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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2011
Steven A. Youngren, Elgin, IL (US);
Lori Aldinger, Naperville, IL (US);
John Nyhoff, Darien, IL (US);
John Labuszewski, Westmont, IL (US);
Steven A. Youngren, Elgin, IL (US);
Lori Aldinger, Naperville, IL (US);
John Nyhoff, Darien, IL (US);
John Labuszewski, Westmont, IL (US);
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods that provide for a perpetual futures/derivatives contract with periodic reckoning are disclosed. An embodiment may include a method of receiving a new perpetual contract and managing that contract through to its termination. The perpetual futures contract may comprise an option to terminate the contract at recurring predetermined intervals. The exchange may allow or prohibit exercise of the option based on particular parameters.