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Timestamp: 2014-03-09 19:30:58
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2004286589', 'Application No. 2004286589', 'Application No. 2004286589', 'Application No. 04795705', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 2006']

Patent US8165943 - System and method for providing futures contracts in a financial market ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method for offering an asset in a financial environment is provided that includes receiving a request to perform a selected one of a purchasing and a selling operation for a futures contract. The futures contract includes a first asset class having a first value associated therewith and a second asset...http://www.google.com/patents/US8165943?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8165943 - System and method for providing futures contracts in a financial market enviromentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8165943 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/047,127Publication dateApr 24, 2012Filing dateMar 14, 2011Priority dateOct 20, 2003Also published asCA2543131A1, EP1683093A1, US7908193, US20050086152, US20110166985, US20120209757, WO2005043437A2Publication number047127, 13047127, US 8165943 B2, US 8165943B2, US-B2-8165943, US8165943 B2, US8165943B2InventorsMichael SweetingOriginal AssigneeBgc Partners, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (17), Non-Patent Citations (13), Classifications (7), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for providing futures contracts in a financial market enviromentUS 8165943 B2Abstract A method for offering an asset in a financial environment is provided that includes receiving a request to perform a selected one of a purchasing and a selling operation for a futures contract. The futures contract includes a first asset class having a first value associated therewith and a second asset class having a second value associated therewith. A price for the futures contract is determined at least partially by the first and second values.
wherein the second asset class comprise fixed income bonds issued by the U.S. government. Description
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