Markets

Monad Investments provides access to a comprehensive range of financial instruments across all major asset classes — with particular depth in Pan-African forex pairs, regional equities, and commodity markets that are underserved by global platforms.

Foreign Exchange

Forex &
Currency Markets

The world's most liquid market, trading over $7.5 trillion daily. Our forex offering spans G10 majors, key crosses, and an unmatched selection of Pan-African emerging market currency pairs — giving clients direct exposure to the continent's fastest-growing economies.

24-hour trading, five days a week. Competitive spreads from 0.6 pips on majors. African EM pairs available with institutional-grade execution.

Capital Markets

Equities &
Capital Markets

Access to African and global equity markets — from the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange to major international bourses. Our capital markets desk provides research-backed execution across listed equities, bonds, and structured products.

NSE, JSE, EGX, and international markets. Institutional block trading and retail access. Fixed income and equity-linked instruments.

Safaricom PLC — East Africa's largest company by market cap; M-Pesa fintech platform

NSE

Equity Group Holdings — Pan-African banking group; 20m+ customers across 7 countries

NSE

KCB Group PLC — Kenya's largest bank by assets; regional expansion into DRC and Rwanda

NSE

East African Breweries — Diageo subsidiary; dominant spirits and beer market position

NSE

Bamburi Cement — Infrastructure-linked; East African construction cycle exposure

NSE

Co-operative Bank — Agricultural sector financing; strong SME and retail deposit base

NSE

MTN Group Limited — Pan-African mobile operator; 280m+ subscribers across 19 markets

JSE

Naspers Limited — Tencent proxy; largest African tech holding company by market cap

JSE

Anglo American PLC — Diversified mining; platinum, diamonds, copper, iron ore exposure

JSE

Standard Bank Group — Africa's largest bank by assets; 20-country footprint

JSE

Metals

Precious Metals

Gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium — the full precious metals complex. Africa is the world's dominant supplier of platinum group metals, making these instruments of particular strategic relevance to our clients.

Gold — Primary safe-haven asset; central bank reserve accumulation driving structural demand

Troy oz

Silver — Dual industrial and monetary demand; solar panel manufacturing a key growth driver

Troy oz

Platinum — South African supply dominance; hydrogen economy and catalytic converter demand

Troy oz

Palladium — Autocatalyst critical metal; Russian supply concentration creates geopolitical premium

Troy oz

Rhodium — Rarest precious metal; emission control catalysts; extreme supply inelasticity

Troy oz

Energy Markets

Energy

Crude oil, natural gas, and refined products — the instruments that underpin global economic activity and drive significant currency and equity market correlations across Africa's oil-exporting economies.

Brent and WTI crude benchmarks. Henry Hub and TTF gas. Refined product crack spreads.

Brent Crude Oil — Global benchmark; OPEC+ production decisions and geopolitical risk premium

Barrel

WTI Crude Oil — US benchmark; shale production dynamics and Gulf Coast inventory levels

Barrel

Natural Gas (Henry Hub) — US gas benchmark; LNG export capacity and European demand post-Ukraine

MMBtu

Natural Gas (TTF) — European gas benchmark; storage levels and Norwegian pipeline flows

MWh

Heating Oil — Distillate demand proxy; refinery margins and seasonal demand patterns

Gallon

RBOB Gasoline — US gasoline benchmark; crack spread and summer driving season dynamics

Gallon

Indices

Global &
African Indices

Broad market exposure through index instruments — from African benchmarks like the NSE 20 and JSE All Share to global bellwethers including the S&P 500 and Nikkei 225. Essential for portfolio construction and macro hedging.

NSE 20 Share Index — Kenya's blue-chip benchmark; 20 most capitalised and liquid NSE-listed companies

East Africa

JSE All Share Index — South Africa's broad market benchmark; mining and financial sector dominant

Southern Africa

EGX 30 Index — Egypt's premier index; banking, real estate, and consumer sector concentration

North Africa

Moroccan All Shares — Casablanca Stock Exchange benchmark; financial and telecoms sector weight

North Africa

S&P 500 — US large-cap benchmark; global risk appetite barometer for EM positioning

US

Nasdaq 100 — Technology sector benchmark; AI and semiconductor cycle exposure

US

DAX 40 — German blue-chip index; industrial and automotive sector bellwether

Europe

FTSE 100 — UK large-cap index; significant commodity and financial sector weight

Europe

Nikkei 225 — Japan's premier index; yen dynamics and export sector sensitivity

Asia

Hang Seng Index — Hong Kong benchmark; China policy and tech sector regulatory risk

Asia

Futures &
Derivatives

Exchange-traded futures across agricultural commodities, equity indices, and metals. Particularly relevant for African agricultural producers and processors seeking price risk management tools.

Corn Futures — Global grain benchmark; African food security and import cost exposure

CBOT

Wheat Futures — Black Sea supply disruption sensitivity; North African import dependency

CBOT

Soybean Futures — Brazilian and US crop cycle; African protein feed demand growth

CBOT

Coffee (Arabica) — Ethiopian and Kenyan origin premium; climate risk and crop yield volatility

ICE

Cocoa Futures — West African supply dominance; Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire crop fundamentals

ICE

Cotton Futures — East African textile sector input; Egyptian long-staple premium variety

ICE

Sugar No. 11 — Brazilian ethanol blend policy; East African cane production growth

ICE

E-mini S&P 500 — Most liquid equity futures contract; global portfolio hedging instrument

CME

Gold Futures — Physical delivery gold contract; basis to spot XAU/USD

COMEX

Cryptos

Digital Assets &
Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader digital asset ecosystem — including stablecoins that are reshaping cross-border payments and dollar access across Africa's capital-controlled markets.

Bitcoin — Digital gold narrative; institutional adoption and ETF inflows driving structural demand

Ethereum — Smart contract platform; DeFi and tokenisation infrastructure layer

BNB Chain — Binance ecosystem token; largest CEX by volume, regulatory risk premium

Solana — High-throughput L1; DePIN and consumer application ecosystem growth

XRP — Cross-border payment settlement; African remittance corridor use case

Tether (USDT) — Largest stablecoin; dollar access in capital-controlled African markets

USD Coin — Regulated stablecoin; institutional-grade dollar settlement on-chain

Cardano — African blockchain identity and financial inclusion projects; Atala PRISM

Copper — Electrification bellwether; EV and renewable energy infrastructure demand structural driver

MT

Aluminium — Energy-intensive production; power cost and Chinese smelter capacity key price drivers

MT

Zinc — Galvanising and construction exposure; African mine supply from DRC and Zambia

MT

Nickel — Battery cathode material; Indonesian supply surge reshaping global market structure

MT

Lead — Battery storage and recycling economy; relatively stable demand profile

MT

Cobalt — DRC supply concentration; EV battery chemistry transition risk and opportunity

MT

Arabica Coffee — Ethiopia and Kenya origin premiums; specialty grade commands 40–80% above C-contract

East Africa

Black Tea — Kenya world's largest exporter; Mombasa auction benchmark price

East Africa

Cocoa — Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire supply 65% of global production; COCOBOD pricing

West Africa

White Maize — SAFEX-listed; South African crop as regional food security barometer

Southern Africa

Cotton — Tanzania and Mali production growth; quality premium for long-staple varieties

East/West Africa

Sesame Seeds — Ethiopia and Sudan dominant exporters; Chinese import demand drives price

East Africa

Cashew Nuts — Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania; raw nut export vs. processed value-add debate

West Africa

Timber & Forestry — Congo Basin sustainable forestry; FSC certification premium and carbon credit overlay

Central Africa