Electronic trading system
First Claim
1. A client for trading on an electronic exchange, the client having a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes:
- a) a price region comprising a plurality of cells arranged along a locus within each of which a price can be displayed;
b) an order region adjacent to the price region, the order region having a plurality of cells within which order data can be displayed, each cell in the order region corresponding to a respective cell in the price region; and
characterised by c) a current price indicator that indicates a fixed point on the locus;
d) and in that the display is updated by moving the content of the cells along the locus to maintain the current price of the market in place at the current price indicator.
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Abstract
A client for trading on an electronic exchange is disclosed. The client has a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes the following components. a) A price region comprising a plurality of cells arranged along a locus within each of which a price can be displayed; b) An order region adjacent to the price region. The order region has a plurality of cells within which order data can be displayed. Each cell in the order region corresponds to a respective cell in the price region. c) A current price indicator that indicates a fixed point on the locus. The display is updated automatically and periodically by moving the content of the cells along the locus to maintain the current price of the market in place at the current price indicator.
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29 Claims
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1. A client for trading on an electronic exchange, the client having a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes:
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a) a price region comprising a plurality of cells arranged along a locus within each of which a price can be displayed;
b) an order region adjacent to the price region, the order region having a plurality of cells within which order data can be displayed, each cell in the order region corresponding to a respective cell in the price region; and
characterised byc) a current price indicator that indicates a fixed point on the locus;
d) and in that the display is updated by moving the content of the cells along the locus to maintain the current price of the market in place at the current price indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a client for trading on an electronic exchange, the client having a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes:
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a) displaying a price region comprising a plurality of cells arranged along a locus within each of which a price can be displayed;
b) displaying an order region adjacent to the price region, the order region having a plurality of cells within which order data can be displayed, each cell in the order region corresponding to a respective cell in the price region; and
characterised byc) displaying a current price indicator to indicate a fixed point on the locus;
d) and in that the display is updated by moving the content of the cells along the locus to maintain the current price of the market in place at the current price indicator. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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