Deutsche Börse AG operates as an international exchange organisation in Germany, Rest of Europe, America, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in four segments: Investment Management Solutions; Trading & Clearing; Fund Services; and Securities Services. The company offers investment management solutions that include indices and research, such as ISS solutions, STOXX and DAX indices, index licensing, customized indices, and index calculation services; software and analytics services; pre-IPO and listing, including market structure, growth financing, going and being public, private market, and Statistics/circulars; and cash, spot, and derivatives market and foreign exchange services, as well as real time market data, analytics, historical market data, and reference data. It also operates in the cash market through Xetra, Börse Frankfurt, and Tradegate trading venues; and Eurex and European commodity clearing services. In addition, the company offers securities services, including issuance of securities, settlement, and asset services; clearstream fund centre, which provides fund processing services; and Kneip, which offers fund data management and reporting solutions for the asset management industry. Further, the company engages in the operation of third clearing house Nodal Clear; and specialized software as a service platform for trading participants; and API platform, as well as the provision of information technology solutions, including financial market, commodities market, and network connectivity solutions under the Deutsche Börse and 7 Market Technology brands. The company was founded in 1585 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.