The invention relates to financial products that provide a return that is
a function of future sales/revenues, preferably gross sales/revenue, over
a specified period of time. One embodiment of a method for creating such
a financial product includes providing standard forms to an issuer and
underwriter and standard terms to an issuer and investors. The terms to
the issuer include providing capital to the issuer in exchange for a
return that is a function of future sales over a specified period of
time. The process further includes creating instruments representing
investment in the financial product. The process creates the instruments
in sufficient numbers and in appropriate denominations to facilitate
trading in the financial product.