Patent ID: 8359253

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing an anonymous request for quotation environment that enables sharing of confidential trading interest information without sacrificing anonymity or enabling information leakage, comprising: receiving, by a computer, a request for quotation and confidential information regarding said request for quotation from a market participant; determining, by said computer, a risk categorization for said request for quotation, wherein said risk categorization provides information from which to generate a quotation without revealing said confidential information; transmitting a message to one or more capital providers regarding said request for quotation, said message comprising a symbol for said request for quotation but not said risk categorization; receiving one or more one-sided or two-sided conditional quotations from one or more of said one or more capital providers in response to said message, wherein each of said one or more conditional quotations specifies a maximum risk level for requests for quotation for which said conditional quotation can be revealed; and for each of said one or more conditional quotations, displaying said conditional quotation to said market participant only if said risk categorization for said request for quotation is less than said maximum risk level specified by said conditional quotation.