Fixed income portfolio index processor
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving market data related to a plurality of fixed income instruments;
calculating at least one interest rate from the market data;
calculating a price of a portfolio of notional fixed income related instruments based at least in part on the at least one interest rate;
at least one processor determining from the plurality of fixed income instruments a combination of fixed income instruments to deliver pursuant to a futures contract, in which the futures contract is based on the portfolio of notional fixed income related instruments;
the at least one processor determining from the market data a delivery expense for the combination of fixed income instruments; and
the at least one processor communicating a basis to at least one computer terminal, in which the basis quantifies a difference between the price of the portfolio of notional fixed income related instruments and the delivery expense.
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Abstract
A data processing system receives a continuous stream of real time transactional data regarding market transactions of fixed income securities. The incoming data is qualified and then used to determine the term structure of interest rates based on price information. The system provides linear interpolation techniques to complete an operative data set. This set is updated with current trade data, with term structure shifting using pivot points from newly qualified data. An index value for a pre-select portfolio of securities is then calculated and expressed in terms of price relative to par, yield to maturity and duration. In a specific implementation using U.S. Treasuries as the monitored security, the index value supports an automated trading function for futures and/or options contracts based on the change in value of the index. The index provides a more accurate barometer of market changes and a more useful tool in measuring portfolio management for plan sponsors.
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61 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving market data related to a plurality of fixed income instruments; calculating at least one interest rate from the market data; calculating a price of a portfolio of notional fixed income related instruments based at least in part on the at least one interest rate; at least one processor determining from the plurality of fixed income instruments a combination of fixed income instruments to deliver pursuant to a futures contract, in which the futures contract is based on the portfolio of notional fixed income related instruments; the at least one processor determining from the market data a delivery expense for the combination of fixed income instruments; and the at least one processor communicating a basis to at least one computer terminal, in which the basis quantifies a difference between the price of the portfolio of notional fixed income related instruments and the delivery expense. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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at least one processor receiving in real time market data related to a plurality of fixed income instruments; the at least one processor calculating at least one interest rate from the market data; the at least one processor calculating at least one of a price and a yield of a notional fixed income related instrument based at least in part on the at least one interest rate; the at least one processor communicating in real time at least one of the price and the yield of the notional fixed income related instrument to at least one computer terminal; the at least one processor determining from the plurality of fixed income instruments a combination of fixed income instruments to deliver pursuant to a futures contract, in which the futures contract is based on the notional fixed income related instrument; the at least one processor determining from the market data a delivery expense for the combination of fixed income instruments; and the at least one processor communicating the delivery expense to the at least one computer terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising at least one processor having instructions associated therewith that when executed make the processor operable to:
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determine from a plurality of fixed income securities a combination of fixed income securities to deliver pursuant to a futures contract; in which the futures contract is based on a portfolio of fixed income securities; in which the futures contract comprises at least one delivery requirement; and in which to determine the combination of fixed income securities comprises to determine that the combination of fixed income securities conforms to the delivery requirement; and communicate the combination of fixed income securities to at least one computing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus comprising at least one processor having instructions associated therewith that when executed make the processor operable to:
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receive market data related to a plurality of fixed income securities; determine from the plurality of fixed income securities a combination of fixed income securities to deliver pursuant to a futures contract; in which the futures contract is based on a portfolio of fixed income securities; in which the futures contract comprises at least one delivery requirement; and in which to determine the combination of fixed income securities comprises to determine that the combination of fixed income securities conforms to the delivery requirement; determine from the market data a delivery expense for the combination of fixed income securities; and communicate the delivery expense to at least one computing device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An apparatus comprising at least one processor having instructions associated therewith that when executed, make the processor operable to:
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receive market data related to a plurality of fixed income securities; calculate an index based at least in part on the market data, in which the index is associated with a portfolio of fixed income securities; based at least in part on the index, determine from the plurality of fixed income securities a combination of fixed income securities; communicate the combination of fixed income securities to at least one computing device; based at least in part on the market data, determine a delivery expense for the combination of fixed income securities; and communicate the delivery expense to the at least one computing device. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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