Patent ID: 7567931

Claim:
A machine-implemented method for forming a securities bundle, the method comprising: determining, by a processor of the machine, a first funding amount for a first entertainment event; determining, by the processor of the machine, a second funding amount for a second entertainment event; determining, by the processor of the machine, a dividend schedule for the first and second entertainment events, in which the dividend schedule includes at least one of a date relative to consideration for an award for at least one of the first entertainment event and the second entertainment event and a date relative to a reduction to a number of venues in which at least one of the first entertainment event and the second entertainment event remains available; forming, by the processor of the machine, a securities bundle at least partially based on the funding amounts and the dividend schedule, the securities bundle comprising a first security and a second security, the first security associated with the first entertainment event and the second security associated with the second entertainment event; and transmitting an indication of the securities bundle from the processor through a communication network to a remote processor.