System and method for graphically displaying market related data using fixed size bars
First Claim
1. A method for displaying data for use in an electronic trading system, the method comprising:
- providing by a computing device a plurality of bars displayed in relation to a value axis, wherein each bar is displayed in a corresponding display area and associated with at least one value on the value axis, wherein each bar is of a fixed length corresponding to a maximum value reference, wherein each bar is the same length;
receiving by the computing device tradeable object related information; and
graphically displaying by the computing device the tradeable object related information in relation to at least one bar of the plurality of bars, wherein the tradeable object related information is displayed in the corresponding display area using at least two graphical formats comprising a first graphical format to be used to display values that are lower than the maximum value reference, and at least one second graphical format to be used to display values that are higher than the maximum value reference.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for displaying market related data, such as traded volume at each price level, or any other trader-selected values, using one or more fixed size bars. In one preferred embodiment, a graphical display interface is provided and includes a plurality of fixed size bars that display traded volume at different price levels. In such an embodiment, the length of each bar may correspond to a predefined maximum value, and each bar may be progressively color-coded using a first graphical format to represent traded volume that is lower than the maximum value. If the traded volume exceeds the maximum value, the overflow value may be represented by progressively color-coding the bar using a second graphical format that may be used in relation to the first graphical format color-coding.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for displaying data for use in an electronic trading system, the method comprising:
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providing by a computing device a plurality of bars displayed in relation to a value axis, wherein each bar is displayed in a corresponding display area and associated with at least one value on the value axis, wherein each bar is of a fixed length corresponding to a maximum value reference, wherein each bar is the same length; receiving by the computing device tradeable object related information; and graphically displaying by the computing device the tradeable object related information in relation to at least one bar of the plurality of bars, wherein the tradeable object related information is displayed in the corresponding display area using at least two graphical formats comprising a first graphical format to be used to display values that are lower than the maximum value reference, and at least one second graphical format to be used to display values that are higher than the maximum value reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for displaying traded volume related to a tradeable object being traded in an electronic trading environment, the method comprising:
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providing by a computing device a plurality of fixed size bars in relation to a price axis associated with a plurality of price levels, wherein each fixed size bar is displayed in a corresponding display area and is associated with at least one price level displayed in relation to the price axis, wherein each fixed size bar is associated with a maximum value reference, wherein each bar is the same length; receiving by the computing device a first market update comprising tradeable object related information; determining by the computing device a traded volume at a first price level, wherein the traded volume is lower than the maximum value reference; displaying by the computing device the traded volume in relation to a first fixed size bar corresponding to the first price level, wherein the traded volume is displayed using a first graphical format in the corresponding display area; receiving by the computing device a second market update comprising tradeable object related information; determining by the computing device an updated traded volume at the first price level, wherein the updated traded volume is higher than the maximum value reference; and displaying by the computing device the updated traded volume in relation to the first fixed size bar using a second graphical format in the corresponding display area for the portion of the updated traded volume that is higher than the maximum value reference. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium having stored therein instructions for execution on a computer to perform the following method steps:
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providing by a computing device a plurality of bars displayed in relation to a value axis, wherein each bar is displayed in a corresponding display area and associated with at least one value on the value axis, wherein each bar is of a fixed length corresponding to a maximum value reference, wherein each bar is the same length; receiving by the computing device tradeable object related information; and graphically displaying by the computing device the tradeable object related information in relation to at least one bar of the plurality of bars, wherein the tradeable object related information is displayed in the corresponding display area using at least two graphical formats comprising a first graphical format to be used to display values that are lower than the maximum value reference, and at least one second graphical format to be used to display values that are higher than the maximum value reference.
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27. A computer readable medium having stored therein instructions for execution on a computer to perform the following method steps:
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providing by a computing device a plurality of fixed size bars in relation to a price axis associated with a plurality of price levels, wherein each fixed size bar is displayed in a corresponding display area and is associated with at least one price level displayed in relation to the price axis, wherein each fixed size bar is associated with a maximum value reference, wherein each bar is the same length; receiving by the computing device a first market update comprising tradeable object related information; determining by the computing device a traded volume at a first price level, wherein the traded volume is lower than the maximum value reference; displaying by the computing device the traded volume in relation to a first fixed size bar corresponding to the first price level, wherein the traded volume is displayed using a first graphical format in the corresponding display area; receiving by the computing device a second market update comprising tradeable object related information; determining by the computing device an updated traded volume at the first price level, wherein the updated traded volume is higher than the maximum value reference; and displaying by the computing device the updated traded volume in relation to the first fixed size bar using a second graphical format in the corresponding display area for the portion of the updated traded volume that is higher than the maximum value reference.
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