Electronic Bartering System with Facilitating Tools
First Claim
1. A method operable on a computer for responding to order flow, the method comprising:
- establishing for a market maker a rule for automatically generating a contra order in response to an order, the rule comprising at least one condition comprising at least one characteristic describing the order, the at least one condition allowing matching based on a security in the order being in a security list specified by the market maker;
receiving from a trader the order;
matching on the computer the order to the at least one condition of the rule;
automatically generating the contra order in response to the order, if the rule is satisfied; and
providing the contra order for acceptance.
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Abstract
A method for responding to order flow is disclosed. The method comprises establishing for a market maker a rule for automatically generating a contra order in response to an order. The rule comprises at least one condition comprising at least one characteristic describing the order. The at least one condition allowing matching based on a security in the order is in a security list specified by the market maker. The method further comprises receiving from a trader the order; matching on the computer the order to the at least one condition of the rule; automatically generating the contra order in response to the order, if the rule is satisfied; and providing the contra order for acceptance.
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26 Claims
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1. A method operable on a computer for responding to order flow, the method comprising:
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establishing for a market maker a rule for automatically generating a contra order in response to an order, the rule comprising at least one condition comprising at least one characteristic describing the order, the at least one condition allowing matching based on a security in the order being in a security list specified by the market maker; receiving from a trader the order; matching on the computer the order to the at least one condition of the rule; automatically generating the contra order in response to the order, if the rule is satisfied; and providing the contra order for acceptance. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for facilitating buying and selling securities on a computerized system, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of traders including a first trader; receiving a plurality of orders, each order identifying one of the plurality of traders, the plurality of orders including a first order, the first order identifying the first trader, a first security to trade and a condition for trading the first security; receiving an offer from a second trader, the offer identifying at least one parameter of at least one security to trade; matching the first order with the plurality of orders and the offer to determine whether the first order may be linked with at least one of the plurality of orders and the offer to define a multi-order transaction; and processing the multi-order transaction if the condition for each order is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for facilitating buying and selling securities on a computerized system, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of traders including a first trader and a second trader; receiving a plurality of orders, each order identifying one of the plurality of traders, the plurality of orders including a first order, the first order identifying the first trader, a first security to trade and a condition for trading the first security; receiving a barter order from the second trader, the barter order identifying at least one characteristic of the plurality of orders without directly identifying the first security; matching the first order with the plurality of orders and the barter order to determine whether the first order may be linked with at least one of the plurality of orders and the barter order to define a multi-order transaction; and processing the multi-order transaction if the condition for each order is satisfied.
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26. A computerized system for facilitating buying and selling securities, comprising:
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a processor; an input device connected to the processor; an output device connected to the processor; a memory connected to the processor and storing instructions to control the operation of the processor; the input device receiving and the memory storing data identifying a plurality of traders including a first trader; the input device receiving a plurality of orders, each order identifying one of the plurality of traders, the plurality of orders including a first order, the first order identifying the first trader, a first security to trade and a condition for trading the first security; the input device receiving an offer from a second trader, the offer identifying at least one parameter of at least one security to trade; the processor matching the first order with the plurality of orders and the offer to determine whether the first order may be linked with at least one of the plurality of orders and the offer to define a multi-order transaction; and the processor completing the multi-order transaction if the condition for each order is satisfied.
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