The company's purpose is to engage in the trading and management of its own assets. It may, in particular, acquire, hold, and dispose of all types of financial instruments, including stocks, foreign exchange, options, futures, structured products, and leveraged products, exclusively in its own name and for its own account. In addition, the company may also invest in other assets, including participations, real estate, and movable property, to the extent that this is done as a capital investment. The company does not offer asset management, consulting, or trading for third parties. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other domestic and foreign enterprises, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into all transactions and conclude all contracts that are suitable for promoting the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related thereto. It may acquire, manage, encumber, and dispose of real estate, intellectual property rights, and licenses of all kinds.