For over 30 years, ELANA Trading has combined tradition, experience and innovation in the introduction of financial and investment products

Some achievements of ELANA Trading

ELANA Trading is one of the first investment intermediaries in Bulgaria. It has been working in the financial markets since 1991 as the first company of the ELANA group.

For more than 30 years of history, ELANA Trading has numerous honors and awards, and has a tradition of being the innovator in the sector when introducing financial products.

Over the years, ELANA Trading has contributed to the development of the capital market through a number of new listing projects, offerings and tender offers.

  • Awards from BSE-Sofia for the number of transactions carried out on BSE-Sofia for the year in the top three of the market - from 2006 to 2017.
  • Special award "Deal of the Year" from Forbes Business Awards 2015 for the IPO of Sirma Group Holding
  • Best investment intermediary of the year for 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. in the annual ranking of the Bulgarian investment intermediaries of newspaper "Banker".
  • Annual award from the BSE for the investment intermediary with the most significant contribution to the development of the capital market for 2014, 2015 and 2016.
  • Awards for contribution to the development of investment banking in 2005, 2007, 2014 and 2015.
  • In 2009, the market's first online investment reporting system for mutual funds, trust management, share trading and forex ELANA Online was introduced.
  • Award Electronic Financial Product of the Year 2004 for the proprietary platform for online trading of the currency markets ELANA Trader v 2.0 - at the International Financial Exhibition "Banks, Investments, Money".
  • In 1998, ELANA Trading was the manager of the first public offering (IPO) of shares on the Bulgarian stock exchange.
  • In 2000, ELANA Trading was the manager of the first issue of corporate bonds.
  • In 2006 - 2007, ELANA Trading was the manager of three of the largest initial public offerings on the BSE.

През годините

In 2023

ELANA Trading announced the fully updated trading platform for the Bulgarian Stock Exchange – ELANA BG Trader.

On April 28, 2023, ELANA Trading unveiled the latest version of the trading platform for the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) - ELANA BG Trader. The improvements in the new version are fully aligned with user needs and follow trends seen in the most modern global trading platforms.

In 2022

ELANA Trading carried out a successful public offering of ITF Group AD on the BEAM segment of the BSE

All 700,000 shares offered were successfully subscribed at the issuance price of 4.30 BGN per share, raising a total of 3.01 million BGN in fresh capital for the company to accelerate its growth.

ELANA Trading successfully placed a bond issue of "ELANA Agrocredit" AD

In September 2022, ELANA Trading successfully placed a bond issue for ELANA Agrocredit AD in the amount of EUR 5 million. The issuance was fully subscribed by a wide range of institutional investors as well as individual investors.

In 2021

ELANA Trading with III place in terms of turnover on the BSE in 2021.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange had one of its most successful years in history and honored on January 20, 2022, those who contributed to the development of the capital market in 2021. ELANA Trading was ranked third by trading turnover on the Bulgarian exchange.

ELANA Trading won the second place for the number of deals on the BSE for 2021.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange marked one of its most successful years in history and honored on January 20, 2022, those who contributed to the development of the capital market in 2021. ELANA Trading was ranked second by number of transactions for the past year.

ELANA Trading successfully completed Tranche 3 for the placement of shares of Telelink Business Services Group AD

All 750,000 shares offered were sold at a price of 13.50 each, totaling 10.125 million BGN. They were subscribed by a wide range of investors, including hundreds of individual investors, pension funds, foreign investors, mutual funds, and others.

In 2020

Best Investment Broker 2020

For the ninth year, ELANA Trading ranked first in the annual ranking of Banker magazine for "Best Investment Broker".

ELANA Trading ranked first in turnover on the BSE in 2020.

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange awarded for the 20th year in a row the investment intermediaries who contributed to the activity of the market in 2020. ELANA Trading received a prize for the highest realized turnover on the Bulgarian stock exchange

ELANA Trading with second place for the number of deals on the BSE for 2020.

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange awarded for the 20th year in a row the investment intermediaries who contributed to the activity of the market in 2020. ELANA Trading received the second prize for the number of deals achieved.

ELANA Trading implemented two Tranches for the placement of shares of Telelink Business Services Group AD.

In June, nearly 8% of the company's shares were placed for a total value of BGN 7.5 million, and in Tranche 2 in September – an additional 6.14% for a total of BGN 8.5 million.

In 2019

Best Investment Broker 2019

For the seventh year in a row, ELANA Trading tops the ranking of the Banker for the Best investment intermediary of the year

ELANA Trading completed an issuance project for ITF Group bonds totaling 5 million BGN.

ITF Group held its initial public offering on December 7 and 8, raising the full requested amount from investors - just over BGN 3 million, with interest from a wide range of investors. The supply manager is ELANA Trading

ELANA Trading won the second place for the number of deals on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) in 2019.

For the 19th year in a row, ELANA Trading was honored at the annual ceremony of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange among the investment intermediaries that achieved the highest results in the past 12 months.

In 2018

ELANA Trading successfully placed a convertible bond issue for Monbat, marking the first instrument on the Bulgarian stock market to offer flexible opportunities for both investors and the issuer.

ELANA Trading was awarded "Best Investment Intermediary of 2018," marking its sixth consecutive award.

In 2017

ELANA Trading topped the annual ranking of Bulgarian investment intermediaries in Banker magazine for the fifth consecutive year and was awarded "Best Investment Intermediary of 2017."

ELANA Trading received the annual award from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange for the investment intermediary with the second highest number of transactions in 2017.

ELANA Trading is registered as a market maker for the shares of Korado Bulgaria.

ELANA Trading was a partner in the Bulgarian Capital Market Day in London.

In 2016

ELANA Trading became a market maker for Sirma Group Holding.

ELANA Trading participated in the Global Money Week 2016.

For the fourth consecutive year, ELANA Trading topped the ranking as the "Best Investment Intermediary."

ELANA Trading received two awards from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange for 2016.

In 2015

ELANA Trading received three annual awards from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange for its activities in 2015 - for the number of transactions, turnover, and contribution to the development of the capital market.

ELANA Trading was awarded Best Investment Intermediary for 2015, having once again topped the ranking in Banker magazine.

ELANA Trading partnered with the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) and the Central Depository in the "Day of Shares" initiative on June 10, 2015.

ELANA Trading managed the largest IPO since 2008 and the first listing on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange of a major software company, Sirma Group Holding.

In 2014

ELANA Trading topped the annual ranking of Bulgarian investment intermediaries in Banker magazine and was awarded "Best Investment Intermediary of 2014."

ELANA Trading and ELANA Fund Management introduce the first investment gifting project on the market with the ELANA Gift Card: More than a gift.

The investment intermediary topped the rankings in the fourth quarter of 2012 and all quarters of 2013.

In 2013

ELANA Trading topped the ranking of Bulgarian investment intermediaries in Banker magazine for 2013 and received the award for Best Investment Intermediary 2013.

The investment firm topped the rankings in the fourth quarter of 2012 and all quarters of 2013.

ELANA Trading received the annual award from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange for the investment intermediary with the highest number of transactions in 2013, achieving second place.

In 2012

ELANA Trading received an award from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange for the seventh consecutive year for the number of transactions executed during the year. With a total of 14,620 transactions, the company ranked third among brokers.

ELANA Trading topped the ranking of investment intermediaries in Banker magazine for the fourth quarter of 2012 as the Best Investment Intermediary.

In 2011

ELANA Trading received an award from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange for the sixth consecutive year for transactions executed during the year, ranking in the top 3 with a total of 21,390 transactions in 2011.

ELANA Trading was recommended as the investment intermediary for the transfer of clients whose license was revoked from intermediary Populyarna kasa-95, according to an agreement between them in January 2011.

For the second time, ELANA Trading was recommended as the intermediary for the cessation of operations of a company in the sector.

In 2010

ELANA Trading received an award from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange for the fifth consecutive year for the transactions executed during the year, ranking in the top 3 with a total of 19,378 transactions in 2010.

In November, Banker magazine published its annual ranking of investment intermediaries, naming ELANA Trading as the Investment Intermediary for 2010.

On December 8, 2010, the CEO of the company, Radoslava Maslarska, received the award for "Investment Intermediary Manager of the Year."

ELANA Trading topped the ranking of investment intermediaries in Banker magazine for the second quarter of 2010 as the Best Investment Intermediary.

In March 2010, ELANA Trading entered into two new partnerships to provide its analyses of the Bulgarian stock market for the benefit of investors worldwide.

Two leading American investment information companies now also offer their clients analyses from the Bulgarian investment intermediary – these are Capital IQ, a company of Standard & Poor's, and FactSet Research Systems.

In January 2010, ELANA Trading launched a partnership with the leading European bank Saxo Bank to offer online trading on international financial markets.

In 2009

In April, following a decision by the Slovenian KD Group to cease operations of its investment intermediary in Bulgaria, KD Securities entered into an agreement with ELANA Trading to recommend them as the intermediary for transferring their clients.

In 2008

ELANA Trading received an annual award from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) for the highest number of transactions on the local capital market, ranking third among local brokers.

ELANA Trading entered into a contract with Thomson Financial to publish the analyses of the intermediary from the leading international financial information company.

 This is the third partnership following Reuters and Bloomberg through which the analyses are now accessible to investors worldwide.

In 2007

ELANA Trading entered into an agreement with REUTERS to publish profiles and recommendations for companies listed on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, thereby adding another leading information agency alongside Bloomberg for their market analyses users.

In the traditional annual awards of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange

Elana Trading ranked in the top 3, securing second place as an investment intermediary contributing to investment banking for the year, tied with Benchmark Finance. Additionally, they achieved third place in the category of investment intermediary with the highest number of transactions during the year. In total, ELANA Trading executed 75,192 transactions on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) in 2007.

ELANA Trading was the lead manager of the IPO of the first company from the fast-moving consumer goods sector on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange – DEVIN.

ELANA Trading was the lead manager of one of the most anticipated initial public offerings of the year – that of the engineering company ENEMONA.

In 2006

ELANA Trading achieved the largest volume of placed bond and share issues for the year on the Bulgarian market, amounting to a total of BGN 570 million and BGN 90 million, respectively.

At the end of 2006, ELANA Trading carried out the first initial public offering (IPO) of shares of an industrial company on the Bulgarian market – the leading battery manufacturer Monbat AD.

In 2005

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia honored ELANA Trading as an investment intermediary that registered the largest number of issuers of securities for trading on the BSE - Sofia in 2005.

In 2003

ELANA Trading received the Electronic Financial Product Award 2003 for the new version of its online trading platform for the foreign exchange markets, ELANA Trader.

ELANA Trading is the co-manager of the largest corporate bond issue in Bulgaria worth EUR 32 million - of Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria.

ELANA AD is renamed ELANA Trading