Method and apparatus for electronic trading
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1. A method executed in a computer system for performing an electronic transaction comprising:
- connecting, by a plurality of users, to an electronic trading system, each user being associated with a unique negotiation agent;
entering, by each of said plurality of users, at least one negotiation parameter;
selecting, by each of said plurality of users, at least one item in connection with the electronic transaction; and
automatically negotiating by the plurality of negotiation agents on behalf of said plurality of users for said at least one item, each of said plurality of agents automatically determining subsequent values for at least one negotiation parameter.
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Abstract
A system and method for performing automated negotiation processing in an electronic trading server are described. Users enter negotiation parameters and select one or more securities of interest for trading. An agent performs negotiations on behalf of the user in an automated fashion in accordance with the negotiation parameters. Users may monitor system information and the progress of their own agents through graphical displays of information and may modify the negotiation parameters during the negotiation process.
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1. A method executed in a computer system for performing an electronic transaction comprising:
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connecting, by a plurality of users, to an electronic trading system, each user being associated with a unique negotiation agent;
entering, by each of said plurality of users, at least one negotiation parameter;
selecting, by each of said plurality of users, at least one item in connection with the electronic transaction; and
automatically negotiating by the plurality of negotiation agents on behalf of said plurality of users for said at least one item, each of said plurality of agents automatically determining subsequent values for at least one negotiation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product for performing an electronic transaction comprising:
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machine executable code for connecting, by a plurality of users, to an electronic trading system, each user being associated with a unique negotiation agent;
machine executable code for entering, by each of said plurality of users, at least one negotiation parameter;
machine executable code for selecting, by each of said plurality of users, at least one item in connection with the electronic transaction; and
machine executable code for automatically negotiating by the plurality of negotiation agents on behalf of said plurality of users for said at least one item, each of said plurality of agents automatically determining subsequent values for at least one negotiation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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