Patent ID: 7636684
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring the flow of transactions during a security syndicate offering, comprising the steps: receiving by a security syndicate transaction system, a request to access from an issuer using an issuer computer, an active security syndicated offering managed by the security syndicate transaction system via a communication network, said security syndicate transaction system including a data storage device storing at least one of the active security syndicated offering and information regarding a plurality of orders from a plurality of buyers, said order information associated with the at least one active security syndicated offering, where said active security syndicated offering is at least one bond; transmitting by the security syndicate transaction system for display by the issuer computer one or more active security syndicate offerings to the issuer, each of the one or more active security syndicate offerings having a predetermined value; transmitting by the security syndicate transaction system for display by the issuer computer information associated with the selected security syndicate offering to the issuer using a security syndicate transaction server associated with the security syndicate transaction system, the information including at least a maturity date for the bond, a monetary amount for the maturity date, a coupon value, and at least one of a unit price per bond and an interest yield; processing by the security syndicate transaction system order information associated with the selected security syndicate offering based on at least a plurality of orders from the plurality of buyers, the order information processed with respect to at least one of a time which the at least one order is placed for the security syndicate offering, a size of the at least one order placed for the security syndicate offering, and at least one of an identity and characteristic of the plurality of buyers of the plurality of orders placed for the security syndicate offering; generating at least one report by the security syndicate transaction system for the selected security syndicate offering based on the processed information, the at least report including the at least one of the time which the plurality of orders is placed for the security syndicate offering, the size of the order placed for the security syndicate offering, and at least one of the identity of the plurality of buyers, characteristic of the plurality of buyers, and a geographic distribution of the plurality of orders placed for the security syndicate offering; determining by the security syndicate transaction system, a total number of orders received, a rate at which orders are being received, and determining one or more trends of the plurality of orders based on the at least one change in the relative size of orders being received and a change in the rate of orders being received; transmitting to the issuer computer the at least one generated report for the selected security syndicate offering for display by the issuer computer, the at least one report including report information comprising the total number of orders received, the rate at which the orders are being received, and the one or more trends; determining whether to adjust the selected security syndicate offering based on the one or more trends responsive to said generating and said transmitting the at least one report for the selected security syndicate offering; receiving a request by the security syndicate transaction system to adjust the selected security syndicate offering when it is determined to adjust the selected security syndicate offering, based on the one or more trends; and inputting the request to and adjusting the selected security syndicate offering by the security syndicate transaction system when the request is received to adjust the selected security syndicate offering by the security syndicate transaction system.