System and method for physicals commodity trading
First Claim
1. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
- providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
receiving information relating to at least one of news, securities prices, weather impacting the commodity trading;
providing a portion of the received information to one or more of the traders. establishing communications links with one or more banks involved in commodity transactions and one or more financial institutions;
permitting the traders to have access to one or both of banking services and financing services over the communications links; and
providing the traders with access to external or internal service providers related to completing the execution of the matching pair.
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Abstract
A method and system for an electronic commodities trading marketplace along with ancillary tools provide an electronic trading center for world market commodity importers, exporters, and the intermediaries and processors between them. This trading center is offered through its website centered around a 24-hour exchange that provides trading markets for commodities such as coffee, sugar, cocoa and cotton. The scalable system provides aggregated third party services linked to both front and back office operations. These services can include items such as live futures quotes and real-time news, futures brokerage, banking and finance links and resources, and a suite of applications tailored to members'"'"' specific risk-management and end-to-end contract execution needs. The system also provides access to shipping related services such as freight brokerage, direct booking for liner transport, load and discharge supervision and laboratory testing.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
receiving information relating to at least one of news, securities prices, weather impacting the commodity trading;
providing a portion of the received information to one or more of the traders. establishing communications links with one or more banks involved in commodity transactions and one or more financial institutions;
permitting the traders to have access to one or both of banking services and financing services over the communications links; and
providing the traders with access to external or internal service providers related to completing the execution of the matching pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for establishing an electronic commodity marketplace, comprising the steps of:
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permitting access to the online marketplace to a plurality of types of commodity trading participants;
receiving selections of trading partners from a particular participant relating to other participants with which the particular participant will deal with in the marketplace;
receiving a plurality of trade orders or counter proposals, each from any of the participants; and
providing information regarding each trade order or counter proposal to all participants. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
receiving data relating to a trader, said information relating to a futures position of the trader;
receiving financial data relating to the trader, said information relating to a bank account and dept obligation of the trader;
calculating a physicals position of the trader; and
providing the trader with an accounting statement based on the futures position, the financial data and the physicals position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32)
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25. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair of orders without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
storing a plurality of forms, each of said forms containing industry standard provisions and terms;
receiving a request from a particular trader associated with the executed matching pair to select one of the forms; and
forwarding to the particular trader the selected one form.
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29. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair of orders without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
assessing a trader'"'"'s risk position in real-time; and
forwarding the assessed risk position to the trader.
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33. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair of orders without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
receiving information related to commodities via one or more data feeds and internally collected data;
parsing the information to identify a time, date and identifier associated with one or more activities of interest to at least some of the traders; and
populating a calendar with entries of the identified time, data and identifier. - View Dependent Claims (34, 36, 38)
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35. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair of orders without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
storing a plurality of rule sets, each rule set associated with a trader; and
automatically executing the rule set in response to any order submitted to the trading engine.
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37. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair of orders without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
receiving information related to a trader'"'"'s position, market history, and upcoming events affecting commodities; and
evaluating profit making opportunities based on the received information.
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39. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair of orders without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
calculating profits and losses versus budgeted at the time of an executed trade, wherein the profits and losses are broken down by each component of the trade.
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40. A method for providing commodity trading over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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providing a trading engine configured to;
receive a plurality of orders, each order associated with one of a plurality of traders, identify a pair of matching orders from among the plurality of orders, and automatically execute the matching pair of orders without requiring manual intervention by a trader;
receiving from a trader information related to an exporter'"'"'s effect on a commodity;
calculate a most profitable schedule of sales and exports based on the information, future'"'"'s values, and a system'"'"'s rate board.
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