Abstract: A method and system enabling the trading of a right to purchase goods or services. The method includes and the system performs the steps of receiving an offer for a good(s) or service(s) and purchasing a re-sellable option for the good(s) or service(s). The re-sellable option provides the right to purchase a certain quantity of the good(s) or service(s) from a seller and the re-sellable option may be re-sold. The method may also include and the system may also perform the steps of offering a re-sellable option for a good(s) or service(s) and selling the re-sellable option for the good(s) or service(s).

Abstract: A method and system enabling the trading of a futures contract for the purchase of goods or services. The method includes and the system performs the steps of receiving an offer for a good(s) or service(s) and purchasing a re-sellable future for the good(s) or service(s). The re-sellable future is a contract to purchase a certain quantity of the good(s) or service(s) from a seller at a set price and at an expiration and the re-sellable future may be re-sold. The method may also include and the system may also perform the steps of offering a re-sellable future for a good(s) or service(s) and selling the re-sellable future for the good(s) or service(s).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of testing a policy to detect problems and provide a mechanism for user feedback in advance of policy deployment in a policy-based network management system, so that network traffic will not be affected by errors in deployment.