SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING AND DELIVERY OF A COMMODITIZED PRODUCT
First Claim
1. A method for providing secure electronic trading of a commoditized product between at least one seller and at least one buyer, and for providing distribution of the commoditized product from at least one seller to at least one buyer, wherein a hub centric platform administers a seller account, a buyer account, a data management system, a system account, a seller portfolio account, a buyer portfolio account, a qualification routine, a payment routine, and a distribution routine comprising:
- receiving a sell order from at least one seller to sell a commoditized product;
receiving a buy order from at least one buyer to buy a commoditized product;
matching the sell order with at least one buy order from the at least one buyer;
matching the buy order with at least one sell order from the at least one seller;
determining the qualification of the at least one buyer or the at least one seller;
receiving the commoditized product from the at least one seller;
qualifying the commoditized product received from the at least one seller;
drawing a seller payment from the system account; and
distributing a seller payment to the at least one seller account.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for trading of a commoditized product through a distributed network of computers, and for delivering the commoditized products after the trade. The system includes an order matching routine, a payment routine, a product qualification routine, and a distribution routine. The invention provides for secure electronic trading of a commoditized product through a hub centric platform that provides for a real order exchange in a real time environment, allows individual buyers and sellers to remain anonymous to each other, eliminates size or volume as a means of discrimination for transaction, and maximizes distribution efficiency.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing secure electronic trading of a commoditized product between at least one seller and at least one buyer, and for providing distribution of the commoditized product from at least one seller to at least one buyer, wherein a hub centric platform administers a seller account, a buyer account, a data management system, a system account, a seller portfolio account, a buyer portfolio account, a qualification routine, a payment routine, and a distribution routine comprising:
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receiving a sell order from at least one seller to sell a commoditized product; receiving a buy order from at least one buyer to buy a commoditized product; matching the sell order with at least one buy order from the at least one buyer; matching the buy order with at least one sell order from the at least one seller; determining the qualification of the at least one buyer or the at least one seller; receiving the commoditized product from the at least one seller; qualifying the commoditized product received from the at least one seller; drawing a seller payment from the system account; and distributing a seller payment to the at least one seller account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hub centric platform for trading a commoditized product comprising means for matching orders for at least one seller and at least one buyer wherein at least one seller and at least one buyer are not limited by size or volume of order, the at least one seller and at least one buyer remain anonymous to one another;
- multiple buy orders can fulfill one sell order and multiple sell orders can fulfill one buy order, one shipment results from fulfillment of any buy order and one payment results from any sell order;
means for qualifying commoditized product, buyer information, seller information, market pricing information, or any combination thereof; means for providing real time order and pricing information; means for accumulation and managing buyer and seller transactions; means for distributing commoditized product, and means for issuing payments, and means for accepting commoditized products sold. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- multiple buy orders can fulfill one sell order and multiple sell orders can fulfill one buy order, one shipment results from fulfillment of any buy order and one payment results from any sell order;
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