System and method for quick quote configuration

• US 7,599,880 B1
• Filed: 05/01/2006
• Issued: 10/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Tam, Simon
• Primary Examiner(s): Dixon; Thomas A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fu; Hao
• Application Number:
  US11/415,352
• Time in Patent Office: 1,254 Days
• Field of Search: 705/36.R, 705/37, 705/35
• 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

Abstract

A method and system are described for providing a trader with the ability to quickly configure the quoting side of a trading tool, without experiencing the normal delays associated with conventional methods of quoting. In spread trading, an automated spread trading tool may automatically work an order to buy or sell a tradeable object. A user may configure the trading tool to work an order in a certain tradeable object first. The system allows the user to essentially on-the-fly configure the trading tool to work a second order in another tradeable object, and in response to the change, the system can take specific actions such as deleting the order in the first tradeable object and automatically entering the second order in the other tradeable object. This allows the trader to trade quickly and efficiently.

Claims

1. A computer based method for providing a quick quote configuration when trading a spread between a first tradeable object and a second tradeable object, the method comprising:

receiving by a computing device a desired spread price for a spread comprising a first tradeable object and a second tradeable object;

automatically monitoring by the computing device market data corresponding to the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object to determine a market direction of each market corresponding to the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object;

based on the market direction for each tradeable object, automatically selecting by the computing device the first tradeable object as a leg to be quoted and the second tradeable object as a leg to be hedged;

computing by the computing device a price of an order to buy or sell the first tradeable object based on the desired spread price and market conditions in the second tradeable object;

automatically sending by the computing device the order to buy or sell the first tradeable object at the computed price to an electronic exchange in response to automatically selecting the first tradeable object as the leg to be quoted;

detecting by the computing device a change in the market direction for the second tradeable object;

dynamically switching by the computing device the selection of the leg to be quoted and the leg to be hedged such that the second tradeable object is selected as the leg to be quoted and the first tradeable object is selected as the leg to be hedged;

computing a price of an order to buy or sell the second tradeable object based on the desired spread price and market conditions in the first tradeable object;

automatically sending by the computing device the order to buy or sell the second tradeable object at the computed price to an electronic exchange in response to dynamically switching the selection; and

automatically sending by the computing device a message to the electronic exchange to delete the order to buy or sell the first tradeable object in response to dynamically switching the selection.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising computing the price of the order to sell the first tradeable object by computing the price that would result in the desired spread price if, after the order to sell the first tradeable object filled, the second tradeable object was bought at a best ask price available for the second tradeable object.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising computing the price of the order to buy the first tradeable object by computing the price that would result in the desired spread price if, after the order to buy the first tradeable object filled, the second tradeable object was sold at a best bid price available for the second tradeable object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the order to buy or sell the first tradeable object at the price based on the desired spread price and the market conditions in the second tradeable object is initiated when a user inputs the desired spread price and a desired spread quantity.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining market volatility of each market corresponding to the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object; and

based on the market volatility for each the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object, selecting the first tradeable object as a leg to be quoted and the second tradeable object as a leg to be hedged.

6. A computer readable medium having stored therein instruction for execution by a processor to perform a method for providing a quick quote configuration when trading a spread between a first tradeable object and a second tradeable object, the method comprising:

receiving by a computing device a desired spread price for a spread comprising a first tradeable object and a second tradeable object;

automatically monitoring by the computing device market data corresponding to the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object to determine a market direction of each market corresponding to the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object;

based on the market direction for each tradeable object, automatically selecting by the computing device the first tradeable object as a leg to be quoted and the second tradeable object as a leg to be hedged;

computing by the computing device a price of an order to buy or sell the first tradeable object based on the desired spread price and market conditions in the second tradeable object;

automatically sending by the computing device the order to buy or sell the first tradeable object at the computed price to an electronic exchange in response to automatically selecting the first tradeable object as the leg to be quoted;

detecting by the computing device a change in the market direction for the second tradeable object;

dynamically switching by the computing device the selection of the leg to be quoted and the leg to be hedged such that the second tradeable object is selected as the leg to be quoted and the first tradeable object is selected as the leg to be hedged;

computing a price of an order to buy or sell the second tradeable object based on the desired spread price and market conditions in the first tradeable object;

automatically sending by the computing device the order to buy or sell the second tradeable object at the computed price to an electronic exchange in response to dynamically switching the selection; and

automatically sending by the computing device a message to the electronic exchange to delete the order to buy or sell the first tradeable object in response to dynamically switching the selection.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising computing the price of the order to sell the first tradeable object by computing the price that would result in the desired spread price if, after the order to sell the first tradeable object filled, the second tradeable object was bought at a best ask price available for the second tradeable object.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising computing the price of the order to buy the first tradeable object by computing the price that would result in the desired spread price if, after the order to buy the first tradeable object filled, the second tradeable object was sold at a best bid price available for the second tradeable object.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein sending the order to buy or sell the first tradeable object at the price based on the desired spread price and the market conditions in the second tradeable object is initiated when a user inputs the desired spread price and a desired spread quantity.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining market volatility of each market corresponding to the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object; and

based on the market volatility for each the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object, selecting the first tradeable object as a leg to be quoted and the second tradeable object as a leg to be hedged.