ONLINE TRADING SYSTEM HAVING REAL-TIME ACCOUNT OPENING
First Claim
1. A method, comprisingprincipalling an online brokerage account, wherein the principalling comprises:
- obtaining an account type selection;
presenting electronically a list of new brokerage accounts having the selected account type to at least one principal;
obtaining from the at least one principal an individual status designation for each of the new brokerage accounts listed, wherein said designation is indicative of acceptance or non-acceptance of the new brokerage accounts;
obtaining a password from the at least one principal; and
if the password is valid, updating records of the new brokerage accounts to reflect the individual status designations.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the online trading system having a real-time account opening process comprises one or more computers coupled to a network. The computers maintain a brokerage account database, and service web page requests received over the network. The web pages are preferably configured to implement a real-time account opening (RTAO) process that establishes new brokerage accounts in the account database. The RTAO process may include (a) obtaining contact information; (b) creating a new record in the brokerage account database for the contact information; (c) obtaining brokerage account application information; (d) updating the new record with the application information; (e) displaying a brokerage account contract; and (f) securing online agreement to said brokerage account contract. The process preferably also includes obtaining funding information to automatically initiate a transfer of funds to the brokerage account.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising
principalling an online brokerage account, wherein the principalling comprises: -
obtaining an account type selection; presenting electronically a list of new brokerage accounts having the selected account type to at least one principal; obtaining from the at least one principal an individual status designation for each of the new brokerage accounts listed, wherein said designation is indicative of acceptance or non-acceptance of the new brokerage accounts; obtaining a password from the at least one principal; and if the password is valid, updating records of the new brokerage accounts to reflect the individual status designations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An online trading system that comprises:
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at least one computer coupled to a network and configured to maintain a brokerage account database; and at least one computer coupled to the network and configured to use a plurality of web page templates to service web page requests received over the network, at least one computer coupled to the network and configured to execute a principalling process on new brokerage accounts in the brokerage account database the process comprising; principalling an online brokerage account, wherein the principalling process comprises; obtaining an account type selection; presenting electronically a list of new brokerage accounts having the selected account type to at least one principal; obtaining from the at least one principal an individual status designation for each of the new brokerage accounts listed, wherein said designation is indicative of acceptance or non-acceptance of the new brokerage accounts; obtaining a password from the at least one principal; and if the password is valid, updating records of the new brokerage accounts to reflect the individual status designations. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18)
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13. (canceled)
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