Patent ID: 7801791

Claim:
A system for managing bonds, comprising: a computer system, connected to a plurality of other computers by a computer network, wherein the computer system is configured to: receive from or on behalf of a bond issuer, at least one document, wherein the at least one document comprises either a disclosure document or a material event notice; receive from or on behalf of the bond issuer, via a graphical user interface, either (i) a first input, corresponding to a first displayed option, indicating that the at least one document is applicable to a particular bond issued by the bond issuer, the first input including a nine digit Committee on Uniform Securities identification Procedures (CUSIP) number that identifies the particular bond, or (ii) a second input, corresponding to a second displayed option, indicating that the at least one document is applicable to all bonds issued by the bond issuer, the second input including six digit CUSIP number that identifies the bond issuer; index the at least one document in accordance with the input received; publish the at least one document to a publicly available network location; transmit the at least one document to a municipal disclosure repository via the computer network; and verify that the at least one document has been received by the municipal disclosure repository.