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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2001
Andrew C. Gilbert, Califon, NJ (US);
Mary Ann Gilbert, Legal Representative, Califon, NJ (US);
Andrew Stergiopoulos, New York, NY (US);
Angela Stergiopoulos, Legal Representative, Great Neck, NY (US);
Andrew C. Gilbert, Califon, NJ (US);
Mary Ann Gilbert, legal representative, Califon, NJ (US);
Andrew Stergiopoulos, New York, NY (US);
Angela Stergiopoulos, legal representative, Great Neck, NY (US);
BGC Partners, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A bid/offer spread market is presented that allows a trader to increase liquidity in traded items. A bid/offer spread market maker may make a bid/offer spread market. This bid/offer spread market may be made available to any market participant. In response to the spread market, an aggressor may respond to a bid or an offer with a hit or a take, respectively. In response to the hit or the take, the aggressor or bid/offer spread market maker, respectively, may create a separate underlying market using the selected (bid or offer) spread within a specified amount of time. The other party, a bid/offer spread trader, may trade on the quoted price within a specified amount of time, at which point a trade has occurred.