System and method for trading and displaying market information in an electronic trading environment
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface for trading and displaying market information of a tradeable object on a client device, the system comprising:
- a first region for displaying a plurality of price levels arranged equidistantly along a static price axis;
a second region, that substantially overlaps the first region, for displaying one or more indicators for highlighting one of the plurality of price levels associated with the lowest offer and for highlighting one of the plurality of price levels associated with the highest bid; and
a third region, that substantially overlaps the first region, for initiating placement of an order to buy or an order to sell the tradeable object through an action of a user input device with a cursor of the user input device positioned over one of the plurality of price levels, wherein at least one order parameter is associated with the position of the cursor at the time of the action.
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Abstract
A system and method for trading and displaying market information along a static axis are described to ensure fast and accurate execution of trades. The static axis, whether is a straight axis or a curved one, can be oriented in any direction. Regardless of how the axis is oriented, a first region may display price levels that are arranged along the static axis. A second region, which overlaps the first region, may display one or more indicators for highlighting one of the price levels associated with the lowest offer and one of the price levels associated with the highest bid. Moreover, a third region, which overlaps the first region, may be included for initiating placement of an order to buy or an order to sell the tradeable object through an action of a user input device. Other overlapping regions may also be displayed so that additional market information may be viewed by a trader.
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24 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface for trading and displaying market information of a tradeable object on a client device, the system comprising:
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a first region for displaying a plurality of price levels arranged equidistantly along a static price axis;
a second region, that substantially overlaps the first region, for displaying one or more indicators for highlighting one of the plurality of price levels associated with the lowest offer and for highlighting one of the plurality of price levels associated with the highest bid; and
a third region, that substantially overlaps the first region, for initiating placement of an order to buy or an order to sell the tradeable object through an action of a user input device with a cursor of the user input device positioned over one of the plurality of price levels, wherein at least one order parameter is associated with the position of the cursor at the time of the action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24)
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18. A graphical user interface for displaying market information of a tradeable object on a client device, the system comprising:
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a first region for displaying a plurality of price levels arranged equidistantly along a static price axis;
a second region, that substantially overlaps the first region, for displaying inside market indicators for highlighting one of the plurality of price levels associated with the lowest offer and for highlighting one of the plurality of price levels associated with the highest bid;
a third region, that substantially overlaps the first region, for displaying quantity indicators for indicating quantities associated with at least two of the plurality of price levels; and
a fourth region, that substantially overlaps the first region, for displaying working order indicators for indicating a trader'"'"'s working orders associated with at least one of the plurality of price levels. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for trading and displaying market information of a tradeable object on a client device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying in a first region a plurality of price levels arranged equidistantly along a static price axis;
displaying in a second region that substantially overlaps the first region one or more indicators for highlighting one of the plurality of price levels associated with the lowest offer and for highlighting one of the plurality of price levels associated with the highest bid; and
displaying a third region that substantially overlaps the first region for initiating placement of an order to buy or an order to sell the tradeable object through an action of a user input device with a cursor of the user input device positioned over one of the plurality of price levels, wherein at least one order parameter is associated with the position of the cursor at the time of the action.
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