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• US 20030212625A1
• Filed: 11/14/2002
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Natalya Okunev, Peter J. Martyn
• Original Assignee: Natalya Okunev, Peter J. Martyn
• Inventors: Martyn, Peter J., Okunev, Natalya
• Application Number:
  US10/295,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20030212625A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A summary display process includes a securitiy selection process for selecting a specific security traded on a securities market. A price range specification process specifies a desired price range for that specific security. An ask-side aggregated display process displays, in a multi-column format, an ask-side entry for the specific security that is offered for sale by at least one market participant on the securities market. This ask-side entry includes an ask price, a lot size, and an ask-side aggregate value. A bid-side aggregated display process displays, in a multi-column format, a bid-side entry for the specific security that is wanted for purchase by at least one market participant on the securities market. This bid-side entry includes a bid price, a lot size, and a bid-side aggregate value, and the bid-side aggregated display process is configured to display the bid-side entry such that it is essentially a mirror image of the ask-side entry.

Claims

1. A summary display process comprising:

a security selection process for selecting a specific security traded on a securities market;

a price range specification process for specifying a desired price range for said specific security;

an ask-side aggregated display process for displaying, in a multi-column format, an ask-side entry for said specific security that is offered for sale by at least one market participant on said securities market, wherein said ask-side entry includes an ask price, a lot size, and an ask-side aggregate value; and

a bid-side aggregated display process for displaying, in a multi-column format, a bid-side entry for said specific security that is wanted for purchase by at least one market participant on said securities market, wherein said bid-side entry includes a bid price, a lot size, and a bid-side aggregate value;

wherein said bid-side aggregated display process is configured to display said bid-side entry such that it is essentially a mirror image of said ask-side entry.

2. The summary display process of claim 1 wherein said ask-side aggregated display process includes a tabular display process for simultaneously displaying multiple ask-side entries in an ask-side table.

3. The summary display process of claim 2 wherein said ask-side aggregated display process includes a tabular sorting process for sorting said multiple ask-side entries in accordance with a user-defined sorting parameter.

4. The summary display process of claim 3 wherein said user-defined sorting parameter is chosen for the group consisting of:

said lot size; and

said ask price.

5. The summary display process of claim 2 further comprising an ask-side aggregate calculation process for generating said ask-side aggregate value for a specific ask-side entry, wherein said ask-side aggregate value is equal to the lot size of said specific ask-side entry summed with the lot sizes of all preceding ask-side entries included in said ask-side table.

6. The summary display process of claim 1 wherein said bid-side aggregated display process includes a tabular display process for simultaneously displaying multiple bid-side entries in a bid-side table.

7. The summary display process of claim 6 wherein said bid-side aggregated display process includes a tabular sorting process for sorting said multiple bid-side entries in accordance with a user-defined sorting parameter.

8. The summary display process of claim 7 wherein said user-defined sorting parameter is chosen for the group consisting of:

said lot size; and

said bid price.

9. The summary display process of claim 6 further comprising a bid-side aggregate calculation process for generating said bid-side aggregate value for a specific bid-side entry, wherein said bid-side aggregate value is equal to the lot size of said specific bid-side entry summed with the lot sizes of all preceding bid-side entries included in said bid-side table.

10. The summary display process of claim 1 further comprising a display deactivation process for deactivating one of said ask-side aggregated display process and said bid-side aggregated display process.

11. A summary display method comprising:

selecting a specific security traded on a securities market;

specifying a desired price range for the specific security;

displaying an ask-side entry, in a multi-column format, for the specific security that is offered for sale by at least one market participant on the securities market, wherein the ask-side entry includes an ask price, a lot size, and an ask-side aggregate value; and

displaying a bid-side entry, in a multi-column format, for the specific security that is wanted for purchase by at least one market participant on the securities market, wherein the bid-side entry includes a bid price, a lot size, and a bid-side aggregate value, wherein the bid-side entry is displayed such that it is essentially a mirror image of the ask-side entry.

12. The summary display method of claim 11 wherein said displaying an ask-side entry includes simultaneously displaying multiple ask-side entries in an ask-side table.

13. The summary display method of claim 12 wherein said displaying an ask-side entry includes sorting the multiple ask-side entries in-accordance with a user-defined sorting parameter.

14. The summary display method of claim 12 further comprising generating the ask-side aggregate value for a specific ask-side entry, wherein the ask-side aggregate value is equal to the lot size of that specific ask-side entry summed with the lot sizes of all preceding ask-side entries included in the ask-side table.

15. The summary display method of claim 11 wherein said displaying a bid-side entry includes simultaneously displaying multiple bid-side entries in a bid-side table.

16. The summary display method of claim 15 wherein said displaying a bid-side entry includes sorting the multiple bid-side entries in accordance with a user-defined sorting parameter.

17. The summary display method of claim 15 further comprising generating the bid-side aggregate value for a specific bid-side entry, wherein the bid-side aggregate value is equal to the lot size of that specific bid-side entry summed with the lot sizes of all preceding bid-side entries included in the bid-side table.

18. The summary display method of claim 11 further comprising deactivating one of said displaying an ask-side entry and displaying a bid-side entry.

19. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to:

select a specific security traded on a securities market;

specify a desired price range for the specific security;

display an ask-side entry, in a multi-column format, for the specific security that is offered for sale by at least one market participant on the securities market, wherein the ask-side entry includes an ask price, a lot size, and an ask-side aggregate value; and

display a bid-side entry, in a multi-column format, for the specific security that is wanted for purchase by at least one market participant on the securities market, wherein the bid-side entry includes a bid price, a lot size, and a bid-side aggregate value, wherein the bid-side entry is displayed such that it is essentially a mirror image of the ask-side entry.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said plurality of instructions further cause the processor to simultaneously display multiple ask-side entries in an ask-side table.

21. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein said plurality of instructions further cause the processor to sort the multiple ask-side entries in accordance with a user-defined sorting parameter.

22. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein said plurality of instructions further cause the processor to generate the ask-side -aggregate value for a specific ask-side entry, wherein the ask-side aggregate value is equal to the lot size of that specific ask-side entry summed with the lot sizes of all preceding ask-side entries included in the ask-side table.

23. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said plurality of instructions further cause the processor to simultaneously display multiple bid-side entries in a bid-side table.

24. The computer program product of claim 23 wherein said plurality of instructions further cause the processor to sort the multiple bid-side entries in accordance with a user-defined sorting parameter.

25. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said plurality of instructions further cause the processor to generate the bid-side aggregate value for a specific bid-side entry, wherein the bid-side aggregate value is equal to the lot size of that specific bid-side entry summed with the lot sizes of all preceding bid-side entries included in the bid-side table.