System and Method for Calculating and Displaying Volume to Identify Buying and Selling in an Electronic Trading Environment
First Claim
1. A method for calculating a value associated with buying and selling a sector index comprising a plurality of tradeable objects being traded on an electronic exchange, the method comprising:
- receiving at a computer device market information corresponding to each of the plurality of tradeable objects corresponding to the sector index, the market information comprising a last traded price, a last traded quantity for each tradeable object, and an inside market with a highest bid price and a lowest ask price currently available for each tradeable object;
comparing at the computer device the last traded price to the inside market for each tradeable object to determine if a last trade for each tradeable object occurred on a bid side or on an ask side based on received market information;
determining at the computer device a current running total volume for each tradeable object by adding or subtracting the last traded quantity to or from a preceding running total volume, based on the determination of whether the last trade occurred on the bid side or on the ask side; and
determining at the computer device a current running total volume for the sector index using the current running total volume for each tradeable object and a weight value assigned to each of the plurality of tradeable objects within the sector index.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for calculating and displaying volume to identify aggressive buying or selling activity. In a preferred embodiment, market information such as the inside market, last traded price, and last traded quantity is received from the electronic exchange and is used to assist a trader in determining the initiative side of a trade, either bid side or ask side. Once a determination is made, the result may be used to assist a trader analyzing the market volume. Other features and advantages are described herein.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for calculating a value associated with buying and selling a sector index comprising a plurality of tradeable objects being traded on an electronic exchange, the method comprising:
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receiving at a computer device market information corresponding to each of the plurality of tradeable objects corresponding to the sector index, the market information comprising a last traded price, a last traded quantity for each tradeable object, and an inside market with a highest bid price and a lowest ask price currently available for each tradeable object; comparing at the computer device the last traded price to the inside market for each tradeable object to determine if a last trade for each tradeable object occurred on a bid side or on an ask side based on received market information; determining at the computer device a current running total volume for each tradeable object by adding or subtracting the last traded quantity to or from a preceding running total volume, based on the determination of whether the last trade occurred on the bid side or on the ask side; and determining at the computer device a current running total volume for the sector index using the current running total volume for each tradeable object and a weight value assigned to each of the plurality of tradeable objects within the sector index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium having program code for causing a microprocessor to execute a method for calculating a value associated with buying and selling a sector index comprising a plurality of tradeable objects being traded on an electronic exchange, comprising:
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a first program code for receiving market information corresponding to each of the plurality of tradeable objects corresponding to the sector index, the market information comprising a last traded price, a last traded quantity for each tradeable object, and an inside market with a highest bid price and a lowest ask price currently available for each tradeable object; a second program code for; comparing the last traded price to the inside market for each tradeable object to determine if a last trade for each tradeable object occurred on a bid side or on an ask side based on received market information; determining a current running total volume for each tradeable object by adding or subtracting the last traded quantity to or from a preceding running total volume, based on the determination of whether the last trade occurred on the bid side or on the ask side; and determining a current running total volume for the sector index using the current running total volume for each tradeable object and a weight value assigned to each of the plurality of tradeable objects within the sector index. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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