| 摘要 |
A central data processing system (608) creates a market in a good by accepting bids in response to a previously received ask. Initially, the central data processing apparatus is connected to a public network accessible by a large number of people (610/604), such as the Internet. Next, the central data processing system receives an ask from the public network for a good to be sold. After the ask has been received, a plurality of bids for the goods is received from the public network. The central data processing system then compares a price term associated with each bid to a price term associated with the ask. Depending upon the relative values of these terms, the central data processing system then adjusts the price associated with the ask. Finally, the central data processing system matches a particular bid to the ask for the good. In this manner, the central data processing apparatus makes a market in the good.
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