Patent ID: 8156034
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing a financial instrument in a primary offering, the method comprising: at a data processing system, receiving marketing data on at least one previous transaction of a previous financial instrument similar to a proposed financial instrument; at the data processing system, receiving market data relevant to the proposed financial instrument; at the data processing system, modeling initial financial parameter data associated with a corresponding proposed financial instrument based on at least the received market data relevant to the financial instrument and marketing data on the at least one previous transaction of said previous financial instrument similar to the proposed financial instrument having the initial parameter data; at the data processing system, receiving the initial financial parameter data from an issuer via a communications network, the initial financial parameter data relating to a proposed offering of the financial instrument; at the data processing system, determining final financial parameter data based on the initial parameter data and an agreement between the issuer and an underwriter; at the data processing system, generating data defining a regulatory filing on the offering, the regulatory filing consistent with the final financial parameter data, the regulatory filing including data for submission to a securities regulation system via the communications network.