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Patent US8027899 - System and method for forming a financial instrument indexed to ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method for forming a securities bundle indexed to entertainment revenue includes determining a first funding amount for a first entertainment event. A second funding amount is determined for a second entertainment event. Next, a dividend schedule is determined for the first and second entertainment...http://www.google.com/patents/US8027899?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8027899 - System and method for forming a financial instrument indexed to entertainment revenueAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8027899 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/823,337Publication dateSep 27, 2011Filing dateJun 25, 2010Priority dateJan 16, 2004Also published asUS7567931, US7774258, US20050160029, US20090210335, US20100262533, US20120016791Publication number12823337, 823337, US 8027899 B2, US 8027899B2, US-B2-8027899, US8027899 B2, US8027899B2InventorsJoseph M. Asher, Howard W. LutnickOriginal AssigneeBgc Partners, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (124), Non-Patent Citations (301), Classifications (13), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for forming a financial instrument indexed to entertainment revenueUS 8027899 B2Abstract A method for forming a securities bundle indexed to entertainment revenue includes determining a first funding amount for a first entertainment event. A second funding amount is determined for a second entertainment event. Next, a dividend schedule is determined for the first and second entertainment events. A securities bundle is formed at least partially based on the funding amounts and the dividend schedule, with the securities bundle comprising a first security and a second security. The first security is associated with the first entertainment event and the second security is associated with the second entertainment event.
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