Method and system enabling the trading of a futures contract for the purchase of goods or services
First Claim
1. A method enabling the trading of a futures contract for the purchase of goods or services, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an offer for a good(s) or service(s); and
purchasing a re-sellable future for the good(s) or service(s), wherein the re-sellable future is a contract to purchase a certain quantity of the good(s) or service(s) from a seller at a set price and at an expiration and the re-sellable future may be re-sold.
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Abstract
A method and system enabling the trading of a futures contract for the purchase of goods or services. The method includes and the system performs the steps of receiving an offer for a good(s) or service(s) and purchasing a re-sellable future for the good(s) or service(s). The re-sellable future is a contract to purchase a certain quantity of the good(s) or service(s) from a seller at a set price and at an expiration and the re-sellable future may be re-sold. The method may also include and the system may also perform the steps of offering a re-sellable future for a good(s) or service(s) and selling the re-sellable future for the good(s) or service(s).
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22 Claims
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1. A method enabling the trading of a futures contract for the purchase of goods or services, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an offer for a good(s) or service(s); and
purchasing a re-sellable future for the good(s) or service(s), wherein the re-sellable future is a contract to purchase a certain quantity of the good(s) or service(s) from a seller at a set price and at an expiration and the re-sellable future may be re-sold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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12. A computer-readable medium that includes instructions stored thereon for enabling the trading of a futures contract for the purchase of goods or services by:
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receiving an offer for a good(s) or service(s); and
purchasing a re-sellable future for the good(s) or service(s), wherein the re-sellable future is a contract to purchase a certain quantity of the good(s) or service(s) from a seller at a set price and at an expiration and the re-sellable future may be re-sold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. A method enabling the trading of a futures contract for the purchase of goods or services, comprising the steps of:
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offering a re-sellable future for a good(s) or service(s), wherein the re-sellable future is a contract to purchase a certain quantity of the good(s) or service(s) from a seller at a set price and at an expiration and the re-sellable future may be re-sold; and
selling the re-sellable option for the good(s) or service(s). - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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