Systems and methods for anonymous electronic trading
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1. A method of displaying a bid or offer in an electronic trading system, comprising:
- receiving the bid or offer from a first trader;
determining whether a second trader has selected to make bids or offers from the first trader unavailable; and
displaying the bid or offer to the second trader if the second trader has not selected to make bids or offers from the first trader unavailable.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for anonymous electronic trading that allow a trader to hide his or her identity and inhibit trading interactions are provided. Using these systems and methods, a trader can, using various trading interfaces, control a level of trading anonymously and configure warnings that are provided to protect against inadvertent completion of potential-risk-involved trades.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a bid or offer in an electronic trading system, comprising:
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receiving the bid or offer from a first trader;
determining whether a second trader has selected to make bids or offers from the first trader unavailable; and
displaying the bid or offer to the second trader if the second trader has not selected to make bids or offers from the first trader unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of processing a pending trade, the method comprising:
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determining whether execution of the pending trade would exceed a warning limit of a first trader in the pending trade; and
executing the pending trade if execution of the pending trade would not exceed the warning limit of the first trader and would not exceed the warning limit of a second trader in the pending trade. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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14. A system for displaying a bid or offer in an electronic trading system, comprising:
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a first workstation that receives the bid or offer from a first trader;
a processor that determines whether a second trader has selected to make bids or offers from the first trader unavailable; and
a second workstation that displays the bid or offer to the second trader if the second trader has not selected to make bids or offers from the first trader unavailable.
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17. A system for processing a pending trade, comprising:
a processor that determines whether execution of the pending trade would exceed a warning limit of a first trader in the pending trade, and that executes the pending trade if execution of the pending trade would not exceed the warning limit of the first trader and would not exceed the warning limit of a second trader in the pending trade.
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