Investment and method for hedging operational risk associated with business events of another
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1. A method for investing comprising:
- promising to pay an amount to a buyer upon occurrence of a predetermined event as part of an agreement, wherein the agreement defines the event as related to a complete or partial success or failure of a reference entity'"'"'s product, service or product and service, and receiving an obligation to provide value in return for said promise.
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Abstract
An investment and a method for hedging operational risk associated with another'"'"'s business events is disclosed. In particular, the method includes a seller receiving consideration from a buyer and, in return for the consideration, making a payment to the buyer upon the occurrence of a predetermined event. The event payment is for a predetermined amount and may be related to an expected economic loss to the buyer if the predetermined event occurs. The predetermined event is related to a complete or partial success or failure of a reference entity'"'"'s product, service, or product and service, and may or may not cause an economic loss to the buyer.
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1. A method for investing comprising:
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promising to pay an amount to a buyer upon occurrence of a predetermined event as part of an agreement, wherein the agreement defines the event as related to a complete or partial success or failure of a reference entity'"'"'s product, service or product and service, and receiving an obligation to provide value in return for said promise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for hedging against risk comprising:
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identifying a risk associated with a complete or partial failure of a reference entity'"'"'s product, service, or product and service, wherein the risk is an operational risk resulting from a business relationship with the reference entity, wherein the relationship involves the reference entity'"'"'s product, service, or product and service;
identifying a predetermined event related to the complete or partial failure of the reference entity'"'"'s product, service, or product and service, wherein the predetermined event causes an economic loss;
receiving a promise to pay an amount from a seller upon occurrence of the predetermined event, wherein the amount is related to the economic loss expected upon occurrence of the predetermined event, and providing value to the seller in return for the received promise. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of investing related to a risk associated with a complete or partial success or failure of a reference entity'"'"'s product, service, or product and service, the method comprising the step of entering into an agreement having at least two sides wherein:
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consideration on one side of the agreement comprises a promise to pay an amount, wherein the payment is contingent upon the occurrence of a predetermined event related to the complete or partial success or failure of the reference entity'"'"'s product, service or product and service, and consideration on the other side of the agreement comprises an obligation to provide value for said promise.
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