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System and method for managing transactions of financial instruments

  • US 10,410,283 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2011
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by at least one processor, a plurality of bids and a plurality of offers for a financial instrument, wherein each bid and offer includes a respective price and size, wherein the plurality of bids includes one or more bids at a best bid price, and wherein the plurality of offers includes one or more offers at a best offer price;

    aggregating, by the at least one processor, the sizes of the bids at the best bid price to produce a gross bid volume;

    aggregating, by the at least one processor, the sizes of the offers at the best offer price to produce a gross offer volume;

    displaying, by the at least one processor, a first portion on a display screen comprising a graphical depiction of completed transactions involving financial instruments and a second portion on the display screen comprising a second graphical representation of current market conditions, the second graphical representation having at least two multi-dimensional objects positioned along a price axis, wherein a first type of multi-dimensional object of the at least two multi-dimensional objects corresponds to the one or more bids for the financial instrument at the best bid price, wherein a second type of multi-dimensional object of the at least two multi-dimensional objects corresponds to the one or more offers for the financial instrument at the best offer price, wherein a size of the first type of multi-dimensional object is reflective of the gross bid volume, wherein a size of the second type of multi-dimensional object is reflective of the gross offer volume, wherein prices along the price axis increase along one direction of the price axis, and wherein the first type of multi-dimensional object and the second type of multi-dimensional object are displayed along the price axis at respective positions representative of the best bid price and best offer price, respectively, of the financial instrument;

    displaying, by the at least one processor, on the display screen a first caption along the price axis and proximate to the first type of multi-dimensional object, the first caption comprising the best bid price;

    displaying, by the at least one processor, on the display screen a second caption along the price axis and proximate to the second type of multi-dimensional object, the second caption comprising the best offer price;

    receiving, by the at least one processor, an indication that a cursor has scrolled over the first or the second type of multi-dimensional object;

    in response to receiving the indication that the cursor has scrolled over the first or the second type of multi-dimensional object, displaying, by the at least one processor, a graphical box on the on the display screen, wherein the graphical box permits entry of a trading command for the financial instrument;

    detecting, by the at least one processor, an indication of a trading command for the financial instrument;

    in response to receiving the indication of the trading command, displaying, by the at least one processor, a graphical confirmation window on the display screen that enables confirmation of the trading command; and

    in response to the detecting a confirmation of the trading command, communicating, by the at least one processor to a device, an indication that the trading command has been executed, wherein the device is in communication with the at least one processor over a network.

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