USER INTERFACE FOR COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED TRADING SYSTEM

• US 20130173445A1
• Filed: 01/04/2013
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bloomberg Finance Holdings L P, Bloomberg Finance LP (Bloomberg LP)
• Original Assignee: Broadway Technology LLC (ION Investment Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Moeller, Tyler, Walsky, Joshua, JOHNSON, BILL, Meeker, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,792,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed. A GUI is provided that includes at least one interactive location of a trading screen. The location corresponds to a tradeable object. A graphical object is populated with data relating to a current market condition, and the object is populated on the basis of a respective location in the trading screen. The GUI object is presented in the graphical user interface, at the respective location in the trading screen such that the GUI object presents a portion of the populated data centered around the respective location. A tactile input action associated with the object is received in the GUI, and the trade instruction is caused to be constructed that is associated with the GUI object and the received single-click action. Further, the trade instruction is transmitted to at least one computing device that is configured to execute the trade instruction.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for causing a trade instruction to be constructed, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface that includes at least one interactive location of a trading screen, wherein the interactive location corresponds to a tradeable object of interest to a user;

populating a graphical user interface object with data relating to a current market condition of the tradeable object, wherein the graphical user interface object is populated dynamically at least on the basis of a respective location in the trading screen;

presenting, in the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface object at the respective location in the trading screen such that the graphical user interface object presents at least a portion of the populated data located near the respective location;

receiving in the graphical user interface a tactile input action associated with the graphical user interface object;

causing the trade instruction to be constructed that is associated with the graphical user interface object and the received tactile input action; and

sending the trade instruction to at least one computing device that is configured to execute the trade instruction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the trade instruction includes a price, and a Buy-side or a Sell-side that is selected in view of the respective location on the display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the single-click action has a measurable size, and the trade instruction is further constructed in view of the measurable size.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving in the graphical user interface an interaction with the graphical user interface object;

and wherein the trade instruction is further constructed in view of the received interaction with the graphical user interface object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface object is configured to receive a plurality of symmetrical arrangements of single click actions, wherein each of the symmetrical arrangements of single click actions contributes to a respective trade instruction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface includes a plurality of petal-shaped nodes.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the number of petal-shaped nodes is variable.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least some of the graphical user interface object is highlighted to represent a respective action that will be taken after receiving an interaction with the graphical user interface object.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising de-selecting at least a portion of the graphical user interface object in response to a click-selection.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface further includes a keyboard for receiving at least one of numeric and alphabetic information.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least portion of the populated data is centered around the respective location.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the tactile input action includes at least one selected from a group consisting of:

a single-click;

a double-click;

a single-click, drag and release;

a hover; and

a movement.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface object is configured to receive input from a physical input device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the physical input device includes at least one from a group consisting of a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a touchscreen, a touchpad and an interactive display.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the tactile input action includes at least one selected from a group consisting of:

a single-click;

a double-click; and

a single-click and release.

16. A system for causing a trade instruction to be constructed, the system comprising:

a graphical user interface that includes at least one interactive location of a trading screen, wherein the interactive location corresponds to a tradeable object of interest to a user;

a graphical user interface object populated with data relating to a current market condition of the tradeable object, wherein the graphical user interface object is populated dynamically at least on the basis of a respective location in the trading screen,

wherein the graphical user interface object is presented in the graphical user interface at the respective location in the trading screen such that the graphical user interface object presents at least a portion of the populated data located near the respective location, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to receive a tactile input action associated with the graphical user interface object; and

a trade instruction that is constructed and associated with the graphical user interface object and the received tactile input action,

wherein the trade instruction is sent to at least one computing device that is configured to execute the trade instruction.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the trade instruction includes a price, and a buy-side or a sell-side that is selected in view of the respective location on the display.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the single-click action has a measurable size, and the trade instruction is further constructed in view of the measurable size.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to receive an interaction with the graphical user interface object;

and wherein the trade instruction is further constructed in view of the received interaction with the graphical user interface object.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the graphical user interface object is further configured to receive a plurality of symmetrical arrangements of single click actions, wherein each of the symmetrical arrangements of single click actions contributes to a respective trade instruction.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the graphical user interface includes a plurality of petal-shaped nodes.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the number of petal-shaped nodes is variable.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein at least some of graphical user interface is highlighted to represent a respective action that will be taken after receiving an interaction with the graphical user interface object.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein at least some of the graphical user interface is deselected in response to a click-selection.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein the graphical user interface further includes a keyboard for receiving at least one of numeric and alphabetic information.

26. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least portion of the populated data is centered around the respective location.

27. The system of claim 16, wherein the tactile input action includes at least one selected from a group consisting of:

a single-click;

a double-click;

a single-click, drag and release;

a hover; and

a movement.

28. The system of claim 16, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to receive input from a physical input device.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the physical input device includes at least one from a group consisting of a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a touchscreen, a touchpad and an interactive display.

30. The system of claim 16, wherein the tactile input action includes at least one selected from a group consisting of:

a single-click;

a double-click; and

a single-click and release.