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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2007
Applicants:

Stuart A. Fraser, Armonk, NY (US);

Andrew C. Gilbert, Califon, NJ (US);

Philip M. Ginsberg, New York, NY (US);

Glenn D. Kirwin, Scarsdale, NY (US);

Howard W. Lutnick, New York, NY (US);

Michael E. Williams, Morristown, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Stuart A. Fraser, Armonk, NY (US);

Andrew C. Gilbert, Califon, NJ (US);

Philip M. Ginsberg, New York, NY (US);

Glenn D. Kirwin, Scarsdale, NY (US);

Howard W. Lutnick, New York, NY (US);

Michael E. Williams, Morristown, NJ (US);

Assignee:

BGC Partners, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention is systems and methods for trading. In accordance with these systems and methods, a plurality of trader work stations that are connected to a central server may be provided. Through the work stations and central server, the systems and methods may perform participant qualification, instrument creation, bid/offer entry and response, when hit and take, workup, price retention, price improvement, request for market, bid/off restoration, price generation, position conversion, marking to market, and delivery functions.


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