Abstract: This invention relates to methods, systems and computer programs product to facilitate the hedging, trading and risk management of derivatives contracts on one or more underlying via the introduction of Basis instrument Contracts (BICs).

Abstract: In industrial applications, the invention relates to various algorithms for determining optimal resources or assets allocations under various equality and inequality constraints. In particular, constrained quadratic or conic optimization problems of unique importance for portfolio asset allocation are seamlessly solved in analytic and efficient ways. In addition, by providing exact or analytic optimum expressions, robustness can be readily ascertained.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods, systems and computer program products to facilitate the pricing trading and risk management of derivatives contracts on one or more underlying via the introduction of Basis instrument Contracts (BICs). Such pricing trading and risk management may be done in organized exchanges or in over-the-counter (OTC) markets.

Abstract: In industrial applications, the invention relates to various algorithms for determining optimal resources or assets allocations under various equality and inequality constraints. In particular, constrained quadratic or conic optimization problems of unique importance for portfolio asset allocation are seamlessly solved in analytic and efficient ways. In addition, by providing exact or analytic optimum expressions, robustness can be readily ascertained.

Abstract: The present invention describes methods, systems and computer program products derived from the BICs structural framework and pricing methodology to facilitate at least two types of intermediate decision-making problems: (i) Methods, systems and computer program products that help generate the distributional relationship between two or more real number physical observable(s) a.k.a underlying(s) with flexibility and logical coherence. The underlying(s), outcomes/actual numeric realizations at one or more future time periods may be unknown at a time of consideration but the distributions of outcomes exist for each individual underlying and/or for each couple of underlyings. This invention uses a Basis Instrument Contract pricing and representation format to generate the multivariate distribution of all the underlyings knowing only the univariate or bivariate distributions.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods, systems and computer programs to facilitate the formation trading and risk management of derivatives on one or more underlying. It innovates in the following areas: 1. The decomposition of any derivatives contract into fundamental building block structures called basis instruments in a multi-period, multi-securities market. 2. The incorporation of supply and demand price sensitivities in the pricing of derivatives contracts. 3. The incorporation of credit risk in the pricing of derivatives. 4. The development of methods, systems or computer program products for the accounting of derivatives contracts in compliance with FAS 133 or IAS 39. 5. The development of methods, systems or computer program products for the C pricing of derivatives. 6. The development of methods, systems or computer program products for the risk management of derivatives. 7.

Abstract: A method and system for enabling the conversion of the printable content of any file document in any file format type (1) from a client computer to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file (2) created on a central server. The system allows for secure sharing or subsequent electronic submission of the converted document (2). The system also provides improved technology for an alternative method for online printing and online document submission for various applications including proposal submissions, patent application submissions and online mail submissions.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods and systems to facilitate online electronic notary, signatures and time stamping services. A novel feature is enabling the creation of signed, time stamped or notarized documents having the appearance onscreen or in print of manually generated ones.