlying securities required to hedge its exposure to an investor’s short position.