Patent ID: 7698199

Claim:
A method comprising: performing a transaction, via an electronic exchange, of a futures contract between a buyer and a seller, in which the futures contract comprises an agreement to transfer, at a settlement date, a right to a dividend that is based on, an amount of revenues generated by at least one entertainment event; determining, using a processor, the settlement date for the futures contract, in which the settlement date is a date at which the buyer receives the right to the dividend; determining, using the processor, a purchase price of the futures contract; and settling, using the processor, the futures contract at the settlement date, in which the act of settling comprises: (a) determining the amount of revenues generated by the at least one entertainment event on the settlement date; (b) determining the value of the dividend based on the determined amount of revenues on the settlement date; and (c) settling the futures contract based on a difference between the value of the dividend on the settlement date and the purchase price.