Patents Assigned to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
  • Patent number: 7739173
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando L. Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Patent number: 7716102
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando L. Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Patent number: 7634449
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets. In particular, a “deltas vector” is calculated concerning a portfolio of future positions and derivative contracts, wherein the “deltas vector” is the partial derivative of the market participant's net market position taken with respect to the forward shadow prices ? of the network which depend upon congestion in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando L. Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Patent number: 7634443
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets. In particular, a “deltas vector” is calculated concerning a portfolio of future positions and derivative contracts, wherein the “deltas vector” is the partial derivative of the market participant's net market position taken with respect to the forward shadow prices ? of the network which depend upon congestion in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando L. Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Patent number: 7634442
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets. In particular, a “deltas vector” is calculated concerning a portfolio of future positions and derivative contracts, wherein the “deltas vector” is the partial derivative of the market participant's net market position taken with respect to the forward shadow prices ? of the network which depend upon congestion in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando L. Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Patent number: 7634441
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets. In particular, a “deltas vector” is calculated concerning a portfolio of future positions and derivative contracts, wherein the “deltas vector” is the partial derivative of the market participant's net market position taken with respect to the forward shadow prices ? of the network which depend upon congestion in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando L. Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Patent number: 7567926
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando L. Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Patent number: 7181406
    Abstract: A method is provided for displaying the status of a financial indicator using a geographic orientation, where the financial indicator represents financial activity in a particular geographic region. Under the method, a map is displayed that includes the geographic region. Then, a visual indicator that represents the status of the financial indicator is displayed on the geographic region included in the map that is associated with the financial indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventor: David M. Modest
  • Publication number: 20060026095
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Publication number: 20060026096
    Abstract: A system, method, software, and portfolios for managing risk in markets relating to a commodity delivered over a network are described, in which a market participant constructs portfolios of preferably liquid price risk instruments in proportions that eliminate the Spatial Price Risk for the market participant's underlying position. Techniques are also disclosed for constructing and evaluating new price risk instruments and other sets of positions, as well as identifying arbitrage opportunities in those markets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Fernando Alvarado, Rajesh Rajaraman
  • Publication number: 20020143694
    Abstract: Computer technology for substantially optimizing portfolios of multiple participants is disclosed. Preferably the portfolios of such multiple participants comprise fixed income instruments. The disclosed systems and methods include using at least one computer system for storing digital data representing portfolio holdings of multiple parties and, in particular, for each participant storing in the computer memory data representing constraints with respect to the desired portfolio. The method and system comprise optimizing using an optimization engine portfolio and constraint information of multiple participants so as to generate a set of trades that would substantially optimize participants portfolios with respect to a known objective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Young, Evan Tick, Robert C. Towse, Yoon Chang, Roy Edwin Campbell, Joan Ka-Wai Tse, Stephen David Reddy, Young-Sup Lee, John Scowcroft
  • Patent number: 6393409
    Abstract: Computer technology for substantially optimizing portfolios of multiple participants is disclosed. Preferably the portfolios of such multiple participants comprise fixed income instruments. The disclosed systems and methods include using at least one computer system for storing digital data representing portfolio holdings of multiple parties and, in particular, for each participant storing in the computer memory data representing constraints with respect to the desired portfolio. The method and system comprise optimizing using an optimization engine portfolio and constraint information of multiple participants so as to generate a set of trades that would substantially optimize participants portfolios with respect to a known objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Young, Evan Tick, Robert C. Towse, Jr., Yoon Chang, Roy Edwin Campbell, II, Joan Ka-Wai Tse, Stephen David Reddy, Young-Sup Lee, John Scowcroft
  • Patent number: 6092056
    Abstract: A data processing system and method is disclosed for implementing and control of a financial instrument which is issued for a limited period of time. The instrument is based on an underlying basket of stocks optimally selected to track an established capital market and its price also reflects accrued investment income and maintenance expenses. The data processing system receives input from the capital market and periodically evaluates the performance of the financial instrument, reporting its price to customers. Also disclosed is a data processing system for administering an investment group of such instruments designed to track the performance of several domestic and foreign markets, estimate their return and provide current price information to customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
    Inventors: Robert Stanley Tull, Jr., David M. Weisberger, John Vincent Fox, Myriam Joelle Karsenty