Trading tools for electronic trading

• US 7,680,724 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2006
• Issued: 03/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Kemp, Gary Allen, Schuetter, Jens-Uwe, Brumfield, Harris, Burns, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdi; Kambiz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Swartz; Jamie H
• Application Number:
  US11/417,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20060259383A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 705/36, 705/37, 705/35, 705/36.R
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• 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

Tools for trading and monitoring a commodity on an electronic exchange using a graphical user interface and a user input device. The tools will aid the trader in determining the status, trends in the market, and the trader'"'"'s position in the market.

Claims

1. A method of managing orders relating to a commodity at an electronic exchange, the method comprising:

displaying by a computing device a price axis including a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of price levels for a commodity at an electronic exchange;

displaying by the computing device an entered order indicator in a first location corresponding to a first price level along the price axis, the entered order indicator representing a plurality of orders entered at the electronic exchange at the first price level;

displaying by the computing device a current status for the plurality of orders entered at the electronic exchange, wherein displaying the current status comprises displaying a number of lots of the commodity that have been bought or sold since at least one of the orders was placed at the electronic exchange, wherein displaying the current status comprises displaying a number of ordered lots of the commodity that are currently working at the first price level since at least one of the plurality of orders was placed at the electronic exchange, wherein the number of ordered lots that are currently working at the first price level is updated dynamically based on market information received from the electronic exchange for the commodity; and

receiving by the computing device a command that selects the entered order indicator and moves the entered order indicator to a second location corresponding to a second price level along the price axis so as to remove the plurality of orders at the first price level from the electronic exchange and enter at least one new order at the second price level.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an entered order region for displaying the entered order indicator, the entered order region comprising a plurality of locations, such that each location corresponds to a price level along the price axis.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the command that selects and moves the entered order indicator to the second price level removes the plurality of orders at the first price level and enters the at least one new order as a plurality of new orders corresponding to the plurality of removed orders at the second price level.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the command comprises a mouse click down, moving the entered order indicator to the second location while clicked down, and a mouse click up to release the entered order indicator at the second location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the command comprises a mouse click down on the entered order indicator and moving the entered order indicator to the second location.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a message to the electronic exchange comprising a request to delete the plurality of orders at the first price level and a request to enter the at least one new order at the second price level.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a message to the electronic exchange comprising a request to cancel the plurality of orders at the first price level and a request to replace the plurality of orders at the first price level with the at least one new order at the second price level.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each location in relation to the price axis is associated with a plurality of consolidated price levels, and wherein the command is received to select the entered order indicator and to move the entered order indicator to the second location along the price axis, the method further comprising:

dividing a working quantity associated with at least one order of the plurality of orders between a plurality of price levels corresponding to the second location.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

preventing the first price level of at least one order of the plurality of orders from being changed to the second price level when at least a partial fill is detected for the at least one order of the plurality of orders as the command is being received.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a partial fill for at least one order of the plurality of orders as the command is being received; and

modifying an order quantity for the at least one new order based on the received fill.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an order entry region comprising a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of price levels along the price axis, wherein each location in the order entry region is selectable by a user input device so as to receive a command to send an order message to enter an order at a price level that corresponds to a selected area to the electronic exchange.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the command to send the order message comprises a mouse click down, moving the entered order indicator to the second location and a mouse click up to release the entered order indicator at the second location.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the command to send the order message comprises a mouse click down on the entered order indicator and moving the entered order indicator to the second location.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one new order is a single new order.