Bond trading system
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1. A method for trading bonds electronically in a silent auction, the method comprising:
- transmitting bid wanted information for a specific identified bond lot from a computer station of a selling user to computer stations of a plurality of bidding users;
receiving bids from the computer stations of the bidding users, wherein each bid from a bidding user is not transmitted to the other bidding users;
transmitting to the computer station of the selling user a list of the bids received from the computer stations of the bidding users, the selling user able to accept one of the bids; and
in response to the selling user accepting one of the bids, executing a transaction for the sale of the specific identified bond lot with the bidding user that transmitted the accepted bid.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented, transaction-making, municipal bond trading system having a capability to conduct a private electronic auction of bid wanteds between a central brokers'"'"' broker and multiple prospective remote bidders and to maintain a reference database of accurate individual bond lot descriptions and identifications, including CUSIP (trademark) numbers.
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51 Claims
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1. A method for trading bonds electronically in a silent auction, the method comprising:
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transmitting bid wanted information for a specific identified bond lot from a computer station of a selling user to computer stations of a plurality of bidding users; receiving bids from the computer stations of the bidding users, wherein each bid from a bidding user is not transmitted to the other bidding users; transmitting to the computer station of the selling user a list of the bids received from the computer stations of the bidding users, the selling user able to accept one of the bids; and in response to the selling user accepting one of the bids, executing a transaction for the sale of the specific identified bond lot with the bidding user that transmitted the accepted bid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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7. A system for trading bonds electronically in a silent auction, the system comprising:
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means for transmitting bid wanted information for a specific identified bond lot from a computer station of a selling user to computer stations of a plurality of bidding users; means for receiving bids from the computer stations of the bidding users, wherein each bid from a bidding user is not transmitted to the other bidding users; means for transmitting to the computer station of the selling user a list of the bids received from the computer stations of the bidding users, the selling user able to accept one of the bids; and in response to the selling user accepting one of the bids, means for executing a transaction for the sale of the specific identified bond lot with the bidding user that transmitted the accepted bid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for trading bonds electronically in a silent auction, the system comprising at least one computer connected over a computer network to:
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a plurality of computer stations operated by bidding users; and a computer station operated by a selling user, wherein the at least one computer is configured to; transmit bid wanted information for a specific identified bond lot from the computer station of the selling user to the computer stations of the plurality of bidding users; receive bids for the specific identified bond lot from the computer stations of the bidding users, wherein each bid from a buying participant is not transmitted to the other bidding users; transmit to the computer station of the selling user a list of the bids received from the computer stations of the bidding users, the selling user able to accept one of the bids; and execute a transaction for the sale of the specific identified bond lot with the bidding user that transmitted the accepted bid. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium for trading bonds electronically in a silent auction, the computer-readable medium comprising software stored thereon that when executed performs a method comprising:
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transmitting bid wanted information for a specific identified bond lot from a computer station of a selling user to computer stations of a plurality of bidding users; receiving bids from the computer stations of the bidding users, wherein each bid from a bidding user is not transmitted to the other bidding users; transmitting to the computer station of the selling user a list of the bids received from the computer stations of the bidding users, the selling user able to accept one of the bids; and in response to the selling user accepting one of the bids, executing a transaction for the sale of the specific identified bond lot with the bidding user that transmitted the accepted bid. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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40. A method for trading bonds electronically comprising:
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transmitting bid wanted information for a bond lot from a computer station of a selling user to computer stations of a plurality of bidding users; receiving bids from the computer stations of the bidding users, the bids received in a silent auction wherein bids from bidding users are not disclosed to the other bidding users; displaying on the computer station of the selling user an ordered list of the bids received, the selling user able to accept one of the bids displayed; and executing a transaction for the sale of the bond lot in response to the selling user accepting one of the bids. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. A method for trading bonds electronically comprising:
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displaying at a computer station of a selling uses an interface screen comprising a list of bonds; receiving from the selling user a selection of a bond from the list of bonds to be included in a bid wanted for a bond lot; displaying at the computer station of the selling user an interface screen for submitting bid wanted information for the bond lot, the bid wanted comprising at least one item of bond data of the selected bond system-incorporated into the bid wanted; transmitting the bid wanted information from the computer station of the selling user to computer stations of a plurality of bidding users; receiving a plurality of bids the bids received in a silent auction; displaying at the computer station of the selling user an ordered list of the bids received from the computer stations of the bidding users, wherein bids are not disclosed to other bidding users, the selling user able to accept one of the bids displayed; and executing a transaction for the sale of the bond lot in response to the selling user accepting one of the bids. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for trading bonds electronically comprising:
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receiving at a computer station of a bidding user bid wanted information for a bond lot from a computer station of a selling user, the bid wanted transmitted to computer stations of at least one other bidding user; transmitting a bid from the computer station of the bidding user, the bid not disclosed to the at least one other bidding user, the bid displayed at the computer station of the selling user on an interface screen comprising an ordered list of bids transmitted from the bidding user and the at least one other bidding user, the selling user able to accept one of the bids displayed; and executing a transaction for the sale of the bond lot in response to the selling user accepting one of the bids. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for trading bonds electronically comprising:
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transmitting from a computer station of a selling user a selection of a bond from a list of bonds to be included in a bid wanted for a bond lot; displaying at the computer station of the selling user an interface screen for submitting bid wanted information for the bond lot, the bid wanted comprising at least one item of bond data of the selected bond system-incorporated into the bid wanted; transmitting the bid wanted information from the computer station of the selling user to computer stations of a plurality of bidding users; receiving a plurality of bids from the computer stations of the bidding users, the bids received in a silent auction wherein bids from bidding users are not disclosed to the other bidding users; and displaying at the computer station of the selling user an ordered list of the bids received, the selling user able to accept one of the bids displayed for execution.
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