Method of processing, displaying and trading financial instruments and an electronic trading system therefor
First Claim
1. A method of processing and displaying financial information on an electronic display of a market participant, comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic trading system comprising a server system accessible via a communications network by said market participant;
selecting and downloading from the server system data on a financial instrument;
generating and displaying graphical elements on said display, said graphical elements including a first graphical element being a graphical representation of a financial instrument and a graphical representation of an information analysis tool;
selecting at least said first and second graphical elements by means of a display pointing device; and
applying at least one of a plurality of conditions on said first graphical element with respect to said second graphical element enabling action to be taken automatically by said server system on said financial instrument when said condition is satisfied.
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Abstract
An electronic trading system is described, where a client site may access data through a communications network, such as the internet, from data bases, both internal and external. The trading system allows the user to access the data and display various graphical elements on a PC screen. Such graphical elements may include a graphical representation of a financial instrument, and a graphical representation of a financial information analysis tool for the given financial instrument. The system software also provides the user with the ability to apply at least one condition on the first graphical element, relative to the second graphical element, such that an action is automatically taken when the condition is satisfied.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of processing and displaying financial information on an electronic display of a market participant, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic trading system comprising a server system accessible via a communications network by said market participant;
selecting and downloading from the server system data on a financial instrument;
generating and displaying graphical elements on said display, said graphical elements including a first graphical element being a graphical representation of a financial instrument and a graphical representation of an information analysis tool;
selecting at least said first and second graphical elements by means of a display pointing device; and
applying at least one of a plurality of conditions on said first graphical element with respect to said second graphical element enabling action to be taken automatically by said server system on said financial instrument when said condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. An electronic trading system for assisting a market participant in trading in a financial instrument, comprising a server system for processing data on a financial instrument and software for generating and displaying an image including graphical elements on an electronic display, a first graphical element being a graphical representation of a financial instrument and a second graphical element being a graphical representation of a financial information analysis tool, said software adapted to enable selection of said first and second graphical elements by means of a display pointing device and to enable applying at least one of a plurality of conditions on said first graphical element with respect to said second graphical element such that an action is taken automatically by said server system on said financial instrument when said condition is satisfied.
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19. Method of processing and displaying financial information on an electronic display of a market participant and automatization of a trading decision, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic trading system comprising a source of market data;
selecting and downloading from the said source data on a financial instrument;
generating and displaying graphical elements on said electronic display;
selecting a pair of said graphical elements by means of a display pointing device and application for their comparison of any of the comparison conditions “
smaller than”
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greater than”
, smaller than or equal”
, or “
greater than or equal”
enabling an action predefined by said market participant to be taken by said system when said comparison condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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