Patent ID: 7769654
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of determining a value of equity research provided by a supplier of equity research to a consumer of equity research, the method comprising: receiving by a computer device from a database first data describing a plurality of consumers of the supplier's equity research, the plurality of consumers comprising the consumer, wherein the computer device comprises at least one processor and is in electronic communication with the database; determining by the computer device a peer group of the consumer of equity research considering the first data, wherein the peer group comprises peer entities of the consumer selected from the plurality of consumers based at least on, each peer entity's consumption level of resources of the supplier of equity research relative to the consumer's consumption level of resources of the supplier of equity research; calculating by the computer device an average amount that the peer entities spend with the supplier for equity research; calculating by the computer a value of the equity research based on the average amount that the peer entities spend with the supplier of equity research; and transmitting with the computing device data indicating the value of the equity research to an output device in communication with the computer.