Handheld trading system interface
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for facilitating trading on a trading floor, the method comprising:
- forming a ticker page on a wireless handheld computer, wherein the ticker page is associated with a unique negotiable item;
forming a plurality of orders on the ticker page, wherein each order comprises order details;
selecting a plurality of orders on the ticker page; and
displaying aggregate order information for the selected orders.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method for interacting with a user of a trading computer includes forming a number of ticker pages, simultaneously displaying ticker page selection elements, and displaying one of the ticker pages based on an input identifying one of the page selection elements. Each ticker page includes trade order information for a negotiable item (such as a stock or other equity) and each ticker page selection element is associated with one of the ticker pages. A trading computer includes a screen that can operate as both an output display and an input digitizer and a processor coupled to the screen and to a memory. The memory includes instructions for causing the processor to form and display ticker pages on the screen. Each ticker page includes trade order information for a different negotiable item. A currently displayed ticker page may be determined based on a selection of a ticker page selection elements. The ticker page selection elements may be rendered as page tabs that are displayed at a different output display location. The computer memory also may include additional instructions for implementing other methods of the invention.
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34 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for facilitating trading on a trading floor, the method comprising:
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forming a ticker page on a wireless handheld computer, wherein the ticker page is associated with a unique negotiable item;
forming a plurality of orders on the ticker page, wherein each order comprises order details;
selecting a plurality of orders on the ticker page; and
displaying aggregate order information for the selected orders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
recording an executed trade on the wireless handheld computer; and
modifying the aggregated order information responsive to the executed trade.
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7. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 1 additionally comprising the steps of:
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editing order details; and
modifying the aggregated order information responsive to the edited order details.
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8. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of forming a display attribute to indicate selection of an order.
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9. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 8 wherein the display attribute comprises a highlighted border.
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10. A computer implemented method for facilitating trading on a trading floor, the method comprising:
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forming a ticker page on a wireless handheld computer, wherein the ticker page is associated with a unique negotiable item;
forming an order on the ticker page, wherein the order comprises order detail comprising a numerical value; and
modifying the numerical value in response to a stylus being dragged over an interactive area of the wireless handheld computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer implemented method for facilitating trading on a trading floor, the method comprising:
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forming a ticker page on a wireless handheld computer, wherein the ticker page is associated with a unique negotiable item;
forming a plurality of orders on the ticker page, wherein each order comprises a request to trade a quantity of the negotiable item and a leaves value;
recording a transaction on the wireless handheld computer, wherein the transaction comprises a quantity of the negotiable item traded; and
allocating at the wireless handheld computer the quantity of the negotiable item traded amongst the plurality of orders. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
associating an order time stamp wherein the time stamp indicates an earliest order; and
satisfying a full leaves value of the earliest order before allocating the quantity of negotiable items to leaves values of later orders.
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16. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 14 wherein the quantity of the negotiable item is allocated proportionally according to each the quantity of each leaves value.
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17. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 14 wherein the quantity of the negotiable item is allocated equally amongst all orders.
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18. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 14 wherein the quantity of the negotiable item is allocated equally amongst selected orders.
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19. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 14 additionally comprising the steps of:
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receiving a reallocation instruction from a computer remote to the wireless handheld computer;
reallocating the quantity of negotiable items according to the reallocation instruction; and
calculating a leaves value for each order affected by the reallocation instruction.
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20. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 14 additionally comprising the steps of:
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receiving a suggested reallocation instruction from a computer remote to the wireless handheld computer;
accepting the reallocation instruction;
reallocating the quantity of negotiable items according to the accepted reallocation instruction; and
calculating a leaves value for each order affected by the reallocation instruction.
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21. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 14 additionally comprising the steps of:
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receiving a suggested reallocation instruction from a computer remote to the wireless handheld computer; and
rejecting the reallocation instruction.
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22. The method for facilitating trading on a trading floor of claim 14 additionally comprising the step of removing an order from the ticker page when the order is completely filled.
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23. A computer implemented method for facilitating trading on a trading floor, the method comprising:
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forming a ticker page on a wireless handheld computer, wherein the ticker page is associated with a unique negotiable item;
forming an object on the ticker page, wherein the object represents an order comprising a request to trade a quantity of the negotiable item; and
interacting with the object to leave a size amount of the order with a specialist for the negotiable item. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A computer implemented method for facilitating trading on a trading floor, the method comprising:
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forming a ticker page on a wireless handheld computer, wherein the ticker page is associated with a unique negotiable item;
forming an object on the ticker page, wherein the object represents an order comprising a request to trade a quantity of the negotiable item; and
transforming the visual characteristics of the object according to the type of order represented. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer implemented method for facilitating trading on a trading floor, the method comprising:
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forming a ticker page on a wireless handheld computer, wherein the ticker page is associated with a unique negotiable item;
forming an object on the ticker page, wherein the object represents an order comprising a request to trade a quantity of the negotiable item; and
displaying a visual indication on the wireless handheld computer representing a capacity that a broker operating the wireless handheld computer will be acting in. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A computer implemented method for facilitating trading on a trading floor, the method comprising:
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forming a ticker page on a wireless handheld computer, wherein the ticker page is associated with a unique negotiable item;
forming an object on the ticker page, wherein the object represents an order comprising a request to trade a quantity of the negotiable item;
recording a trade executed on a trading floor; and
storing a history of all recorded trades in the wireless handheld computer. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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Specification