SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A SPREAD VALUE
First Claim
1. A method including:
- detecting by a computing device a change in market data for a first tradable object of a trading strategy, wherein the trading strategy is specified by a definition and includes the first tradeable object and a second tradeable object;
determining by the computing device a characterization for the first tradeable object based on the detected change, wherein the characterization includes characterizing the first tradeable object as one of having been bought and having been sold;
determining by the computing device an estimated strategy value for the trading strategy based on the definition for the trading strategy, the characterization for the first tradeable object, and at least one of the highest bid price and the lowest ask price for the second tradeable object; and
providing by the computing device the estimated strategy value.
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Abstract
An estimated spread value is computed that represents a price at which a trader might have been able to buy or sell a spread given the current market conditions of the legs. In particular, when an event occurs in one of the legs, price information is gathered from each of the other legs based on the spread definition, in addition to the defined event, and is used in estimating the value of a spread. According to one feature, the computations may be triggered by any predefined event. According to another feature, the computation may be programmed by a user to tailor the estimation process according to the type of spread being traded. The estimated spread value may be used to analyze spreads, it may be fed to other trading related software tools, or it may be used in charting.
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1. A method including:
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detecting by a computing device a change in market data for a first tradable object of a trading strategy, wherein the trading strategy is specified by a definition and includes the first tradeable object and a second tradeable object; determining by the computing device a characterization for the first tradeable object based on the detected change, wherein the characterization includes characterizing the first tradeable object as one of having been bought and having been sold; determining by the computing device an estimated strategy value for the trading strategy based on the definition for the trading strategy, the characterization for the first tradeable object, and at least one of the highest bid price and the lowest ask price for the second tradeable object; and providing by the computing device the estimated strategy value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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