Method and apparatus for providing order queue information

• US 7,769,656 B1
• Filed: 05/02/2006
• Issued: 08/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: West, Robert A., Burns, Michael J., Schluetter, Jens-Uwe, Andrews, Ryan N., Garrison, David W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Felten; Daniel S
• Application Number:
  US11/415,872
• Time in Patent Office: 1,554 Days
• Field of Search: 705 35- 39
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/36 using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A system and method for providing market information are disclosed. In this application, updates are received for a tradeable object at a price level from at least one exchange. To the extent that the updates do not include enough details to compute the number of orders resting at a particular price level in a market, estimation may be used to provide order queue information. As a result, the number of orders which are pending in the market at various price levels may be determined using the techniques described herein. The interface disclosed herein may be used to display the number and/or quantity of the orders in the order queue.

Claims

1. A computer based method for providing market information for a tradeable object listed with an exchange, the method comprising:

storing by a computing device a total quantity currently pending for the tradeable object for each of a plurality of prices where orders are pending at the exchange;

displaying by a client device a plurality of order indicators, each order indicator representing an estimation of orders pending at the exchange for each of the plurality of prices, the estimation of orders is based on the stored total quantity;

receiving by the computing device a plurality of market updates for the tradeable object where the plurality of market updates provide new total quantities associated with the plurality of prices;

updating by the computing device the stored total quantities to reflect the new total quantities, and for each price that comprises an updated total quantity;

comparing by the computing device a new total quantity at a particular price with a stored total quantity at the particular price;

estimating by the computing device a new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price based at least in part on the comparison and the new total quantity at the particular price; and

updating by the client device an order indicator for the particular price to reflect the new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising estimating the new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price based on an inside market price.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising estimating the new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price based on a last traded quantity value.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising estimating the new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price based on an entry of an order at the particular price.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the order indicator is a number.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the order indicator is a graphical representation of the one or more orders pending at the exchange, and wherein the graphical representation comprises a separate indicator for each order estimated to be pending at the exchange.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of market updates are aggregate market updates.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of market updates are snapshot market updates.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the order indicator to determine a user'"'"'s own order queue position at the exchange.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the order indicator comprises a cumulative order quantity at the particular price.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the total quantity currently pending for the tradeable object at the particular price is zero.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device includes a gateway.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device includes the client device.

12. A computer readable medium having program code recorded thereon that is executable by a processor to perform the following steps, comprising:

storing, by a computing device, a total quantity currently pending for a tradeable object for each of a plurality of prices where orders are pending at an exchange;

displaying, by a client device, a plurality of order indicators, each order indicator representing an estimation of orders pending at the exchange for each of the plurality of prices, the estimation of orders is based on the stored total quantity;

receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of market updates for the tradeable object where the plurality of market updates provide new total quantities associated with the plurality of prices;

updating, by the computing device, the stored total quantities to reflect the new total quantities, and for each price that comprises an updated total quantity;

comparing, by the computing device, a new total quantity at a particular price with a stored total quantity at the particular price;

estimating, by the computing device, a new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price based on the comparison; and

updating, by the client device, an order indicator for the particular price to reflect the new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12, further comprising estimating the new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price based on an inside market price.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 12, further comprising estimating the new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price based on a last traded quantity value.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 12, further comprising estimating the new estimation of orders pending at the exchange for the particular price based on an entry of an order at the particular price.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the order indicator is a number.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the order indicator is a graphical representation of the orders pending at the exchange, and wherein the graphical representation comprises a separate indicator for each order estimated to be pending at the exchange.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the plurality of market updates are aggregate market updates.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the plurality of market updates are snapshot market updates.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the steps further comprise using the order indicator to determine a user'"'"'s own order queue position at the exchange.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the computing device includes a gateway.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the computing device includes the client device.