Network and method for trading derivatives
First Claim
1. A method for minimizing communications bandwidth among parties trading a plurality of products, each comprising at least one derivative, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a network, data indicating an identity of a market maker station of a plurality of market maker stations;
receiving from a requestor, via the network, a request for identification of at least one market maker station, of the plurality market maker stations, associated with a market maker interested in quoting for at least one product of the plurality of products;
determining, in response to the request, an identity of a market maker station associated with a market maker interested in quoting for the at least one product based on the data;
enabling communications between the requestor and the identified market maker station to allow the requestor to request an indicative quote for only the at least one product of the plurality of products from the identified market maker station;
enabling communications between the requestor and at least the identified market maker station of the plurality of market maker stations to allow the requestor to request a binding quote for only the at least one product of the plurality of products from the at least identified market maker station; and
whereby the requestor may cause transmission of the request for the indicative quote for the at least one product via the network to the identified market maker station of the plurality of market maker stations, the remaining of the plurality of market maker stations not receiving the request for an indicative quote, and whereby the identified market maker station may respond to the request for indicative quote with an indicative quote for only the at least one product and the at least identified market maker station may respond to the request for a binding quote with a binding quote for only the at least one product.
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Abstract
A computer network and method for electronically trading derivatives. The system includes networks and methods where a control or network managing station in the network acts as a facilitator for the market makers and subscribers to make a trade at an Exchange. In another embodiment the network managing station consummates the trade between a market maker and a subscriber by matching binding quotes and orders and clears the trade at an Exchange. The computer network for electronically trading derivative uses: (a) network managing station; (b) one or more market maker stations; (c) one or more subscriber stations; (d) one or more Exchanges. The network managing station connects market makers and subscribers for making real time indicative quotes, issuing requests for quotes, obtaining binding quotes and wherein the market maker and subscriber are in communication with an Exchange for sending binding quotes and orders to the Exchange for clearing and confirming transactions.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for minimizing communications bandwidth among parties trading a plurality of products, each comprising at least one derivative, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a network, data indicating an identity of a market maker station of a plurality of market maker stations; receiving from a requestor, via the network, a request for identification of at least one market maker station, of the plurality market maker stations, associated with a market maker interested in quoting for at least one product of the plurality of products; determining, in response to the request, an identity of a market maker station associated with a market maker interested in quoting for the at least one product based on the data; enabling communications between the requestor and the identified market maker station to allow the requestor to request an indicative quote for only the at least one product of the plurality of products from the identified market maker station; enabling communications between the requestor and at least the identified market maker station of the plurality of market maker stations to allow the requestor to request a binding quote for only the at least one product of the plurality of products from the at least identified market maker station; and whereby the requestor may cause transmission of the request for the indicative quote for the at least one product via the network to the identified market maker station of the plurality of market maker stations, the remaining of the plurality of market maker stations not receiving the request for an indicative quote, and whereby the identified market maker station may respond to the request for indicative quote with an indicative quote for only the at least one product and the at least identified market maker station may respond to the request for a binding quote with a binding quote for only the at least one product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A server for minimizing communications bandwidth among parties trading derivatives over a network, the server comprising:
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network interface coupled with the network and operative to facilitate communications over the network; a processor coupled with the network interface; a memory coupled with the processor; logic stored in the memory and executable by the processor to receive a request via the network from a subscriber station, coupled with the network, to identify a market maker station, of a plurality of market maker stations, coupled with the network and associated with a market maker interested in quoting for at least one product, the logic being further operative to enable communications between the subscriber station and the identified market maker station such that the subscriber station may cause transmission of a request for an indicative quote for the at least one product via the network to the identified market maker station of the plurality of market maker stations and the identified market maker station may respond with said indicative quote only for the at least one product, the remaining of the plurality of market maker stations not receiving the request for said indicative quote, the logic being further operative to enable communications between the subscriber station and at least the identified market maker station of the plurality of market maker stations such that the subscriber station may cause transmission of request for a binding quote for the at least one product to the at least identified market maker station and the at least identified market maker station may respond with said binding quote only for the at least one product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for minimizing bandwidth among parties trading derivatives, the system comprising:
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a network; at least one network managing station comprising; a first network interface coupled with the network; a first processor coupled with the first network interface; a first memory coupled with the first processor; and first logic stored in the first memory and executable by the first processor to receive a request via the network for identification of a market maker station associated with a market maker interested in quoting for at least one product of a plurality of products from a subscriber station, identify a market maker station associated with a market maker interested in quoting for the at least one product, and enable communications between the subscriber station and the identified market maker station such that the subscriber station may request an indicative quote from the identified market maker station, the first logic being further operative to receive a request for a binding quote from the subscriber station and enable communication between the subscriber station and at least the identified market maker station such that the subscriber station may request said binding quote from the at least identified market maker station; at least one market maker station comprising; a second network interface coupled with the network so as to be in communication with others of the at least one market maker station and the network managing station via the network; a second processor coupled with the second network interface; a second memory coupled with the second processor; a quote generator stored in the second memory and operative to generate quotes associated with at least a subset of the plurality of products; and second logic stored in the second memory and executable by the second processor to receive a request for said indicative quote via the network for the at least one product caused to be transmitted by one of the at least one subscriber station based on the enabling by the at least one network managing station, access the quote generator to determine said indicative quote associated with the at least one product and respond to the one of the at least one subscriber station with the indicative quote for only the at least one product via the network, the second logic being further operative to receive a request for a binding quote via the network for the at least one product caused to be transmitted by the one of the at least one subscriber station based on the enabling by the at least one network managing station, access the quote generator to determine said binding quote associated with the at least one product and respond to the one of the at least one subscriber station with the binding quote for only the at least one product via the network; at least one subscriber station comprising; a third network interface coupled with the network so as to be in communication with others of the at least one subscriber station, the at least one market maker station and the network managing station via the network; a third processor coupled with the third network interface; a third memory coupled with the third processor; and third logic stored in the third memory and executable by the third processor to generate the request for identification of the market maker station associated with a market maker interested in quoting for the at least one product of the plurality of products and transmit the request to the at least one network managing station via the network, and cause transmission of the request for said indicative quote for the at least one product to the identified market maker station via the network in response to the enabling of communications by the at least one network managing station, the third logic being further operative to cause transmission of the request for said binding quote for the at least one product to the at least identified market maker station via the network in response to the enabling of communications by the at least one network managing station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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