Apparatus and process for executing an expirationless option transaction
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1. A data processing apparatus for executing an expirationless option transaction on a particular asset, said data processing apparatus comprising:
- (A) means for receiving data representative of a particular asset, an option type, an exercise price for the particular asset, the current price of the particular asset, the historic price volatility of the particular asset and the margin requirement for the particular asset;
(B) a storage medium adapted to store the data received by said receiving means and an expiring option premium algorithm;
(C) means, responsive to the data received by said receiving means, for generating data representative of an option premium for the expirationless option on the asset using the expiring option premium algorithm;
(D) means for outputting the option premium data; and
(E) means for executing the expirationless option transaction.
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Abstract
The present invention introduces an apparatus and process which may be implemented on a vast variety of computer systems. The apparatus and process of the present invention use a computer system to receive and store data representative of a particular asset, a type of option (call or put), requested exercise price and a multitude of other variables related to the asset. The apparatus and process then generate data representative of an expirationless option premium for use in transacting an expirationless option.
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1. A data processing apparatus for executing an expirationless option transaction on a particular asset, said data processing apparatus comprising:
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(A) means for receiving data representative of a particular asset, an option type, an exercise price for the particular asset, the current price of the particular asset, the historic price volatility of the particular asset and the margin requirement for the particular asset; (B) a storage medium adapted to store the data received by said receiving means and an expiring option premium algorithm; (C) means, responsive to the data received by said receiving means, for generating data representative of an option premium for the expirationless option on the asset using the expiring option premium algorithm; (D) means for outputting the option premium data; and (E) means for executing the expirationless option transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A process of operating a computer system for executing an expirationless option transaction, said process comprising the steps of:
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(A) prompting a user to input data representative of a particular asset; (B) receiving a first signal from the user, wherein said first signal is representative of data for the particular asset; (C) prompting the user to input data representative of an option type; (D) receiving a second signal from the user, wherein said second signal is representative of data for the option type; (E) prompting the user to input data representative of an exercise price for the particular asset; (F) receiving a third signal from the user, wherein said third signal is representative of data for the exercise price for the particular asset; (G) receiving a fourth signal from a data source or the user, wherein said fourth signal is representative of data related to the current price for the particular asset, the current risk-free interest rate, the historic price volatility for the particular asset and the margin requirement for the particular asset; (H) in response to said first, second, third and fourth signals and using an expiring option premium algorithm; (i) setting each variable of the option premium algorithm to its associated data value received in steps (B) and (G), (ii) setting the exercise price variable equal to the current price for the particular asset data from said fourth signal, (iii) setting the option premium variable equal to the margin requirement for the particular asset data, and (iv) generating data representative of an implied time; (I) using the expiring option premium algorithm; (i) setting the exercise price variable equal to the exercise price data of said third signal, and (ii) generating data representative of an option premium for use in transacting the expirationless option; and
executing the expirationless option transaction. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A process of operating a computer system for an expirationless option transaction, said process comprising the steps of:
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(A) prompting a user to input data representative of a particular asset; (B) receiving a first signal from the user, wherein said fist signal is representative of data for the particular asset; (C) prompting the user to input data representative of an option type; (D) receiving a second signal from the user, wherein said second signal is representative of data for the option type; (E) prompting the user to input data representative of an exercise price for the particular asset; (F) receiving a third signal from the users, wherein said third signal is representative of data for the exercise price for the particular asset; (G) receiving a fourth signal from a data source of the user, wherein said fourth signal is representative of data related to the current price for the particular asset, the current risk-free interest rate, the historic price volatility for the particular asset and the extinction date for the particular asset; and (H) in response to said first, second, third and fourth signals and using an expiring option premium algorithm; (i) setting each variable of the option premium algorithm to its associated data value received in steps (B), (F) and (G), (ii) setting time variable equal to the extinction date for particular asset data from said fourth signal, and (iii) generating data representative of an option premium; and (I) executing the expirationless option transaction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A process for executing an expirationless option financial
(A) prompting a user to input data representative of a particular asset; -
(B) receiving a first signal from the user, wherein said first signal is representative of data for the particular asset; (C) prompting the user to input data representative of an option type; (D) receiving a second signal from the user, wherein said second signal is representative of data for the option type; (E) prompting the user to input data representative of an exercise price for the particular asset; (F) receiving a third signal from the user, wherein said third signal is representative of data for the exercise price for the particular asset; (G) receiving a fourth signal from a data source or the user, wherein said fourth signal is representative of data related to the current price for the particular asset, the current risk-free interest rate, the historic price volatility for the particular asset and the margin requirement for the particular asset; (H) in response to said first, second, third and fourth signals and using an expiring option premium algorithm; (i) setting each variable of the option premium algorithm to its associated data value received in steps (3) and (G), (ii) setting the exercise price variable equal to the current price for the particular asset data from said fourth signal, (iii) setting the option premium variable equal to the margin requirement for the particular asset data, and (iv) generating data representative of an implied time; (I) using the expiring option premium algorithm; (i) setting the exercise price variable equal to the exercise price data of said third signal, and (ii) generating data representative of an option premium; and (j) executing the expirationless option transaction.
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17. An expirationless option financial transaction performed by the process of:
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(A) prompting a user to input data representative of a particular asset; (B) receiving a first signal from the user, wherein said first signal is representative of data for the particular asset; (C) prompting the user to input data representative of an option type; (D) receiving a second signal from the user, wherein said second signal is representative of data for the option type; (E) prompting the user to input data representative of an exercise price for the particular asset; (F) receiving a third signal from the user, wherein said third signal is representative of data for the exercise price for the particular asset; (G) receiving a fourth signal from a data source of the user, wherein said fourth signal is representative of data related to the current price for the particular asset, the current risk-free interest rate, the historic price volatility for the particular asset and the extinction date for the particular asset; (H) in response to said first, second, third and fourth signals and using an expiring option premium algorithm; (i) setting each variable of the option premium algorithm to its associated data value received in steps (B), (F) and (G), (ii) setting time variable equal to the extinction date for particular asset data from said fourth signal, and (iii) generating data representative of an option premium; and (I) executing the expirationless option transaction.
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