Systems and methods for providing a trading interface with advanced features

• US 20060015434A1
• Filed: 09/16/2005
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BGC Partners Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: eSpeed Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard W., Gilbert, Andrew C., Kirwin, Glenn D., Gilbert, Mary Ann, Kirwin, Joan
• Granted Patent: US 7,865,422 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

Systems and methods for a trading interface with advanced features are provided. Using these systems and methods, a user may create orders, manipulate orders, cancel orders, configure alternative keyboard settings, and/or obtain additional information on transactions. When a user clicks on a bid and/or offer, a dialog box may pop-up, thereby providing the user with multiple options. To enable customization of the keyboard settings to a user'"'"'s preference, a keyboard settings feature is provided. Users may also be provided with additional information relating to the user'"'"'s wish to transact.

Claims

1. A user-interactive computer interface for allowing data input to an application capable of assuming a plurality of different states, the interface having a display in use displaying a plurality of user-selectable buttons, wherein said user-selectable buttons are arranged to communicate with the application and wherein at least some of the user-selectable buttons display an identification of function of the associated button, the interface being responsive to state change of said application to cause at least one of the user-selectable buttons to change function and identification.

2. The user-interactive interface defined in claim 1, wherein the application is an electronic trading application.

3. The user-interactive interface defined in claim 1, wherein the application is adapted to run on a networked system having a plurality of workstations at which users make inputs causing state change of the application.

4. The user-interactive interface defined in claim 3, wherein the application is an electronic trading application.

5. A user-interactive interface defined in claim 3, wherein one of the displayed buttons is operable to allow a user to configure a keyboard and save the user'"'"'s preferred settings, while retaining the default keyboard setting.