Abstract: A method and system for offering and selling an inventive currency option that is a marketable security and is structured as a call on a first asset in a first currency and a put on a second asset in a second currency. The first asset can be cash or a cash investment. The second asset can be any marketable financial instrument. The currency option has an option price, an issue date, an expiration date, and a low exercise price. The issuer of the option determines the option price and sells the currency option to a purchaser who purchases the currency option for investment purposes.

Abstract: A novel method, system and computer readable medium are provided which effectively executes underlying transactions of an inventive financial instrument having a foreign exchange swap component and an investment component. The swap component includes a spot transaction and a forward transaction while the short term investment component includes investing the money resulting from the spot transaction in an investment, such as in a money market or bond investment. Three different financial instruments/certificates are provided to offer different returns based on different expectations of interest rates and, in particular, of changes in the differential between the interest rates of two selected currencies.

Abstract: A system for holding a workpiece has a support table having a support surface and formed with an array of anchor seats opening at the support surface. At least one clamp securable in a one of the seats has a clamp body displaceable parallel to the support surface. A stop body normally lying on the surface has a centering formation defining an axis generally perpendicular to the support surface and has a polygonal periphery defined by a plurality of flat sides generally perpendicular to the surface and lying at different spacings from the axis. An anchor centered on the axis and seated in a one of the seats secures the stop body to the surface with one of its sides bearing against the workpiece and the stop-body axis fixed relative to the respective seat.

Abstract: The invention relates to a work piece clamping device with a base plate for vacuum-type clamping of work pieces. The base plate 6 comprises a system of grooves 9 at its surface 8, a seal 57 is placed into selectable grooves 10 of the system of grooves 9 and channels 52, which can be opened discharge into the grooves 10, lead to at least one vacuum source junction 56 on the base plate 6.