Synthetic funds having structured notes

• US 8,756,136 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2012
• Issued: 06/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: Freund, Peter C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apple, Kirsten
• Application Number:
  US13/604,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20130054488A1
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/06 Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used among participants of a common payment scheme
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/363 with the personal data of a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0866 by active credit-cards adapted therefor G07F7/1008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability

Abstract

The present invention relates to synthetic funds for purchase by investors. A structured note is structured to provide customized equity returns/exposure. Terms of each structured note may be specified by the purchaser and the structured notes may be unsecured liabilities of the obligor, e.g., there are no underlying assets upon which the structure note is based. Thus, there will be no limits on the use of structured note proceeds and management of assets and liabilities will be left entirely to the obligor'"'"'s discretion. Structured note payment obligations may be related to the performance of an objective valuation, but structured note holders will depend on the good credit of the obligor for payment.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented process for creating and issuing instruments for a synthetic fund, comprising:

electronically receiving at a non-transitory processor a request from a purchaser transmitted over a computer network for at least one customized structured note, where the request comprises;

an amount of the at least one structured note; and

at least one term of the at least one structured note including the selection by the purchaser of multiple objective valuation measures (OVM) to provide a desired investment exposure;

wherein the selected OVMs have publicly available performance data such that the performance of the customized structured note is ascertainable;

electronically generating at a non-transitory processor the at least one customized structured note based on the request;

receiving at a non-transitory processor payment for the at least one cuztomized structured note; and

electronically issuing the at least one structured note, where the at least one structured note is an unsecured liability of the obligor in which the obligor is expressly under no obligation to purchase assets corresponding to the selected OVMs or to otherwise purchase assets specifically securing the obligation to the purchaser under the customized structured note.

2. The process according to claim 1, where the terms of the note further comprises a valuation of the at least one structured note based on the selective objective valuation measures.

3. The process according to claim 2, where at least one of the selected objective valuation measures comprises:

a mutual fund;

a stock market index;

a bond fund;

a bond index;

an inflation index;

a fund of funds;

a hedge fund;

or

an interest rate.

4. The process according to claim 2, where the valuation does not include a predetermined amount of fees associated with the objective evaluation measures.

5. The process according to claim 1, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

6. The process according to claim 5, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a valuation of the at least one structured note;

and

where the valuation of the at least one structured note is based in part on the time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

7. The process according to claim 2, where the payment for the structured note is based on the objective valuation measures when the note is being issued.

8. A computer implemented process for creating and issuing instruments for a synthetic fund, comprising:

receiving at a computer an electronic request to purchase at least one customized structured note, where the request comprises;

an amount of the at least one structured note; and

at least one term of the at least one structured note, where the at least one term of the note includes;

a) a selection of multiple objective valuation measures (OVM) to provide a desired investment exposure, wherein the selected OVMs have publicly available performance data such that the performance of the customized structured note is ascertainable;

b) a valuation of the at least one structured note based on the selected objective valuation measures; and

c) a time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

electronically generating, using a computer, the at least one structured note based on the request;

receiving, at a computer, payment for the at least one structured note; and

electronically issuing the at least one customized structured note, where the at least one structured note is an unsecured liability of the obligor in which the obligor is expressly under no obligation to purchase assets corresponding to the selected OVMs or to otherwise purchase assets specifically securing the obligation to the purchaser under the customized structured note.

9. The process according to claim 8, where at least one of the multiple objective valuation measures comprises:

a mutual fund;

a stock market index;

a bond fund;

a bond index;

an inflation index;

a fund of funds;

a hedge fund;

or

an interest rate.

10. The process according to claim 9, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures without a predetermined amount of fees associated with the objective evaluation measures.

11. The process according to claim 9, where the valuation of the at least one structured note is based in part on the time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

12. The process according to claim 8, where the payment for the structured note is based on the objective valuation measures at the time the note is issued.

13. A computer-implemented process for creating and issuing a synthetic fund comprising:

receiving at a non-transitory processor an electronic request to purchase at least one customized structured note, where the request comprises;

an amount of the at least one structured note; and

at least one term of the at least one structured note, where the at least one term of the note includes;

a) identification of multiple objective valuation measures (OVM) to provide an investment exposure, wherein the OVMs have publicly available performance data such that the performance of the customized structured note is ascertainable;

b) a valuation of the at least one structured note based on said objective valuation measures, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures without a predetermined amount of fees associated with the objective evaluation measures; and

c) a time period for redeeming the at least one structured note, where the valuation of the at least one structured note is based in part on the time period for redeeming the at least one structured note;

electronically generating, using a non-transitory processor, the at least one structured note based on the request;

receiving, at a processor, payment for the at least one structured note, where the payment for the structured note is based on the objective valuation measure at the time of issuance; and

issuing the at least one customized structured note, where the at least one structured note is an unsecured liability of the obligor in which the obligor is expressly under no obligation to purchase assets corresponding to the selected OVMs or to otherwise purchase assets specifically securing the obligation to the purchaser under the customized structured note.

14. The process according to claim 13, where at least one objective valuation measure is one of:

a mutual fund;

a stock market index;

a bond fund;

a bond index;

a fund of funds;

an inflation index;

a hedge fund; and

an interest rate.

15. A computer-implemented system for issuing a customized structured note for a synthetic fund, the system comprising:

a non-transitory first memory location storing a request module executable on a processor for receiving a request for a customized structured note, the request including a selection of multiple objective valuation measures (OVM) to provide a desired investment exposure, wherein the selected OVMs have publicly available performance data such that the performance of the customized structured note is ascertainable;

a non-transitory second memory location storing a generating module executable on a processor for generating the structured note;

non-transitory third memory location storing a purchase module executable on a processor for receiving payment to purchase the structured note; and

a non-transitory fourth memory location storing an issuing module executable on a processor for issuing the structured note in response to the request, where the structured note is an unsecured liability of the obligor in which the obligor is expressly under no obligation to purchase assets corresponding to the selected OVMs or to otherwise purchase assets specifically securing the obligation to the purchaser under the customized structured note.

16. The system according to claim 15, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase.

17. The system according to claim 16, where the terms of the structured note comprise the valuation of the note based the objective valuation measures.

18. The system according to claim 17, where at least one objective valuation measure is one of:

a mutual fund;

a stock market index;

a bond fund;

a bond index;

a fund of funds;

an inflation index;

a hedge fund; and

an interest rate.

19. The system according to claim 17, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures without a predetermined amount of fees associated with the objective evaluation measures.

20. The system according to claim 15, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

21. The system according to claim 20, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a valuation of the at least one structured note;

and

where the valuation of the at least one structured note is based in part on the time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

22. The system according to claim 15, where the payment for the structured note is based on the objective valuation measure at the time of the payment.

23. The system according to claim 15, where the generating module generates a unique identifier for the structured note and where the purchaser has an identifier.

24. The system according to claim 23, further comprising a storage module, where the storage module stores and links the unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

25. The system according to claim 24, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase;

and

where the storage module further stores and links the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase to each other and to the respective unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

26. A computer-implemented system for issuing a customized structured note for a synthetic fund, the system comprising:

a first non-transitory memory location storing a request module executable by a computer for receiving a request to purchase the customized structured note, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase, and

where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprise the valuation of the structured note and a time period for redeeming the at least one structured note;

where the terms include multiple objective valuation measures (OVM) to provide a desired investment exposure, wherein the selected OVMs have publicly available performance data such that the performance of the customized structured note is ascertainable;

a second non-transitory memory location storing a generating module executable by a computer for generating the structured note, where the generating module generates a unique identifier for the structured note and where the purchaser has an identifier;

a third non-transitory memory location storing a purchase module executable by a computer for receiving payment to purchase the structured note;

a fourth non-transitory memory location storing an issuing module executable by a computer for issuing the structured note in response to the request, where the structured note is an unsecured liability of the obligor in which the obligor is expressly under no obligation to purchase assets corresponding to the selected OVMs or to otherwise purchase assets specifically securing the obligation to the purchaser under the customized structured note; and

a fifth non-transitory memory location that stores and links the unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

27. The system according to claim 26, where the valuation is based on said objective valuation measures.

28. The system according to claim 27, where at least one objective valuation measure is one of:

a mutual fund;

a stock market index;

a bond fund;

a bond index;

an inflation index;

a fund of funds;

a hedge fund; and

an interest rate.

29. The system according to claim 26, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures without a predetermined amount of fees associated with the objective evaluation measures.

30. The system according to claim 29, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a valuation of the at least one structured note;

and

where the valuation of the at least one structured note is based in part on the time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

31. The system according to claim 26, where the payment for the structured note is based on the objective valuation measures at the time of the payment.

32. The system according to claim 26, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase;

and

where the storage module further stores and links the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase to each other and to the respective unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

33. A computer-based system for issuing a customized structured note for a synthetic fund, the system comprising:

means for receiving an electronic request to purchase the customized structured note, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase, and

where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprise the valuation of the structured note and a time period for redeeming the at least one structured note; and

where the terms include multiple objective valuation measures (OVM) to provide a desired investment exposure, wherein the selected OVMs have publicly available performance data such that the performance of the customized structured note is ascertainable;

means for electronically generating the structured note, where the generating module generates a unique identifier for the structured note and where the purchaser has an identifier;

means for receiving electronic payment to purchase the structured note;

means for issuing the structured note in response to the request, where the structured note is an unsecured liability of the obligor in which the obligor is expressly under no obligation to purchase assets corresponding to the selected OVMs or to otherwise purchase assets specifically securing the obligation to the purchaser under the customized structured note; and

means for electronically storing and linking the unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

34. The system according to claim 33, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures.

35. The system according to claim 34, where at least one objective valuation measure is one of:

a mutual fund;

a stock market index;

a bond fund;

a bond index;

an inflation index;

a fund of funds;

a hedge fund; and

an interest rate.

36. The system according to claim 33, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures without a predetermined amount of fees associated with the objective evaluation measures.

37. The system according to claim 36, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a valuation of the at least one structured note;

and

where the valuation of the at least one structured note is based in part on the time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

38. The system according to claim 33, where the payment for the structured note is based on the objective valuation measures at the time of the payment.

39. The system according to claim 33, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase;

and

where the storage module further stores and links the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase to each other and to the respective unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

44. The medium according to claim 39, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures without a predetermined amount of fees associated with the objective evaluation measures.

40. A non-transitory computer readable medium for causing a computer to issue a structured note for a synthetic fund, the medium comprising computer executable instructions that upon execution perform the following operations:

receiving an electronic request to purchase the structured note, the request including multiple selected objective valuation measures (OVM) to provide a desired investment exposure, wherein the selected OVMs have publicly available performance data such that the performance of the customized structured note is ascertainble;

generating the structured note;

receiving payment to purchase the structured note; and

issuing the structured note in response to the request, where the structured note is an unsecured liability of the obligor in which the obligor is expressly under no obligation to purchase assets corresponding to the selected OVMs or to otherwise purchase assets specifically securing the obligation to the purchaser under the customized structured note.

41. The medium according to claim 40, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase.

42. The medium according to claim 41, where the terms of the structured note comprise the valuation of the structured note based on the objective valuation measures.

43. The medium according to claim 42, where each objective valuation measure is one of:

a mutual fund;

a stock market index;

a bond fund;

a bond index;

an inflation index;

a fund of funds;

a hedge fund; and

an interest rate.

45. The medium according to claim 40, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

46. The medium according to claim 45, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a valuation of the at least one structured note;

and

where the valuation of the at least one structured note is based in part on the time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

47. The medium according to claim 40, where the payment for the structured note is based on the objective valuation measures at the time of the payment.

48. The medium according to claim 40, where the executable instructions for generating generates a unique identifier for the structured note and where the purchaser has an identifier.

49. The medium according to claim 40, further comprising a code for storing and linking the unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

50. The medium according to claim 40, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase;

and

where the code for storing further stores and links the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase to each other and to the respective unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

51. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing code for causing a processor to issue a structured note for a synthetic fund, the code upon execution performing the following operations:

receiving a request to purchase the structured note, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase, and

where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprise the valuation of the structured note and a time period for redeeming the at least one structured note;

where terms include multiple selected objective valuation measures (OVM) to provide a desired investment exposure, wherein the selected OVMs have publicly available performance data such that the performance of the customized structured note is ascertainable;

generating the structured note, where the generating module generates a unique identifier for the structured note and where the purchaser has an identifier;

receiving payment to purchase the structured note;

issuing the structured note in response to the request, where the structured note is an unsecured liability of the obligor in which the obligor is expressly under no obligation to purchase assets corresponding to the selected OVMs or to otherwise purchase assets specifically securing the obligation to the purchaser under the customized structured note; and

storing and linking the unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.

52. The medium according to claim 51, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures.

53. The medium according to claim 52, where each of objective valuation measure is one of:

a mutual fund;

a stock market index;

a bond fund;

a bond index;

an inflation index;

a fund of funds;

a hedge fund; and

an interest rate.

54. The medium according to claim 51, where the valuation is based on the objective valuation measures without a predetermined amount of fees associated with the objective evaluation measures.

55. The medium according to claim 54, where the terms of the at least one structured note further comprises a valuation of the at least one structured note;

and

where the valuation of the at least one structured note is based in part on the time period for redeeming the at least one structured note.

56. The medium according to claim 51, where the payment for the structured note is based on the objective valuation measures at the time of the payment.

57. The medium according to claim 51, where the request comprises the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase;

and

where the storing further stores and links the terms of the structured note and the amount of purchase to each other and to the respective unique identifier for the structured note and the purchaser identifier.