The company's purpose is to develop trading methods as well as develop and market software and trade in such trading methods and software of all kinds for use in the financial industry in all asset classes and financial instruments, including fixed-income securities, ETFs, money market instruments, options, futures, stocks, currencies, cryptocurrencies, and a wide range of commodities, including energy and agricultural commodities, in particular for use within the group and for third parties. The company directs its business activities, to the extent permitted, towards the group's objectives. Accordingly, the company may, in the interest of the group or individual group companies (including their direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries), conclude contracts and, in particular, grant loans or other financing to such group companies and provide collateral of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges or security assignments and transfers of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire, hold, sell, or finance any type of business. The company may acquire, hold, and sell real estate. It may engage in all commercial activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose and take all measures that appear to be suitable for promoting the company's purpose or are related to it.