System and method for trading and displaying market information in an electronic trading environment
First Claim
1. A trading display and order placement apparatus comprising:
- a microprocessor;
a graphical user interface coupled to the microprocessor comprising three or more screen regions;
a first screen region comprising a plurality of locations, each location corresponding to one of a plurality of static price levels along an axis;
a second screen region, that substantially overlaps the first screen region, for displaying an indicator representing the market depth, the indicator being associated with a price level and the indicator being placed in one of the plurality of locations corresponding to the price level, wherein the location of the indicator changes when the price level associated with the indicator changes; and
a third screen region, that substantially overlaps the first screen region, for sending placement of an order to buy or an order to sell the tradeable object through an action of a user input device with a cursor of the user input device positioned over one of the plurality of static price levels, wherein at least one order parameter is associated with the position of the cursor at the time of the action.
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Abstract
A system and method for trading and displaying market information along a static axis are described to ensure fast and accurate execution of trades. The static axis, whether is a straight axis or a curved one, can be oriented in any direction. Regardless of how the axis is oriented, a first region may display price levels that are arranged along the static axis. A second region, which overlaps the first region, may display one or more indicators for highlighting one of the price levels associated with the lowest offer and one of the price levels associated with the highest bid. Moreover, a third region, which overlaps the first region, may be included for initiating placement of an order to buy or an order to sell the tradeable object through an action of a user input device. Other overlapping regions may also be displayed so that additional market information may be viewed by a trader.
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29 Claims
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1. A trading display and order placement apparatus comprising:
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a microprocessor; a graphical user interface coupled to the microprocessor comprising three or more screen regions; a first screen region comprising a plurality of locations, each location corresponding to one of a plurality of static price levels along an axis; a second screen region, that substantially overlaps the first screen region, for displaying an indicator representing the market depth, the indicator being associated with a price level and the indicator being placed in one of the plurality of locations corresponding to the price level, wherein the location of the indicator changes when the price level associated with the indicator changes; and a third screen region, that substantially overlaps the first screen region, for sending placement of an order to buy or an order to sell the tradeable object through an action of a user input device with a cursor of the user input device positioned over one of the plurality of static price levels, wherein at least one order parameter is associated with the position of the cursor at the time of the action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 28, 29)
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17. A method for trading and displaying market information of a tradeable object comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first screen region of a graphical user interface coupled to a microprocessor comprising a plurality of locations, each location corresponding to one of a plurality of static price levels along an axis; displaying in a second screen region of the graphical user interface that substantially overlaps the first screen region an indicator representing a parameter associated with a tradeable object, the indicator being associated with a price level and the indicator being placed in one of the plurality of locations corresponding to the price level, wherein the location of the indicator changes when the price level associated with the indicator chances; and displaying a third screen region of the graphical user interface that substantially overlaps the first screen region for initiating placement of an order to buy or an order to sell the tradeable object through an action of a user input device with a cursor of the user input device positioned over one of the plurality of static price levels, wherein at least one order parameter is associated with the position of the cursor at the time of the action. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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