System and method for trade entry

• US 20020188544A1
• Filed: 06/11/2002
• Published: 12/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackrock Financial Management Incorporated (Blackrock Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Blackrock Financial Management Incorporated (Blackrock Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kochansky, Joseph M., Wizon, Adam
• Granted Patent: US 7,430,532 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/36
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A system and method for analyzing and effectuating a transaction involving financial instruments which includes an analytics platform capable of modeling the performance of a financial instrument under user-defined conditions integrated for data sharing with a trading platform for executing a transaction involving the analyzed financial instrument.

Claims

1. A method for analyzing and effectuating a transaction involving a financial instrument, comprising the steps of:

a) selecting a financial instrument;

b) selecting a portfolio containing a plurality of financial instruments;

c) conducting an analysis to model the effects on the selected portfolio of a hypothetical transaction involving the selected financial instrument and selected portfolio under user-defined conditions; and

d) actualizing the hypothetical transaction by activating an actuator displayed in a graphical user interface.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of receiving information relating to the selected portfolio and financial instruments contained therein from a portfolio database.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of receiving financial data relating to the selected financial instrument from a server associated with the world wide web.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting the conditions for the analysis in a graphical user interface.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying the results of the analysis in a graphical user interface.

10. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying the results of the analysis in a graphical user interface.

6. A method for analyzing and effectuating a transaction involving a financial instrument, comprising the steps of:

a) selecting a financial instrument;

b) conducting an analysis to model the market performance of the financial instrument under user-defined conditions;

c) effectuating a transaction involving the selected financial instrument by activating an actuator displayed in a graphical user interface; and

d) selecting a portfolio of financial instruments to be involved in the transaction for receiving the selected financial instrument.

7. A method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of receiving information relating to the selected portfolio and financial instruments contained therein from a portfolio database.

8. A method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of receiving financial data relating to the selected financial instrument.

9. A method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of selecting the conditions for the analysis in a graphical user interface.

11. A system for analyzing and effectuating transactions involving financial instruments, the system comprising:

a) means for selecting a financial instrument

b) means for selecting a portfolio containing a plurality of financial instruments;

c) means for conducting an analysis to model the effects on the selected portfolio of a hypothetical transaction involving the selected financial instrument and selected portfolio under user-defined conditions; and

d) means for actualizing the hypothetical transaction.

12. A system as recited in claim 11 further comprising a portfolio database containing information relating to each portfolio of the plurality of financial instruments therein.

13. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the means for selecting a financial instrument and a portfolio is a graphical user interface.

14. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the means for conducting an analysis to model the effects of the hypothetical transaction is a data processing device.

15. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the means for actualizing the hypothetical transaction is an actuator displayed in a graphical user interface.

17. A system as recited in claim 16, wherein the means for selecting a financial instrument is a graphical user interface.

18. A system as recited in claim 16, wherein the means for conducting an analysis to model the market performance of the selected financial instrument is a data processing device.

19. A system as recited in claim 16, wherein the means for effectuating the hypothetical transaction is an actuator displayed in a graphical user interface.

16. A system for analyzing and effectuating transactions involving financial instruments, the system comprising:

a) a portfolio database including portfolios of financial instruments;

b) means for selecting a financial instrument;

c) means for conducting an analysis to model the market performance of the selected financial instrument under user-defined conditions; and

d) means for effectuating a transaction involving the selected financial instrument and a portfolio in the portfolio database.

20. A computer-based system comprising:

a) an analytics platform adapted and configured to perform risk analysis on a fixed income security;

b) a trading platform adapted and configured to execute a transaction involving a fixed income security; and

c) means for transferring data relating to a fixed income security analyzed by the analytics platform to the trading platform to execute a transaction thereof.

21. A system as recited in claim 20, wherein the data transfer includes an alphanumeric identifier for the fixed income security.

22. A system as recited in claim 20, further comprising a portfolio database including information relating to existing portfolios of fixed income securities.

23. A system as recited in claim 23, wherein the risk analysis is performed on a portfolio from the portfolio database along with a fixed income security.

24. A system as recited in claim 24, wherein the data transfer includes an identifier for the analyzed portfolio.

25. A system as recited in claim 23, wherein the data transfer includes an identifier for a portfolio in the portfolio database to receive the fixed income security involved in the transaction.