ELECTRONIC SECURITIES MARKETPLACE HAVING INTEGRATION WITH ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating non-binding indications for at least one security comprising:
- i) accessing, by at least one computer, all records of open orders from a database of an order management system, wherein the order management system database is associated with a trading firm and wherein the order management system is coupled to at least one workstation utilized by the trading firm and wherein the order management system database comprises at least the following fields;
(a) security name, symbol or identifier,(b) transaction type,(c) total order size,(d) quantity of the security placed elsewhere, and(e) quantity of the security executed;
ii) generating, by at least one computer, all non-binding indications from the accessed records of orders that are suitable for transmission to at least one electronic marketplace, each non-binding indication comprising security name, symbol or identifier, the transaction type, and an available quantity, such available quantity being determined by the accessed records;
iii) sending the suitable non-binding indications to the at least one electronic marketplace,(iv) periodically determining if at least one accessed record of order of the order management system database has changed and, if such accessed record of the order management system database has changed, then subsequently generating, for the changed record of order, at least one updated non-binding indication; and
(v) if updated, subsequently sending the updated non-binding indication to the at least one electronic marketplace.
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Abstract
An electronic trading marketplace (ETM) communicates with interfacing modules interfacing directly with order management systems (OMS'"'"'s) at trading institutions. The interfacing modules automatically transmit orders from the OMS databases to the ETM and update the OMS databases in response to orders executed at the ETM. Traders can communicate with the ETM to anonymously negotiate trades of securities.
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating non-binding indications for at least one security comprising:
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i) accessing, by at least one computer, all records of open orders from a database of an order management system, wherein the order management system database is associated with a trading firm and wherein the order management system is coupled to at least one workstation utilized by the trading firm and wherein the order management system database comprises at least the following fields; (a) security name, symbol or identifier, (b) transaction type, (c) total order size, (d) quantity of the security placed elsewhere, and (e) quantity of the security executed; ii) generating, by at least one computer, all non-binding indications from the accessed records of orders that are suitable for transmission to at least one electronic marketplace, each non-binding indication comprising security name, symbol or identifier, the transaction type, and an available quantity, such available quantity being determined by the accessed records; iii) sending the suitable non-binding indications to the at least one electronic marketplace, (iv) periodically determining if at least one accessed record of order of the order management system database has changed and, if such accessed record of the order management system database has changed, then subsequently generating, for the changed record of order, at least one updated non-binding indication; and (v) if updated, subsequently sending the updated non-binding indication to the at least one electronic marketplace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer-implemented method for generating non-binding indications for at least one security comprising:
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i) accessing, by at least one computer, all records of open orders from a database of an order management system, wherein the order management system database is associated with a trading firm and wherein the order management system is coupled to at least one workstation utilized by the trading firm and wherein the order management system database comprises at least the following fields; (a) security name, symbol or identifier, (b) transaction type, (c) total order size, (d) quantity of the security placed elsewhere, and (e) quantity of the security executed; ii) generating, by at least one computer, all non-binding indications from the accessed records of orders that are suitable for transmission to at least one electronic marketplace, each such non-binding indication comprising security name, symbol or identifier, the transaction type, and an available quantity, such available quantity being determined by the accessed records; iii) sending the suitable non-binding indications to the at least one electronic marketplace; (iv) determining if at least one message, reflecting open orders from the order management system, reflects a change of in the order management system and, if such accessed message reflects such change, then subsequently generating, for the changed order, at least one updated non-binding indication; and (v) if updated, subsequently sending the at least updated non-binding indication to the at least one electronic marketplace. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method for generating non-binding indications for at least one security comprising:
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i) accessing, by at least one computer, at least one message reflecting open orders from an order management system, wherein the order management system is associated with a trading firm and wherein the order management system is coupled to at least one workstation utilized by the trading firm, wherein the order management system comprises at least the following fields; (a) a security name, symbol or identifier, (h) transaction type, (c) total order size, (d) quantity of the security placed elsewhere, and (e) quantity of the security executed; ii) generating, by at least one computer, non-binding indications from the accessed messages reflecting orders that are suitable for transmission to at least one electronic marketplace, each such non-binding indication comprising security name, symbol or identifier, the transaction type, and an available quantity, such available quantity being determined by the accessed messages; iii) sending the non-binding indications to the at least one electronic marketplace; (iv) determining if at least one record, reflecting open orders from an order management system, of order of the order management system database has changed and, if such record of the order management system database has changed, then subsequently generating, for the changed record of order, at least one updated non-binding indication; and (v) if updated, subsequently sending the updated non-binding indication to the at least one electronic marketplace. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for generating non-binding indications for at least one security comprising:
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i) accessing, by at least one computer, at least one message reflecting open orders from an order management system, wherein the order management system is associated with a trading firm and wherein the order management system is coupled to at least one workstation utilized by the trading firm, wherein the order management system comprises at least the following fields; a) a security name, symbol or identifier, (b) transaction type, (c) total order size, (d) quantity of the security placed elsewhere, and (e) quantity of the security executed; ii) generating, by at least one computer, non-binding indications from the accessed messages reflecting orders that are suitable for transmission to at least one electronic marketplace, each such non-binding indication comprising security name, symbol or identifier, the transaction type, and an available quantity, such available quantity being determined by the accessed messages; iii) sending the suitable non-binding indications to the at least one electronic marketplace; (iv) determining if at least one subsequently accessed message reflects a change of order in the order management system and, if such accessed message reflects such change, then subsequently generating, for the changed order, at least one updated non-binding indication; and (v) if updated, subsequently sending the updated non-binding indication to the at least one electronic marketplace. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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