Portfolio hedging method
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for managing a first entity'"'"'s exposure to an economic risk associated with a commodity, comprising the steps of:
- forming, by at least one programmable processor, a model portfolio of said exposure, said model portfolio generating cash flow data;
forming, by said at least one programmable processor, a hedging portfolio for said exposure, said hedging portfolio generating cash flow data;
receiving, by said at least one programmable processor, benchmark cash flow data agreed to by said first entity and a second entity;
periodically combining, by said at least one programmable processor, said cash flow data of said model portfolio and said hedging portfolio;
calculating, by said at least one programmable processor, payout data based on a difference between said combined cash, flow data and said benchmark cash flow data andoutputting, by said at least one programmable processor, the payout data representing payments to be made between the first entity and the second entity.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided by which an entity manages an exposure to an economic risk associated with a commodity and initially includes the step of modeling the exposure to the risk using financial instruments such as forward contracts and option contracts. Next, a hedge for the exposure is executed. Liquidated cash flows, that are based on the modeled exposure and said hedge, are periodically calculated. If liquidated cash flows are positive, a payout is provided to the entity while a payout is received from the entity if the liquidated cash flows are negative. In an exemplary embodiment, the liquidated cash flows are marked to the market.
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37 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing a first entity'"'"'s exposure to an economic risk associated with a commodity, comprising the steps of:
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forming, by at least one programmable processor, a model portfolio of said exposure, said model portfolio generating cash flow data; forming, by said at least one programmable processor, a hedging portfolio for said exposure, said hedging portfolio generating cash flow data; receiving, by said at least one programmable processor, benchmark cash flow data agreed to by said first entity and a second entity; periodically combining, by said at least one programmable processor, said cash flow data of said model portfolio and said hedging portfolio; calculating, by said at least one programmable processor, payout data based on a difference between said combined cash, flow data and said benchmark cash flow data and outputting, by said at least one programmable processor, the payout data representing payments to be made between the first entity and the second entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system for managing a first entity'"'"'s exposures to an economic risk associated with a commodity, said system comprising:
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at least one programmable processor configured to; form a model portfolio of said first entity'"'"'s exposures by a portfolio modeling engine, wherein said model portfolio generates cash flow data; form a hedging portfolio based on at least one hedging transaction of said first entity and said model portfolio by a hedging modeling engine, wherein said hedging portfolio generates cash flow data; receive benchmark cash flow data agreed to by said first entity and a second entity; receive said model portfolio and said hedging portfolio and combine said cash flow data of said model portfolio and said hedging portfolio by a tracking portfolio generator, wherein said tracking portfolio generator generates combined cash flow data; and calculate payout data based on a difference between said combined cash flow data and said benchmark cash flow data by a payout manager, wherein the payout data represents payments to be made between the first entity and the second entity; at least an input device; and at least an output device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31)
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22. A computer-implemented system by which a first entity manages a portfolio of exposures to an economic risk associated with a commodity, comprising:
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at least one programmable processor configured to; execute at least one transaction between a second entity and said first entity, said at least one transaction forming a model portfolio generating cash flow data through a transaction manager; execute at least one hedging transaction, said at least one hedging transaction forming a hedging portfolio generating cash flow data through a hedging module; receive benchmark cash flow data agreed to by said first entity and said second entity; receive and combine said cash flow data of said model portfolio and said hedging portfolio through a tracking portfolio generator; and calculate payout data based on a difference between said combined cash flow data and said benchmark cash flow data through a payout manager, wherein the payout data represents payments to be made between the first entity and the second entity; at least an input device; and at least an output device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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