System and method for dynamically regulating order entry in an electronic trading environment

• US 7,596,528 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2005
• Issued: 09/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Herz, Eric M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kazimi; Hani
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shrestha; Bijendra K
• Application Number:
  US11/095,980
• Time in Patent Office: 1,643 Days
• Field of Search: 705/37
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A system and method are provided for trading a trading strategy defined for at least one tradeable object in an electronic trading environment. More specifically, one example method includes using a first pay-up tick value to determine a first acceptable price level for an order associated with the trading strategy, automatically modifying the first pay-up tick to a second pay-up tick value in response to detecting a predefined condition, and using the second pay-up tick value to determine a second acceptable price level for the order associated with the trading strategy.

Claims

1. A method for trading using a trading strategy defined for at least one tradeable object in an electronic trading environment, comprising:

electronically determining a first acceptable price level for an order associated with the trading strategy based on a first pay-up tick value via a processor associated with a trading device, wherein the first pay-up tick value is a number of ticks;

automatically modifying the first pay-up tick value to a second pay-up tick value in response to detecting a predefined condition via the processor associated with the trading device; and

electronically determining a second acceptable price level for the order associated with the trading strategy based on the second pay-up tick value via the processor associated with the trading device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the trading strategy comprises a spread.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined condition is user-configurable.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined condition is based on market data associated with the at least one tradeable object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined condition is based on data other than market data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second pay-up tick value is determined based on a user-defined equation.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pay-up tick is used to determine a first acceptable price range for the order associated with the trading strategy.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second pay-up tick is used to determine a second acceptable price range for the order associated with the trading strategy.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the order comprises an offset order.

10. A method for trading using a trading strategy defined for at least one tradeable object in an electronic trading environment, comprising:

electronically providing a first pay-up tick value to be used for determining a first acceptable price level for an order associated with the trading strategy via a processor associated with a trading device, wherein the first pay-up tick value is a number of ticks;

defining a condition associated with the trading strategy via a processor associated with a trading device;

monitoring data associated with the condition via a processor associated with the trading device;

automatically modifying the first pay-up tick value to a second pay-up tick value in response to detecting a predefined condition via a processor associated with the trading device; and

electronically providing the second pay-up tick value to be used for determining a second acceptable price level for the order associated with the trading strategy via a processor associated with the trading device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first pay-up tick is used to determine a first acceptable price range for the order.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the second pay-up tick is used to determine a second acceptable price range for the order.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the trading strategy comprises a spread.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the order comprises an offset order.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the predefined condition is user-configurable.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the predefined condition is based on market data associated with the at least one tradeable object.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the predefined condition is based on data other than market data.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the second pay-up tick value is determined based on a user-defined equation.

19. A computer readable medium having program code instructions recorded thereon that when executed on a computer cause the computer to perform a method to trade using a trading strategy, the method comprising:

electronically determining a first acceptable price level for an order associated with the trading strategy based on a first pay-up tick value via a processor associated with a trading device, wherein the first pay-up tick value is a number of ticks;

automatically modifying the first pay-up tick value to a second pay-up tick value in response to detecting a predefined condition via the processor associated with the trading device; and

electronically determining a second acceptable price level for the order associated with the trading strategy based on the second pay-up tick value via the processor associated with the trading device.

20. A computer readable medium having program code instructions recorded thereon that when executed on a computer cause the computer to perform a method to trade using a trading strategy, the method comprising:

electronically providing a first pay-up tick value to be used for determining a first acceptable price level for an order associated with the trading strategy via a processor associated with a trading device, wherein the first pay-up tick value is a number of ticks;

defining a condition associated with the trading strategy via the processor associated with the trading device;

monitoring data associated with the condition via the processor associated with the trading device;

automatically modifying the first pay-up tick value to a second pay-up tick value in response to detecting a predefined condition via the processor associated with the trading device; and

electronically providing the second pay-up tick value to be used for determining a second acceptable price level for the order associated with the trading strategy via the processor associated with the trading device.