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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a computer system programmed to;
determine an amount of interest to buy a stock in a stock market based on a plurality of messages in which each of a plurality of brokers or dealers specifies an interest to buy the stock, a respective size of the stock to buy, and a respective price to buy the stock; and
facilitate a transaction which involves buying or selling the stock based on a user-initiated selection of a displayed region approximately shaped as a circular annulus sector whose outer radius is based on the amount of interest to buy the stock, the outer radius being independent of a price change of the stock.
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An amount of interest to buy a stock in a stock market is determined based on a plurality of messages in which each of a plurality of brokers or dealers specifies an interest to buy the stock, a respective size of the stock to buy, and a respective price to buy the stock. The amount of interest to buy the stock in the stock market is visually represented in a user interface by a region approximately shaped as a circular annulus sector whose outer radius is based on the amount of interest to buy the stock. The outer radius is independent of a price change of the stock.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer system programmed to; determine an amount of interest to buy a stock in a stock market based on a plurality of messages in which each of a plurality of brokers or dealers specifies an interest to buy the stock, a respective size of the stock to buy, and a respective price to buy the stock; and facilitate a transaction which involves buying or selling the stock based on a user-initiated selection of a displayed region approximately shaped as a circular annulus sector whose outer radius is based on the amount of interest to buy the stock, the outer radius being independent of a price change of the stock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer-readable medium which encodes a computer program to cause a computer system to:
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determine an amount of interest to buy a stock in a stock market based on a plurality of messages in which each of a plurality of brokers or dealers specifies an interest to buy the stock, a respective size of the stock to buy, and a respective price to buy the stock; and visually represent in a displayed user interface the amount of interest to buy or sell the stock in the stock market by a region approximately shaped as a circular annulus sector whose outer radius is based on the amount of interest to buy the stock, the outer radius being independent of a price change of the stock. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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