Patent ID: 8112331

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of providing liquidity utilizing a liquidity vehicle, comprising: receiving, by a computer server, registration information from an investment fund wanting to receive liquidity services from the liquidity vehicle for meeting financial obligations resulting from the redemption of at least one share of the investment fund; determining, by the computer server, that the registered investment fund has a net share outflow, wherein the net share outflow comprises the registered investment fund having an excess number of shares being redeemed, excluding shares redeemed by the liquidity vehicle, in comparison to a number of shares being purchased, excluding shares purchased by the liquidity vehicle, over a predetermined amount of time; prompting, by the computer server in response to the determination that the registered investment fund has a net share outflow, the registered investment fund to offer shares to the liquidity vehicle; purchasing, by the computer server, at least one offered share of the registered investment fund with proceeds of the purchase going to the registered investment fund; holding, by the computer server, the at least one purchased share in the liquidity vehicle for a period of time; and redeeming, by the computer server, at least one of the at least one purchased share from the registered investment fund in response to a net inflow of shares of the registered investment fund.