System and method for providing exchange traded insurance funds
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
- (a) receiving an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund from an authorized agent through an ETIF portal;
(b) matching the order with a corresponding order;
(c) determining a price with respect to the order; and
(d) providing a confirmation to the authorized agent with respect to the order, wherein if the order received in step (a) is an order to purchase shares, the corresponding order in step (b) is an order to sell shares;
wherein if the order received in step (a) is an order to sell shares, the corresponding order in step (b) is an order to purchase shares; and
wherein the confirmation comprises at least the price determined in step (c).
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Abstract
A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, wherein an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund is received from an authorized agent through an ETIF portal, the order is matched with a corresponding order, a price is determined with respect to the order, and a confirmation is provided to the authorized agent with respect to the order, wherein if the received order is an order to purchase shares, the corresponding order is an order to sell shares, wherein if the received order is an order to sell shares, the corresponding order is an order to purchase shares, and wherein the confirmation comprises at least the price.
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123 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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(a) receiving an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund from an authorized agent through an ETIF portal;
(b) matching the order with a corresponding order;
(c) determining a price with respect to the order; and
(d) providing a confirmation to the authorized agent with respect to the order, wherein if the order received in step (a) is an order to purchase shares, the corresponding order in step (b) is an order to sell shares;
wherein if the order received in step (a) is an order to sell shares, the corresponding order in step (b) is an order to purchase shares; and
wherein the confirmation comprises at least the price determined in step (c). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising steps for:
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(a) receiving an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund from an authorized agent through an ETIF portal;
(b) executing the order; and
(c) providing a confirmation to the authorized agent with respect to the order, wherein the confirmation comprises at least the price at which the order was executed in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A system for facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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means for receiving an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund from an authorized agent through an ETIF portal;
means for matching the order with a corresponding order;
means for determining a price with respect to the order; and
means for providing a confirmation to the authorized agent with respect to the order, wherein if the received order is an order to purchase shares, the corresponding order is an order to sell shares;
wherein if the received order is an order to sell shares, the corresponding order is an order to purchase shares; and
wherein the confirmation comprises at least the determined price. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A system for facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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a first computer, comprising at least a processor and a memory; and
a second computer, comprising at least a processor and a memory, in communication with said first computer, wherein an order is received by said first computer from said second computer to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund through an ETIF portal;
wherein said second computer is operated by an authorized agent;
wherein said first computer matches the order with a corresponding order;
wherein said first computer determines a price with respect to the order;
wherein said first computer provides a confirmation to said second computer with respect to the order;
wherein if the received order is an order to purchase shares, the corresponding order is an order to sell shares;
wherein if the received order is an order to sell shares, the corresponding order is an order to purchase shares; and
wherein the confirmation comprises at least the determined price. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising:
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(a) receiving an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund from an authorized agent through an ETIF portal;
(b) matching the order with a corresponding order;
(c) determining a price with respect to the order; and
(d) providing a confirmation to the authorized agent with respect to the order, wherein if the order received in step (a) is an order to purchase shares, the corresponding order in step (b) is an order to sell shares;
wherein if the order received in step (a) is an order to sell shares, the corresponding order in step (b) is an order to purchase shares; and
wherein the confirmation comprises at least the price determined in step (c). - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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(a) if the per share net asset value of an exchange traded insurance fund is a predetermined amount greater than the price at which it is trading on an exchange, purchasing shares of the exchange traded insurance fund from third parties and redeeming the purchased shares for the proportional share of the underlying assets of the exchange traded insurance fund represented by the redeemed shares; and
(b) if the per share net asset value of an exchange traded insurance fund is a predetermined amount less than the price at which it is trading on an exchange, contributing assets identical to the proportional share of the underlying assets of the exchange traded insurance fund represented by a number of shares in exchange for that number of shares of the exchange traded insurance fund and selling shares of the exchange traded insurance fund to third parties. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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(a) prompting a qualified customer to submit an order to trade in units of an exchange traded insurance fund;
(b) transmitting an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund relating to the order received in response to step (a) to an exchange through a portal;
(c) receiving a confirmation from the exchange if the order results in a trade; and
(d) providing information based on at least part of the information included in the confirmation to the qualified customer. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising steps for:
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(a) transmitting an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund received from a qualified customer to an exchange; and
(b) providing a confirmation relating to the order to the qualified customer. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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57. A system for facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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means for prompting a qualified customer to submit an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund;
means for transmitting a received order to an exchange through a portal;
means for receiving a confirmation from the exchange if the order results in a trade; and
means for providing information based on at least part of the information included in the confirmation to the qualified customer. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59)
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60. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising:
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(a) prompting a qualified customer to submit an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund;
(b) transmitting an order received in response to step (a) to an exchange through a portal;
(c) receiving a confirmation from the exchange if the order results in a trade; and
(d) providing information based on at least part of the information included in the confirmation to the qualified customer. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62)
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63. A system for facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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a first computer, comprising at least a processor and a memory;
a second computer, comprising at least a processor and a memory, in communication with said first computer; and
a third computer, comprising at least a processor, a display, and an input device, in communication with said second computer, wherein said second computer is operated by an authorized agent;
wherein said third computer is operated by a qualified customer;
wherein a qualified customer is prompted to submit an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund into said third computer;
wherein the order is transmitted from said third computer to said second computer;
wherein the order is transmitted from said second computer to said first computer;
wherein said first computer transmits a confirmation to said second computer if the order results in a trade; and
wherein said second computer transmits to said third computer information based on at least part of the information included in the confirmation. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65)
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66. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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(a) prompting a customer to purchase a customer controlled insurance product;
(b) prompting a customer to trade in shares of at least one exchange traded insurance fund using funds in a customer controlled insurance product;
(c) providing an order received from a customer to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund to at least one of a broker, a portal, an exchange, or a specialist; and
(d) providing a statement relating to the customer controlled insurance product to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68)
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69. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising steps for:
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(a) receiving an order to trade in shares of at least one exchange traded insurance fund using funds in a customer controlled insurance product;
(b) providing an order received from a customer to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund to at least one of a broker, a portal, an exchange, or a specialist; and
(c) providing a statement relating to the customer controlled insurance product to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71)
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72. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising:
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(a) prompting a customer to purchase a customer controlled insurance product;
(b) prompting a customer to trade in shares of at least one exchange traded insurance fund using funds in a customer controlled insurance product;
(c) providing an order received from a customer to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund to at least one of a broker, a portal, an exchange, or a specialist; and
(d) providing a statement relating to the customer controlled insurance product to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74)
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75. A system for facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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means for prompting a customer to purchase a customer controlled insurance product;
means for prompting a customer to trade in shares of at least one exchange traded insurance fund using funds in a customer controlled insurance product;
means for providing an order received from a customer to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund to at least one of a broker, a portal, an exchange, or a specialist; and
means for providing a statement relating to the customer controlled insurance product to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77)
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78. A system for facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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a first computer, comprising at least a processor and a memory;
a second computer, comprising at least a processor and a memory, in communication with said first computer; and
a third computer, comprising at least a processor, a display, and an input device, in communication with said second computer, wherein a customer is prompted to purchase a customer controlled insurance product;
wherein said third computer is operated by a customer;
wherein a customer is prompted to enter into said third computer an order to trade in shares of at least one exchange traded insurance fund using funds in a customer controlled insurance product;
wherein the order is transmitted from said third computer to said second computer;
wherein said second computer is operated by an insurer;
wherein the received order is transmitted to said first computer;
wherein said first computer is operated by one of a broker, a portal, an exchange, or a specialist; and
wherein a statement relating to the customer controlled insurance product is transmitted to said third computer. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80)
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81. A method of operating a virtual private exchange within a public exchange, comprising:
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(a) receiving orders through a predetermined portal from authorized agents to engage in transactions involving a predetermined type of security;
(b) matching received orders with corresponding orders;
(c) executing matched orders; and
(d) sending confirmations of executed orders to authorized agents. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83)
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84. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure relating to an order to trade in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund, comprising:
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an attribute relating to the identity of an exchange traded insurance fund;
an attribute relating to the number of shares of the exchange traded insurance fund to be traded; and
an attribute relating to the type of trade. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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104. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure relating to a confirmation relating to a transaction in shares of an exchange traded insurance fund, comprising:
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an attribute relating to the identity of an exchange traded insurance fund;
an attribute relating to a number of shares of the exchange traded insurance fund involved in the transaction; and
an attribute relating to the type of transaction. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117)
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118. A method of facilitating the sale of shares of exchange traded insurance funds, comprising:
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(a) receiving an order to purchase units in an exchange traded insurance fund from a qualified customer;
(b) purchasing shares in the exchange traded insurance fund on behalf of the qualified customer;
(c) periodically selling shares held on behalf of the qualified customer to meet expenses relating to the exchange traded insurance fund; and
(d) adjusting the unit/share ratio in response to each sale in step (c), wherein the number of shares purchased in step (b) is determined based on a unit/share ratio in effect at the time of receipt of the order. - View Dependent Claims (119, 120, 121, 122, 123)
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