Patents by Inventor Peter D Cotton

Peter D Cotton 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).

  • Systems and methods for analyzing financial models with probabilistic networks
    Patent number: 8370241
    Abstract: A computer-assisted method for evaluating a financial model. The method may include selecting a financial model describing a distribution of a first financial variable and representing the financial model in a probabilistic network. The model may also include deriving a refined financial model based on the probabilistic network and finding a value of a financial instrument based at least in part on the refined financial model. A property of the financial instrument may be described by the first financial variable. In various embodiments, the method may also include inferring a value of the first financial variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley
    Inventor: Peter D Cotton