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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2007
Applicant:
John C. Hiatt, Jr., Woodridge, IL (US);
Inventor:
John C. Hiatt, Jr., Woodridge, IL (US);
Assignee:
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for creating a volatility arbitrage bench mark index is disclosed. The method includes obtaining closing prices of an underlying instrument, such as a derivative investment instrument, and calculating a value representing a volatility arbitrage benchmark. The value may be displayed at a trading facility and volatility arbitrage benchmark quotes may be transmitted by the trading facility to a market participant.