Patent ID: 8374953

Claim:
A computerized method of providing a collateralized loan utilizing a clearing counterparty, the method comprising: receiving, at an order at a match engine module with at least one processor, the order related to a futures contract based on an options box spread as the deliverable asset wherein the futures contract represents a collateralized loan and wherein the order includes an interest rate associated with the collateralized loan; analyzing, with the at least one processor at the match engine module, the order to determine a strike interval; scanning an order book module in communication with the match engine module, wherein the scan is based on the determined strike interval; and automatically defining a first pair of options at a first strike price and a second pair of options at a second strike price, wherein the determined strike interval defines the first and second strike prices; wherein the first and second pair of options cooperate to define the option box spread, further wherein the interest rate is a function of a ratio of a box return to a difference between the first and second strike prices.