One of Patria Finance’s core business focuses is securities trading. Since its founding in 1994, Patria has emerged as one of the most important and most successful companies on the Czech capital market. Patria offers services of the first order and is committed to building long-term client relations that are based on mutual confidence. Equity sales & trading is conducted by a team of experts experienced in executing transactions on domestic and international capital markets. We are dedicated to serving our clients chiefly in the following areas:

1. Brokerage services on Czech equity markets

Patria belongs among the largest non-banking institutions trading on the Prague Stock Exchange. We make markets for all SPAD-traded stocks. Our total volume for 2007 reached 520.8 bn CZK (excluding fixed-income and foreign currency trades); for the first three months of 2008 our volumes in Czech equity trading reached CZK 131.0 bn (27.6% of market).

2. Brokerage services on international capital markets

Our trading department intermediates equity trading on global capital markets. We are active on more than 20 international markets. We further offer clients the extensive research coverage of our international partners, major international brokerage houses. We offer trading on international markets 24 hours a day.

3. Research

Original research is another key aspect of our client services. Our macroecomic and equity analysts rank among the most frequently quoted and referenced experts on economic and political matters in the Czech Republic.

4. Capital market special services

Patria also has excellent credibility among our corporate clients, both domestic and international, for offering tailor-made special services related to the Czech capital market, such as:

• IPO, SPO
• public tender offers (share buyouts)
• squeeze outs
• mergers & acquisitions
• guaranteed settlements
• auctions
• advisory and consultation

Working hours: Working days in the Czech Republic 8:00 - 17:30 (local time)