Patent ID: 7822655
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for marketing a new financial issue comprising: storing, in a central database associated with an underwriter of said new issue, information concerning said new issue, said stored information including at least one indication of interest in said new issue; linking said central database to a communication network, wherein an issuer and members of a syndicate can access selected portions of said database via said communication network; regulating access to the at least one indication of interest in said central database by selectively assigning permissions to said members of said syndicate and the issuer; and allocating, using a programmable device, the financial issue based on a determination by the issuer and/or at least a member of the syndicate, wherein the determination is based on the at least one indication of interest in the central database, wherein the financial issue is selected from the group consisting of equity securities, preferred stock, corporate bonds, and municipal bonds, and wherein the central database stores financial issue information related to equity securities, preferred stock, corporate bonds, and municipal bonds.