| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| H2064 |
Automated fixed income trading |
May 6, 2003 |
| A method and system is provided for automated trading of fixed income securities which enables institutional investors, broker dealers and others, to transact directly and anonymously for the purpose of trading investment grade, high yield corporate bonds, municipal bonds or other fi |
| 7457774 |
Dynamic reallocation hedge accounting |
November 25, 2008 |
| A hedged exposure and an associated hedging instrument can be accounted for to reduce periodic earnings volatility associated with the hedged exposure. The accounting to reduce the earnings volatility includes designating a portion of the value of the financial exposure as being hedg |
| 7440916 |
Method and system for simulating implied volatility surfaces for basket option pricing |
October 21, 2008 |
| A method and system for simulating volatility for basket options is disclosed. A volatility surface model having at least one surface parameter is provided along with a set of volatilities for a plurality of options on the underlying financial instrument. The set of volatilities is a |
| 7426738 |
Computer system performance monitoring using transaction latency data |
September 16, 2008 |
| A method of monitoring a computer application executed on a computer system. The method includes the steps of (1) without predefining events describing potential stages of a transaction executed by the computer application, using an application program interface to add software code |
| 7418417 |
Credit index, a system and method for structuring a credit index, and a system and method for op |
August 26, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a credit index, a system and method for structuring a credit index, a system and method for operating a credit index, and a system and method for determining the liquidity of a credit. |
| 7403919 |
System and method for determining the liquidity of a credit |
July 22, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a credit index, a system and method for structuring a credit index, a system and method for operating a credit index, and a system and method for determining the liquidity of a credit. |
| 7401083 |
Methods and systems for managing user access to computer software application programs |
July 15, 2008 |
| According to some embodiments, a method of operating a computer system includes installing a plurality of application software programs in the computer system. The method further includes defining user access assignments for each of the application software programs for a respective |
| 7392220 |
Seller risk auction platform |
June 24, 2008 |
| A method and system to implement a periodic auction by a seller of risk through a website for the purpose of transferring specific risks authorized by seller under its medium-term and long-term guarantee and medium-term insurance programs. A computerized communications network, such |
| 7389265 |
Systems and methods for automated political risk management |
June 17, 2008 |
| According to some embodiments, a computer-implemented method to facilitate management of risk related to political exposure associated with a financial transaction may comprise receiving financial transaction data associated with the transaction, determining that the participant is a |
| 7389261 |
Method for structuring a debt issue utilizing a closed block business entity |
June 17, 2008 |
| A method for structuring a debt that comprises: establishing a holding company as an owner of a closed block business entity, wherein the holding company is a subsidiary of a parent company and further wherein an on-going business is a subsidiary of the parent company; issuing debt f |
| 7386502 |
Method, software program, and system for structuring risk in a financial transaction |
June 10, 2008 |
| A method of structuring a financial transaction, including allocating to a transaction pool n credits, each of the credits having an obligation to make specified payments and each of the credits being in a non-default state when a respective obligation is met and being in a default state |
| 7376615 |
Restricted securities processing |
May 20, 2008 |
| A method and system is provided to automate many of the steps involved in processing restricted securities. Data can be received relating to restrictions associated with the trade of a security. Typically the data includes notification by a seller of their desire to transact a trade |
| 7376607 |
Systems and methods for issuing and maintaining a bond |
May 20, 2008 |
| According to some embodiments, a bond is issued to an investor in exchange for value. The bond may be, for example, a tax-free municipal bond associated with (i) a spread to a predetermined index, (ii) a nominal maturity date, (iii) an initial mandatory tender date prior to the nomin |
| 7376604 |
Method for investing yield restricted monies |
May 20, 2008 |
| In one embodiment the present invention relates to a method for investing yield restricted monies including bond proceeds associated with at least one bond having a bond yield, wherein the bond proceeds achieve a return above the bond yield to which the bond proceeds would otherwise be |
| 7373328 |
Method, software program, and system for managing debt |
May 13, 2008 |
| In one embodiment, a method for managing variable rate debt in the form of at least one credit issued by a borrower, comprising: budgeting for interest owed on the variable rate debt by the borrower during a time period when an interest rate on the variable rate debt is below a first |
| 7359875 |
Method for strucuring an equity issue utilizing a closed block business entity |
April 15, 2008 |
| A method for structuring an equity issue comprising: (a) establishing a holding company as an owner of a closed block business entity, wherein the holding company is a subsidiary of a parent company and further wherein an on-going business is a subsidiary of the parent company; (b) r |
| 7346573 |
Methods and systems for managing investments in complex financial investments |
March 18, 2008 |
| A metric, Investment Participation at Cost (IPAC) has been developed to determine the amount of money working in an investment vehicle. IPAC has particular application in a complex, private equity investment vehicle. Using IPAC, an investor can get a repeatable, readily understood in |
| 7346548 |
System, method, apparatus and means evaluating historical network activity |
March 18, 2008 |
| A system, method, apparatus, and means for adjusting network preference information which includes detecting network activity. A characteristic of the network activity is measured. Network preference information is adjusted based on the characteristic. In some embodiments, network ac |
| 7321873 |
Foreign exchange trading system |
January 22, 2008 |
| Computer-implemented trading of financial products can include using a first communication channel to stream offering data for a plurality of different financial products from a server to a trading terminal. A second communication channel can be used to receive request for offers abo |
| 7319984 |
Method and apparatus for creating and administering a publicly traded interest in a commodity po |
January 15, 2008 |
| Systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code and means for creating and administering a publicly traded interest in a commodity pool include forming a commodity pool having a first position in a futures contract and a corresponding second position in a margin investment, and issuin |
| 7310616 |
Method for structuring a transaction |
December 18, 2007 |
| In one embodiment the present invention relates to a method for structuring a transaction involving a first party having a long position in a security and a second party desiring to acquire short exposure to the security. In one example an agent or intermediary acts between the first |
| 7305361 |
Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for constructing and executing computerized trans |
December 4, 2007 |
| Open-ended apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for constructing and executing transaction processes and programs are shown. These apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are primarily used in computerized trading processes. They are constructed using object oriented |
| 7302558 |
Systems and methods to facilitate the creation and configuration management of computing systems |
November 27, 2007 |
| Systems and methods are provided to facilitate the creation and configuration management of computing systems. According to some embodiments, component and configuration information associated with a computing system to be created is received. In addition, a target hardware platform |
| 7299208 |
Apparatus and system for defining an automated spread trading parameter |
November 20, 2007 |
| According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a communication device adapted to communicate with a trader device via a temporary communication channel (e.g., via a Web site). The apparatus may receive from the trader device a trading parameter for a pair of associated investments an |
| 7287280 |
Automated security management |
October 23, 2007 |
| A computerized method and system for managing security risk, where risk associated with a breach of security is analyzed and quantified according to weighted risk variables. The analysis is accomplished by a computerized security risk management system that receives information relat |
| 7283978 |
Method and apparatus for creating and administering a publicly traded interest in a commodity po |
October 16, 2007 |
| Systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code and means for creating and administering a publicly traded interest in a commodity pool include forming a commodity pool having a first position in a futures contract and a corresponding second position in a margin investment, and issuin |
| 7266524 |
Method, software program, and system for isolating risk in a financial transaction |
September 4, 2007 |
| A method, software program, and system for isolating risk in a financial transaction. More particularly, in one embodiment, a method, software program, and system for isolating risk among different bonds. |
| 7246094 |
Method of structuring a credit entailing a fixed payment component and a variable payment compon |
July 17, 2007 |
| In one embodiment a method of structuring a municipal bond issued by a credit issuer to a credit holder, comprising requiring the credit issuer to pay to the credit holder a fixed payment component; and requiring the credit issuer to pay to the credit holder a variable payment component |
| 7236955 |
Method for structuring a transaction |
June 26, 2007 |
| In one embodiment, a method for structuring a transaction between a first party having a long position in a security and a second party is provided. In another embodiment, a method for structuring a transaction involving a first party having a long position in a security, a second pa |
| 7231364 |
Methods and systems for managing investments in complex financial investments |
June 12, 2007 |
| A metric, Investment Participation at Cost (IPAC) has been developed to determine the amount of money working in an investment vehicle. IPAC has particular application in a complex, private equity investment vehicle. Using IPAC, an investor can get a repeatable, readily understood in |
| 7231362 |
Systems and methods for facilitating use of agreement information via an agreement modeling syst |
June 12, 2007 |
| Systems and methods are provided to facilitate use of agreement information via an agreement modeling system. According to one embodiment, transaction information is evaluated based on agreement information stored in the agreement modeling system. According to another embodiment, an |
| 7228290 |
Method and system for simulating risk factors in parametric models using risk neutral historical |
June 5, 2007 |
| An improved method for simulating noise-varying risk factor values in a parametric simulation comprises analyzing historical data to determine the actual value of the risk factors and other attributes in the model and using this data to generate historical residual values which repro |
| 7222094 |
Method for structuring an obligation |
May 22, 2007 |
| A method for structuring an obligation. More particularly, a method for structuring an interest-bearing obligation which is convertible into stock. |
| 7191185 |
Systems and methods for facilitating access to documents via an entitlement rule |
March 13, 2007 |
| Systems and methods are provided to facilitate access to documents via one or more entitlement rules. According to one embodiment, a document tag associated with a document is determined. For example, a content controller may determine a document tag based on information received fro |
| 7191148 |
Method for structuring a state revolving fund bond program |
March 13, 2007 |
| A method for structuring a state revolving fund bond program. More particularly, a method for structuring a state revolving fund bond program including an SRF fund with program equity, at least one loan made to a borrower, and at least one bond issued to a bondholder corresponding to |
| 7181428 |
Automated political risk management |
February 20, 2007 |
| A risk management method and system for facilitating analysis and quantification of risk associated with politically exposed persons is disclosed. A computerized political risk management system maintains a database relating individuals to politically sensitive positions and world ev |
| 7149715 |
Method and system for simulating implied volatility surfaces for use in option pricing simulatio |
December 12, 2006 |
| A method and system for simulating changes in volatility for a price of a particular option on an underlying financial instrument is disclosed. A volatility surface model having at least one surface parameter is provided along with a set of volatilities for a plurality of options on |
| 7139844 |
Method and system for processing financial data objects carried on broadcast data streams and de |
November 21, 2006 |
| A system for delivering data objects containing data subject to periodic updates to a plurality of clients is disclosed and which is configured to connect to at least one input data stream which carries a specific type of data objects, such as objects related to financial product offerin |
| 7107240 |
Order centric tracking system and protocol for communications with handheld trading units |
September 12, 2006 |
| A computerized method and system for tracking orders implemented on a trading floor exchange is disclosed. The system is order-centric and is configured to route orders to a booth and floor broker in accordance with a symbol associated with the particular security being traded. Floor |
| 7099847 |
Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for construction and maintaining a calendaring in |
August 29, 2006 |
| The present invention comprises apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for providing, accessing and editing content intended for publication or dissemination. A client-server architecture is provided in the preferred embodiments which provides User Types (Internal Users and E |
| 7065475 |
Modeling option price dynamics |
June 20, 2006 |
| This invention presents a method for pricing an option. The steps for this method include configuring a general option pricing model with parameters to conform the model to a market behavior of an underlying asset. A price for an option is then calculated using the model. The configured |
| 7051339 |
System and method to measure latency of transaction information flowing through a computer syste |
May 23, 2006 |
| An application program interface (API) for use in monitoring a computer application executed on a computer system. The API includes software code added to the computer application for assigning a single general reference to characteristic transactional information associated with a t |
| 7024383 |
Online sales risk management system |
April 4, 2006 |
| A computer-implemented method for providing risk management for online transactions. An exchange price for a foreign currency relative to a base currency is entered into a host computer. The host computer will also receive data descriptive of one or more transactions involving the fo |
| 6980960 |
System and method for providing a fuel purchase incentive |
December 27, 2005 |
| A fuel purchase incentive is provided incident to the sale of a vehicle. With respect to the sale of an automobile, the incentive consists of a program price, for example a discount price or a capped maximum price, for a specified quantity of a specified brand and type of gasoline. The |
| 6975996 |
Electronic subpoena service |
December 13, 2005 |
| A method and system for delivering a subpoena via an electronic subpoena service. The electronic delivery can constitute legal service of the subpoena or be accompanied by hardcopy service. Utilization of a system to serve subpoenas can provide timely and efficient service with an automa |
| 6970870 |
Systems and methods for facilitating access to documents via associated tags |
November 29, 2005 |
| Systems and methods are provided to facilitate access to documents via associated tags. According to one embodiment, a first document tag is initially assigned to a document. For example, an author may review a document and indicate which document tag should be assigned to the docume |
| 6938037 |
Method and apparatus for data storage and retrieval |
August 30, 2005 |
| A system, method, apparatus, and computer program code for data storage and retrieval. According to some embodiments, data storage pursuant to the present invention includes receiving document information associated with a document to be stored. A pending record containing the document |
| 6829590 |
Enhanced online sales risk management system |
December 7, 2004 |
| The present invention provides a method and system to implement risk management of foreign exchange of currency related to an online transaction. According to the present invention an exchange price and a tolerance parameter can be determined for a foreign currency as the foreign cur |
| 6766303 |
Method for hedging one or more liabilities associated with a deferred compensation plan |
July 20, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to a method for hedging a deferred compensation liability. In one embodiment, the invention may provide a mechanism to hedge the compensation expense liabilities of an employer providing deferred compensation to one or more employees. |
| 6625583 |
Handheld trading system interface |
September 23, 2003 |
| A computer implemented method for interacting with a user of a trading computer includes forming a number of ticker pages, simultaneously displaying ticker page selection elements, and displaying one of the ticker pages based on an input identifying one of the page selection elements |
