Exchange traded currency fund instrument and system
First Claim
1. A tradable instrument representing ownership of an interest in a fund asset, wherein the fund asset has a value represented in at least one first currency, and wherein the fund asset has a value denominated in a second currency different from the first currency, and wherein the fund asset has a value representative of the relative values of the at least one first currency and the second currency.
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Abstract
The herein described system and methods encompass a tradable (e.g., exchange-listed) instrument that represents an interest in a fund asset (e.g., an underlying currency). In an illustrative implementation, the interest in the fund asset can be purchased (or sold) against units of another currency and can function as a tradable instrument (e.g., the tradable instrument can reflect the relative value of pairs (or groups) of currencies). In an illustrative practice of the herein described systems and methods, a trust can be formed whose underlying investment can consist of demand deposits denominated in a selected currency (e.g., euros ()). The trust can operate to receive an investment amount in a first currency (e.g., euros) and provide shares (or trust receipts) having a value in a second currency (e.g., U.S. dollars). The shares (or receipts) of the trust can be listed, quoted, and traded on a trading system.
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37 Claims
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1. A tradable instrument representing ownership of an interest in a fund asset,
wherein the fund asset has a value represented in at least one first currency, and wherein the fund asset has a value denominated in a second currency different from the first currency, and wherein the fund asset has a value representative of the relative values of the at least one first currency and the second currency.
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5. A tradable instrument representing ownership of an interest in a fund asset,
wherein the fund asset represents at least one non-U.S. currency, and wherein the fund asset has a value denominated in U.S. dollars, and wherein the fund asset has a value representative of the relative values of such non-U.S. currency and the U.S. dollar.
- 6. An instrument issued by a statutory trust comprising a trust share that represents an undivided beneficial interest in a portfolio of at least one first currency with a market value denominated in a second currency different from the at least one first currency that fluctuates in response to changes in value of the underlying at least one first currency.
- 9. An instrument issued by a statutory trust comprising a trust receipt that represents an undivided beneficial interest in a portfolio of at least one first currency with a market value denominated in a second currency different from the at least one first currency that fluctuates in response to changes in value of the underlying at least one first currency.
- 12. An instrument issued by a statutory trust comprising a trust share that represents an undivided beneficial interest in a portfolio of at least one non-U.S. currency with a market value denominated in U.S. currency that will fluctuate in response to changes in value of the underlying non-U.S. currency, the instrument being tradable on a trading system.
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14. An instrument issued by a statutory trust comprising a trust receipt that represents an undivided beneficial interest in a portfolio of at least one non-U.S. currency with a market value denominated in U.S. currency that will fluctuate in response to changes in value of the underlying non-U.S. currency, the instrument being tradable on a trading system.
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16. A trading system, comprising:
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a fund held by a custodian and consisting of at least one first currency; and
a tradable instrument representing ownership of an interest in the fund and having a value denominated in a second currency different from the at least one first currency and representative of the relative values of said at least one first currency and the second currency, the instrument being issued to an investor in exchange for an investment amount. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A trading system, comprising
a fund held by a custodian and consisting of at least one non-U.S. currency and invested at market rates of return, and a tradable instrument representing ownership of an interest in the fund and having a value denominated in U.S. dollars and representative of the relative values of at least one non-U.S. currency and the U.S. dollar, the instrument being issued to an investor in exchange for an investment amount.
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22. A trading system, comprising:
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a statutory trust, the assets of which consist of at least one first currency bearing interest at market rates of return and held by a custodian for the benefit of investors; and
an instrument issued by the trust representing an undivided beneficial interest in the trust assets, the instrument having a value denominated in a second currency different from the first currency and being tradable on a stock exchange and similar trading systems. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A trading system, comprising:
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a statutory trust, the assets of which consist of at least one non-U.S. currency bearing a return and held by a custodian for the benefit of investors; and
an instrument issued by the trust representing an undivided beneficial interest in the trust assets, the instrument having a value denominated in U.S. currency and being tradable on a stock exchange and similar trading systems. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method of investing, comprising
accepting from an investor an investment amount in at least one first currency; -
establishing a fund with a custodian;
investing said at least one first currency in assets denominated in said at least one first currency that bears a return; and
issuing to said investor a tradable instrument representing ownership of an interest in the fund and having a value denominated in a second currency different from the first currency and representative of the relative values of said at least one first currency or currencies and the second currency. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of investing, comprising
accepting from an investor an investment amount in at least one first currency, establishing a monetary fund; - and
issuing to said investor a tradable instrument representing ownership of an interest in the fund and having a value denominated in a second currency different from the at least one first currency and representative of the relative values of said at least one first currency and the second currency. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method of investing comprising:
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establishing a financial construct comprising any of a monetary fund and a trust the assets of which are held by a custodian for the benefit of investors;
entering into an agreement with the custodian that directs the custodian to invest the assets of the financial construct according to at least one designated parameter, comprising any of investing in an account comprising any of interest-bearing deposit and money market accounts with multiple banking institutions and to issue a representation of an ownership interest in the financial construct comprising any of a share and receipt to investors in exchange for the deposit by an investor of at least one currency with the trustee of the trust; and
redeeming representation of the ownership interest in the financial construct; and
delivering currency in exchange for the representation of the ownership interest in the financial construct redeemed, the representation of the ownership interest in the financial construct being tradable on a trading system.
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