Patents Assigned to Nike Securities, L.P.
  • Techniques of selecting securities for a portfolio using buyback ratio and dividend yield
    Patent number: 6920432
    Abstract: A technique is provided for selecting a portfolio of securities for investment purposes. Specifically, the technique utilizes two types of securities-related data: dividend yields and buyback ratios. A group of securities is ranked by the sum of each security's dividend yield and buyback ratio; a number of the securities having the highest combined dividend yields and buyback ratios are selected for investment. The technique may include a computer for storing the buyback ratios and dividend yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Nike Securities, L.P.
    Inventor: Robert Franklin Carey