The company's purpose is proprietary trading (so-called nostro trading) in stocks, futures, and other financial instruments on its own account and at its own risk. The company uses only its own capital for this purpose. Any activity that is subject to a supervisory approval under the Financial Market Supervision Act (FINMAG), the Financial Institutions Act (FINIG), the Financial Services Act (FIDLEG), or the Collective Investment Schemes Act (KAG) is explicitly excluded. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all transactions that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing on its own or another's account and enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.