Applied Derivatives (Pty) Ltd
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Applied Derivatives Review: Is It Legit and Regulated?
Applied Derivatives (Pty) Ltd
FindMyFX score
high risk4.0/10
Contact & regulation
- Official website
- derivative.co.za
- Address
- The Clock Tower, Portswood Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
- Contact
- [email protected]
- Primary license
- JSE · Unverified
Missing values mean the information has not been verified or published yet—not that the broker does not provide it.
Quick verdict
Is Applied Derivatives legit and regulated?
FindMyFX has license records for Applied Derivatives, but none is currently presented as fully verified. Check each entity, jurisdiction, source, and verification date before depositing.
This is a source-limited research summary, not a safety guarantee or investment recommendation.
Broker-provided company information
Applied Derivatives is an independent South African JSE member providing access to grain, currency, and equity derivatives. It serves South African and international clients through dealing-desk and online execution channels.
Professional broker overview
FindMyFX editorial summary
Applied Derivatives (Pty) Ltd states that it has operated as an independent JSE member since 2002 and provides access to South African currency derivatives. The broker supports Trading Technologies and Swordfish Online, while the JSE confirms that South African and nonresident individuals and entities may trade exchange-listed currency futures and options; account minimums and broker-specific fees were not confirmed.
Prepared from reviewed sources for informational purposes. This is not investment advice.
Editorial note: The broker's current JSE-member claim is published on its own official site, but a current broker-specific JSE register entry was not located in the sources reviewed. Membership details should be reconfirmed directly with the JSE before publication.
- Operational status
- active
- Broker type
- unknown
- Execution model
- JSE exchange-member execution through Trading Technologies, Swordfish Online, or a dealing desk.
- Support hours
- Not verified
Support languages: English
Documented advantages
- The broker describes currency, grain, and equity-derivatives access and online plus dealing-desk execution.
Documented limitations
- Account minimums, broker-specific currency commissions, and one leverage ratio were not confirmed.
Published profile coverage
8 of 8 core information groups currently contain published data. This measures data availability, not broker quality or safety.
Company structure
Legal entities
Registered companies associated with this broker profile.
Markets and instruments
equity derivatives
unverified
Grain futures and options
unverified
JSE currency futures
unverified
JSE currency options
unverified
Research sources
Licenses and regulators
JSE
No license number
Last verified: Not shown
Jurisdiction-specific offerings
ZA · retail
unverifiedEntity not linked · Leverage not shown
Compensation scheme not shown
Score components
Regulation and licenses
2.5/10 · 35%Authorization is partly supported, but direct current register confirmation is incomplete.
Security and track record
5.0/10 · 20%Official current records were found, but a complete enforcement-history review was not performed.
Trading conditions
7.5/10 · 15%Official sources disclose some products or account terms, but coverage is incomplete.
Company transparency
7.5/10 · 10%Official sources publish the legal identity and core company or contact details.
Service quality
2.5/10 · 10%Official contact information exists, but verified service-quality evidence was not reviewed.
Verified user reviews
0.0/10 · 10%No verified user-review dataset was found in the official sources reviewed.
Profile update history
Broker profile was published.
2026-07-23
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