NON-TRADITIONAL FUTURES CONTRACTS AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSING SYSTEMS

摘要

The method and system comprises receiving a request from a customer to establish a position in the non-traditional futures contract of an individual underlying commodity. A contract pricece of the non-traditional futures contract is determined based on the current market price of the individual underlying commodity. The system and method determine whether available funds with an account corresponding to the customer exceed a predetermined amount. The non-traditional futures contract for the individual underlying commodity is established without any obligations to deliver or receive the commodity. The difference between the contract price and the market price of the individual underlying commodity at the expiration of the contract is calculated and the customer's account is settled based on the difference between the contract price and the market price of the individual underlying commodity an the expiration of the contract.