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Click based trading with intuitive grid display of market depth

  • US 10,210,572 B2
  • Filed: 01/13/2014
  • Issued: 02/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving by a computing device market data for a commodity, the market data comprising a highest bid price, a lowest ask price, and a last traded price;

    displaying by the computing device a first indicator in one of a plurality of locations, the first indicator corresponding to the highest bid price, each location of the plurality of locations corresponding to a price level of a plurality of price levels along a price axis;

    moving by the computing device the first indicator relative to the price axis to a different location of the plurality of locations in response to receiving a new highest bid price, the different location of the first indicator corresponding to the new highest bid price;

    displaying by the computing device a second indicator in one of the plurality of locations, the second indicator corresponding to the lowest ask price;

    moving by the computing device the second indicator relative to the price axis to a different location of the plurality of locations in response to receiving a new lowest ask price, the different location of the second indicator corresponding to the new lowest ask price;

    displaying by the computing device a third indicator in one of the plurality of locations, the third indicator corresponding to the last traded price;

    moving by the computing device the third indicator relative to the price axis to a different location of the plurality of locations in response to receiving a new last traded price, the different location of the third indicator corresponding to the new last traded price;

    providing by the computing device an order entry region comprising a plurality of locations, each location in the order entry region corresponding to a price level along the price axis, each location in the order entry region configured to be selected by a single action of a user input device to both (i) set a plurality of parameters for a trade order and (ii) send the trade order to an electronic exchange; and

    receiving by the computing device a selection of a location in the order entry region by a single action of the user input device to both (i) set the plurality of parameters for a trade order and (ii) send the trade order to the electronic exchange.

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