System and method for controlling the disclosure of a trading order

• US 10,304,097 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2004
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BGC Partners Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: BGC Partners Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Daley, Thomas J., Garapati, Pavan K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shrestha, Bijendra K
• Application Number:
  US10/767,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20050171891A1
• Time in Patent Office: 5,598 Days
• Field of Search: 705 37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A system for controlling the disclosure of a trading order comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores disclosure policies associated with market centers. The processor receives a trading order for a trading product that specifies a total quantity of the trading product and a maximum disclosure quantity of the trading product. The trading order is associated with a particular market center. The processor then routes the trading order to the particular market center according to the disclosure policy associated with the particular market center.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting, via at least one processor of at least one computer of a trading exchange platform from a remote computer, a presence of a first data source representing at least one electronic message comprising a trading order that comprises a request to buy or sell a total quantity of a trading product and a presence of a second data source representing disclosure quantity of the trading product that is displayed to market participants, in which the at least one computer is configured to communicate electronically with a first plurality of computers via an internal computer network and a second plurality of computers via an external computer network different from the internal computer network;

determining, via the at least one processor, that the portion of the trading order matches with at least one internal trading order originated from one of the first plurality of computers and at least one external trading order originated from one of the second plurality of computers;

storing, via the at least one processor, in at least one memory internal to the trading exchange platform, a first data structure representing the at least one internal trading order;

locating, via the at least one processor, the at least one external trading order at a market center computer that is external to the trading exchange platform;

automatically prioritizing, via the at least one processor, the at least one internal trading order over the at least one external trading order, so that a portion of the trading order is matched with the at least one internal trading order in advance over the at least one external trading order;

storing, via the at least one processor, in an entry of the first data structure, the at least one internal trading order that was automatically prioritized over the external trading order;

computing, via the at least one processor, a second data structure representing remaining quantity of the trading order, in which the remaining quantity of the trading order comprises the desired quantity minus the portion of the trading order;

identifying, via the at least one processor, at least one market center computer that is capable of matching the remaining quantity of the trading order, in which the at least one market center computer comprises a bid price and an electronic disclosure policy that comprises at least one rule for disclosing the remaining quantity of the trading order;

routing, via the at least one processor, the remaining quantity of the trading order to the at least one market center computer in accordance to the electronic disclosure policy of the at least one market center computer;

transmitting, via the at least one processor to a remote device, an indication that the portion of the trading order has been matched internally and that the remaining quantity of the trading order has been routed to the at least one market center computer, in which the remote device and the at least one processor are in communication over an electronic communications network;

determining, via the at least one processor, whether to cause a price operation to be performed by an external price server or the at least one processor of the trading exchange platform;

routing, via the at least one processor, the price operation to be performed by the external price server or to the at least one processor of the trading exchange platform to control the trading order over the electronic communications network;

directing, via the at least one processor, the external price server to perform the price operation;

receiving, via the at least one processor, a third data source representing an electronic acknowledgment indicating that the trading order is active with the at least one market center computer;

setting, via the at least one processor, an order status, for the trading order with the at least one market center computer, to active;

generating, via the at least one processor, a timer to begin monitoring a length of time the trading order is active with the at least one market center computer;

monitoring, via the at least one processor, the length of time the trading order is active until a timeout has occurred;

detecting, via the at least one processor, the timeout occurring when the length of time equals or exceeds an associated buffer time; and

in response to detecting the timeout, communicating, via the at least one processor, an electronic cancel instruction that removes the trading order from an active status of the market center computer.

2. The method of claim 1, in which the electronic disclosure policy is a proprietary reserve policy.

3. The method of claim 2, in which routing the remaining quantity of the trading order to the at least one market center computer further comprises:

transmitting, to the at least one market center computer, a reserve order that comprises the remaining quantity of the trading product, in which the reserve order is not disclosed publicly;

transmitting a first disclosure order to the at least one market center computer, in which a quantity of the first disclosure order equals the disclosure quantity;

receiving an indication that the first disclosure order has been executed;

transmitting, in response to the indication that the first disclosure order has been executed, a second disclosure order to the at least one market center computer.

4. The method of claim 1, in which the at least one rule of the electronic disclosure policy comprises:

transmitting a first day order to the at least one market center computer, in which the first day order comprises a quantity that equals the disclosure quantity;

receiving an indication that the first day order has been filled;

transmitting a second day order to the at least one market center computer, in which the second day order remains on an order book of the at least one market center computer until an occurrence of a triggering event.

5. The method of claim 1, in which the at least one rule of the electronic disclosure policy comprises disclosing only the disclosure amount to other market participants.

6. The method of claim 1, in which the electronic disclosure policy is an immediate-or-cancel (IOC) policy.

7. The method of claim 6, in which routing the remaining quantity of the trading order to the at least one market center computer further comprises:

transmitting an immediate-or-cancel (IOC) order that comprises the remaining quantity;

receiving an indication that a portion of the IOC order has been executed by the at least one market center computer;

computing a remainder of the IOC order that comprises the remaining quantity minus the portion of the IOC order that has been executed; and

transmitting, in response to receiving the indication that the portion of the IOC order has been executed, a request to cancel the remainder of the IOC order with the at least one market center computer.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the at least one internal trading order at the trading exchange platform in advance of receiving the trading order; and

storing the at least one internal trading order in the database in advance of receiving the trading order.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one internal trading order is submitted by a trader computing device.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one internal trading order is stored in an order matching log.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the trading order comprises a desired price.

20. The method of claim 3, in which the second disclosure order comprises a quantity that equals the disclosure quantity.

21. The method of claim 3, in which the second disclosure order comprises a quantity that equals the quantity of the reserve order minus the quantity of the first disclosure order.

22. The method of claim 3, in which the second disclosure order comprises a lesser of:

the disclosure amount;

or

the quantity of the reserve order minus the quantity of the first disclosure order.

23. The method of claim 4, in which the second day order comprises a quantity that equals a lesser of:

the disclosure quantity;

or

the remaining quantity of the trading order minus the first day order'"'"'s quantity.

24. The method of claim 4, in which the triggering event comprises one of:

receiving a request to cancel the second day order;

receiving an indication that the second day order has been filled; and

receiving an indication that a trading day has ended.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor of at least one computer in electronic communication with at least one other computer via an electronic communications network; and

a memory, in which the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to;

detect, in a trading exchange platform, a presence of a first data source representing at least one electronic message comprising a trading order that comprises a request to buy or sell a total quantity of a trading product and a presence of a second data source representing disclosure quantity of the trading product that is displayed to market participants, in which the at least one computer is configured to communicate electronically with a first plurality of computers via an internal computer network and with a second plurality of computers via an external computer network different from the internal computer network;

determine that the portion of the trading order matches with at least one internal trading order originated from one of the first plurality of computers and at least one external trading order originated from one of the second plurality of computers;

store in at least one memory internal to the trading exchange platform, a first data structure representing the at least one internal trading order;

locate the at least one external trading order at a market center computer that is external to the trading exchange platform;

automatically prioritize the at least one internal trading order over the at least one external trading order, so that a portion of the trading order is matched with the at least one internal trading order in advance over the at least one external trading order;

store in an entry of the first data structure, the at least one internal trading order that was automatically prioritized over the external trading order;

compute a second data structure representing remaining quantity of the trading order, in which the remaining quantity of the trading order comprises the desired quantity minus the portion of the trading order;

identify at least one market center computer that is capable of matching the remaining quantity of the trading order, in which the at least one market center computer comprises a bid price and an electronic disclosure policy that comprises at least one rule for disclosing the remaining quantity of the trading order;

route the remaining quantity of the trading order to the at least one market center computer in accordance to the electronic disclosure policy of the at least one market center computer;

transmit an indication that the portion of the trading order has been matched internally and that the remaining quantity of the trading order has been routed to the at least one market center computer;

determine whether to cause a price operation to be performed by an external price server or the at least one processor of the trading exchange platform;

routing, via the at least one processor, the price operation to be performed by the external price server or to the at least one processor of the trading exchange platform to control the trading order over the electronic communications network;

direct the external price server to perform the price operation;

receive a third data source representing an electronic acknowledgment indicating that the trading order is active with the at least one market center computer;

set an order status, for the trading order with the at least one market center computer, to active;

generate a timer to begin monitoring a length of time the trading order is active with the at least one market center computer;

monitor the length of time the trading order is active until a timeout has occurred;

detect the timeout occurring when the length of time equals or exceeds an associated buffer time; and

in response to detecting the timeout, communicate an electronic cancel instruction that removes the trading order from an active status of the market center computer.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, in which the disclosure is a proprietary reserve policy.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, in which the memory further stores instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to:

transmit, to the at least one market center computer, a reserve order that comprises the remaining quantity of the trading product, in which the reserve order is not disclosed publicly;

transmit a first disclosure order to the at least one market center computer, in which a quantity of the first disclosure order equals the disclosure quantity;

receive an indication that the first disclosure order has been executed; and

transmit, in response to the indication that the first disclosure order has been executed, a second disclosure order to the at least one market center computer.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, in which the at least one rule of the electronic disclosure policy comprises:

transmitting a first day order to the at least one market center computer, in which the first day order comprises a quantity that equals the disclosure quantity;

receiving an indication that the first day order has been filled; and

transmitting a second day order to the at least one market center computer, in which the second day order remains on an order book of the at least one market center computer until an occurrence of a triggering event.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, in which the at least one rule of the electronic disclosure policy comprises disclosing only the disclosure amount to other market participants.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, in which the electronic disclosure policy is an immediate-or-cancel (IOC) policy.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, in which the memory further stores instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to:

transmit an immediate-or-cancel (IOC) order that comprises the remaining quantity; and

receive an indication that a portion of the IOC order has been executed by the at least one market center computer;

compute a remainder of the IOC order that comprises the remaining quantity minus the portion of the IOC order that has been executed; and

transmit, in response to receiving the indication that the portion of the IOC order has been executed, a request to cancel the remainder of the IOC order with the at least one market center computer.

25. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving the at least one internal trading order at the trading exchange platform in advance of receiving the trading order; and

storing the at least one internal trading order in the database in advance of receiving the trading order.

26. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one internal trading order is submitted by a trader computing device.

27. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one internal trading order is stored in an order matching log.

28. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the trading order comprises a desired price.

29. The apparatus of claim 10, in which the second disclosure order comprises a quantity that equals the disclosure quantity.

30. The apparatus of claim 10, in which the second disclosure order comprises a quantity that equals the quantity of the reserve order minus the quantity of the first disclosure order.

31. The apparatus of claim 10, in which the second disclosure order comprises a lesser of:

the disclosure amount;

or

the quantity of the reserve order minus the quantity of the first disclosure order.

32. The apparatus of claim 11, in which the second day order comprises a quantity that equals a lesser of:

the disclosure quantity;

or

the remaining quantity of the trading order minus the first day order'"'"'s quantity.

33. The apparatus of claim 11, in which the triggering event comprises one of:

receiving a request to cancel the second day order;

receiving an indication that the second day order has been filled; and

receiving an indication that a trading day has ended.

15. An article of manufacture comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium, in which the computer-readable storage medium is non-transitory and stores instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of at least one computer configured to communicate electronically with a first plurality of computers via an internal computer network and with a second plurality of computers via an external computer network different from the internal computer network, direct the at least one processor to;

detect, in a trading exchange platform from a remote computer, a presence of a first data source representing at least one electronic message comprising a trading order that comprises a request to buy or sell a total quantity of a trading product and a presence of a second data source representing disclosure quantity of the trading product that is displayed to market participants;

determine that the portion of the trading order matches with at least one internal trading order originated from one of the first plurality of computers and at least one external trading order originated from one of the second plurality of computers;

store in at least one memory internal to the trading exchange platform, a first data structure representing the at least one internal trading order;

locate the at least one external trading order at a market center computer that is external to the trading exchange platform;

automatically prioritize the at least one internal trading order over the at least one external trading order, so that a portion of the trading order is matched with the at least one internal trading order in advance over the at least one external trading order;

store in an entry of the first data structure, the at least one internal trading order that was automatically prioritized over the external trading order;

compute a second data structure representing remaining quantity of the trading order, in which the remaining quantity of the trading order comprises the desired quantity minus the portion of the trading order;

identify at least one market center computer that is capable of matching the remaining quantity of the trading order, in which the at least one market center computer comprises a bid price and an electronic disclosure policy that comprises at least one rule for disclosing the remaining quantity of the trading order;

route the remaining quantity of the trading order to the at least one market center computer in accordance to the electronic disclosure policy of the at least one market enter computer;

transmit an indication that the portion of the trading order has been matched internally and that the remaining quantity of the trading order has been routed to the at least one market center computer;

determine whether to cause a price operation to be performed by an external price server or the at least one processor of the trading exchange platform;

routing, via the at least one processor, the price operation to be performed by the external price server or to the at least one processor of the trading exchange platform to control the trading order over the electronic communications network;

direct the external price server to perform the price operation;

receive a third data source representing an electronic acknowledgment indicating that the trading order is active with the at least one market center computer;

set an order status, for the trading order with the at least one market center computer, to active;

generate a timer to begin monitoring a length of time the trading order is active with the at least one market center computer;

monitor the length of time the trading order is active until a timeout has occurred;

detect the timeout occurring when the length of time equals or exceeds an associated buffer time; and

in response to detecting the timeout, communicate an electronic cancel instruction that removes the trading order from an active status of the market center computer.