System, method, and apparatus for trading in a decentralized market
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1. A decentralized system for conducting transactions, comprising:
- first server resources associated with a first trading party, the first server resources comprising the following in the form of instructions stored in tangible memory;
an application layer;
a first execution system configured to execute offer-and-acceptance-type transactions initiated by the application layer of the first server in response to the first trading party generating and submitting an offer to a second trading party; and
a first messaging system working in conjunction with the first execution system;
second server resources associated with the second trading party, the second server resources in communication with the first server resources, the second server resources being separate and distinct from the first server resources and the second server resources comprising the following in the form of instructions stored in tangible memory;
an application layer;
a second execution system, different from the first execution system, configured to execute offer-and-acceptance-type transactions initiated by the application layer of the second server in response to the second trading party generating and submitting one or more of an offer and counteroffer to the first trading party or a third trading party; and
a second messaging system working in conjunction with the second execution system;
wherein the first trading party originates a transaction using the application layer of the first server resources, wherein the transaction comprises an offer having a number of parameters associated therewith, wherein the first trading party employs the first messaging system of the first server resources to send the offer to the second server resources, and wherein automatic execution rights associated with the transaction are maintained exclusively by the first execution system of the first server resources, and wherein the first and second trading parties are counterparties to the transaction.
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Abstract
A method and system for facilitating the execution of transactions in a decentralized market are provided herein. The decentralized market includes a number of execution points each associated with and maintained in a secure environment by a single participant. Each participant is able to control the amount of data that is made publicly available, if at all, regarding any transactions that are conducted at that participant'"'"'s execution point.
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1. A decentralized system for conducting transactions, comprising:
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first server resources associated with a first trading party, the first server resources comprising the following in the form of instructions stored in tangible memory; an application layer; a first execution system configured to execute offer-and-acceptance-type transactions initiated by the application layer of the first server in response to the first trading party generating and submitting an offer to a second trading party; and a first messaging system working in conjunction with the first execution system; second server resources associated with the second trading party, the second server resources in communication with the first server resources, the second server resources being separate and distinct from the first server resources and the second server resources comprising the following in the form of instructions stored in tangible memory; an application layer; a second execution system, different from the first execution system, configured to execute offer-and-acceptance-type transactions initiated by the application layer of the second server in response to the second trading party generating and submitting one or more of an offer and counteroffer to the first trading party or a third trading party; and a second messaging system working in conjunction with the second execution system; wherein the first trading party originates a transaction using the application layer of the first server resources, wherein the transaction comprises an offer having a number of parameters associated therewith, wherein the first trading party employs the first messaging system of the first server resources to send the offer to the second server resources, and wherein automatic execution rights associated with the transaction are maintained exclusively by the first execution system of the first server resources, and wherein the first and second trading parties are counterparties to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of initiating a transaction in a decentralized market, comprising:
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determining at least one participant that will be invited to participate in the transaction as a counterparty to the transaction; in response to determining the at least one participant, generating participant data with a first server resource maintained in tangible memory and associated with a first trading party that is also a counterparty to the transaction and will bound to a legal agreement with the first party in the event the at least one participant accepts terms of the transaction; determining, at the first server resource, transaction details; in response to determining said transaction details, generating transaction data at the first server resource; creating a message at the first server resource, the message comprising at least one of said participant data and transaction data; and sending said message to said at least one participant, wherein said message is transmitted from a single originating execution point corresponding to the first server resource to a different execution point physically separated from the single originated execution point by a publicly accessible communication network and further associated with the at least one participant and wherein information related to said transaction is maintained in a secure state at said originating execution point and only shared with the at least one participant that received the message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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