Abstract: Systems and methods for hedging against stock price fluctuations are provided. These systems and methods are preferably directed towards providing executives holding company stock options with opportunities to limit their exposure to fluctuations in the price of stock issued by such companies. This is established through entering into transactions involving stock options with a counterparty.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 18, 2002
Date of Patent:
March 29, 2011
Assignee:
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey Quinn, Philip J. Turbin, James E. Fields, Michael V. Crooks, Joseph Vencil, Michael W. Emerson, James B. Pomeroy