IP Library Granted Patent US 8,583,533
Granted Patent B2
US 8,583,533 · App. 13/631,546 · Granted Nov 12, 2013

System, method, article for facilitating derivatives transactions

Inventor: Leonard Horton (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Direct Swap Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,583,533
App. No.
13/631,546
Granted
Nov 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A derivatives transaction service is provided and includes qualifying prospective users of the service based on a user type and credit evaluation, determining approved transaction types for qualified users, identifying approved risk mitigation methods for qualified users; enrolling qualified users in the service; and providing to a qualified user services such as transaction search services; transaction offer services; portfolio management services; and transaction negotiation services. The service may be provided using one or more configured computing systems.

Claims (52)

1. A system, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one of more processing devices coupled to the one or more memories and configured to automatically provide a derivatives transactions service, the automatically providing the derivatives transaction service including:

qualifying prospective users of the service based on a user type and credit evaluation;

determining approved transaction types for qualified users;

identifying approved risk mitigation methods for qualified users;

enrolling qualified users in the service; and

providing to a qualified user at least one of:

transaction search services;

transaction offer services;

portfolio management services; and

transaction negotiation services.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein providing the derivative transaction service includes providing a private marketplace to qualified users to conduct transactions.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein providing the private market place includes providing credit support due diligence services.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein providing the derivative transaction service includes selectively providing a qualified user with an indication of information related to a counter party of a potential transaction.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein providing the derivative transaction service includes providing due diligence services.

6. The system of claim 2 wherein providing the private marketplace comprises providing social connection services to users of the private marketplace.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein providing the derivative transaction service comprises providing online access to the derivative transaction service.

8. The system of claim 1 , comprising verifying compliance with an End User Clearing Exception (EUCE).

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the verifying compliance with the EUCE comprises verifying a transaction is exempt from clearing and margin requirements.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein providing the derivative transaction service comprises generating reports.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the generating reports includes generating reports to comply with an End User Clearing Exception (EUCE).

12. The system of claim 1 wherein providing the derivative transaction service comprises providing collateral management services and analytic tools.

13. A computer implemented method of providing a derivatives transaction service, the method comprising:

qualifying prospective users of the service based on a user type and credit evaluation;

determining approved transaction types for qualified users;

identifying approved risk mitigation methods for qualified users;

enrolling qualified users in the service; and

providing to a qualified user at least one of:

transaction search services;

transaction offer services;

portfolio management services; and

transaction negotiation services, wherein the qualifying, the determining, the enrolling and the providing are performed by one or more configured computing systems.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein providing the derivative transaction service includes providing a private marketplace to qualified users to conduct transactions.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein providing the private market place includes at least one of providing credit risk analysis services and providing social connection services to users of the private marketplace.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein providing the derivative transaction service includes selectively providing a qualified user with information related to a counter party of a potential transaction.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the information includes an indication of an identity of the counter party.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method, the method comprising:

qualifying prospective users of a derivatives transaction service based on a user type and credit evaluation;

determining approved transaction types for qualified users;

identifying approved risk mitigation methods for qualified users;

enrolling qualified users in the service; and

providing to a qualified user at least one of:

transaction search services;

transaction offer services;

portfolio management services; and

transaction negotiation services.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 wherein the contents are instructions which configure at least one processing device of the computing system to perform the method.

20. The system of claim 1 wherein the providing the derivatives transaction service includes providing bilateral negotiation services.

21. The system of claim 1 wherein the providing the derivatives transaction service includes providing a client portal directly accessible via the Internet.

22. The method of claim 13 wherein the providing the derivatives transaction service includes providing bilateral negotiation services.

23. The method of claim 13 wherein the providing the derivatives transaction service includes providing a client portal directly accessible via the Internet.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2013
From: HORTON, LEONARD
To: DIRECT SWAP LLC
Reel/Frame 031224/0552 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 17, 2013
From: DIRECT SWAP LLC
To: DIRECT SWAP INC.
Reel/Frame 031224/0591 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61540958 · Sep 29, 2011
Related Publication 20130085966A1 · Apr 4, 2013