INTEROFFICE BANK OFFERED RATE FINANCIAL PRODUCT AND IMPLEMENTATION
First Claim
1. A method for decreasing potential bias of an estimated inter-bank offered interest rate, the method comprising:
- Identifying a plurality of panel members willing to timely provide estimated interest rates for borrowing a certain sum of money and for lending a certain sum of money;
Identifying a panel observer, said panel observer serving as a disinterested party regarding analysis of submitted borrowing rate and lending rate estimates;
Providing an interest rate analysis platform for receiving estimated borrowing and lending rates from said plurality of panel members;
Providing panel members access to a computer application to allow said panel members to report estimated lending rates and borrowing rates;
Receiving at the interest rate analysis platform estimated lending rates and borrowing rates via a computer network;
Determining on said interest rate analysis platform an average lending rate based on estimated lending rates provided by said plurality of panel members;
Determining on said interest rate analysis platform an average borrowing rate based on estimated borrowing rates provided by said plurality of members;
Determining from said average lending rate and said average borrowing rate a mean inter-bank offered interest rate;
Disseminating via an electronic network said determined average borrowing rate, said determined average lending rate, and said determined mean inter-bank offered rate to at least one recipient.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system, method, and resultant financial for enabling a transparent estimation of an inter-bank offered interest rate which is dependent on market participant'"'"'s estimations of current lending and borrowing rates. The improved functionality arises through inclusion of both estimated borrowing rates and estimated lending rates to determine a mean inter-bank offered rate. The process implements panel observers, and exception criteria, to preclude determinations biased by skewed estimates provided by panel members and or panel participants. The improved process and system of the present invention further allows implementation of creditworthiness adjustments to inter-bank offered rates based on the creditworthiness of the panel participants, as well as implementation of obligated transactions as a means for dissuading panel members and/or panel participants from submitting biased estimates. The improved mean inter-bank offered rate forms the foundation for financial products whose value is derived from the mean inter-bank offered rate.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for decreasing potential bias of an estimated inter-bank offered interest rate, the method comprising:
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Identifying a plurality of panel members willing to timely provide estimated interest rates for borrowing a certain sum of money and for lending a certain sum of money; Identifying a panel observer, said panel observer serving as a disinterested party regarding analysis of submitted borrowing rate and lending rate estimates; Providing an interest rate analysis platform for receiving estimated borrowing and lending rates from said plurality of panel members; Providing panel members access to a computer application to allow said panel members to report estimated lending rates and borrowing rates; Receiving at the interest rate analysis platform estimated lending rates and borrowing rates via a computer network; Determining on said interest rate analysis platform an average lending rate based on estimated lending rates provided by said plurality of panel members; Determining on said interest rate analysis platform an average borrowing rate based on estimated borrowing rates provided by said plurality of members; Determining from said average lending rate and said average borrowing rate a mean inter-bank offered interest rate; Disseminating via an electronic network said determined average borrowing rate, said determined average lending rate, and said determined mean inter-bank offered rate to at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interest rate swap financial instrument, said financial instrument characterized by an obligation to pay to a counter-party a sum of money based on a variable interest rate on a notional amount of said financial instrument and a tenure of said financial instrument, wherein said variable interest rate is determined by a method comprising:
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Identifying a plurality of panel members willing to timely provide estimated interest rates for borrowing a certain sum of money and for lending a certain sum of money; Identifying a panel observer, said panel observer serving as a disinterested party regarding analysis of submitted borrowing rate and lending rate estimates; Providing an interest rate analysis platform for receiving estimated borrowing and lending rates from said plurality of panel members; Providing panel members access to a computer application to allow said panel members to report estimated lending rates and borrowing rates; Receiving at the interest rate analysis platform estimated lending rates and borrowing rates from said panel members via a computer network; Determining on said interest rate analysis platform an average lending rate based on estimated lending rates provided by said plurality of panel members; Determining on said interest rate analysis platform an average borrowing rate based on estimated borrowing rates provided by said plurality of members; and Determining from said average lending rate and said average borrowing rate a mean inter-bank offered interest rate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining a mean inter-bank offered rate, the system comprising:
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An interest rate platform, said platform being communicably connected to at least one computer network; A plurality of panel members, said panel members for reporting estimated lending rates and estimated borrowing rates to said interest rate platform through said computer network; At least one panel observer, said panel observer for observing determinations of average lending rates, average borrowing rates, and a mean inter-bank offered rate, and identifying potentially biased estimated borrowing rates and lending rates reported by said panel members; Wherein said interest rate platform receives estimated lending rates and estimated borrowing rates from said panel members, applies exception criteria to said reported estimated lending rates and said estimated borrowing rates, and determines an average lending rate, and average borrowing rate, and a mean inter-bank offered rate from said estimated lending rates and estimated borrowing rates. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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