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METHODS, APPARATUSES AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURES FOR INCENTIVIZING PARTICIPANTS TO TRADE ON A MARKETPLACE

  • US 20100198672A1
  • Filed: 04/15/2010
  • Published: 08/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for incentivizing a plurality of participants to exchange goods or services on a marketplace, comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a memory, in which the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, direct the processor to perform the acts of;

    issuing, in accordance to an agreement among the plurality of participants, at least one warrant to a participant who trades on the marketplace, in which the warrant provides a right to the participant for converting the warrant into at least one ownership share of the marketplace, and in which the right is conditioned on the participant'"'"'s performance on the marketplace;

    determining the participant'"'"'s performance on the marketplace;

    determining based on the participant'"'"'s performance, a quantity of warrants that may be converted into the at least one ownership share of the marketplace; and

    outputting the quantity of warrants that may be converted into the at least one ownership share of the marketplace, in which the quantity of warrants that may be converted is communicated to the participant.

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