Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Palma

Jeffrey Palma 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).

  • Methods and systems for determining composition of a commodity index
    Patent number: 8195543
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide a commodity index for investing. In one implementation, a method selects a commodity component for inclusion in the commodity index and calculates a target weight of the commodity component. The method further selects a time interval for maturity of the commodity component to be fixed at from a current date. Financial instruments may be purchased corresponding to the commodity component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: UBS AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey Palma, Daniel Brebner
  • Methods and Systems for Determining Composition of a Commodity Index
    Publication number: 20090132434
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide a commodity index for investing. In one implementation, a method selects a commodity component for inclusion in the commodity index and calculates a target weight of the commodity component. The method further selects a time interval for maturity of the commodity component to be fixed at from a current date. Financial instruments may be purchased corresponding to the commodity component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Jerome DROUIN, Jeffrey Palma, Daniel Brebner
  • Methods and systems for providing a constant maturity commodity index
    Publication number: 20090132411
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide a commodity index for investing. In one implementation, a method selects a commodity component for inclusion in the commodity index and calculates a target weight of the commodity component. The method further selects a time interval for maturity of the commodity component to be fixed at from a current date. Financial instruments may be purchased corresponding to the commodity component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Jerome Drouin, Jeffrey Palma, Daniel Brebner