Patent ID: 8473383

Claim:
A method for using a computer for diversative financial instruments, wherein the computer is programmed to perform the following operations: (a) accessing, using the computer, one or more databases stored in computer readable memory operatively connected to the computer, containing: (1) asset information, (2) liability information, (3) counterparty information, (4) metric information, and (5) swap agreement information; (b) receiving, using the computer, first swap agreement information including: (1) first counter party information identifying a plurality of counterparties to the first swap agreement, (2) first option information identifying a first option to be applied against at least one of first asset information and first liability information contingent upon a first regime, and (3) first metric information comprising a future cash flow that is at least partially determined by one or more events associated with playing one or more games; (c) executing, using the computer, said first swap agreement; (d) updating, using the computer, the one or more databases with the first counterparty information, first option information and first metric information; (e) determining, using the computer, a first metric value for the first metric information; (f) determining, using the computer, a first risk adjusted expected return value for the first option, based at least in part on the first option information; (g) calculating, using the computer, first cashflows value to be paid and/or received according to the determined first metric value and determined first risk adjusted expected return value; (h) sending, using the computer, the calculated first cashflows values to be exchanged; and (i) updating the one or more databases, with the first metric value, the first risk adjusted expected return value and the first cashflows value.