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The group’s derivative, equity and prime services are housed within Peregrine Securities. Its client base includes local and foreign hedge funds, investment banks, institutional fund managers, multi-managers, asset consultants and life assurers, as well as ultra high net worth individuals.

Within Peregrine Securities, its subsidiary Peregrine Equities houses one of the country’s largest stock-broking operations and the prime services business has a large number of the country’s hedge funds as clients. Another subsidiary, Peregrine Derivatives is one of the country’s leading derivative brokerages both in terms of volumes transacted and research. To augment the price sourcing function of Peregrine Derivatives, Peregrine Financial Products provides consultancy services in derivatives and investment structuring.

Peregrine Securities, through its Equities and Derivatives subsidiaries, is a member of the JSE Limited* with access to the following product markets:

 • equities
 • equity derivatives
 • bonds
 • commodity derivatives and
 • currency derivatives

*Johannesburg Stock Exchange is in the Top 20 largest equities exchanges in the world (market capitalisation) and ranked 1st globally for regulation of its securities exchange. Visit site.

Its broking execution capabilities extend to Africa and the international markets. With respect to the JSE, the focus is on high volume and robust connectivity.

Peregrine Derivatives has been rated the top derivative execution house in the country for a number of years (by Risk Magazine) and has been consistently rated a top derivative research house in the SA Financial Mail rankings. Peregrine Derivatives is the largest independent broker on the SA futures exchange by volume (JSE stats).

The Financial Products team provides innovative derivative solutions to a broad base of wholesale clients. The focus is to use specialised derivative and actuarial knowledge to enable clients to best match their asset exposure with their stated investment objective(s) and/or liability profile. The aim is to fully understand the needs of each client and design a customised solution to meet these requirements by using the wide range of instruments and implementation vehicles available in today's market.

Peregrine Securities Research focuses on developing practical solutions for clients through innovative research. The research team prides itself on delivering understandable and robust answers on an ad hoc basis to bespoke problems. The research effort often focuses on our clients' investment processes and may include, but is not limited to:

 • derivative solutions
 • portfolio construction tools
 • quantitative analysis and
 • risk management solutions

Peregrine Equities is ranked within the top tier of equity brokers by volume and deals processed (JSE Stats) which is testament to an operation that is geared to cater for high frequency trading supported by world class technology and connectivity

The prime services division of Peregrine Securities. It runs on a fully integrated, multi-currency, multi-asset class prime broking platform with a proven ability to innovate and respond to the increasing demands of its sophisticated clients and fast-paced market.

Leveraging its position as the most experienced domestic service provider in this specialist field, the primes services team affords its clients insight into the market and issues affecting hedge funds with the benefit of established relationships with all major industry participants, including administrators, financial institutions, regulators and investors.

For further information, please contact us via the Group’s Contacts.

Service Provider to South African Hedge Funds

  • Peregrine Prime, the prime services division of Peregrine Securities is a pioneering and dominant player in the country’s fast maturing prime broking space, and currently runs over R7 billion on its fully integrated, multi-currency, multi-asset class prime broking platform.
    Through its proven ability to innovate and respond to the increasing demands of its sophisticated clients and fast-paced market, Peregrine Prime services around 1/3 of the hedge funds in South Africa, specializing in equity-centric strategies.
    Leveraging its position as the most experienced domestic service provider in this specialist field, Peregrine Prime affords its clients insight into the market and issues affecting hedge funds with the benefit of established relationships with all major industry participants, including administrators, financial institutions, regulators and investors.

  • Peregrine Prime is the preferred prime broker for the SA Alpha Platform, providing dollar dominated investment access into South African Hedge Funds.

  • Peregrine Securities is the longest standing & primary sponsor of the annual Hedge Funds World Africa 2010 conference, dedicated to growth & development of the industry.

  • Peregrine Securities is a member of the industry bodies:
    AIMA (since 2008)
    ASISA (since 2010)


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Wholly owned subsidiaries of Peregrine Securities and licensed as financial services providers in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 2002.   Peregrine Financial Products (Pty) Ltd, FSP No. 18825
Peregrine Derivatives (Pty) Ltd, FSP No. 19021
Peregrine Equities (Pty) Ltd, FSP No. 18826