System and method for providing a mutual fund rating platform
First Claim
1. A method for assigning ratings to a fund, comprising the steps of:
- calculating an expected return over a time period for a sector corresponding to the fund based on financial futures corresponding to the sector;
calculating an expected range of returns for the sector based on prices of options for the futures;
calculating an expected return for the fund over a time period based on the calculated expected return for the corresponding sector, the expected range of returns for the corresponding sector; and
on information specific to the fund, assigning a rating based on the expected return for the fund.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and method are provided for assigning ratings (the “Ratings”) on mutual funds and other investment funds (collectively the “Funds”) based on various information gleaned from public and privately traded financial, currency, interest rate and other futures, along with options on said futures (collectively the “Futures”). In an illustrative implementation, the system can operate to combine information on the historical rates of return and variability in the rates of return of the Funds with the expected range of future returns for various asset classes as determined by the pricing of the Futures. Illustratively, the rating for the Funds (the “Rating”) can incorporate the range of expected future returns, the variability of past returns, and the level of risk.
23 Citations
25 Claims
-
1. A method for assigning ratings to a fund, comprising the steps of:
-
calculating an expected return over a time period for a sector corresponding to the fund based on financial futures corresponding to the sector; calculating an expected range of returns for the sector based on prices of options for the futures; calculating an expected return for the fund over a time period based on the calculated expected return for the corresponding sector, the expected range of returns for the corresponding sector; and on information specific to the fund, assigning a rating based on the expected return for the fund. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A method for predicting expected returns of a fund, comprising the steps of:
-
calculating an expected return over a time period for a sector corresponding to the fund based on financial futures corresponding to the sector; calculating an expected range of returns for the sector based on prices of options for the futures; and calculating an expected annual return for the fund based on the expected annualized return for the corresponding sector, the expected range of returns for the corresponding sector and on information specific to the fund. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A system for assigning ratings to a fund, comprising:
-
means for calculating an expected return over a time period for a sector corresponding to the fund based on financial futures corresponding to the sector; means for calculating an expected range of returns for the sector based on prices of options for the futures; means for calculating an expected return for the fund over a time period based on the calculated expected return for the corresponding sector, the expected range of returns for the corresponding sector; and means for assigning a rating based on the expected return for the fund using information specific to the fund. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
-
calculating an expected return over a time period for a sector corresponding to a fund based on financial futures corresponding to the sector; calculating an expected range of returns for the sector based on prices of options for the fixtures; calculating an expected return for the fund over a time period based on the calculated expected return for the corresponding sector, the expected range of returns for the corresponding sector; and on information specific to the fund, assigning a rating based on the expected return for the fund. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
Specification