| 摘要 |
One or more embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for creating and operating an organized, controlled, transparent, and easy-to-use marketplace of investment advice and/or information for information providers (also referred to as creator-sellers) and user-buyers. In one or more embodiments, the invention is implemented and utilized on the internet and world wide web. In one or more embodiments, a creator-seller of information uses a user interface to compose information (for example, a prediction of a stock's future performance) and sends the information, which may be referred to as an "entry", to an information makertplace system of the invention. A user-buyer uses auser interface to enter search parameters into the system. Examples of user interfaces used in one or more embodiments of the invention include a graphical user interface of a personal computer, a telephone touch-tone pad, or an e-mail appliance keypad. Once the user-buyer has entered search parameters, the search results/list of entries that comply with search criteria are returned to the user-buyer. In one or more embodiments, search request for a particular security may be presented to the user via a web page, an e-mail message, a message sent to a wireless pager, a telephone voice message, or other means of communication. In one or more embodiments, the entries are presented in a relative order of creator-seller scoring according to one or more criteria, with the highest scoring creator-sellers listed at the top of the list.
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