User interface tab strip
First Claim
1. An improved method for monitoring commodities over an exchange having contracts with multiple tradable markets, the method utilizing a software application and comprising the steps of:
- providing a user interface tab strip including a plurality of individually selectable tabs, wherein each of the individually selectable tabs corresponds to a tradable market having a unique expiry date for each contract; and
allowing a user to switch between tradable markets by selecting a desired individually selectable tab corresponding to a desired tradable market.
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Abstract
A method for reducing the amount of time for a user switch markets for a particular contract is provided. Market tab strips in accordance with the present invention allow a user to switch quickly between markets for a particular contract without having to reconfigure the user preferences. Typically, a user will have to reconfigure the market window layout if switching between markets. It is advantageous to provide a market tab strip that allows a user switch between different markets for a particular contract without have to spend time reconfiguring the market window.
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55 Claims
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1. An improved method for monitoring commodities over an exchange having contracts with multiple tradable markets, the method utilizing a software application and comprising the steps of:
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providing a user interface tab strip including a plurality of individually selectable tabs, wherein each of the individually selectable tabs corresponds to a tradable market having a unique expiry date for each contract; and allowing a user to switch between tradable markets by selecting a desired individually selectable tab corresponding to a desired tradable market. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An improved method for monitoring commodities over an exchange having contracts with multiple tradable markets, the method utilizing a software application and comprising the steps of:
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providing a user interface tab strip including a plurality of individually selectable tabs, wherein each of the individually selectable tabs corresponds to a tradable market having a unique expiry date for each contract; applying a filter to the user interface tab strip so as to display a plurality of individually selectable tabs, wherein together all of the individual tabs represent a subset of tradable markets, for each contract, allowing a user to select a tradable market from the subset of tradable markets by selecting an individually selectable tab corresponding to a desired tradable market. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An improved method for monitoring commodities over an exchange having contracts with multiple tradable markets, the method utilizing a software application and comprising the steps of:
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providing a user interface tab strip including a plurality of individually selectable tabs, wherein each of the individually selectable tabs includes a drop-down list of tradable markets having a unique expiry date and strategy type for each contract; and allowing a user to select a tradable market by selecting an individual drop-down list item from the individually selectable tab corresponding to a tradable market. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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