Patent ID: 7765152

Claim:
A system for anonymous communications between a first dealer and a second dealer to detect and propose a trade, comprising: a first dealer subsystem having a first dealer and maintaining first trade information for a plurality of first clients; a second dealer subsystem having a second dealer and maintaining second trade information for a plurality of second clients; a means for said first dealer subsystem to communicate with said second dealer subsystem; a means for identifying a matching trade between a first client of said first dealer subsystem and a second client of said second dealer subsystem while maintaining anonymity of said first dealer and second dealer, wherein said means for identifying said matching trade comprises searches of said first trade information and said second trade information, an analysis of said first client's trading patterns and said second client's trading patterns, and where an actual trading interest in said matching trade is not specifically stated by either or both said first client or said second client, and; a means for alerting said first dealer about said matching trade while maintaining anonymity of said second dealer and said second client.