As one of the world's leading exchange organisations and an integrated provider of products and services covering the entire process chain of securities and derivatives trading, Deutsche Borse Group organises markets characterised by integrity, transparency and safety. Europe and the US are the core areas of the Group's business and it is continuously increasing its global reach, particularly in Asia and South America. The range of its offerings is constantly broadened by new products in existing and new asset classes, in particular in the area of risk and collateral management - complemented by a growing number of solutions for the off-exchange sector. Deutsche Borse has been a listed company since February 2001. As an issuer, it competes for investors' capital on the capital market. At the same time, Deutsche Borse's membership in the DAX(R) - since December 2002 - has increased its visibility on the international capital markets, thus strengthening its competitive position.