Patent ID: 7895114
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for financing by a subsidiary of a parent company, the method comprising: selling a forward contract to a first investor using a programmed computer, the forward contract having a first maturity date; selling a preferred security to the first investor using the programmed computer, the preferred security having the first maturity date; selling a debt instrument to the first investor using the programmed computer, the debt instrument having a second maturity date that is after the first maturity date, wherein the forward contract is issued by the parent company, the preferred security is issued by the subsidiary, the debt instrument is issued by the subsidiary, and together the forward contract, the preferred security and the debt instrument are included as parts of a single financial instrument at the time of sale to the first investor; determining whether the debt instrument is a bond or a preferred security after expiration of the first maturity date; and receiving the debt instrument from the first investor if the instrument is a bond.