Patent ID: 8024246

Claim:
A computerized method for offering a program of hedge funds, said method comprising: providing, using a processor coupled to a non-transitory media, a plurality of single-manager feeder hedge funds sponsored by a financial company as part of said program using a feeder hedge fund provider unit, each of said feeder hedge funds having a value, wherein: at least one of said feeder hedge funds sponsored by the financial company provides access to an underlying hedge fund without approval from the underlying hedge fund, the underlying hedge fund having the capability to be illiquid on a daily basis; the at least one of said feeder hedge funds has a minimum investment requirement that is less than a minimum investment requirement associated with the underlying hedge fund; and the at least one of said feeder hedge funds having a redemption term, which defines a required minimum period of time to elapse before an investment in the at least one of said feeder hedge funds is eligible for redemption, that is shorter than a redemption term associated with the underlying hedge fund, the redemption term associated with the underlying hedge fund defining a required minimum period of time to elapse before an investment in the underlying hedge fund is eligible for redemption; selling said at least one of said feeder hedge funds from the financial company to a qualified purchaser using a selling unit; recording, using a processor coupled to a non-transitory media, said selling of said at least one of said feeder hedge funds to an account of the qualified purchaser; on request by said purchaser to the financial company, exchanging, using a processor coupled to a non-transitory media, said at least one of said feeder hedge funds with the financial company for at least one other feeder hedge fund within said program using the exchanging unit, wherein the exchanging is limited to a predetermined minimum amount and limited by predetermined increments; aggregating, using a processor coupled to a non-transitory media, the account with at least one other related account to compute an aggregated total; and determining, using a processor coupled to a non-transitory media, whether the aggregated total at least equals a predetermined minimum investment threshold, the minimum investment threshold being defined by an account manager.