Techniques for trading commodities on a private trading system and not regulated by the government
CA 2343901 A1 · Owner: Frankfort, George · Inventors: Frankfort, George; Adams, David T.; Maciver, Donald A.
Overview
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Techniques for assisted trading in a market for commodities include designating a non-trading central authority (110). The central authority screens entities to identify authorized traders (120). If agreement is subsequently indicated by input from each trader of at least two contracting traders among the authorized traders (132) then the central authority , automatically constructs a standardized sales contract (136) for the commodity.
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- Filed September 15, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 15, 2019.
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