# US 12,223,547 B2 · Systems and methods involving a hub platform and communication network configured for processing data involving time-stamped/time-sensitive aspects and/or other features > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,223,547 B2 - Document ID: US12223547B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/589,447 - Filed: 2024-02-28 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2014-07-25 - Assignees: ClearingBid, Inc. - Applicants: ClearingBid, Inc. - Inventors: Thomas Luby - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12223547B2 ## CPC - G06Q 40/04: Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange - G06F 40/00: Handling natural language data (speech analysis or synthesis, speech recognition G10L) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Systems and methods involving a hub platform, communication network, and memory configured for processing data involving time-stamped/time-sensitive aspects and other features are disclosed. In one example, an illustrative system may comprise a hub computer platform and associated computing components configured to generate a plurality of portals including at least first and second portals, including aspects such as automatically updating information displayed therein in real-time between portals, automatically attaching and/or processing timestamps and identifier information that are attached to orders upon receipt and acceptance thereof, automatically generating and/or processing order book data, generating, updating and/or interactively displaying various tabular and/or graphical information such as order information that is automatically processed based on timestamps and/or other inputs and data, and/or generating other GUI features that, for example, may graphically display and automatically update level-of-involvement information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for marketing, pricing and allocating new issue securities using one or more communications networks, a computer platform, at least one issuing entity, a plurality of broker-dealers, a plurality of investors, and at least one lead agent, the method comprising: conducting, via the computer platform, one or more new issue securities offerings, wherein the computer platform comprises at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media, the non-transitory computer readable media including computer-readable program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations associated with the method; providing, by the computer platform, via the one or more communications networks and via an informational portal in a plurality of communications portals, offering information to the plurality of investors and/or a general public; providing, by the computer platform, a broker-dealer portal in the plurality of communications portals, to at least one electronic order routing and management system associated with one or more broker-dealers, wherein the one or more broker-dealers use the broker-dealer portal when brokering the one or more new issue securities offerings; processing, by the computer platform, one or more orders, from the one or more broker-dealers submitted on behalf of one or more investors, of the plurality of investors, relating to the one or more new issue securities offerings, and determining which of the one or more orders are acceptable for further processing as accepted orders; continually updating, by the computer platform, based on real-time processing of the accepted orders, an order file with order data regarding the accepted orders (accepted order data); providing a lead agent portal, in the plurality of communications portals, to at least one computer associated with the at least one lead agent, wherein the at least one computer associated with the at least one lead agent includes a first graphical user interface, and wherein the computer platform generates and transmits information that causes the first graphical user interface to display: user interface (UI) information depicting demand at a plurality of price levels corresponding to an associated new issue securities offering of the one or more new issue securities offerings, wherein the UI information depicting demand is continually updated via information transmitted from the computer platform based on real-time processing of the accepted order data; wherein the UI information depicting demand includes one or both of limit prices and/or cumulative number of shares or bonds or units; and wherein the lead agent portal provides price sensitivity information indicating investor demand at specific price levels for the associated new issue securities offering; publishing, via the informational portal, based on the real-time processing of the accepted order data, offering information regarding the one or more new issue securities offerings including the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information comprising an offering name and/or current indicative pricing; wherein the current indicative pricing is market-derived pricing that reflects current demand during marketing of the associated new issue securities offering; based on the real-time processing of the accepted order data, continually updating the order file and/or the UI information depicting demand; continually providing updates of the current indicative pricing based on the market-derived pricing; continually publishing the offering information including the current indicative pricing via one or more of the plurality of communications portals until the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering concludes; wherein said continually publishing the offering information including the current indicative pricing, based on the real-time processing of the accepted order data, reflects current market pricing and current market value, to thereby publish demand discovery information and the current indicative pricing as then derived, via at least one of the one or more of the plurality of communications portals; determining, by the computer platform, for at least one new issue securities offering of the one or more new issue securities offerings, subsequent to termination of marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, and during closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, a clearing price and/or an offering size of the at least one new issue securities offering; establishing an offering price of the at least one new issue securities offering, either by setting the offering price based on the clearing price or by receiving the offering price from the at least one lead agent; disseminating, via the computer platform, the offering price via at least one of the plurality of communications portals; calculating, by the computer platform, on a per-order basis, for the accepted orders associated with the at least one new issue securities offering, allocation information for the at least one new issue securities offering; generating, by the computer platform, one or more final listings of securities allocation information based on the allocation information; and providing, by the computer platform, at least one of the allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more new issue securities offerings include at least one of an initial or follow-on securities offering in form of one or more of: collective investment securities, exchange traded funds, managed investment products, taxable debt, tax-exempt debt, equity IPOs, follow-ons, and/or equity offerings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: continually publishing, on the broker-dealer portal, a summary profile for the associated new issue securities offering until the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering concludes; wherein the summary profile includes one or more of a specified target pricing range, the current indicative pricing, time remaining in the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering, quantity of shares or bonds or units subscribed for, and/or quantity of holders represented by the accepted orders. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: continually publishing, on the informational portal, one or more of a specified target pricing range, the current indicative pricing, a quantity of offering units subscribed for, a quantity of holders represented by the accepted orders, time remaining in the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering, a clearing price, and/or the offering price. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, demand discovery, including establishing level of investor interest for the associated new issue securities offering, at specific price levels, by automatically generating information, in real-time by the computer platform, and updating the level of investor interest at the specific price levels based on real-time processing of the accepted order data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, price discovery, including establishing a market-derived offer price associated with the associated new issue securities offering via identifying the current indicative pricing of the associated new issue securities offering, continually publishing updates of the current indicative pricing, and subsequently, during closing of the associated new issue securities offering, determining an associated clearing price for setting the market-derived offer price, based on the associated clearing price. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, the lead agent portal to one or more lead or managing agents that manage an issuer's offering, act as an advisor and/or act as a marketing agent, wherein the at least one lead agent is one of the one or more lead or managing agents. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the allocation information calculated on the per-order basis is calculated based on two or more of: an order price, an order time, and/or a pro-rata basis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: receiving, via the broker-dealer portal, the one or more orders communicated directly from the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 16 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 17 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 18 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 19 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 20 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders per the specific price levels; a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or an amount of time remaining until termination of the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering. ### Claim 21 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 22 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 23 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 24 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 25 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 26 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: continually publishing, on the broker-dealer portal, a summary profile for the associated new issue securities offering until the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering concludes; wherein the summary profile includes one or more of a specified target pricing range, the current indicative pricing, and/or quantity of shares or bonds or units subscribed for. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: continually publishing, on the informational portal, two or more of the specified target pricing range, the current indicative pricing, and/or a quantity of offering units subscribed for. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, demand discovery, including establishing level of investor interest for the associated new issue securities offering, at specific price levels, by automatically generating information, in real-time by the computer platform, and updating the level of investor interest at the specific price levels based on real-time processing of the accepted order data. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, price discovery, including establishing a market-derived offer price associated with the associated new issue securities offering via identifying the current indicative pricing of the associated new issue securities offering, continually publishing updates of the current indicative pricing, and subsequently, during closing of the associated new issue securities offering, determining an associated clearing price for setting the market-derived offer price, based on the associated clearing price. ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, the lead agent portal to one or more lead or managing agents that manage an issuer's offering, act as an advisor and/or act as a marketing agent, wherein the at least one lead agent is one of the one or more lead or managing agents. ### Claim 31 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the allocation information calculated on the per-order basis is calculated based on an order price, an order time, and/or a pro-rata basis. ### Claim 32 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: receiving, via the broker-dealer portal, the one or more orders communicated directly from the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 33 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 34 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 35 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The method of claim 35, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 37 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 38 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 39 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 40 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 41 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 42 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including three or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 43 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels. ### Claim 44 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 45 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 46 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 47 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 48 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 49 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: continually publishing, on the informational portal, one or more of a specified target pricing range, the current indicative pricing, and/or a quantity of offering units subscribed for. ### Claim 50 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, demand discovery, including establishing level of investor interest for the associated new issue securities offering, at specific price levels, by automatically generating information, in real-time by the computer platform, and updating the level of investor interest at the specific price levels based on real-time processing of the accepted order data. ### Claim 51 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, price discovery, including establishing a market-derived offer price associated with the associated new issue securities offering via identifying the current indicative pricing of the associated new issue securities offering, continually publishing updates of the current indicative pricing, and subsequently, during closing of the associated new issue securities offering, determining an associated clearing price for setting the market-derived offer price, based on the associated clearing price. ### Claim 52 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, the lead agent portal to one or more lead or managing agents that manage an issuer's offering, act as an advisor and/or act as a marketing agent, wherein the at least one lead agent is one of the one or more lead or managing agents. ### Claim 53 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, wherein the allocation information calculated on the per-order basis is calculated based on an order price and an order time. ### Claim 54 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: receiving, via the broker-dealer portal, the one or more orders communicated directly from the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 55 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 56 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 57 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 58 (depends on 57) The method of claim 57, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 59 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 60 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 61 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 62 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 63 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 64 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, and an order value. ### Claim 65 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels. ### Claim 66 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 67 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 68 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 69 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 70 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 71 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, demand discovery, including establishing level of investor interest for the associated new issue securities offering, at specific price levels, by automatically generating information, in real-time by the computer platform, and updating the level of investor interest at the specific price levels based on real-time processing of the accepted order data. ### Claim 72 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, price discovery, including establishing a market-derived offer price associated with the associated new issue securities offering via identifying the current indicative pricing of the associated new issue securities offering, continually publishing updates of the current indicative pricing, and subsequently, during closing of the associated new issue securities offering, determining an associated clearing price for setting the market-derived offer price, based on the associated clearing price. ### Claim 73 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, the lead agent portal to one or more lead or managing agents that manage an issuer's offering, act as an advisor and/or act as a marketing agent, wherein the at least one lead agent is one of the one or more lead or managing agents. ### Claim 74 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, wherein the allocation information calculated on the per-order basis is calculated based on: an order price, an order time, and a pro-rata basis. ### Claim 75 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: receiving, via the broker-dealer portal, the one or more orders communicated directly from the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 76 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 77 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 78 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 79 (depends on 78) The method of claim 78, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information eXchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 80 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 81 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 82 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 83 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 84 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 85 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 86 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders per the specific price levels; a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or an amount of time remaining until termination of the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering. ### Claim 87 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 88 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 89 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 90 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 91 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 92 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: performing, by the computer platform, price discovery, including establishing a market-derived offer price associated with the associated new issue securities offering via identifying the current indicative pricing of the associated new issue securities offering, continually publishing updates of the current indicative pricing, and subsequently, during closing of the associated new issue securities offering, determining an associated clearing price for setting the market-derived offer price, based on the associated clearing price. ### Claim 93 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, the lead agent portal to one or more lead or managing agents that manage an issuer's offering, act as an advisor and/or act as a marketing agent, wherein the at least one lead agent is one of the one or more lead or managing agents. ### Claim 94 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, wherein the allocation information calculated on the per-order basis is calculated based on two or more of: an order price, an order time, and/or a pro-rata basis. ### Claim 95 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: receiving, via the broker-dealer portal, the one or more orders communicated directly from the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 96 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 97 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 98 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 99 (depends on 98) The method of claim 98, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 100 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 101 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 102 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 103 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 104 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 105 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 106 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders per the specific price levels; a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or an amount of time remaining until termination of the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering. ### Claim 107 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 108 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 109 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 110 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 111 (depends on 92) The method of claim 92, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 112 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, the lead agent portal to one or more lead or managing agents that manage an issuer's offering, act as an advisor and/or act as a marketing agent, wherein the at least one lead agent is one of the one or more lead or managing agents. ### Claim 113 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, wherein the allocation information calculated on the per-order basis is calculated based on one or more of: an order price, an order time, an order size, and/or a pro-rata basis. ### Claim 114 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: receiving, via the broker-dealer portal, the one or more orders communicated directly from the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 115 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 116 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 117 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 118 (depends on 117) The method of claim 117, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 119 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 120 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 121 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 122 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 123 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 124 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 125 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders per the specific price levels; a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or an amount of time remaining until termination of the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering. ### Claim 126 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 127 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 128 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 129 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 130 (depends on 112) The method of claim 112, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 131 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the allocation information calculated on the per-order basis is calculated based on one or more of: an order price, an order time, an order size, and/or a pro-rata basis. ### Claim 132 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: receiving, via the broker-dealer portal, the one or more orders communicated directly from the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 133 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 134 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 135 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 136 (depends on 135) The method of claim 135, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 137 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 138 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 139 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 140 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 141 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 142 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 143 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders per the specific price levels; a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or an amount of time remaining until termination of the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering. ### Claim 144 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 145 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 146 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 147 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 148 (depends on 131) The method of claim 131, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 149 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, via the broker-dealer portal, the one or more orders communicated directly from the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 150 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 151 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 152 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 153 (depends on 152) The method of claim 152, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 154 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 155 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 156 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 157 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 158 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 159 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 160 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price level. ### Claim 161 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 162 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 163 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 164 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 165 (depends on 149) The method of claim 149, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 166 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: utilizing, by the computer platform, existing order routing and/or management protocols to transmit, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, electronic data regarding new issue securities offering information associated with the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 167 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: connecting, via a secure communication channel over which confidential information is securely transmitted, the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 168 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using the existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 169 (depends on 168) The method of claim 168, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 170 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 171 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 172 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 173 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 174 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 175 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 176 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises two or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or an amount of time remaining until termination of the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering. ### Claim 177 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 178 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 179 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 180 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 181 (depends on 166) The method of claim 166, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 182 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: connecting the computer platform with at least one existing order routing and management system of at least one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 183 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 184 (depends on 183) The method of claim 183, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 185 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 186 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 187 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 188 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 189 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 190 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 191 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing. ### Claim 192 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 193 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 194 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 195 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 196 (depends on 182) The method of claim 182, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 197 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: connecting said computer platform with one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, such that the computer platform is configured for direct communication with the one or more of the at least one electronic order routing and management system, using existing order routing and/or management protocols, for order submission and for communicating subsequent information regarding status of the accepted orders processed by the computer platform. ### Claim 198 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 199 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 200 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 201 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 202 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 203 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 204 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing. ### Claim 205 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 206 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 207 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 208 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 209 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 210 (depends on 197) The method of claim 197, wherein the existing order routing and/or management protocols include Financial Information exchange protocols (FIX protocols). ### Claim 211 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 212 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 213 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 214 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 215 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 216 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 217 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises two or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; and/or a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing. ### Claim 218 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 219 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 220 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 221 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 222 (depends on 210) The method of claim 210, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 223 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: calculating the allocation information for a plurality of the accepted orders including giving priority to the accepted orders having timestamps denoting earlier receipt, such that the accepted orders having earlier timestamps are eligible for allocation at a greater percentage (fill rate) or proportion (fill amount) of an order amount than the accepted orders having later timestamps. ### Claim 224 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: automatically updating timestamp information of the accepted orders that are modified by the computer platform per request by respective corresponding amending orders such that the timestamp information reflects time of acceptance of the respective corresponding amending orders. ### Claim 225 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 226 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 227 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 228 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 229 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 230 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises two or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing. ### Claim 231 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 232 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 233 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 234 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 235 (depends on 223) The method of claim 223, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 236 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: terminating, by the computer platform, marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering, either automatically by the computer platform based on preselected criteria or as initiated by the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 237 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 238 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 239 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 240 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 241 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing. ### Claim 242 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 243 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 244 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 245 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 246 (depends on 236) The method of claim 236, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 247 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: attaching, automatically via the computer platform, upon receipt of the one or more orders, timestamp information to a plurality of the one or more orders. ### Claim 248 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 249 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 250 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 251 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; and/or a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing. ### Claim 252 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 253 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 254 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 255 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 256 (depends on 247) The method of claim 247, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 257 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, one or more of the at least one allocation information and/or the one or more final listings as output to the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal based on a final list of the accepted orders. ### Claim 258 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, further comprising: generating, as an output of the computer platform, an indication of an amount of cash proceeds obligated to be delivered to an issuer of the at least one new issue securities offering during settlement. ### Claim 259 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 260 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 261 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or more of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; a current number of holders associated with the accepted orders per the specific price levels; a current amount of market value of the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or an amount of time remaining until termination of the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering. ### Claim 262 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 263 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 264 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 265 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 266 (depends on 257) The method of claim 257, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 267 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting, by the computer platform, during the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, to respective ones of the one or more broker-dealers having one or more of the accepted orders, the allocation information that is firm-specific to each respective one of the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 268 (depends on 267) The method of claim 267, further comprising: generating, by the computer platform, the allocation information to be firm-specific, wherein the allocation information further comprises investor order information, based upon the accepted orders submitted by each of the respective ones, indicating to which investor, associated with the respective ones, each allocation of the allocation information is to be distributed. ### Claim 269 (depends on 267) The method of claim 267, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 270 (depends on 267) The method of claim 267, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels. ### Claim 271 (depends on 267) The method of claim 267, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 272 (depends on 267) The method of claim 267, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 273 (depends on 267) The method of claim 267, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 274 (depends on 267) The method of claim 267, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 275 (depends on 267) The method of claim 267, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 276 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing the broker-dealer portal to the one or more broker-dealers during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings and the closing of the at least one new issue securities offering, wherein the broker-dealer portal further comprises a table of orders, wherein, for each order in the table of orders, the table of orders further comprises data fields including two or more of a limit price, a number of shares or bonds or units, an order value, account information, and a timestamp generated for each order by the computer platform. ### Claim 277 (depends on 276) The method of claim 276, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels. ### Claim 278 (depends on 276) The method of claim 276, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 279 (depends on 276) The method of claim 276, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 280 (depends on 276) The method of claim 276, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 281 (depends on 276) The method of claim 276, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 282 (depends on 276) The method of claim 276, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 283 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein, for the associated new issue securities offering, the offering information further comprises one or both of: a current number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders, where said accepted orders have a limit price at or higher than the current indicative pricing; and/or a current cumulative number of shares or bonds or units associated with the accepted orders per specific price levels. ### Claim 284 (depends on 283) The method of claim 283, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 285 (depends on 283) The method of claim 283, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 286 (depends on 283) The method of claim 283, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 287 (depends on 283) The method of claim 283, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 288 (depends on 283) The method of claim 283, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 289 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: commencing, subsequent to termination of marketing of one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering, secondary market trading of the one or more of the at least one new issue securities offering. ### Claim 290 (depends on 289) The method of claim 289, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 291 (depends on 289) The method of claim 289, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 292 (depends on 289) The method of claim 289, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 293 (depends on 289) The method of claim 289, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 294 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, secondary securities comprised of all or part of at least one first investor's existing investment holdings, wherein the secondary securities are related to the one or more new issue securities offerings and submitted through the broker-dealer portal and/or the lead agent portal to offer to other investors along with the one or more new issue securities offerings, such that the one or more new issue securities offerings thereby include the secondary securities. ### Claim 295 (depends on 294) The method of claim 294, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 296 (depends on 294) The method of claim 294, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 297 (depends on 294) The method of claim 294, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 298 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, the current indicative pricing as an indicative clearing price, wherein the indicative clearing price is one price level, of the specific price levels, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold at time of establishing the indicative clearing price. ### Claim 299 (depends on 298) The method of claim 298, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 300 (depends on 298) The method of claim 298, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 301 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: establishing, by the computer platform, a clearing price as a market demand and market-derived price, at which at least a minimum threshold of offered shares or bonds or units of the associated new issue securities offering can be sold. ### Claim 302 (depends on 301) The method of claim 301, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 303 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the accepted orders is a good-until-canceled order eligible for further processing by the computer platform unless the computer platform receives and accepts a cancellation order associated with the good-until-canceled order, wherein the cancellation order is rejected as not acceptable, by the computer platform, if the cancellation order is not received prior to a deadline for submitting the cancellation order. ### Claim 304 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: publishing, by the computer platform, prior to termination of the marketing of the associated new issue securities offering, one or more pre-closing notices. ### Claim 305 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: publishing, by the computer platform, via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, a notice informing the one or more broker-dealers and/or the general public that the marketing of the at least one new issue securities offering has ended. ### Claim 306 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: conducting, by the computer platform, the one or more new issue securities offerings via only processing transactions from participants that submit their orders through the one or more broker-dealers and/or the at least one lead agent, to thereby preserve, for the participants, investor protection benefits that are part of an existing, regulated industry in which the one or more broker-dealers and/or the at least one lead agent are regulated representatives. ### Claim 307 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining, by the computer platform, that at least one of the one or more orders is disruptive, manipulative or unreliable; and/or excluding, by the computer platform, one or more of the one or more orders determined to be disruptive, manipulative or unreliable. ### Claim 308 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: disseminating, via the computer platform, at least one of (i) a minimum offering metrics at or below which the offering will not be completed, and/or (ii) a maximum offering metrics above which the offering will not be increased. ### Claim 309 (depends on 308) The method of claim 308, further comprising: disseminating, via the computer platform, the at least one of the minimum offering metrics and/or the maximum offering metrics based on at least one of: a number of holders, an offering price, an amount of securities to be issued, an amount of assets collected, and/or an amount of cash proceeds realized by an issuing entity. ### Claim 310 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: comparing, by the computer platform, prior to acceptance, each of the one or more orders against an amount, size, condition, and/or requirement established as a threshold by the at least one lead agent; and rejecting, by the computer platform, any of the each of the one or more orders that fail to meet the threshold, as not acceptable for further processing by the computer platform. ### Claim 311 (depends on 310) The method of claim 310, further comprising: rejecting, by the computer platform, any of the each of the one or more orders where the threshold comprises a maximum amount of the one or more orders' size. ### Claim 312 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, wherein at least one order received at the computer platform from the at least one electronic order routing and management system includes one or more identifiers containing origination data. ### Claim 313 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing the first graphical user interface to at least one computer associated with the at least one lead agent, wherein the first graphical user interface includes an order depth table and/or an order depth graph. ### Claim 314 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing a second graphical user interface to at least one computer associated with the one or more broker-dealers. ### Claim 315 (depends on 314) The method of claim 314, wherein the second graphical user interface comprises a user interface button, selection of which suspends one or more orders associated with a financial advisor, suspends one or more orders associated with a particular offering, or suspends all orders associated with a particular offering. ### Claim 316 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, information to the one or more broker-dealers, one or more investors and/or the general public via one or more media outlets and/or financial websites such that the one or more broker-dealers, the one or more investors and/or the general public that already use said one or more media outlets and/or financial websites can also use said one or more media outlets and/or financial websites to attain the offering information. ### Claim 317 (depends on 316) The method of claim 316, further comprising: providing, by the computer platform, information to the general public, via the one or more media outlets and/or financial websites, wherein the information to the general public further includes one or more of: (a) a total number of bids and amount of securities that were bid for at each price level, (b) a total number of bids and amount of securities bid for at or above the offering price, and/or (c) a number of originating broker-dealers. ### Claim 318 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, orders submitted for a broker-dealer's and/or a lead agent's own account, as principal orders of the one or more orders, wherein the principal orders include an identifier marking the principal orders as principal. ### Claim 319 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more orders are comprised of two or more of: at least one new order, at least one order amendment, and/or at least one order cancellation. ### Claim 320 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the broker-dealer portal is a secure electronic portal that allows the one or more broker-dealers to access its respective data and information securely. ### Claim 321 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the lead agent portal is a secure electronic portal that allows the at least one lead agent to access its respective data and information securely. ### Claim 322 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, a first portal in the plurality of communications portals; wherein the first portal provides a plurality of electronic portals to computers used by the one or more broker-dealers, including the broker-dealer portal used by the at least one electronic order routing and management system. ### Claim 323 (depends on 322) The method of claim 322, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, a second portal in the plurality of communications portals; wherein the second portal provides a plurality of electronic portals to computers used by the at least one lead agent, including the lead agent portal provided to the at least one computer associated with the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 324 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing, via the computer platform, a second portal in the plurality of communications portals; wherein the second portal provides a plurality of electronic portals to computers used by the at least one lead agent, including the lead agent portal provided to the at least one computer associated with the at least one lead agent. ### Claim 325 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more new issue securities offerings comprise new issue securities fund offerings, including exchange traded funds (ETFs), with at least one of the new issue securities fund offerings having a market value that is based upon securities that underlie said at least one new issue securities fund offerings, wherein the current indicative pricing is an estimate of an interim net asset value of the securities that underlie said at least one new issue securities fund offerings, and wherein the clearing price is based on a value of the securities that underlie said at least one new issue securities fund offerings. ### Claim 326 (depends on 325) The method of claim 325, wherein the estimate of the interim net asset value is calculated on a periodic basis and provided by a market data provider. ### Claim 327 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: coupling the computer platform and at least one market maker computer via at least one of the plurality of communications portals to provide for direct communication therebetween, wherein the at least one market maker computer, via the computer platform, communicates and works with a plurality of broker-dealer computers and at least one lead agent computer to create new issues securities against a lead agent order list that has been created based on at least one final listing. ### Claim 328 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising performing processing, by the computer platform, including three or more of: (i) providing equal access to the offering information to participating investors, via the one or more communications networks, on a real-time basis, during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings; (ii) providing, to the participating investors via the one or more broker-dealers, equal opportunity to place, amend and/or cancel each of the participating investors' own orders of the one or more orders: (iii) providing the allocation information calculated on a non-partisan (equal) basis based on one or more of order price, order time, order size and/or pro-rata; and/or (iv) providing the broker-dealer portal and the lead agent portal as secure communication channels over which confidential information is securely transmitted and/or accessed, respectively, via the at least one electronic order routing and management system associated with the one or more broker-dealers and via the at least one computer associated with the at least one lead agent; such that the participating investors are thereby involved in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner wherein equal access to all of the participating investors as well as fair, transparent and open participation and distribution of allocations, of the at least one new issue securities offering are achieved. ### Claim 329 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising performing processing, by the computer platform, including three or more of: (i) providing, on a real-time basis via the broker-dealer portal, equal access among the one or more broker-dealers to engage in brokering of the one or more new issue securities offerings; (ii) providing the broker-dealer portal to subscribing ones of the one or more broker-dealers, such that respective investors of subscribing ones of the one or more broker-dealers are provided equal access, to the one or more new issue securities offerings, as all other investors of the subscribing ones, and thereby enabling participation in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner that is non-partisan and non-bundled; (iii) configuring the computer platform to allow the subscribing ones to maintain, with the respective investors of theirs, direct relationships, in which the computer platform will not interfere, and thereby maintain suitability, appropriateness and other investor protection; and/or (iv) transmitting information including the allocation information, of the at least one new issue securities offering based upon orders accepted from each of participating investors, and associated investor distributions from the computer platform by a secure channel to each respective one of the subscribing ones for distribution to the participating investors to yield transparent, non-partisan new issue pricing, allocation and distribution; such that the subscribing ones are involved in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner that affords equal access to all of the subscribing ones and respective investor clients of the subscribing ones, such that fair, transparent and open offerings are thereby provided in a non-partisan manner to all of the respective investor clients. ### Claim 330 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising performing processing, by the computer platform, including: (i) providing, on a real-time basis via the broker-dealer portal, equal access among the one or more broker-dealers to engage in brokering of the one or more new issue securities offerings; (ii) providing the broker-dealer portal to subscribing ones of the one or more broker-dealers, such that respective investors of subscribing ones of the one or more broker-dealers are provided equal access, to the one or more new issue securities offerings, as all other investors of the subscribing ones, and thereby enabling participation in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner that is non-partisan and non-bundled; (iii) configuring the computer platform to allow the subscribing ones to maintain, with the respective investors of theirs, direct relationships, in which the computer platform will not interfere, and thereby maintain suitability, appropriateness and other investor protection; and (iv) transmitting information including the allocation information, of the at least one new issue securities offering based upon orders accepted from each of participating investors, and associated investor distributions from the computer platform by a secure channel to each respective one of the subscribing ones for distribution to the participating investors to yield transparent, non-partisan new issue pricing, allocation and distribution; such that the subscribing ones are involved in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner that affords equal access to all of the subscribing ones and respective investor clients of the subscribing ones, such that fair, transparent and open offerings are thereby provided in a non-partisan manner to all of the respective investor clients. ### Claim 331 (depends on 2, 26, 49, 71, 92, 112, 131, 149, 166, 182, 197, 210, 223, 236, 257, 267, 276, 283, 289, 294, 298, 301, 303, 304, 308, 312, 316) The method as in any one of claims 2, 26, 49, 71, 92, 112, 131, 149, 166, 182, 197, 210, 223, 236, 257, 267, 276, 283, 289, 294, 298, 301, 303, 304, 308, 312 and 316, further comprising performing processing, by the computer platform, including one or more of: (i) providing equal access to the offering information to participating investors, via the one or more communications networks, on a real-time basis, during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings; (ii) providing, to the participating investors via the one or more broker-dealers, equal opportunity to place, amend and/or cancel each of the participating investors' own orders of the one or more orders; (iii) providing the allocation information calculated on a non-partisan (equal) basis based on one or more of order price, order time, order size and/or pro-rata; and/or (iv) providing the broker-dealer portal and the lead agent portal as secure communication channels over which confidential information is securely transmitted and/or accessed, respectively, via the at least one electronic order routing and management system associated with the one or more broker-dealers and via the at least one computer associated with the at least one lead agent; such that the participating investors are thereby involved in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner wherein equal access to all of the participating investors as well as fair, transparent and open participation and distribution of allocations, of the at least one new issue securities offering are achieved. ### Claim 332 (depends on 2, 26, 49, 71, 92, 112, 131, 149, 166, 182, 197, 210, 223, 236, 257, 267, 276, 283, 289, 294, 298, 301, 303, 304, 308, 312, 316) The method as in any one of claims 2, 26, 49, 71, 92, 112, 131, 149, 166, 182, 197, 210, 223, 236, 257, 267, 276, 283, 289, 294, 298, 301, 303, 304, 308, 312 and 316, further comprising performing processing, by the computer platform, including two or more of: (i) providing, on a real-time basis via the broker-dealer portal, equal access among the one or more broker-dealers to engage in brokering of the one or more new issue securities offerings; (ii) providing the broker-dealer portal to subscribing ones of the one or more broker-dealers, such that respective investors of subscribing ones of the one or more broker-dealers are provided equal access, to the one or more new issue securities offerings, as all other investors of the subscribing ones, and thereby enabling participation in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner that is non-partisan and non-bundled; (iii) configuring the computer platform to allow the subscribing ones to maintain, with the respective investors of theirs, direct relationships, in which the computer platform will not interfere, and thereby maintain suitability, appropriateness and other investor protection; and/or (iv) transmitting information including the allocation information, of the at least one new issue securities offering based upon orders accepted from each of participating investors, and associated investor distributions from the computer platform by a secure channel to each respective one of the subscribing ones for distribution to the participating investors to yield transparent, non-partisan new issue pricing, allocation and distribution; such that the subscribing ones are involved in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner that affords equal access to all of the subscribing ones and respective investor clients of the subscribing ones, such that fair, transparent and open offerings are thereby provided in a non-partisan manner to all of the respective investor clients. ### Claim 333 (depends on 112, 131, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222) The method as in any one of claims 112, 131 and 210 to 222, further comprising performing processing, by the computer platform, including three or more of: (i) providing, on a real-time basis via the broker-dealer portal, equal access among the one or more broker-dealers to engage in brokering of the one or more new issue securities offerings; (ii) providing the broker-dealer portal to subscribing ones of the one or more broker-dealers, such that respective investors of subscribing ones of the one or more broker-dealers are provided equal access, to the one or more new issue securities offerings, as all other investors of the subscribing ones, and thereby enabling participation in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner that is non-partisan and non-bundled; (iii) configuring the computer platform to allow the subscribing ones to maintain, with the respective investors of theirs, direct relationships, in which the computer platform will not interfere, and thereby maintain suitability, appropriateness and other investor protection; and/or (iv) transmitting information including the allocation information, of the at least one new issue securities offering based upon orders accepted from each of participating investors, and associated investor distributions from the computer platform by a secure channel to each respective one of the subscribing ones for distribution to the participating investors to yield transparent, non-partisan new issue pricing, allocation and distribution; such that the subscribing ones are involved in the one or more new issue securities offerings in a manner that affords equal access to all of the subscribing ones and respective investor clients of the subscribing ones, such that fair, transparent and open offerings are thereby provided in a non-partisan manner to all of the respective investor clients. ### Claim 334 (depends on 1, 2, 26, 49, 71, 92, 112, 131, 149, 166, 182, 197, 210, 223, 236, 257, 267, 276, 283, 289, 298, 301, 303, 304, 308, 312, 313, 316, 322, 323, 328, 329) The method as in any one of claims 1, 2, 26, 49, 71, 92, 112, 131, 149, 166, 182, 197, 210, 223, 236, 257, 267, 276, 283, 289, 298, 301, 303, 304, 308, 312, 313, 316, 322, 323, 328, 329, and 330, further comprising: establishing levels of investor interest and/or non-partisan pricing for the one or more new issue securities offerings including: providing, via the broker-dealer portal, during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings, equal access to offerings and information to the one or more broker-dealers; and providing, via the one or more communications networks, during the marketing of the one or more new issue securities offerings, equal access to offerings and information to entities accessing an informational portal. ### Claim 335 (depends on 334) The method of claim 334, wherein said establishing levels of investor interest and/or non-partisan pricing for the one or more new issue securities offerings further includes: establishing, via the broker-dealer portal, a communication channel between the computer platform and the one or more broker-dealers, wherein the communication channel uses protocols that connect broker-dealers to existing stock exchanges for secondary market trading orders to also provide for participation in new issue offerings, to thereby expand infrastructure used for secondary market trading orders to further include distribution of the one or more new issue securities offerings. ### Claim 336 (depends on 335) The method of claim 335, wherein said establishing levels of investor interest and/or non-partisan pricing for the one or more new issue securities offerings further includes: continually publishing, on a real time basis, updates of the current indicative pricing via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, to thereby provide price discovery information equally to the one or more broker-dealers, the plurality of investors and the general public. ### Claim 337 (depends on 336) The method of claim 336, wherein said establishing levels of investor interest and/or non-partisan pricing for the one or more new issue securities offerings further includes: calculating the allocation information on a non-partisan (equal) basis based on one or more of order price, order time, order size, and/or pro-rata. ### Claim 338 (depends on 335) The method of claim 335, wherein said establishing levels of investor interest and/or non-partisan pricing for the one or more new issue securities offerings further includes: calculating the allocation information on a non-partisan (equal) basis based on one or more of order price, order time, order size, and/or pro-rata. ### Claim 339 (depends on 334) The method of claim 334, wherein said establishing levels of investor interest and/or non-partisan pricing for the one or more new issue securities offerings further includes: calculating the allocation information on a non-partisan (equal) basis based on one or more of order price, order time, order size, and/or pro-rata. ### Claim 340 (depends on 334) The method of claim 334, wherein said establishing levels of investor interest and/or non-partisan pricing for the one or more new issue securities offerings further includes: continually publishing, on a real time basis, updates of the current indicative pricing via at least one of the plurality of communications portals, to thereby provide price discovery information equally to the one or more broker-dealers, the plurality of investors and the general public. ### Claim 341 (depends on 340) The method of claim 340, wherein said establishing levels of investor interest and/or non-partisan pricing for the one or more new issue securities offerings further includes: calculating the allocation information on a non-partisan (equal) basis based on one or more of order price, order time, order size, and/or pro-rata. ### Claim 342 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: processing, by the computer platform, individually/without bundling, investor orders received from one or more of at least one computer associated with the at least one lead agent via the plurality of communications portals, such that the one or more orders include the investor orders and thereby, as a function of the one or more orders being processed individually including calculating the allocation information on the per-order basis, the computer platform provides equal access to the one or more new issue securities offerings to one or more investors. ### Claim 343 (depends on 1, 2, 304, 308, 312, 313, 316, 328, 329) The method as in any one of claims 1, 2 to 304, 308, 312, 313, 316, 328, 329, and 330, wherein the computer platform and one or more computers acting as a lead agent are operated by a same entity, such that the computer platform and the lead agent are not operated by distinct business entities. ### Claim 344 (depends on 343) The method of claim 343, further comprising: establishing the offering price as a as a price that is lower, when expressed as price, or higher, when expressed as yield, than the clearing price, by either receiving the offering price from the at least one lead agent or as automatically determined by the computer platform. ### Claim 345 (depends on 343) The method of claim 343, wherein the one or more orders comprise new orders, order amendments and order cancellations. ### Claim 346 (depends on 1, 2, 26, 49, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 304, 308, 312, 313, 316, 328, 329, 330) The method as in any one of claims 1, 2, 26, 49, 71 to 91, 304, 308, 312, 313, 316, 328, 329 and 330, wherein the one or more orders received via the plurality of communications portals for processing, individually/without bundling, by the computer platform include orders received from the one or more broker-dealers and/or the at least one lead agent; wherein the method further comprises: processing orders individually by the computer platform, such that, as a function of the computer platform processing orders individually including calculating the allocation information on the per-order basis, the computer platform provides equal access to the one or more new issue securities offerings to one or more investors. ### Claim 347 (depends on 346) The method of claim 346, wherein the computer platform and one or more computers acting as a lead agent are operated by a same entity, such that the computer platform and the lead agent are not operated by distinct business entities. ### Claim 348 (depends on 347) The method of claim 347, further comprising: establishing the offering price as a as a price that is lower, when expressed as price, or higher, when expressed as yield, than the clearing price, by either receiving the offering price from the at least one lead agent or as automatically determined by the computer platform. ### Claim 349 (depends on 346) The method of claim 346, further comprising: establishing the offering price as a as a price that is lower, when expressed as price, or higher, when expressed as yield, than the clearing price, by either receiving the offering price from the at least one lead agent or as automatically determined by the computer platform. ### Claim 350 (depends on 346) The method of claim 346, wherein the one or more orders comprise new orders, order amendments and order cancellations. ### Claim 351 (depends on 1, 2, 26, 49, 71, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 304, 308, 312, 313, 316, 328, 329, 330, 342) The method as in any one of claims 1, 2, 26, 49, 71, 92 to 111, 304, 308, 312, 313, 316, 328, 329, 330 and 342, further comprising: establishing the offering price as a as a price that is lower, when expressed as price, or higher, when expressed as yield, than the clearing price, by either receiving the offering price from the at least one lead agent or as automatically determined by the computer platform.