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Trading game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-12-19
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Granted: 1983-04-05
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Expires: 2000-12-19
Abstract
Abstract The trading game simulates a highly liquid market. The game employs tokens and various "Bull" and "Bear" cards to establish a settlement price for various trades. The players create the market prices for each trade during the rounds of play and record the transaction prices on tally sheets. At the completion of a game/round the transaction prices are compared with the determined settlement price to obtain the profit or loss.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul J. Isaac
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:42
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00063; A63F1/00; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00176; A63F2003/00201; A63F9/00; A63F9/04; A63F2009/0484; A63F9/06; A63F9/0641; A63F2009/0643; A63F2009/0647; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/10; A63F2250/1063; A63F3/00069
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
A trading game, consisting of a plurality of tokens, each said token having a numbered indicia on one side selected from a given numerical range whereby a randomly selected number of said tokens establishes a first component of a final settlement price; a first set of "Bull" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a second component of the final settlement price; a second set of "Bear" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a third component of the final settlement price; a die having an indicia of a "Bull" or "Bear" on each of a selected number of faces thereof; a plurality of transaction tickets, each said ticket having indicia thereon for recording a round number, one of a "buy" or "sale" transaction, a quantity of the transaction, a price of the transaction, a purchaser and a seller; a plurality of trader's tally sheets, each said sheet having indicia for determining one of a profit and loss for each transaction of a player in a given round; and at least one broker's tally sheet having columnar indicia for itemizing and totaling the profits and losses of all players in a given round.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
A trading game, consisting of a plurality of tokens, each said token having a numbered indicia on one side selected from a given numerical range whereby a randomly selected number of said tokens establishes a first component of a final settlement price; a first set of "Bull" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a second component of the final settlement price; a second set of "Bear" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a third component of the final settlement price; a die having an indicia of a "Bull" or "Bear" on each of a selected number of faces thereof; a plurality of transaction tickets, each said ticket having indicia thereon for recording a round number, one of a "buy" or "sale" transaction, a quantity of the transaction, a price of the transaction, a purchaser and a seller; a plurality of trader's tally sheets, each said sheet having indicia for determining one of a profit and loss for each transaction of a player in a given round; and at least one broker's tally sheet having columnar indicia for itemizing and totaling the profits and losses of all players in a given round.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A trading game as set forth in claim 1 wherein each token is a disk.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A trading game as set forth in claim 1 wherein said numerical range is from 0 to 9.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A trading game as set forth in claim 1 which further comprises a timer for establishing a timed duration of a given round of play.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A trading game as set forth in claim 1 wherein each tally sheet has a washable surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A trading game as set forth in claim 1 wherein each tally sheet is made of plastic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
234 words
A trading game consisting of a plurality of tokens, each said token having a numbered indicia on one side selected from a given numerical range whereby a randomly selected number of said tokens establishes a first component of a final settlement price; a first set of "Bull" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a second component of the final settlement price; a second set of "Bear" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a third component of the final settlement price; a die having an indicia of a "Bull" or a "Bear" on each of a selected number of faces thereof; a plurality of transaction tickets, each said ticket having indicia thereon for recording a round number, one of "buy" or "sell" transaction, a quantity of the transaction, a price of the transaction, a purchaser and a seller; a board having a plurality of player designated sections, each said section having indicia for determining one of a profit and loss for each transaction of a player in a given round; and a broker's tally sheet having columnar indicia for itemizing and totaling the profits and losses of all players in a given round.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
234 words
A trading game consisting of a plurality of tokens, each said token having a numbered indicia on one side selected from a given numerical range whereby a randomly selected number of said tokens establishes a first component of a final settlement price; a first set of "Bull" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a second component of the final settlement price; a second set of "Bear" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a third component of the final settlement price; a die having an indicia of a "Bull" or a "Bear" on each of a selected number of faces thereof; a plurality of transaction tickets, each said ticket having indicia thereon for recording a round number, one of "buy" or "sell" transaction, a quantity of the transaction, a price of the transaction, a purchaser and a seller; a board having a plurality of player designated sections, each said section having indicia for determining one of a profit and loss for each transaction of a player in a given round; and a broker's tally sheet having columnar indicia for itemizing and totaling the profits and losses of all players in a given round.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A trading game as set forth in claim 7 wherein each tally sheet is made of plastic with a washable surface receiving said respective indicia thereon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A trading game as set forth in claim 8 which further consisting of a timer for establishing a timed duration of a given round of play.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
247 words
A stock trading game consisting of a plurality of tokens, each said token having a numbered indicia on one side selected from 0 to 9 for establishing a first component of a settlement price; a first set of "Bull" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a second component of the settlement price; a second set of "Bear" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a third component of the settlement price; a die having an indicia of a "Bull" or a "Bear" on each of a selected number of faces thereof; a plurality of plastic transaction tickets, each said ticket having indicia thereon for recording a round number, one of a "buy" or "sale" transaction, a quantity of the transaction, a price of the transaction, a purchaser and a seller; a plurality of plastic trader's tally sheets, each said sheet having indicia for determining one of a profit and loss for each transaction of a player in a given round relative to a settlement price obtained from a summation of said first, second and third components of the settlement price; and at least one broker's plastic tally sheet having columnar indicia for itemizing and totaling the profits and losses of all players in a given round.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
247 words
A stock trading game consisting of a plurality of tokens, each said token having a numbered indicia on one side selected from 0 to 9 for establishing a first component of a settlement price; a first set of "Bull" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a second component of the settlement price; a second set of "Bear" designated cards, each said card having an indicia of an event on one side and an indicia of a numerical weight for the respective event to establish a third component of the settlement price; a die having an indicia of a "Bull" or a "Bear" on each of a selected number of faces thereof; a plurality of plastic transaction tickets, each said ticket having indicia thereon for recording a round number, one of a "buy" or "sale" transaction, a quantity of the transaction, a price of the transaction, a purchaser and a seller; a plurality of plastic trader's tally sheets, each said sheet having indicia for determining one of a profit and loss for each transaction of a player in a given round relative to a settlement price obtained from a summation of said first, second and third components of the settlement price; and at least one broker's plastic tally sheet having columnar indicia for itemizing and totaling the profits and losses of all players in a given round.
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