System and method for wagering based on the movement of financial markets
First Claim
1. A method for wagering, comprising:
- receiving a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators, the bet comprising;
a first bet component indicating whether a value of a first financial market indicator will go up or go down in a first predetermined period of time; and
a second bet component indicating whether a value of a second financial market indicator will go up or go down in a second predetermined period of time;
determining an outcome of the first bet component based at least in part upon whether the value of the first financial market indicator went up or went down in the first predetermined period of time;
determining an outcome of the second bet component based at least in part upon whether the value of the second financial market indicator went up or went down in the second predetermined period of time; and
determining an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the outcome of the first bet component and the outcome of the second bet component.
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Abstract
A system for wagering comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators. The bet comprises a first bet component indicating whether a value of a first financial market indicator will go up or go down in a first predetermined period of time, and a second bet component indicating whether a value of a second financial market indicator will go up or go down in a second predetermined period of time. The processor is coupled to the memory and is operable to determine an outcome of the first bet component, the second bet component, and the overall bet.
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68 Claims
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1. A method for wagering, comprising:
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receiving a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators, the bet comprising;
a first bet component indicating whether a value of a first financial market indicator will go up or go down in a first predetermined period of time; and
a second bet component indicating whether a value of a second financial market indicator will go up or go down in a second predetermined period of time;
determining an outcome of the first bet component based at least in part upon whether the value of the first financial market indicator went up or went down in the first predetermined period of time;
determining an outcome of the second bet component based at least in part upon whether the value of the second financial market indicator went up or went down in the second predetermined period of time; and
determining an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the outcome of the first bet component and the outcome of the second bet component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for wagering, comprising:
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a memory operable to store a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators, the bet comprising;
a first bet component indicating whether a value of a first financial market indicator will go up or go down in a first predetermined period of time; and
a second bet component indicating whether a value of a second financial market indicator will go up or go down in a second predetermined period of time; and
a processor coupled to the memory and operable to;
determine an outcome of the first bet component based at least in part upon whether the value of the first financial market indicator went up or went down in the first predetermined period of time;
determine an outcome of the second bet component based at least in part upon whether the value of the second financial market indicator went up or went down in the second predetermined period of time; and
determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the outcome of the first bet component and the outcome of the second bet component. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for wagering, comprising:
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receiving a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators, the bet comprising;
a first bet component indicating whether a particular digit of a first financial market indicator will be odd or even at the end of a first predetermined period of time; and
a second bet component indicating whether a particular digit of a second financial market indicator will be odd or even at the end of a second predetermined period of time;
determining an outcome of the first bet component based at least in part upon whether the particular digit of the first financial market indicator was odd or even at the end of the first predetermined period of time;
determining an outcome of the second bet component based at least in part upon whether the particular digit of the second financial market indicator was odd or even at the end of the second predetermined period of time; and
determining an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the outcome of the first bet component and the outcome of the second bet component. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for wagering, comprising:
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a memory operable to store a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators, the bet comprising;
a first bet component indicating whether a particular digit of a first financial market indicator will be odd or even at the end of a first predetermined period of time; and
a second bet component indicating whether a particular digit of a second financial market indicator will be odd or even at the end of a second predetermined period of time; and
a processor coupled to the memory and operable to;
determine an outcome of the first bet component based at least in part upon whether the particular digit of the first financial market indicator was odd or even at the end of the first predetermined period of time;
determine an outcome of the second bet component based at least in part upon whether the particular digit of the second financial market indicator was odd or even at the end of the second predetermined period of time; and
determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the outcome of the first bet component and the outcome of the second bet component. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for wagering, comprising:
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receiving a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators, the bet comprising;
a first bet component indicating whether a particular digit of a first financial market indicator will be in a first selected range of a plurality of numerical ranges at the end of a first predetermined period of time; and
a second bet component indicating whether a particular digit of a second financial market indicator will be in a second selected range of a plurality of numerical ranges at the end of a second predetermined period of time;
determining an outcome of the first bet component based at least in part upon whether the particular digit of the first financial market indicator was in the first selected range at the end of the first predetermined period of time;
determining an outcome of the second bet component based at least in part upon whether the particular digit of the second financial market indicator was in the second selected range at the end of the second predetermined period of time; and
determining an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the outcome of the first bet component and the outcome of the second bet component. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system for wagering, comprising:
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a memory operable to store a bet regarding a plurality of outcomes associated with financial market indicators, the bet comprising;
a first bet component indicating whether a particular digit of a first financial market indicator will be in a first selected range of a plurality of numerical ranges at the end of a first predetermined period of time; and
a second bet component indicating whether a particular digit of a second financial market indicator will be in a second selected range of a plurality of numerical ranges at the end of a second predetermined period of time; and
a processor coupled to the memory and operable to;
determine an outcome of the first bet component based at least in part upon whether the particular digit of the first financial market indicator was in the first selected range at the end of the first predetermined period of time;
determine an outcome of the second bet component based at least in part upon whether the particular digit of the second financial market indicator was in the second selected range at the end of the second predetermined period of time; and
determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the outcome of the first bet component and the outcome of the second bet component. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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