Abstract: A method for facilitating a futures contract for professional services between a buyer in a group of buyers and a seller in a group of sellers, wherein seller is a provider of professional services, comprising: buyer notifies an intermediary of a first set desired characteristics; seller notifies the intermediary of second set desired characteristics; intermediately compares first and second set of desired characteristics of all relevant sellers in the group of sellers with all relevant buyers in the group of buyers to find the matches based on relevance and notifies buyer; buyer chooses a preferred seller; buyer and seller agree on terms of the futures contract including: a start and fin date for delivery of the professional services, cancellation fee for buyer and seller, time availability of the seller and fee rates of the seller; and intermediary effects the futures contract between the buyer and seller.