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Proton Bank (in Greek Proton Τράπεζα Α.Ε.) was established in 2001 and officially commenced its operations as a specialised investment bank in 2002. The founders of the bank are the late John Markopoulos, Anthony Athanasoglou and Elias Lianos. Following a rapid development path, the Bank was listed on the Athens Stock Exchange in December 2005 and later absorbed three listed closed-end funds, namely Arrow, Exelixi and Eurodynamics. In 2006 Proton Bank absorbed OMEGA Bank, with the new entity’s share capital reaching € 350 mil. It has its headquarters located at Eslin & 20 Amaliados Str. in Athens, and has 24 branches across Greece. Banking services Proton Bank offers private and corporate banking services. The private banking division offering includes deposits, loans and credit cards, portfolio management, asset management, brokerage services and mutual funds. The corporate banking division offers working capital financing, customer-tailored loans, treasury products and brokerage services. Brokerage services Proton Bank is member of Athens Stock Exchange, EUREX and Cyprus Stock Exchange. It was the first broker in Greece to establish and operate the Reuters Order Routing system in both modes, allowing Proton Bank to operate in Execution Venue Mode receiving orders directly on-line from foreign brokers for the Athens Exchange, as well as in Order Entry Mode placing orders directly on-line to foreign brokers, members of international exchanges. Proton Bank consistently rank among the top ten brokers in Greece., in terms of market share in the cash market. A top ten position is also being held in the rank in the derivatives market. Insurance services Proton Bank announced in February 2007 that it has reached an agreement for the acquisition of 51% of the share capital of International Life, an insurance company. The transaction is expected to be completed within three months. REUTERS. PROTONBANK S.A. Type Public (ATHEX: ΠΡΟ) (REUTERS: PRBr.AT)
Founded 2001 Headquarters Eslin & 20 Amaliados Street Links
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