Price improvement in an active trading market
First Claim
1. A method for providing price improvement on an item being traded in an active market, wherein said active market is a market where said item is actively being traded, said method comprising:
- providing a touch price for said item;
electronically receiving at least one price-improved order having a price and a size, wherein said at least one price-improved order improves on said touch price;
displaying a price improvement indicator while said at least one price-improved order is available for trade in said active market;
prioritizing each said at least one price-improved order based on predetermined criteria;
receiving at least one transaction order, wherein said at least one transaction order is an order to buy or sell said item;
filling said at least one transaction order based on the prioritization of said at least one price-improved order; and
electronically distributing at least a portion of the difference between said touch price and said price ofsaid at least one price-improved order used to fill said at least one transaction order to;
a trader associated with said at least one price-improved order;
a trader associated with said at least one transaction order; and
a system host.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing traders an opportunity to improve prices for an item trading in an active market are provided. After a trader HITS or LIFTS a bid or offer, a market becomes active. When the market is active, traders can submit orders that improve on the price of the current market price of an item. Whenever a price improvement order is currently available for use in a transaction order, a price improvement indicator is displayed to indicate to other traders that price improvement is occurring. When a price improvement order is used to fill a transaction order, a portion of the difference between the market price and the price improvement price may be divided between the trader associated with the price improvement order, the trader associated with the transaction order, and the system host.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for providing price improvement on an item being traded in an active market, wherein said active market is a market where said item is actively being traded, said method comprising:
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providing a touch price for said item; electronically receiving at least one price-improved order having a price and a size, wherein said at least one price-improved order improves on said touch price; displaying a price improvement indicator while said at least one price-improved order is available for trade in said active market; prioritizing each said at least one price-improved order based on predetermined criteria; receiving at least one transaction order, wherein said at least one transaction order is an order to buy or sell said item; filling said at least one transaction order based on the prioritization of said at least one price-improved order; and electronically distributing at least a portion of the difference between said touch price and said price of said at least one price-improved order used to fill said at least one transaction order to; a trader associated with said at least one price-improved order;
a trader associated with said at least one transaction order; and
a system host.
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2. A method comprising the steps of:
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in an electronic trading system designed to trade financial instruments, generating data designed to cause presentation to traders of one or more orders in a form executable by the traders to whom the orders are presented, the presented orders being orders to buy and/or sell a financial instrument at a specified price in a specified quantity, the electronic trading system establishing a standard price increment by which prices of orders differ; receiving a price-improved order from a trader, the price-improved order being either (a) an offer to sell at price lower than the best offer to sell currently presented with a price and quantity, or (b) a bid to buy at a price higher than the best bid to buy currently presented with a price and quantity; and distributing data for presentation to traders, the distributed data indicating the availability of the price-improved order to be traded, but withholding the precise price of the price-improved order. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A tangible memory having embedded thereon programs designed to cause a computer to:
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generate data in an electronic trading system designed to trade financial instruments at prices being multiples of a standard price increment by which prices of orders differ, the data designed to cause presentation to traders of one or more orders in a form executable by the traders to whom the orders are presented, the orders to be presented being orders to buy and/or sell a financial instrument at a specified price in a specified quantity; receive at least one price-improved order from a trader, the price-improved order having a price and a quantity, the price-improved order being either (a) an offer to sell at price lower than the best offer to sell currently presented with a price and quantity, or (b) a bid to buy at a price higher than the best bid to buy currently presented with a price and quantity; and distribute data for presentation to traders, the distributed data indicating the availability of the price-improved order to be traded, but withholding the precise price of the price-improved order. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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