Computer-implemented securities trading system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining, using a computing device, an initial price of a financial instrument based at least in part on an estimated revenue for a movie, in which the financial instrument represents the movie;
receiving an order to buy the financial instrument;
receiving an order to sell the financial instrument;
determining, using the computing device, an imbalance between a quantity of received buy orders and a quantity of received sell orders for the financial instrument;
determining, using the computing device, a price of the financial instrument based at least in part on the imbalance; and
executing a trade on the financial instrument at the determined price.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented financial management system provides the trading of securities via a network using virtual currency. A server computer receives buy and sell orders for derivative financial instruments from a plurality of client computers. The server computer attempts to match the buy and sell orders and then generates a market price through the use of a virtual specialist program executed by the server computer. The virtual specialist program responds to an imbalance in the matching of the buy and sell orders. The virtual currency accumulated by HSX account holders as a result of successful trading may be converted to another currency, credited toward the cost of merchandise provided through a vendor'"'"'s web site, etc.
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34 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, using a computing device, an initial price of a financial instrument based at least in part on an estimated revenue for a movie, in which the financial instrument represents the movie; receiving an order to buy the financial instrument; receiving an order to sell the financial instrument; determining, using the computing device, an imbalance between a quantity of received buy orders and a quantity of received sell orders for the financial instrument; determining, using the computing device, a price of the financial instrument based at least in part on the imbalance; and executing a trade on the financial instrument at the determined price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one computing device; and a non-transitory tangible medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device at least to; determine an initial price of a financial instrument based at least in part on an estimated revenue for a movie, in which the financial instrument represents the movie; receive an order to buy the financial instrument; receive an order to sell the financial instrument; determine an imbalance between a quantity of received buy orders and a quantity of received sell orders for the financial instrument; determine a price of the financial instrument based at least in part on the imbalance; and execute a trade on the financial instrument at the determined price. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An article of manufacture, comprising:
a non-transitory tangible medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device at least to; determine an initial price of a financial instrument based at least in part on an estimated revenue for a movie, in which the financial instrument represents the movie; receive an order to buy the financial instrument; receive an order to sell the financial instrument; determine an imbalance between a quantity of received buy orders and a quantity of received sell orders for the financial instrument; determine a price of the financial instrument based at least in part on the imbalance; and execute a trade on the financial instrument at the determined price. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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