Network-based systems, methods, and software for initiating or executing financial transactions
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1. A method of initiating or executing a transaction over a network comprising:
- (a) generating an interactive interface, using computer software, comprising a pictorial image, the pictorial image pictorially representing data or information according to a pre-defined formula;
(b) selecting a location on the pictorial image;
(c) initiating or executing the transaction over the network in connection with the data or information pictorially represented by the selected location.
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Abstract
Network-based systems, software, architecture, and methods, where large amounts of continually updated financial information are dynamically represented as pictorial images on a interface. A user of the interface can initiate and/or execute financial transactions with respect to financial instruments by selecting image locations in connection with the financial instruments, thereby, instructing transactional software to transmit transaction instructions over a network to a network-based trading platform.
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1. A method of initiating or executing a transaction over a network comprising:
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(a) generating an interactive interface, using computer software, comprising a pictorial image, the pictorial image pictorially representing data or information according to a pre-defined formula;
(b) selecting a location on the pictorial image;
(c) initiating or executing the transaction over the network in connection with the data or information pictorially represented by the selected location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing a graphical user interface for use in analyzing data and executing transactions related to the data comprising:
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providing data to said graphical user interface;
generating a graphical representation of said data on a predefined area of said graphical user interface, wherein said graphical representation changes as said data changes;
providing a user input configured to select any area of said graphical user interface to initiate a transaction relative to the data associated with said area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for initiating or executing financial transactions comprising:
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a financial data server having a graphical user interface and a user input device;
a data source connected to said processor configured to deliver data to said financial data server; and
a network-based trading platform connected to said financial data server configured to initiate or execute transactions in a financial market related to said data source;
said graphical user interface having a predefined area associated with said data, wherein parameters of said data are represented graphically;
said user input device configured to select an area on said graphical user interface and to initiate or execute a transaction via said network-based trading platform responsive to said selection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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