System And Method For Providing An Operator Interface For Displaying Market Data, Trader Options, And Trader Input

• US 20080228618A1
• Filed: 03/15/2007
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BGC Partners Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: BGC Partners Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Noviello, Joseph C.
• Application Number:
  US11/686,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20080228618A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A system for providing an operator interface for displaying market data, trader options, and trader input includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores market data for a trading product, where the market data includes an inside market price for the trading product. The processor initiates display of a market data section of a tile, where the market data section comprises the market data. The processor initiates display of a trader input section of the tile, where the trader input section comprises options. The processor receives a selection of a bid-offer pair for the trading product from the options, and updates the trader input section to indicate the selected bid-offer pair.

Claims

1. A system for providing an operator interface for displaying market data, trader options, and trader input, the system comprising:

a memory operable to;

store market data for a trading product, the market data comprising an inside market price for the trading product; and

a processor in communication with the memory and operable to;

initiate display of a market data section of a tile of one or more tiles, the market data section comprising the market data;

initiate display of a trader input section of the tile, the trader input section comprising a plurality of options;

receive a selection of a bid-offer pair for the trading product from the plurality options; and

update the trader input section to indicate the selected bid-offer pair.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the market data further comprises a bid quantity and an offer quantity for the trading product.

3. The system of claim 1, the processor further operable to:

receive a selection of a quantity of the trading product from the plurality options; and

update the trader input section to indicate the selected quantity.

4. The system of claim 1, the processor further operable to initiate a trade in response to receiving a request from a game controller device.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a game controller comprising:

one or more knobs, a knob operable to select an option from the plurality of options.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a game controller comprising a plurality of buttons, a button operable to initiate at least one of the following:

a bid;

a buy;

an offer;

a sale;

a buy at market price; and

a sale at market price.

7. Software embodied in a computer-readable storage medium and operable when executed by a processor to:

initiate display of a market data section of a tile of one or more tiles, the market data section comprising market data for a trading product, the market data comprising an inside market price for the trading product;

initiate display of a trader input section of the tile, the trader input section comprising a plurality of options;

receive a selection of a bid-offer pair for the trading product from the plurality options; and

update the trader input section to indicate the selected bid-offer pair.

8. The software of claim 7, wherein the market data further comprises a bid quantity and an offer quantity for the trading product.

9. The software of claim 7, further operable to:

receive a selection of a quantity of the trading product from the plurality options; and

update the trader input section to indicate the selected quantity.

10. The software of claim 7, further operable to initiate a trade in response to receiving a request from a game controller device.

11. The software of claim 7, further operable to receive a signal from a game controller comprising:

one or more knobs, a knob operable to select an option from the plurality of options.

12. The software of claim 7, further operable to receive a signal from a game controller comprising a plurality of buttons, a button operable to initiate at least one of the following:

a bid;

a buy;

an offer;

a sale;

a buy at market price; and

a sale at market price.

13. A method, comprising:

initiating display of a market data section of a tile of one or more tiles, the market data section comprising market data for a trading product, the market data comprising an inside market price for the trading product;

initiating display of a trader input section of the tile, the trader input section comprising a plurality of options;

receiving a selection of a bid-offer pair for the trading product from the plurality options; and

updating the trader input section to indicate the selected bid-offer pair.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the market data further comprises a bid quantity and an offer quantity for the trading product.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a quantity of the trading product from the plurality options; and

updating the trader input section to indicate the selected quantity.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising initiating a trade in response to receiving a request from a game controller device.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving a signal from a game controller comprising:

one or more knobs, a knob operable to select an option from the plurality of options.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving a signal from a game controller comprising a plurality of buttons, a button operable to initiate at least one of the following:

a bid;

a buy;

an offer;

a sale;

a buy at market price; and

a sale at market price.

19. A system, comprising:

means for initiating display of a market data section of a tile of one or more tiles, the market data section comprising market data for a trading product, the market data comprising an inside market price for the trading product;

means for initiating display of a trader input section of the tile, the trader input section comprising a plurality of options;

means for receiving a selection of a bid-offer pair for the trading product from the plurality options; and

means for updating the trader input section to indicate the selected bid-offer pair.

20. A system, comprising:

a memory operable to;

store market data for a trading product, the market data comprising an inside market price for the trading product, the market data further comprising a bid quantity and an offer quantity for the trading product; and

a processor in communication with the memory and operable to;

initiate display of a market data section of a tile of one or more tiles, the market data section comprising the market data;

initiate display of a trader input section of the tile, the trader input section comprising a plurality of options;

receive a selection of a bid-offer pair for the trading product from the plurality options; and

update the trader input section to indicate the selected bid-offer pair;

receive a selection of a quantity of the trading product from the plurality options;

update the trader input section to indicate the selected quantity; and

initiate a trade in response to receiving a request from a game controller device, the game controller comprising;

one or more knobs, a knob operable to select an option from the plurality of options; and

a plurality of buttons, a button operable to initiate at least one of the following;

a bid;

a buy;

an offer;

a sale;

a buy at market price; and

a sale at market price.