Method and System for Improving Trading and a Trader's Ranking
First Claim
1. A method for improving trading in a member exchange platform, the method comprising:
- assigning a performance based exchange rate to each member client based on at least one predetermined platform performance metric;
awarding a credit to a first member client for placing a trade to a second member client, the credit based on the first member client exchange rate; and
charging the credit to the second member client in exchange for the trade.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for improving trading and a trading client'"'"'s rankings in a platform exchange of member clients. The method includes assigning a credit exchange rate to website performance metrics such as Google Page Rank and Alexa Rank. The broker maintains an ordered database of all clients'"'"' website backlink credit accounts where the highest account is ordered most significantly for distribution to members. Templates created by a client include a desired reference URL, desired anchor text for the link, and a description. A client may pull a backlink template within a predetermined category or class based on the highest qualifying account and posts a link to another client'"'"'s website based on the link template. The client earns credits for posting a link to another member'"'"'s website based on his page rank and pays credits to other members posting links to his website based on their page rank.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for improving trading in a member exchange platform, the method comprising:
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assigning a performance based exchange rate to each member client based on at least one predetermined platform performance metric; awarding a credit to a first member client for placing a trade to a second member client, the credit based on the first member client exchange rate; and charging the credit to the second member client in exchange for the trade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer useable code executable to perform operations for improving a client'"'"'s search engine rankings through a member exchange platform, the operations of the computer program product comprising:
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assigning a credit exchange rate to a set of website performance metrics, a higher credit exchange rate going to a higher performing website and a lower credit exchange rate going to a lower performing website; increasing a number of one-way links posted to the client'"'"'s website from a plurality of lower performing websites in exchange for credits from the client'"'"'s website awarded to the lower performing posting websites; and increasing a number of one-way links posted to the client'"'"'s website from a higher performing website in exchange for credits from the client'"'"'s website awarded to the higher performing posting website. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system configured to improve trading and ranking, the system comprising:
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a client accounts database comprising at least one back-link template and a net credit balance for at least one website for the client and for a plurality of other clients, the database also comprising a blacklist of other clients as specified by the client and a category and a subcategory selected by each client from a list provided from a broker; an arithmetic logic module configured to calculate a net credit balance from credits awarded to the client for posting backlinks to other clients'"'"' websites and from credits charged from the client when another client posts to the clients'"'"' website, the arithmetic logic module configured to award and debit credits based on the posting client'"'"'s website ranking; a query logic module configured to query the database on whether the client shares a category/subcategory with another client, whether the client is an active link trader, whether the client wants another link per a specified time period, and whether the client has blacklisted the particular link to be distributed, the query logic module also configured to perform logic functions on the resulting queries; a ordering module configured to order a matching partner'"'"'s backlink template for a destination website with a highest net credit balance higher than a backlink template for a destination website with a lower credit balance; a client interface on the internet configured to receive information from a client and to convey information to the client from the system and from the broker; and a broker interface on the internet configured to allow the broker to set exchange rates for backlink credits and configured to allow the broker to otherwise manage the system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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