System and method for activity based margining
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1. A method of determining margin requirements for a trader'"'"'s portfolio of positions on products traded on an exchange, the method comprising:
- monitoring the trader'"'"'s activity on the exchange for a present time period;
correlating the monitored activity with an assessment of risk; and
computing the margin requirement based on the portfolio of products and the assessed risk.
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Abstract
A system and method for factoring in a trader'"'"'s trading activity into the margin requirements is disclosed. In the securities arena, day traders are assessed different margins than non-day-traders, however, the specific profile of the trader is analyzed (that is, the same rule applies to all day traders).
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1. A method of determining margin requirements for a trader'"'"'s portfolio of positions on products traded on an exchange, the method comprising:
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monitoring the trader'"'"'s activity on the exchange for a present time period;
correlating the monitored activity with an assessment of risk; and
computing the margin requirement based on the portfolio of products and the assessed risk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for determining margin requirements for a trader'"'"'s portfolio of positions on products traded on an exchange, the system comprising:
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an activity monitor coupled with the exchange and operative to monitor the trader'"'"'s activity on the exchange for a present time period;
an activity risk assessor coupled with the activity monitor and operative to correlate the monitored activity with an assessment of risk; and
a risk processor coupled with the activity risk assessor and operative to compute the margin requirement based on the portfolio of products and the assessed risk. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A system for determining margin requirements for a trader'"'"'s portfolio of positions on products traded on an exchange, the method comprising:
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means for monitoring the trader'"'"'s activity on the exchange for a present time period;
means for correlating the monitored activity with an assessment of risk; and
means for computing the margin requirement based on the portfolio of products and the assessed risk.
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