Methods and systems for retrieving data stored in a database
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1. A system for trading items electronically, the system comprising at least one computing device having a processor and a transceiver, and at least one tangible data storage medium having software stored thereon that when executed by the at least one computing device, directs the at least one computing device to:
- transmit order wanted information for an item from a computer station of a first user to computer stations of a plurality of other users;
receive orders from the computer stations of the other users, wherein each order from at least one of the other users is not transmitted to another of the other users;
transmit to the computer station of the first user a list of the orders received from the computer stations of the other users, the first user able to accept one of the orders; and
in response to the first user accepting one of the orders, execute a transaction for an exchange of the item with at least one of the other users that transmitted the accepted order.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented, transaction-making, municipal bond trading system having a capability to conduct a private electronic auction of bid wanteds between a central brokers'"'"' broker and multiple prospective remote bidders and to maintain a reference database of accurate individual bond lot descriptions and identifications, including CUSIP (trademark) numbers.
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1. A system for trading items electronically, the system comprising at least one computing device having a processor and a transceiver, and at least one tangible data storage medium having software stored thereon that when executed by the at least one computing device, directs the at least one computing device to:
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transmit order wanted information for an item from a computer station of a first user to computer stations of a plurality of other users; receive orders from the computer stations of the other users, wherein each order from at least one of the other users is not transmitted to another of the other users; transmit to the computer station of the first user a list of the orders received from the computer stations of the other users, the first user able to accept one of the orders; and in response to the first user accepting one of the orders, execute a transaction for an exchange of the item with at least one of the other users that transmitted the accepted order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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