System and method for trading an instrument
First Claim
1. A method for trading an instrument, comprising the steps of:
- providing a request for a price of the instrument from a customer to a plurality of users via a communication network, the request including request data concerning the instrument;
receiving at least one response to the request from the plurality of users, the at least one response including a user price for the instrument;
providing the at least one response to the customer via the communication network;
determining a best price response to the request based on the at least one response, wherein the best price response is a best one of the at least one response received from the users;
providing a first indication to the user who provided the best price response, the first indication indicating that the response is the best price response; and
providing a second indication to the users who did not provide the best price response, the second indication indicating that the response is not the best price response, the first and second indications being different from one another;
wherein the users, taking into account whether the first indication or the second indication is provided, adjust or cancel a corresponding response at any time before the customer accepts the best price response,wherein the request is for one of a bid to buy the instrument and an offer to sell the instrument,wherein the first indication is not an acceptance, and the second indication is not a rejection, andthe second indication does not indicate what the best bid is so that users receiving the second indication do not know the best bid.
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Abstract
A method and system for trading an instrument such as a financial instrument. A customer generates a request for a price and provides data concerning the instrument for which the price is sought. The price requested may be a price to buy (bid) or sell (offer) the instrument. The request is provided to a group of users via a communication network. Each user is capable of at least generating a price response to the request. The user responses are provided to the customer via the communication network. The best price response generates a first indication to the user which provides such price response. All other users which provide a price response are provided with a second indication, which is different from the first indication and which does not include the best price. At any time, the customer may accept any pending response, amend the request, or cancel the request. The users may adjust their price responses up or down, or cancel their response, at any time prior to customer acceptance, taking into account whether their response generates the first indication or second indication.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for trading an instrument, comprising the steps of:
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providing a request for a price of the instrument from a customer to a plurality of users via a communication network, the request including request data concerning the instrument; receiving at least one response to the request from the plurality of users, the at least one response including a user price for the instrument; providing the at least one response to the customer via the communication network; determining a best price response to the request based on the at least one response, wherein the best price response is a best one of the at least one response received from the users; providing a first indication to the user who provided the best price response, the first indication indicating that the response is the best price response; and providing a second indication to the users who did not provide the best price response, the second indication indicating that the response is not the best price response, the first and second indications being different from one another; wherein the users, taking into account whether the first indication or the second indication is provided, adjust or cancel a corresponding response at any time before the customer accepts the best price response, wherein the request is for one of a bid to buy the instrument and an offer to sell the instrument, wherein the first indication is not an acceptance, and the second indication is not a rejection, and the second indication does not indicate what the best bid is so that users receiving the second indication do not know the best bid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A system for trading an instrument, comprising:
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a communication network; a first computer for transmitting a request for a price of the instrument from a customer via the communication network, the request including request data; and at least one second computer for receiving the request via the communication network, the at least one second computer transmitting at least one response to the request from at least one user to the first computer via the communication network, wherein the first computer determines a best price response to the request based on the at least one response, the first computer transmitting a first indication to the user who provided the best price response, the first indication indicating that the response is the best price response, the first computer transmitting a second indication to the users who did not provide the best price response, the second indication indicating that the response is not the best price response, the first and second indications being different from one another, and the request is for one of a bid to buy the instrument and an offer to sell the instrument, wherein the first indication is not an acceptance, and the second indication is not a rejection, wherein the users, taking into account whether the first indication or the second indication is provided, adjust or cancel a corresponding response at any time before the customer accepts the best price response, wherein the best price response is a best one of the at least one response received from the users, and the second indication does not indicate what the best bid is so that users receiving the second indication do not know the best bid. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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17. A system for trading an instrument, comprising:
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a first computer; a second computer for transmitting a request for a price of the instrument from a customer to the first computer, the request including request data; and at least one third computer for receiving the request via the first computer, the at least one third computer transmitting to the first computer at least one response to the request from at least one user, wherein the first computer determines a best price response to the request based on the at least one response, the first computer transmitting a first indication to the user who provided the best price response, the first indication indicating that the response is the best price response, the first computer transmitting a second indication to the users who did not provide the best price response, the second indication indicating that the response is not the best price response, the first and second indications being different from one another, and the request is for one of a bid to buy the instrument and an offer to sell the instrument, wherein the first indication is not an acceptance, and the second indication is not a rejection, wherein the users, taking into account whether the first indication or the second indication is provided, adjust or cancel a corresponding response at any time before the customer accepts the best price response, wherein the best price response is a best one of the at least one response received from the users, and the second indication does not indicate what the best bid is so that users receiving the second indication do not know the best bid; wherein the first computer, the second computer and the third computer are coupled to a communication network to provide communications among the computers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor to provide for trading of an instrument, the set of instructions performing the steps of:
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providing a request for a price of the instrument from a customer to a plurality of users via a communication network, the request including request data concerning the instrument; receiving at least one response to the request from the plurality of users, the at least one response including a user price of the instrument; providing the at least one response to the customer via the communication network; determining a best price response to the request based on the at least one response, wherein the best price response is a best one of the at least one response received from the users; providing a first indication to the user who provided the best price response, the first indication indicating that the response is the best price response; and providing a second indication to the users who did not provide the best price response, the second indication indicating that the response is not the best price response, the first and second indications being different from one another; wherein the users, taking into account whether the first indication or the second indication is provided, adjust or cancel a corresponding response at any time before the customer accepts the best price response, wherein the request is for one of a bid to buy the instrument and an offer to sell the instrument, wherein the first indication is not an acceptance, and the second indication is not a rejection, and the second indication does not include what the best bid is so that users receiving the second indication do not know the best bid. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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