A computerized, multi-step electronic loan transaction trading system, said system including:
- an application server, wherein during a first electronic trading step, said application server receives first trading party data from a first trading party computerized system, said first trading party data including:
- first trading party identity data;
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- first trading party interest rate data for an electronic loan transaction,
- wherein said application server receives second trading party data from a second trading party computerized system, said second trading party data including:
- second trading party identity data;
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- second trading party interest rate data for said electronic loan transaction,
- wherein said application server includes a predetermined, stored computerized listing of a plurality of trading party identity data in addition to said first trading party identity data and said second trading party identity data, wherein said computerized listing represents the only trading party computerized systems from which trading party data will be accepted during said first electronic trading step and from which trading party data is required to be received during said first electronic trading step,
- wherein, when said application server automatically electronically determines that:
- a) said first trading party identity data matches a trading party identity data included in said predetermined, stored computerized listing,
- b) said second trading party identity data matches a trading party identity data included in said predetermined, stored computerized listing, and
- c) interest rate data for said electronic loan transaction has been received from all trading party computerized systems representing a trading party identity data included in said predetermined, stored computerized listing,
- said application server determines an average market rate data for said electronic loan transaction representing an average market rate determined by averaging said interest rate data received from all trading party computerized systems having a trading party identity data included in said predetermined, stored computerized listing,
- wherein submission of said first trading party data by said first trading party computerized system represents an irrevocable command to execute a trade in said electronic loan transaction at said average market rate once it is determined, even when said average market rate differs from said first trading party interest rate data for said electronic loan transaction;
- wherein submission of said second trading party data by said second trading party computerized system represents an irrevocable command to execute a trade in said electronic loan transaction at said average market rate once it is determined, even when said average market rate differs from said second trading party interest rate data for said electronic loan transaction;
- and
- an electronic trading platform, wherein said electronic trading platform receives from said application server:
- said first trading party identity data;
- said second trading party identity data;
- and
- said average market rate data for said electronic loan transaction,
- wherein said electronic trading platform automatically executes an electronic trade in said electronic loan transaction at said average market rate between said first trading party computerized system and said second trading party computerized system,
- wherein, during a second electronic trading step,
- said electronic trading platform transmits data representing said electronic trade and said average market rate data to a plurality of wider market computerized systems, wherein said wider market computerized systems include computerized systems in addition to said trading party computerized systems representing a trading party identity data included in said predetermined, stored computerized listing,
- wherein said electronic trading platform accepts from said wider market computerized systems trade data representing revocable trading commands to execute trades in said electronic loan transaction.