Abstract: A data structure method, class, system and computer program product for trading a commoditised financial claim. The claim obligates one party to pay on demand to a second party on any date an amount transparently determined with reference to a market quote for pre-specified spot-starting benchmark interest rate swap contracts prevailing immediately prior to that payment date. The claim may be a debt obligation of a third party settled on a spot basis. In one optional embodiment, the claim is in securitised form that settles through a securities clearing system, can be traded simultaneously by several dealers, can be listed on major stock exchanges and can be rated by debt rating agencies. There is a linear intra-day and index-linked overnight relationship between (i) the market rate for the pre-specified reference constant maturity swap and (ii) the payment obligation. Alternative bilateral and futures contract embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: A data structure method, class, system and computer program product for trading a commoditised financial claim. The claim obligates one party to pay on demand to a second party on any date an amount transparently determined with reference to a market quote for pre-specified spot-starting benchmark interest rate swap contracts prevailing immediately prior to that payment date. The claim may be a debt obligation of a third party settled on a spot basis. In one optional embodiment, the claim is in securitised form that settles through a securities clearing system, can be traded simultaneously by several dealers, can be listed on major stock exchanges and can be rated by debt rating agencies. There is a linear intra-day and index-linked overnight relationship between (i) the market rate for the pre-specified reference constant maturity swap and (ii) the payment obligation. Alternative bilateral and futures contract embodiments are also disclosed.