FEAS Yearbook FEAS Yearbook 2024 | Page 55

Yearbook 2024

This advanced system not only improves the overall trading experience but also supports new financial products and services. We are also currently finalizing the upgrade of our corporate website, which is set to launch in Q1 2025. This new website will feature a more user-friendly interface, improved navigation, and enhanced functionalities that will make it easier for users to access information and services. Additionally, it will incorporate responsive design elements, ensuring optimal performance across all devices, and will provide real-time data updates to keep our stakeholders informed.

In 2024, we successfully achieved the goals we had set the previous year. The overall market performance and the growth in trading activity not only met but exceeded our expectations, reflecting strong resilience and active engagement from our participants. Moreover, ATHEX's inclusion in the watchlist of two rating agencies—FTSE Russell and S&P DJI—for upgrading to a developed market is a significant milestone that plays a pivotal role in our strategic objectives.

Project of the year: The Athens International Airport IPO, the largest IPO since 2006.

Event of the year: The launch of the new ATHEX brand identity that took place on December 11, 2024.

Change of the year: Inclusion in S&P DJI and FTSE Russell watchlists for upgrading to a developed market.

Accomplishment of the year: Exceeding the €100 billion market capitalization for the first time since 2009.

Word of the year: Resilience

Person of the year: The team that was responsible for the development of the upgraded ATHEX Linux OASIS Trading System.