System and method for changing the view of a trading screen
First Claim
1. A method for changing the view of market information relating to a tradeable object being traded in a market on a screen that displays at least one market indicator which can move relative to a value axis, the method comprising:
- displaying a view of a value axis on a screen via a processor, the value axis having a range of values, each associated with a value of the tradeable object;
displaying a display region comprising a plurality of locations on the screen, wherein each location corresponds to one of the values of the value axis;
receiving a command to select a particular location of the plurality of locations via a user input device associated with the processor;
in response to receiving the command, selecting the particular location of the plurality of locations via the processor; and
in response to selecting the particular location, automatically changing the view of the value axis via the processor to move a value of the selected particular location to a predetermined location on the screen.
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Abstract
A trading screen displays market information, such as working orders, buy and sell orders, and other items of interest, in association with values on a value axis. Each item of interest is therefore displayed in relation to the value axis to provide a trader with an intuitive display of the market. In one embodiment, a user can select a location associated with a particular value on the trading screen and upon an selection, for example, by a click of the mouse button, the value axis is repositioned so that the selected value is moved to a predefined location. During which, market information is moved to new locations that are associated with their respective values on the value axis.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for changing the view of market information relating to a tradeable object being traded in a market on a screen that displays at least one market indicator which can move relative to a value axis, the method comprising:
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displaying a view of a value axis on a screen via a processor, the value axis having a range of values, each associated with a value of the tradeable object; displaying a display region comprising a plurality of locations on the screen, wherein each location corresponds to one of the values of the value axis; receiving a command to select a particular location of the plurality of locations via a user input device associated with the processor; in response to receiving the command, selecting the particular location of the plurality of locations via the processor; and in response to selecting the particular location, automatically changing the view of the value axis via the processor to move a value of the selected particular location to a predetermined location on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of displaying market information relating to a tradeable object being traded on an electronic exchange, the method comprising:
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displaying a display region on a screen via a processor, the display region comprising a plurality of locations, each location associated with a value level along a value axis, wherein the display region displays a first portion of the value axis; displaying a plurality of indicators representing market information related to the tradeable object in the display region, each of the plurality of indicators being displayed relative to the first portion of the value axis according to the market information represented by the indicator; in response to a selection of a particular location of the display region by a user input device associated with the processor, automatically changing the display region to reposition the value axis via the processor such that the display region displays a second portion of the value axis where the value level associated with the selected particular location is repositioned to a predetermined location with respect to the second portion of the value axis in the display region. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for repositioning market information relating to a tradeable object being traded in an electronic exchange having an inside market with a highest bid price and a lowest ask price on a screen, the method comprising:
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dynamically displaying a first indicator in one of a plurality of locations in a bid display region via a processor, each location in the bid display region corresponding to a value level along a common value axis, the first indicator representing quantity associated with at least one order to buy the tradeable object at the highest bid price currently available in the market; dynamically displaying a second indicator in one of a plurality of locations in an ask display region associated with the processor, each location in the ask display region corresponding to a value level along the common value axis, the second indicator representing quantity associated with at least one order to sell the tradeable object at the lowest ask price currently available in the market; displaying the bid and ask display regions in relation to value levels positioned along the common value axis such that at least one of the first and second indicators moves in the bid or ask display regions relative to the common value axis in response to changes in the inside market; receiving a command to select a particular location of the bid display region or the ask display region via a user input device associated with the processor, wherein the particular location corresponds to a value level along the common value axis; in response to receiving the command, selecting the particular location via the processor; and in response to the selection of the particular location, automatically changing the view of the bid display region and the ask display region via the processor to axially move the particular location to a predetermined position on the screen and the first and second indicators in association with the particular value along the common value axis.
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