Exchange traded product system and method

1. A system for managing assets of a trust owning a controlled foreign corporation (CFC), comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to;

a linking database for associating the CFC with the trust owning the CFC; and

an asset database for tracking at least one asset associated with the CFC and the trust owning the CFC;

a transaction database communicatively coupled to the processor for tracking transactions associated with the at least one asset;

wherein:

the trust is a sole owner of the CFC, and

the processor is adapted

for tracking the profit/loss data associated with the transactions,

for associating the trust with an exchange traded product (ETP) defining the trust and generally tracking a commodity index that can be monitored electronically by the processor, and,

for providing ordinary income to investors based on at least one trade on behalf of the CFC.

2. The system of claim 1 , the processor adapted for transferring the profit/loss data to an external system.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an input/output subsystem configured and arranged to interface the system with at least one external system.

4. The system of claim 3 , the at least one external system comprising a system associated with an authorized participant.

5. A method for managing assets of a trust owning a controlled foreign corporation (CFC), comprising:

associating the CFC with the trust owning the CFC using a linking database, the trust being a sole owner of the CFC;

tracking assets associated with the CFC and the trust owning the CFC using an asset database;

tracking transactions associated with the assets using a transaction database;

determining profit/loss data associated with the transactions using a processor communicatively coupled with the transaction database;

forming at least one exchange traded product (ETP) defining the trust, the at least one ETP generally tracking a commodity index that can be monitored electronically by at least one computer over a network; and

providing ordinary income to investors based on at least one trade on behalf of the CFC.

6. An exchange traded product system, comprising:

at least one controlled foreign corporation (CFC);

at least one trust, each at least one trust being a sole owner of one of the at least one CFC;

at least one exchange traded product (ETP) defining the at least one trust, the at least one ETP tracking a commodity index that can be monitored electronically by at least one computer over a network; and

a computer configured and arranged to track: (i) at least one asset associated with the at least one CFC, (ii) at least one transaction associated with buying and selling the at least one asset, (iii) profit/loss data associated with the at least one transaction and (iv) income delivered from the at least one CFC to the at least one ETP,

wherein trades on behalf of the CFC, within the at least one trust, result in ordinary income to investors.

7. The system of claim 6 , the at least one asset of the at least one trust being managed from the at least one CFC.

8. The system of claim 6 , the computer further configured and arranged to at least one commodity index, and provide ordinary income to investors based on at least one trade on behalf of the at least one CFC.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium for managing assets of a trust owning a controlled foreign corporation (CFC), comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer readable medium for executing:

instructions for associating at least one CFC with at least one trust using a linking database, each at least one CFC being owned solely by a respective one of the at least one trust;

instructions for tracking at least one asset associated with the at least one CFC and the at least one trust owning the at least one CFC using an asset database;

instructions for tracking at least one transaction associated with buying and selling the at least one asset using a transaction database;

instructions for tracking profit/loss data associated with the at least one transaction using a processor communicatively coupled with the transaction database;

instructions for forming at least one exchange traded product (ETP) defining each at least one trust, the at least one ETP generally tracking a commodity index that can be monitored electronically by at least one computer over a network;

instructions for providing ordinary income to investors based on at least one trade on behalf of the at least one CFC.