Patents by Inventor Ari L. Studnitzer

Ari L. Studnitzer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7734538
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods relate to allowing trading of over the counter (“OTC”) foreign exchange (“FX”) contracts on a centralized matching and clearing mechanism, such as that of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (“CME”'s) futures exchange system (the “Exchange”). The disclosed systems and methods allow for anonymous transactions, centralized clearing, efficient settlement and the provision of risk management/credit screening mechanisms to lower risk, reduce transaction costs and improve the liquidity in the FX market place. In particular, the disclosed embodiments increase speed of execution facilitating growing demand for algorithmic trading, increased price transparency, lower cost of trading, customer to customer trading, and automated asset allocations, recurring trades as well as clearing and settlement efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Bauerschmidt, Ari L. Studnitzer, William J. Albert, Lori Flemm, legal representative, Paul J. Callaway, James W. Farrell, A. Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss
  • Publication number: 20090234776
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods relate to allowing trading of over the counter (“OTC”) foreign exchange (“FX”) contracts on a centralized matching and clearing mechanism, such as that of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (“CME”'s) futures exchange system (the “Exchange”). The disclosed systems and methods allow for anonymous transactions, centralized clearing, efficient settlement and the provision of risk management/credit screening mechanisms to lower risk, reduce transaction costs and improve the liquidity in the FX market place. In particular, the disclosed embodiments increase speed of execution facilitating growing demand for algorithmic trading, increased price transparency, lower cost of trading, customer to customer trading, and automated asset allocations, recurring trades as well as clearing and settlement efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Bauerschmidt, Ari L. Studnitzer, William J. Albert, Lori Flemm, Paul J. Callaway, James W. Farrell, A. Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss