The Cape Town Stock Exchange Information

We’re aimed at growth companies looking to build up both the South African and broader African economies. We’re also only one of two exchanges in the country with a licence to list both equity and debt. We’re proudly located in Cape Town because it’s a global city that, much like our business, is all about growth, technological development, and innovation. At the CTSE we’re focused on giving a diverse range of companies access to capital and investors. So, whether yours is a decades-old family business that wanted to expand or a dynamic start-up in need of liquidity, we’re the stock exchange for you. Whether you’re based in Centurion, Cornubia, Constantia or, even Cairo, we want you to think of listing on the CTSE as the next step in your success. We understand that ordinarily the fee structures and governance requirements of a traditional stock exchange have prevented many SMEs and mid-cap businesses from considering a market listening as an avenue for raising capital. Plus, those big, lumbering institutions of old can be really intimidating and impersonal. We are focused on saving you in time, cost, risk and complexity. And, we want all South Africans to think differently about capital raising on stock exchanges. This is why we’ve changed up the system to make them more inclusive. The Cape Town Stock Exchange was originally launched as 4AX in 2016, and formally commenced operations on 1 March 2017. We relaunched to become The Cape Town Stock Exchange in September 2021. Our head office is in Cape Town but we have a presence in Johannesburg and work with businesses all over Southern Africa. All group entities are 58.38% black-owned, qualify as Exempted Micro Enterprises and are Level 2 B-BBEE Contributors with 125% B-BBEE procurement recognition.