System and method for matching buyers and sellers in a marketplace
Issued: March 10, 2009
Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Inventors: Schmidt; Craig (Sommerville, MA)
Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a system and method for matching buyers and sellers in a marketplace accepts limit bids and offers into a central system. Periodically, an optimizing algorithm is executed to match buyers and sellers. The algorithm utilizes techniques to maximize global utility. After buyers and sellers are matched, a transaction price is calculated for each pairing. The transaction price is selected to ensure that each participant executes the transaction at that participant's best effective transaction price.
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