Electronic credit default futures market
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1. A method for exchanging credit futures contracts comprising:
- receiving, by a computer, a first trade order from a first party requesting a long position on a probability of default futures contract (POD), the POD having a reference entity and a maturity date, the POD having first and second potential settlement prices at the maturity date that are predetermined prior to a beginning of a term of the POD;
receiving, by the computer, a second trade order from a second party requesting a short position on the POD;
matching, by the computer, the first trade order with the second trade order;
recording on a computer readable storage medium, a completed transaction, the completed transaction indicating the first trade order, the second trade order, and a traded price;
determining, by the computer, a daily settlement price for the POD for each day of trading of the POD;
determining, by the computer, a daily settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the daily settlement price;
selecting one of the first and second potential settlement prices to be a final settlement price of the POD, the selecting being performed based at least in part on solvency of the reference entity;
determining, by the computer, a final settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the final settlement price, the first party and the second party both being obligated to settle the POD at the final settlement price via a payment of the final settlement payment, the final settlement payment being paid by the first party to the second party if the reference entity is insolvent at the maturity date and the final settlement payment being paid by the second party to the first party if the reference entity is solvent at the maturity date; and
recording on a computer readable storage medium, settlement of the POD at the final settlement price.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for providing a credit default futures market. A system providing the credit default futures market includes a processor, memory and an interface. The interface is configured to display credit default futures contracts that subscribe to a set of standard terms and conditions. The processor is configured to settle certain credit futures contracts in kind and other in cash, depending on, at least in part, the maturity date of the futures contract. A method is presented for electronically clearing and settling probability of default futures contracts.
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1. A method for exchanging credit futures contracts comprising:
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receiving, by a computer, a first trade order from a first party requesting a long position on a probability of default futures contract (POD), the POD having a reference entity and a maturity date, the POD having first and second potential settlement prices at the maturity date that are predetermined prior to a beginning of a term of the POD; receiving, by the computer, a second trade order from a second party requesting a short position on the POD; matching, by the computer, the first trade order with the second trade order; recording on a computer readable storage medium, a completed transaction, the completed transaction indicating the first trade order, the second trade order, and a traded price; determining, by the computer, a daily settlement price for the POD for each day of trading of the POD; determining, by the computer, a daily settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the daily settlement price; selecting one of the first and second potential settlement prices to be a final settlement price of the POD, the selecting being performed based at least in part on solvency of the reference entity; determining, by the computer, a final settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the final settlement price, the first party and the second party both being obligated to settle the POD at the final settlement price via a payment of the final settlement payment, the final settlement payment being paid by the first party to the second party if the reference entity is insolvent at the maturity date and the final settlement payment being paid by the second party to the first party if the reference entity is solvent at the maturity date; and recording on a computer readable storage medium, settlement of the POD at the final settlement price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for exchanging futures contracts comprising:
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recording, by a computer, on a computer readable storage medium, a completed transaction including; at least one first trade order from a first party requesting a long position on at least one of a series of probability of default futures contracts (PODs), the series of PODs having a reference entity, each of the PODs specifying a time period that concludes at a maturity date, each of the PODs having first and second potential settlement prices at the maturity date that are predetermined prior to a beginning of a term of the POD, none of the series of futures contracts sharing a common maturity date; at least one second trade order from a second party requesting a short position on the at least one of the series of PODs; and a traded price for each of the PODs; determining, by the computer, for each of the PODs, a daily settlement price for the POD for each day of trading of the POD; determining, by the computer, for the at least one of the PODs, a daily settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the daily settlement price; selecting, for each of the PODs, one of the first and second potential settlement prices to be a final settlement price of the POD, the selecting being performed based at least in part on solvency of the reference entity; determining, by the computer, for the at least one of the PODs, a final settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the final settlement price, the first party and the second party both being obligated to settle the POD at the final settlement price via a payment of the final settlement payment, wherein (1) the final settlement payment is paid by the first party to the second party if the reference entity becomes insolvent during the time period specified in the POD, and (2) the final settlement payment is paid by the second party to the first party if the reference entity remains solvent during the time period specified in the POD or if the reference entity became insolvent during a time period preceding the time period specified in the POD; and recording on a computer readable storage medium, for each of the PODs, settlement of the POD at the final settlement price. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that, as a result of being executed by a processor, instruct the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer, a first trade order requesting a long position on a probability of default futures contract (POD), the POD having a reference entity and a maturity date, the POD having first and second potential settlement prices at the maturity date that are predetermined prior to a beginning of a term of the POD; receiving, by the computer, a second trade order from a second party requesting a short position on the POD; matching, the computer, the first trade order with the second trade order; recording, on a computer readable storage medium, a completed transaction, the completed transaction indicating the first trade order, the second trade order, and a traded price; determining, by the computer, a daily settlement price for the POD for each day of trading of the POD; determining, by the computer, a daily settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the daily settlement price; selecting one of the first and second potential settlement prices to be a final settlement price of the POD, the selecting being performed based at least in part on solvency of the reference entity; determining, by the computer, a final settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the final settlement price, the first party and the second party both being obligated to settle the POD at the final settlement price via a payment of the final settlement payment, the final settlement payment being paid by the first party to the second party if the reference entity is insolvent at the maturity date and the final settlement payment being paid by the second party to the first party if the reference entity is solvent at the maturity date; and recording on a computer readable storage medium, settlement of the POD at the final settlement price. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system for providing a credit futures contract exchange comprising:
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a computer; the computer having computer readable media with instructions stored therein that when executed by the computer cause the computer to implement; an order interface configured to receive a first trade order from a first party and a second trade order from a second party, the first trade order requesting a long position on a probability of default futures contract (POD), the POD having at least one reference entity and a maturity date, the POD having first and second potential settlement prices at the maturity date that are predetermined prior to a beginning of a term of the POD; an auction engine configured to match the first and second trade orders and store the first and second trade orders as a completed transaction; and a settlement engine configured to determine a daily settlement price for the POD for each day of trading of the POD; determine a daily settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the daily settlement price; select one of the first and second potential settlement prices to be a final settlement price of the POD, the selecting being performed based at least in part on solvency of the reference entity; determine a final settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the final settlement price, the first party and the second party both being obligated to settle the POD at the final settlement price via a payment of the final settlement payment, the final settlement payment being paid by the first party to the second party if the reference entity is insolvent at the maturity date and the final settlement payment being paid by the second party to the first party if the reference entity is solvent at the maturity date; and record, on the computer readable medium, settlement of the POD at the final settlement price. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for exchanging an index of credit futures contracts comprising:
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receiving, by a computer, a first trade order requesting a long position on the index, the index having an index settlement price based at least in part on a plurality of probability of default futures components (PODs), each of the PODs having a reference entity and a maturity date, each of the PODs having first and second potential POD settlement prices at the maturity date that are predetermined prior to a beginning of a term of the POD; receiving, by the computer, a second trade order requesting a short position on the index; matching, by the computer, the first trade order with the second trade order; and recording, on a computer readable storage medium, a completed transaction, the completed transaction indicating the first trade order, the second trade order, and a traded price; selecting, for each of the PODs, one of the first and second potential settlement prices to be a final settlement price of the POD, wherein, the first potential settlement price is selected if the reference entity is solvent, and the second potential settlement price is selected if the reference entity is insolvent, the first settlement price being greater than the second settlement price; determining, by the computer, the index settlement price, the index settlement price being based on the final settlement prices of each of the PODs at the maturity date; determining, by the computer, a final index settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the index settlement price, the first party and the second party both being obligated to settle the index at the index settlement price via a payment of the final index settlement payment, wherein (1) the final index settlement payment is owed by the first party to the second party if all of the reference entities are insolvent at the maturity date, (2) the final index settlement payment is owed by the second party to the first party if all of the reference entities are solvent at the maturity date, and (3) if some of the reference entities are solvent and some of the reference entities are insolvent at the maturity date, the final index settlement payment is owed either the first party to the second party or by the second party to the first party, depending on how many of the reference entities are solvent and how many of the reference entities are insolvent; and recording on a computer readable storage medium, settlement of the index at the index settlement price. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for exchanging a tranche in an index of credit futures contracts comprising:
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receiving, by a computer, a first trade order requesting a long position on the tranche, the tranche having a tranche settlement price based at least in part on an index settlement price of the index, the index settlement price being based at least in part on a plurality of probability of default futures components (PODs), each of the PODs having a reference entity and a maturity date, each of the PODs having first and second potential POD settlement prices at the maturity date that are predetermined prior to a beginning of a term of the POD; receiving, by the computer, a second trade order requesting a short position on the tranche; matching, by the computer, the first trade order with the second trade order; and recording, on a computer readable storage medium, a complete transaction, the completed transaction indicating the first trade order, the second trade order, and a traded price; selecting, for each of the PODs, one of the first and second potential settlement prices to be a final settlement price of the POD, wherein, the first potential settlement price is selected if the reference entity is solvent, and the second potential settlement price is selected if the reference entity is insolvent, the first settlement price being greater than the second settlement price; determining, by the computer, the index settlement price, the index settlement price being based on the final settlement prices of each of the PODs at the maturity date; determining, by the computer, the tranche settlement price, the tranche settlement price being based on the index settlement price; determining, by the computer, a final tranche settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the tranche settlement price, the first party and the second party both being obligated to settle the tranche at the tranche settlement price via a payment of the final tranche settlement payment, wherein (1) the final tranche settlement payment is owed by the first party to the second party if all of the reference entities are insolvent at the maturity date, (2) the final tranche settlement payment is owed by the second party to the first party if all of the reference entities are solvent at the maturity date, and (3) if some of the reference entities are solvent and some of the reference entities are insolvent at the maturity date, the final tranche settlement payment is owed either the first party to the second party or by the second party to the first party, depending on the configuration of the tranche and depending on how many of the reference entities are solvent and how many of the reference entities are insolvent; recording on a computer readable storage medium, settlement of the tranche at the tranche settlement price. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for exchanging a series of probability of default futures contracts comprising:
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receiving, by a computer, a first trade order from a first party requesting a long position on at least one of the series of probability of default futures contracts (PODS), the series of PODs having a duration substantially equivalent to a duration of a previously traded futures contract, each of the PODs specifying a time period that concludes at a maturity date, each of the PODs having first and second potential settlement prices at the maturity date that are predetermined prior to a beginning of a term of the POD, none of the series of futures contracts sharing a common maturity date; receiving, by the computer, a second trade order requesting a short position on the at least one of the series of PODs; matching, by the computer, the first trade order with the second trade order; and recording, on a computer readable storage medium, a competed transaction, the completed transaction indicating the first trade order, the second trade order, and a traded price; determining, by the computer, for each of the PODs, a daily settlement price for the POD for each day of trading of the POD; determining, by the computer, for the at least one of the PODs, a daily settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the daily settlement price; selecting, for each of the PODs, one of the first and second potential settlement prices to be a final settlement price of the POD, the selecting being performed based at least in part on solvency of the reference entity; determining, by the computer, for the at least one of the PODs, a final settlement payment between the first party and the second party based on the final settlement price, the first party and the second party both being obligated to settle the POD at the final settlement price via a payment of the final settlement payment, wherein (1) the final settlement payment is paid by the first party to the second party if the reference entity becomes insolvent during the time period specified in the POD, and (2) the final settlement payment is paid by the second party to the first party if the reference entity remains solvent during the time period specified in the POD or if the reference entity became insolvent during a time period preceding the time period specified in the POD; and recording on a computer readable storage medium, for each of the PODs, settlement of the POD at the final settlement price. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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