Patent ID: 8301552

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of exchanging derivatives related data for prematurely terminating derivative related transactions, the method comprising: receiving, at a processing unit over a communication network, trade data associated with derivative related transactions, wherein the derivative related transactions include outstanding derivative related transactions for compression having designated maturity dates and for which parties thereto agree to be bound by a premature termination of the outstanding derivative related transactions in accordance with a compression package generated by the processing unit; and at the processing unit, using the trade data to generate a compression package which includes at least three involved parties, satisfies parameters agreed to by the involved parties and is for prematurely terminating outstanding linked derivative related transactions of the compression package automatically at a date at which (i) there is no prescribed value and no prescribed method of determining a value at which termination of the outstanding linked derivative related transactions of the package should take place, and (ii) there is no obligation for the involved parties to prematurely terminate the outstanding linked derivative related transactions of the package.