Method of creating and trading derivative investment products based on a statistical property reflecting the variance of an underlying asset
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of calculating and disseminating a value of an underlying asset associated with at least one variance derivative, the method comprising:
- calculating, with a processor, a value for a statistical property reflecting the variance of the underlying asset on a processor, the value for the statistical property having a value which reflects an average volatility of price returns of the underlying asset over a predefined time period, wherein calculating the value for the statistical property reflecting the variance of the underlying asset comprises calculating an average of a summation of each squared daily return of the underlying asset;
displaying, with the processor, at least one variance derivative based on the statistical property reflecting variance on a trading facility display device coupled to a trading platform;
transmitting, with the processor, at least one variance derivative quote of a liquidity provider from the trading facility to at least one market participant; and
settling, with the processor, the at least one variance derivative based on a difference between a first cumulative realized variance and a strike price set at a fixed second cumulative realized variance, wherein the strike price is set at the fixed second cumulative realized variance when the variance derivative is created;
wherein calculating the value for the statistical property reflecting the variance of the underlying asset comprises;
calculating the value of the statistical property according to the formula;
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Abstract
Methods and systems for creating and trading derivative contracts based on a statistical property reflecting a variance of an underlying asset are disclosed. Typically, an underlying asset is chosen to be a base of a variance derivative and a processor calculates a value of the statistical property reflecting an average volatility of price returns of the underlying asset over a predefined period. A trading facility display device coupled to a trading platform then displays the variance derivative based on the value of the statistical property reflecting the volatility of the underlying asset and the trading facility transmits variance derivative quotes from liquidity providers over at least one dissemination network.
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33 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of calculating and disseminating a value of an underlying asset associated with at least one variance derivative, the method comprising:
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calculating, with a processor, a value for a statistical property reflecting the variance of the underlying asset on a processor, the value for the statistical property having a value which reflects an average volatility of price returns of the underlying asset over a predefined time period, wherein calculating the value for the statistical property reflecting the variance of the underlying asset comprises calculating an average of a summation of each squared daily return of the underlying asset; displaying, with the processor, at least one variance derivative based on the statistical property reflecting variance on a trading facility display device coupled to a trading platform; transmitting, with the processor, at least one variance derivative quote of a liquidity provider from the trading facility to at least one market participant; and settling, with the processor, the at least one variance derivative based on a difference between a first cumulative realized variance and a strike price set at a fixed second cumulative realized variance, wherein the strike price is set at the fixed second cumulative realized variance when the variance derivative is created; wherein calculating the value for the statistical property reflecting the variance of the underlying asset comprises; calculating the value of the statistical property according to the formula; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method of calculating and disseminating a value of an underlying asset associated with derivatives, the method comprising:
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choosing, with a processor, at least one underlying asset to be a base of a variance derivative; calculating, with the processor, a value of a statistical property reflecting the variance of the at least one underlying asset, the value for the statistical property having a value which reflects an average volatility of price returns of the at least one underlying asset over a variance calculation period; removing, with the processor, each squared deviation of a daily return of the at least one underlying asset that corresponds to a market disruption event; displaying, with the processor, variance derivatives based on the value of the statistical property on a trading facility display device coupled to a trading platform; and settling, with the processor, the variance derivatives based on a difference between a first cumulative realized variance and a strike price set at a fixed second cumulative realized variance, wherein the strike price is set at the fixed second cumulative realized variance when the variance derivative is created; wherein calculating the value of the statistical property reflecting the variance of the at least one underlying asset comprises; calculating the value of the statistical property according to the formula; - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for calculating and disseminating a value of an underlying asset associated with a variance derivative, the system comprising:
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a variance property module comprising a first processor, a first memory coupled with the first processor, and a first communications interface coupled with a communications network, the first processor, and the first memory; a dissemination module coupled with the variance property module, the dissemination module comprising a second processor, a second memory coupled with the second processor, and a second communications interface coupled with the communications network, the second processor, and the second memory; a first set of logic, stored in the first memory and executable by the first processor to receive current values for an underlying asset of a variance derivative through the first communications interface;
calculate, based on a calculated value of a statistical property reflecting a variance of the underlying asset, a realized variance, cumulative realized variance, and implied realized variance for the underlying asset; and
pass values for the calculated realized variance, cumulative realized variance, and implied realized variance to the dissemination module; anda second set of logic, stored in the second memory and executable by the second processor to receive the calculated realized variance, cumulative realized variance, and implied realized variance values for the underlying asset from the variance property module; and
disseminate the calculated values through the second communications interface to at least one market participant;wherein the variance derivative is settled based on a difference between the cumulative realized variance and a strike price set at a fixed second cumulative realized variance, wherein the strike price is set at the fixed second cumulative realized variance when the variance derivative is created; and wherein the calculated value of the statistical property reflecting the variance of the underlying asset is calculated according to the formula; - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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