ANONYMOUS PRICE AND PROGRESSIVE DISPLAY EXECUTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD
An apparatus, system and method for buying, selling, and/or trading certain items in certain markets (such as, by way of non-limiting example, trading financial instruments) which offers a balance between complete multi-lateral anonymity amongst trading participants while retaining key information, and only making needed information involving historic and linked counter-party data available in a manner which discloses relevant information to the appropriate parties at the appropriate time is disclosed. The apparatus, system and method may comprise a electronic and/or computerized system for buying and selling of products, services, financial instruments including, but not limited to, securities, derivatives, commodities, liabilities, and/or other items which may be bought, sold and/or traded while maintaining the integrity of the markets in which such items are bought, sold and/or traded. The apparatus, system and method may allow for the progressive disclosure of information related the potential execution of product by establishing an anonymous alias and registering an interest in a proposed transaction based upon information that is both constructed by the alias and combined with information that is maintained and linked within a central facility wherein some or all such information within the central facility may be disclosed at an appropriate or desired time as the warranted by the situation related to a transaction.
This application is a continuation application and claims the priority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/697,607, filed on Apr. 27, 2015, entitled “ANONYMOUS PRICE AND PROGRESSIVE DISPLAY EXECUTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD” which is a continuation-in-part application and claims the priority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/567,269, filed on Aug. 6, 2012, entitled “ANONYMOUS PRICE AND PROGRESSIVE DISPLAY EXECUTION SYSTEM” which claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/574,600, filed on Aug. 5, 2011, entitled “ANONYMOUS MULTI-LATERAL ELECTRONIC PRICE AND INFORMATION DISCOVERY MECHANISM PROGRESSING TOWARDS THE BI-LATERAL NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF FINANCIAL SECURITIES AND AGREEMENTS,” the entirety of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates generally to buying and selling of products, services, financial instruments including, but not limited to, securities, derivatives, commodities, liabilities, and/or other items which may be bought, sold and/or traded while maintaining the integrity of the markets in which such items are bought, sold and/or traded.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONWhile transparency in certain markets, including but not limited to financial markets may be desirable in general, some markets may not be well-served with greater transparency. For example, the nature of the Over the Counter (“OTC”) derivative markets tends to dictate that information leakage may adversely affect the functioning and the very existence of the marketplace. This is because OTC derivative transactions are usually used to the hedge large investment exposures by institutions, and any public knowledge of such exposures open institutions to predatory trading practices in related securities in order to profit from the knowledge of such exposures. As such, these markets are built upon intermediaries who preserve anonymity and use care and discretion to disclose transaction information in order to arrange for firms to transact directly with each other to minimize the leakage of information to the broader market associated with the transaction.
The OTC markets have traditionally been organized around one or more dealers who make markets by providing bid and offer quotes to market participants. The quotes and the negotiation of execution prices are generally conducted over the telephone, although the process may be enhanced through the use of electronic bulletin boards by the dealers for posting their quotes. The process of negotiating by phone, whether end-user-to-dealer or dealer-to-dealer is known as bilateral trading because only the two market participants directly observe the quotes or execution. Pure voice brokerage provides multiple market participants with the ability to obtain, evaluate and execute against multiple bids or offers on the other side of the market.
OTC derivatives markets also make use of electronic brokering platforms. These electronic brokering platforms are analogous to the electronic trading platforms used by exchanges where bid and offer quotes are displayed. The ultimate goal is to create a multilateral trading environment. However, at this time, electronic platforms are primarily used by brokers and dealers and much less by end-users. These systems allow dealers to post brokered interests, facilitating pre-trade price discovery. Furthermore, these systems are not click-and-trade and traders still need to telephone to generate a trade. Finally, live tradable prices are not feasible for large segments of the market because either too much or too little information is available in order to determine the appropriate price. Although the market may be evolving toward multi-broker electronic platforms where participants may send Requests for Quotes (“RFQ's”) to multiple dealers, not all RFQs are seen by all participants. Typically, the RFQ is the basis for generating interest in the market, and responding dealers may submit a price or bid taking into account the size of the trade, the counter party's credit rating, and other such information. The client initiating the RFQ may then click and trade within a set time with any responding dealer.
However, several shortcomings of the current RFQ systems include the inability of such systems to offer the correct balance between complete multi-lateral anonymity amongst participants while retaining key information, and only making needed information involving historic and linked counter-party data available in a manner which discloses relevant information to the appropriate parties at the appropriate time.
Thus, there exists a need for a system and method for buying, selling, and/or trading certain items in certain markets, such as, by way of non-limiting example, trading financial instruments, which offers the correct balance between complete multi-lateral anonymity amongst trading participants while retaining key information, and only making needed information involving historic and linked counter-party data available in a manner which discloses relevant information to the appropriate parties at the appropriate time.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for buying, selling, and/or trading certain items in certain markets (such as, by way of non-limiting example, trading financial instruments) which offers the correct balance between complete multi-lateral anonymity amongst trading participants while retaining key information, and only making needed information involving historic and linked counter-party data available in a manner which discloses relevant information to the appropriate parties at the appropriate time.
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for the sale and/or purchase of one or more financial packages that may comprise one or more securities, derivatives, commodities, liabilities and/or other financial instruments. In certain embodiments of the invention, such financial packages may comprise one or more payout formulas containing one or more securities, and/or one or more measurable index instruments, and/or one or more reference statistics, and/or one or more technical management facilities that facilitate the execution of financial arrangements and/or securities. Such financial packages may be offered through an alias by an entity or entities such that the obligations contained therein are either directly or indirectly purchased by another entity or entities.
In one embodiment, the apparatus, system and method of the present invention may comprise an electronic and/or computerized execution management system that aggregates, reports, and analyzes the performance of and/or other information related to a package of assets and/or liabilities. The apparatus, system and method may also facilitate the electronic communication of such information from an alias to a number of aliases such that a subset of the information associated with each alias and/or financial package may be linked and/or made available to one or more of the other aliases at discrete points during one or more trading sessions. Such information or subset thereof may be automatically and/or semi-automatically disseminated to such one or more aliases by an electronic and/or computerized execution management system and/or central management facility, and/or controlled automatically and/or manually by each entity. The execution management system and/or central management facility may also provide the ability for the aliases to progressively disclose and access such information in order to link and determine the suitability of certain combinations of aliases, packages, financial instruments, and/or entity characteristics to buy or sell certain alias, packages, financial instruments, and/or entity characteristics with one or more other entities. It is notable that certain characteristics may or may not be altered by the electronic and/or computerized facility, and/or by the controlling entity and disclosed again at defined points during one or more trading sessions within the disclosure process.
In certain embodiments the apparatus, system and method of this invention may comprise an apparatus, system and method for buying and selling of products, services, financial instruments including, but not limited to, securities, derivatives, commodities, liabilities, and/or other items which may be bought, sold and/or traded while maintaining the integrity of the markets in which such items are bought, sold and/or traded. The present invention further relates to an apparatus, system, and method which, in certain non-limiting embodiments may integrate and/or comprise one or more of these apparatus, systems, and/or methods.
In addition, certain embodiments of the invention provide for partial anonymity and partial disclosure by tying certain parameters to an alias that may or may not be disclosed and therefore may be inferred throughout a structured staged price discovery process.
Also, certain embodiments of the invention comprise an apparatus, system and method to solicit a purchase and/or sales agreement by defining, selecting, and communicating at least the product and/or service to purchase or sell, and the required response criteria. Such response criteria may include, but not be limited to time. Such embodiments may further comprise the ability to select a firm commitment from at least one responder who has evaluated at least the product or service definition, and who has affirmatively responded in the required manner within established contextual parameters. Such contextual parameters may include, but not be limited to counterparty name and other associated information, including information tied to historical behavior in conjunction with other purchase/sale parameters. In addition, such response may be required prior to or in conjunction with the offering of firm price parameters. Certain embodiments may also provide that the solicitor of an offering may reject any firm response for any reason and may select and communicate additional solicitations tied to the previous by product or service definition containing at least the product or service definition from any of the previous responders, having met the predefined response criteria.
Additionally, certain embodiments of the invention provide a transaction parameter discovery and/or negotiation apparatus, system and method that builds firm transaction parameters initiated through a one to many customized apparatus, system and method between possible transaction parties. Such an apparatus, system and method may offer the initiator of the transactional process discretion to disclose certain transaction parameters and filter other and disparate sets of parameters from potential transaction partners throughout a timed and multi-staged process.
Other embodiments of the apparatus, system and method of the invention may comprise a negotiation process with a group of unspecified potential transaction partners that finds the best transactions from within the group of potential transaction partners.
In certain embodiments, the apparatus, system and method of the instant invention may comprise a user interactive or other automated system, such as a computerized system, which utilizes the input or acquisition of data and other information from one or more sources. Such data and information may be input to the apparatus and/or system of this invention through one or more computerized input/output devices such as computer terminals, servers, laptop computers, smart tablets, smart phones, or other portable or non-portable electronic devices.
The data and other information may then be analyzed, transformed, or otherwise processed via one or more computerized processing devices, each of which may comprise both a computer processor and associated software which includes instructions for appropriate processing of such data and information.
The input and processed data and information may also be stored in accordance with the apparatus, system and method of this invention in one or more storage devices, such as computer memory devices, for archiving and later retrieval by the system of this invention for further processing and/or as output data and information generated by the computerized system. Output data and information may also be stored in one or more such storage devices for archiving and later retrieval, further processing, and/or as output data and information generated by the computerized apparatus and/or system of this invention.
Data and information input to, processed by, or output from the apparatus and/or system of this invention may be retrieved by users of the apparatus and system of this invention through one or more computerized input/output devices such as computer terminals, servers, laptop computers, smart tablets, smart phones, or other portable or non-portable electronic devices.
The apparatus, system and method of the instant invention may also be carried out via computerized apparatus and/or systems which may be accessed either through closed architecture computerized systems such as, for example, client and server computer networks, and/or through open architecture computerized systems such as, for example, web-based portals accessed via the Internet.
One embodiment of the instant invention comprises an apparatus, system and method for negotiating a sales transaction between two or more users of the apparatus, system and method, where the two or more users comprise at least a first user and a second user, and the sales transaction comprises a sales offering.
This embodiment of the apparatus, system and method may further comprise a central processing device, two or more user interface devices in operative communication with the central processing device. The central processing device may progressively disseminate information related to the sales offering from the first user, through at least one of the user interfaces, to the second user, as well as any other users designated by the first user. The central processing device may also progressively disseminate information related to the sales offering from at least the second user, through at least one of the user interfaces, to the first user.
This embodiment may also maintain the anonymity of the users of the apparatus, system and method of the invention, selectively and/or progressively disseminate all or a portion of information related to the sales offering and/or transaction to the parties on either side of the offering and/or transaction, and/or limit the time allotted for a user to respond (by acceptance, rejection, or counterproposal) to a sales proposal made by another user.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention, in which like numerals refer to like parts, and wherein:
It is to be understood that the figures and descriptions of the present invention have been simplified to illustrate elements that are relevant for a clear understanding of the present invention, and that other features, elements, functionality and/or components may also be utilized in the various embodiments of the invention. In addition, those of ordinary skill in the pertinent art may recognize that other features, elements, functionality and/or components may be desirable and/or required in order to implement certain embodiments of the present invention. However, because in some instances certain features, elements, functionality and/or components may be well known in the art, and/or may not facilitate a better understanding of the present invention, a discussion of such elements may not be expressly provided herein.
In one embodiment, the present invention comprises an apparatus, system and method and that produces a decentralized multilateral electronic execution facility that is regulated by a central facility through which anonymous participants may anonymously define and direct certain trading interests to other anonymous participants such that an orderly process may electronically disclose and display certain information to certain entities through user regulated aliases at various steps and/or incrementally throughout the negotiation and response process intended to culminate in the execution of a trade or other buying and selling activity. This embodiment of the invention allows counterparties to manage the level of information exposed to a closed community on a case by case basis, and/or to reduce or otherwise control information leakage and/or dissemination while discovering genuine transaction opportunities between the various parties.
In this embodiment of the invention, this objective is achieved through the use of one or more user aliases whose relevant information may be tied to a party's or a party's organization's legally regulated information, wherein such information may be disclosed in an iterative and/or systematic manner depending upon particular transactional circumstances such as, for example, the stage of the negotiation, the product being negotiated, and/or the intentions of the parties. In this embodiment, the aliases of one or more of the participants may be manually adjusted at any time by the participants and/or algorithmically managed by system preferences associated with each participant. Each alias may be linked to a user account, and a single set of firm level and/or other information made available on a firm level and/or on an alias level, depending upon the rules of the marketplace for the particular product and/or product segment being offered.
Such end user controlled but centrally managed functionality and capabilities results in an orderly, controlled and sequential process to disseminate enough information to anonymously discover genuine interest levels in consummating a transaction by directing interest from one or more participants acting under respective aliases to one or more other participants acting under their respective aliases (e.g. available by firm categories, alias identification and history, etc.), and offer the interested parties the opportunity to protect relevant information as closely or disseminated as widely as desired and/or the situation requires. Thus, in this embodiment of the invention participants may each approach the market based upon their competitive advantage by maintaining a “brand” alias, or by randomizing its alias or resetting its alias after each trade, or all of the above. In this embodiment of the invention enables users to customize the apparatus, system and method as each situation may require, and to implement each user's own unique approach, including but not limited to the management of multiple aliases as a central tenant of interaction within the marketplace.
Thus, in certain embodiments of the invention multiple aliases may be manipulated wherein such aliases may have certain characteristics that may be tied to a single centrally managed and verified source of linked firm-level and transaction information, and that may be progressively displayed to participants in iterative stages during the negotiation process. There also may be numerous negotiation processes that have well defined disclosure rules across a number of product categories. One or a number of negotiation processes may be used as determined by the marketplace. The market may, for example, allow each alias to request a different negotiation process for the same intended trading objective.
Reference will now be made in detail to several exemplary and non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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Central Processing Facility 1100 may receive data and/or other information which may then be analyzed, transformed, or otherwise processed via one or more computerized processing devices, each of which may comprise one or more a computer processors and/or associated software which software may include instructions for appropriate processing of such data and/or information.
Central Processing Facility 1100 may also comprise one or more storage devices, such as computer memory devices, for archiving and later retrieval by System 1000 for further processing and/or as output data and information generated by computerized System 1000. Output data and information may also be stored in one or more such storage devices for archiving and later retrieval, further processing, and/or as output data and information generated by System 1000.
Counterparty Interfaces 1200 and 1300 may comprise one or more computerized input/output devices such as computer terminals, servers, laptop computers, smart tablets, smart phones, or other portable or non-portable electronic devices. Counterparty Interfaces 1200 and 1300 may also provide access to Central Processing Facility 1100 via closed architecture computerized systems such as, for example, client and server computer networks, and/or through open architecture computerized systems such as, for example, web-based portals accessed via the Internet.
Counterparty A 1210 (also referred to herein as Party A 1210), and Counterparty B 1310 (also referred to herein as Party B 1310) are represented in
In certain embodiments, System 1000 may comprise any number of Counterparty Interfaces (e.g. “Counterparty C Interface,” “Counterparty D Interface,” etc.) depending upon the number of parties involved in a particular transaction. System 1000 may also comprise more than one Central Processing Center 1100 depending upon the configuration and architecture necessary or desired as a result of the functionality desired or required by System 1000.
For each scenario,
For example, in Blue Scenario 1410, Party A 1210 first discloses to Party B 1310, through Central Processing Center 1100, a subset or portion of select Party A 1210 alias, order, party, performance and/or other information to be displayed to Party B 1310 through Counterparty B Display 1300, as depicted in Box 1320 labeled A at Time 1.
In response to the dissemination of information by Party A 1210, the selected alias of Party B 1310 discloses to Party A 1210 on behalf of Party B 1310 through Central Processing Center 1100 a subset or portion of select Party B 1310 alias, order, party, performance and/or other information to be displayed to Party A 1210 through Counterparty A Display 1200, as depicted in Box 1220 labeled B at Time 1.
Party A 1210 may then disclose another subset of information through Central Processing Center 1100 which information may become available to Party B 1310 in Counterparty B Display 1300, as depicted in Box 1330 labeled A at Time 2. In response, Party B may then disclose another subset of information through Central Processing Center 1100 which information may become available to Party A 1210 in Counterparty A Display 1200, as depicted in Box 1230 labeled B at Time 2.
This progressive process of iterative and/or sequential dissemination of information between the parties may continue until either all information is disclosed and/or exchanged, the parties complete or otherwise terminate their negotiations, a transaction is consummated, or other conclusive event occurs or situation is reached.
In a second scenario, Orange Scenario 1420,
In Orange Scenario 1420, Party A 1210, optionally using a different alias from that used in Blue Scenario 1410, first discloses to Party B 1310, through Central Processing Center 1100, a subset or portion of select Party A 1210 alias, order, party, performance and/or other information to be displayed to Party B 1310 through Counterparty B Display 1300, as depicted in Box 1340 labeled A at Time 1.
In response to the dissemination of information by Party A 1210, the selected alias of Party B 1310, which may be different from the alias used by Party B 1310 in Blue Scenario 1410, may disclose to Party A 1210 on behalf of Party B 1310 through Central Processing Center 1100, a subset or portion of select Party B 1310 alias, order, party, performance and/or other information to be displayed to Party a 1210 by Counterparty A Display 1200, as depicted in Box 1240 labeled B at Time 1.
Party A 1210 may then disclose another subset of information through Central Processing Center 1100 which information may become available to Party B 1310 in Counterparty B Display 1300, as depicted in Box 1350 labeled A at Time 2. In response, Party B may then disclose another subset of information through Central Processing Center 1100, which information may become available to Party A 1210 in Counterparty A Display 1200, as depicted in Box 1250 labeled B at Time 2.
This progressive process of iterative and/or sequential dissemination of information between the parties may continue until either all information is disclosed and/or exchanged, the parties complete or otherwise terminate their negotiations, a transaction is consummated, or other conclusive event occurs or situation is reached.
In a third scenario, Red Scenario 1430,
In Red Scenario 1430, the same parties are involved but use yet a third alias linked to the same entity or organization, and provide yet another vehicle for exchanging different subsets of information between the parties. In Red Scenario 1430, Party A 1210, optionally using a different alias from that used in prior Scenarios, first discloses to Party B 1310, through Central Processing Center 1100, a subset or portion of select Party A 1210 alias, order, party, performance and/or other information to be displayed to Party B 1310 through Counterparty B Display 1300, as depicted in Box 1360 labeled A at Time 1.
In response to the dissemination of information by Party A 1210, the selected alias of Party B 1310, which may be different from the alias used by Party B 1310 in prior Scenarios, may disclose to Party A 1210 on behalf of Party B 1310 through Central Processing Center 1100, a subset or portion of select Party B 1310 alias, order, party, performance and/or other information to be displayed to Party a 1210 by Counterparty A Display 1200, as depicted in Box 1260 labeled B at Time 1.
Party A 1210 may then disclose another subset of information through Central Processing Center 1100 which information may become available to Party B 1310 in Counterparty B Display 1300, as depicted in Box 1370 labeled A at Time 2. In response, Party B may then disclose another subset of information through Central Processing Center 1100, which information may become available to Party A 1210 in Counterparty A Display 1200, as depicted in Box 1270 labeled B at Time 2.
This progressive process of iterative and/or sequential dissemination of information between the parties may continue until either all information is disclosed and/or exchanged, the parties complete or otherwise terminate their negotiations, a transaction is consummated, or other conclusive event occurs or situation is reached.
Generally, any number of aliases may initiate a process similar to the process of information exchange depicted in
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Login credentials may be maintained at the server level. Each User may have a series of information associated with such User tied to a user ID. Such information may include, for example, User preferences, User names, firm name, trading credentials, access rights, credit limits, historical activity, third party relationships, firm name, firm type, and other data and information which may be used in connection with System 1000.
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Clicking on “Order Entry” brings the user to the Order Entry Screen depicted in
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In this embodiment, the product being offered has a number of categories of products defined by the start date of the transaction. As highlighted in
It should be noted, however, that all time intervals related to the functionality of the apparatus, system and method of the invention, including the period of time being measured, as well as the points at which the time interval begins and ends, may be defined in any manner which suits the desired functionality of any particular embodiment of the invention.
In the present embodiment, the User may control and define what information may be disclosed to recipients at each stage of the transaction process.
Once the User completes the process of inputting data and other information related to a proposed transaction into the Order Entry Screen, the User may then submit the Order to the System of the invention by clicking on the “Send” icon on the Order Entry Screen which, for the present embodiment, is highlighted in
Once the User submits the Order through the Order Entry Screen, a summary of the Order may be displayed to the Order Initiator on an “Order Summary Screen” under a tab marked “Active.”
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If the User does not initiate a trade based upon existing responses and/or offers, the User may elect to disclose more information (including, but not limited to, desired trade price) to the other parties, in order to solicit better responses from Responders. As highlighted in
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If the User does not initiate or execute a trade based upon existing responses and/or offers, the User may elect to disclose more information (including, but not limited to, desired trade price) to the other parties, in order to solicit better responses from Responders, or the User may elect to allow the Offer to expire without consummating a trade.
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The disclosure herein is directed to the variations and modifications of the elements and methods of the invention disclosed that will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the disclosure herein. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention, provided those modifications and variations come within the scope of the appended claims and the equivalents thereof
Claims
1. An apparatus for negotiating a sales transaction between two or more users of said apparatus, said two or more users comprising at least a first user and a second user, and said sales transaction comprising a sales offering, said apparatus comprising:
- a central processing device; and
- two or more user interface devices in operative communication with said central processing device,
- wherein said central processing device progressively disseminates information related to said sales offering from said first user through at least one of said user interfaces to said second user and any other users designated by said first user; and
- wherein said central processing device progressively disseminates information related to said sales offering from at least said second user through at least one of said user interfaces to said first user.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said information related to said sales offering disseminated from said first user maintains the anonymity of the identity of said first user.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said information related to said sales offering disseminated from at least said second user maintains the anonymity of the identity of at least said second user.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said information related to said sales offering disseminated from said first user comprises an offering price associated with said sales offering.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said information related to said sales offering disseminated from at least said second user comprises a price counter offer to said offering price offered by said first user.
6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said first user's offering price is made available for a limited time for acceptance by said second user and any other users designated by said first user.
7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said second user's counter offer price is made available for a limited time for acceptance by said first user and any other users designated by said second user.
8. A method for executing a single financial product that combines financial elements into a single financial element and links said single financial element to an alias and other information through a computer-based management processor, said method comprising the steps of:
- selecting at least one characteristic of a proposed transaction;
- selecting at least one alias from a first group of one or more aliases to link to said proposed transaction;
- selecting a link between said aliases selected from said first group and other information associated with said aliases;
- communicating, through said management processor, between said aliases selected from said first group with at least one other alias, and disclosing at least one element of said information to said additional alias;
- receiving through a user interface in operative communication with said management processor a disclosure of at least one element of said information from said at least one other alias; and
- responding to said disclosure by said at least one of said other aliases with a disclosure of at least one element of said information from said first alias, or agreement to purchase of sell said product based upon said disclosure by said at least one of said other aliases.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein one or more of said aliases selected from said first group each are associated with an identity of one or more first counterparties to said proposed transaction.
10. The method of claim 10, wherein one or more of said identities of said at one or more first counterparties are anonymous.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein said at least one other alias each are associated with an identity of one or more second counterparties to said proposed transaction.
12. The method of claim 11, one or more of said identities of said one or more second counterparties are anonymous.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein one or more of said aliases selected from said first group each are associated with an anonymous identity of one or more first counterparties to said proposed transaction, and wherein said at least one other alias each are associated with an anonymous identity of one or more second counterparties to said proposed transaction.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein said disclosure of said at least one element of said information associated with said one or more first counterparties is disclosed to said one or more second counterparties while maintaining the anonymity of said one or more first counterparties, and wherein said responsive disclosure associated with said one or more second counterparties is disclosed to said one or more first counterparties while maintaining the anonymity of said one or more second counterparties.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein said disclosure associated with one or more first counterparties, and said responsive disclosure associated with said one or more second counterparties each may be disclosed in one or more separate disclosures of information.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein said one or more separate disclosures of information between said one or more first counterparties and said one or more second counterparties results in an agreement between said counterparties to transact or not to transact.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein said information associated with a counterparty may be disclosed in a systematic manner.
18. The method of claim 8, wherein said method anonymously assesses relative interest levels of prospective parties to said proposed transaction.
19. A computerized system for executing a single financial product that combines financial elements into a single financial element and links said single financial element to an alias, an entity and other information, said system comprising:
- a user interface for selecting at least one characteristic of a proposed transaction, at least one alias selected from a group of one or more aliases to link to said proposed transaction, and a link between said alias and other information associated with said alias; and
- a computer-based management processor in operative communication with said user interface, wherein said computer-based management processor provides for operative communication between said aliases selected from said first group with at least one other alias, disclosing at least one element of said information to said one other alias, responding with a disclosure of at least one element of the information from said one other alias, and establishing a mechanism wherein said aliases selected from said first group and said at least one other alias agree or do not agree to execute a transaction regarding a sale or purchase of said product.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein said aliases provide anonymity as to the identities of each party associated with each alias, and wherein a set time period is established for a party to either provide additional information regarding said transaction or to agree or not to agree to execute a transaction regarding said sale or purchase of said product.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 19, 2022
Publication Date: Jul 28, 2022
Inventor: William F. Walsh (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Application Number: 17/724,391