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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.12.2009 (43) Date of publication: 03.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/44 (21) Application number: 09700433.7 (22) Date of filing: 08.01.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 40/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/030449 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/089358 (16.07.2009 Gazette 2009/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 09.01.2008 US 20138 10.01.2008 US 20374 14.01.2008 US 14027 22.01.2008 US 22591 (71) Applicant: BGC Partners, Inc. New York, NY 10022 (US)	(72) Inventors: LUTNICK, Howard, W. New York NY 10022 (US) SWEETING, Michael London E14 5RD (GB) NOVIELLO, Joseph, C. New York NY 10022 (US) (74) Representative: Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis et al Beresford & Co 16 High Holborn GB-London WC1V 6BX GB-London WC1V 6BX (GB)