Inventors:
Thomas Farley - New York NY, US
David Goone - Glencoe IL, US
Chris Crowley - Brooklyn NY, US
Chris Edmonds - Burr Ridge IL, US
Mark Rowell - London, GB
Jeffrey Sprecher - Atlanta GA, US
Stanislav Ivanov - Clarendon Hills IL, US
Donald F. Sternard - Clarendon Hills IL, US
Assignee:
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
G06Q 40/00
Abstract:
A method for trading financial instruments includes listing, by an electronic financial exchange, financial instruments that specify which version of a serialized index the financial instrument tracks; receiving, by the electronic financial exchange, an electronic indication to buy or sell the financial instrument; executing, by the electronic financial exchange, a trade involving the financial instrument; and settling the financial instrument according to the version of the serialized index specified by the financial instrument.