Patent ID: 8788398
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A dynamic floating stop loss method for use on an automated security trading computer system comprising a computer processor, a memory component, and a network, wherein through the automated security trading computer system a security is repeatedly bought and sold based at least in part on a decision model wherein the decision model comprises a mathematical expression wherein data is inputted into the decision model and the result of the mathematical expression is compared to a decision point wherein if the decision model indicates a decision to buy the security then a buy transaction for the security is automatically executed and if the decision model indicates a decision to sell the security then a sell transaction for the security is automatically executed wherein the security is repeatedly bought and sold, the dynamic floating stop loss method comprising: after a buy transaction is executed through the automated security trading computer system, initiating the dynamic floating stop loss method on the automated security trading computer system wherein a high-price variable tracks the highest price of the security after the buy transaction is executed and a stop-loss variable is set at a predetermined value and automatically adjusts higher based at least in part on the increasing price of the security wherein when the high-price variable subtracted from the current marker price for the security is greater than the stop-loss variable then the security is automatically sold through the automated security trading computer system.