METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRADING TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE GOODS
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1. A trading system comprising:
- a trade-interest entry engine configured to receive a trade-interest and a contra-side trade-interest;
a trade-interest matching engine configured to match trade-interests received by the trade-interest entry engine; and
an alert generating engine.
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Abstract
An electronic trading system and method is used to buy and sell goods. Buyers and sellers use the trading system and the system provides anonymous trade-interest access to both buyers and sellers.
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142 Claims
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1. A trading system comprising:
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a trade-interest entry engine configured to receive a trade-interest and a contra-side trade-interest; a trade-interest matching engine configured to match trade-interests received by the trade-interest entry engine; and an alert generating engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A trading system comprising:
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a trade-interest entry engine configured to receive a trade-interest and a contra-side trade-interest; a trade-interest matching engine configured to match trade-interests received by the trade-interest entry engine; an alert generating engine; and an anonymous blind auction engine configured to be activated when the trade-interest matching engine identifies near-complementary trade-interests. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A trading system comprising:
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a trade-interest entry engine configured to receive a plurality of trade-interests, wherein at least one trade-interest comprises an indication of interest; a trade-interest matching engine configured to match trade-interests received by the trade-interest entry engine; an alert generating engine; and an anonymous blind auction engine configured to be activated when the trade-interest matching engine matches an indication of interest with a contra-side trade-interest. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A trading system comprising:
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a trade-interest entry engine configured to receive a trade-interest and a contra-side trade-interest, wherein at least one of the trade-interests is an indication of interest; a trade-interest matching engine configured to match trade-interests received by the trade-interest entry engine; an alert generating engine configured to notify a subscriber that a near-complementary trade-interest exists; and an anonymous blind auction engine configured to be activated when the trade-interest matching engine identifies near-complementary trade-interests. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A method of trading a good comprising:
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receiving a trade-interest and a contra-side trade-interest; determining whether the trade-interest and the contra-side trade-interest are matchable; generating an alert when at least one of the matchable trade-interest and contra-side trade interest comprises an indication of interest; and activating an anonymous blind auction to trade the good. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method of trading a good comprising:
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receiving a first trade-interest for the good in the form of an order from a subscriber via a trade-interest entry engine; receiving a contra-side trade-interest from a second subscriber via the trade-interest entry engine, wherein the contra-side trade-interest comprises an indication of interest for the good; determining whether the trade-interest and the contra-side trade-interest match through use of a trade-interest matching engine; providing an alert, via an alert generating engine, to at least one of the first subscriber and the second subscriber when the trade-interest and the contra-side trade-interest are matchable; and providing an opportunity for the first and second subscriber to participate in an anonymous blind auction to trade the good. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A trading system comprising:
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a trade-interest entry engine configured to receive a plurality of trade interests; a trade-interest matching engine configured to match trade-interests received by the trade-interest entry engine; an alert generating engine configured to notify a subscriber that a near-complementary trade-interest exists; an anonymous blind auction engine configured to be activated when the trade-interest matching engine identifies near-complementary trade-interests; a mechanism for executing a trade configured to be activated when the trade-interest matching engine identifies complementary trade-interests that are orders. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122)
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123. A method of trading a good comprising:
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receiving a trade-interest and a contra-side trade-interest; determining whether the trade-interest and the contra-side trade-interest are matchable; generating an alert when at least one of the matchable trade-interest and contra-side trade interest comprises an indication of interest; activating an anonymous blind auction to trade the good when at least one of the matchable trade-interest and contra-side trade interest comprises an indication of interest; and executing a trade anonymously when trade-interests that are complementary orders are matched. - View Dependent Claims (124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142)
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