Composite trading order processing

• US 7,873,565 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2010
• Issued: 01/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BGC Partners Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: BGC Partners Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Manning, Gregory P., Noviello, Joseph C., Driscoll, James R., Claus, Matthew W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Khattar; Rajesh
• Application Number:
  US12/687,372
• Publication Number:
  US 20100262528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 705 35- 45
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/042 characterized in that the payment protocol involves at least one cheque
• 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 system for processing a composite trading order comprises a memory operable to store market data received from one or more market centers. The system further comprises a processor operable to generate a composite value based at least in part on the market data. The processor is further operable to receive a composite trading order associated with at least a portion of the composite value. The processor is further operable to generate a plurality of constituent trading orders that, when filled, combine to satisfy the composite trading order.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to;

identify a plurality of different trading products, wherein the plurality of different trading products comprises a first trading product, and wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products comprises, for each trading product of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product, determining that a respective quantity of the trading product is substantially equivalent to a quantity of the first trading product;

receive market data from one or more market centers, wherein the market data relates to the plurality of different trading products;

determine, based at least in part on the market data and the plurality of different trading products, a composite value, wherein determining the composite value comprises;

determining one or more respective weighted quantities of one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product; and

summing a particular quantity of the first trading product and the one or more respective weighted quantities;

perform at least one of;

receiving, from a trader, a composite trading order for at least a portion of the composite value; and

generating the composite trading order; and

determine, based at least in part on the composite trading order, one or more constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more constituent trading orders are configured to, if filled, combine to satisfy the composite trading order; and

transmit, on behalf of the trader, the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

monitor whether the one or more constituent trading orders are filled successfully in the one or more market centers.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

determine that at least one constituent trading order of the one or more constituent trading orders was not filled successfully.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

receive updated market data from the one or more market centers.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein receiving the updated market data comprises:

receiving the updated market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

determine, based at least in part on the updated market data, one or more new constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more new constituent trading orders are configured to be substantially equivalent to an unfilled portion of the at least one constituent trading order; and

transmit, on behalf of the trader, the one or more new constituent trading orders to at least one market center of the one or more market centers.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

monitor whether the one or more new constituent trading orders are filled successfully in the at least one market center;

determine that at least one new constituent trading order of the one or more new constituent trading orders was not filled successfully;

receive further updated market data from the one or more market centers; and

determine, based at least in part on the further updated market data, one or more additional constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more additional constituent trading orders are configured to be substantially equivalent to an unfilled portion of the at least one new constituent trading order.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein determining the one or more new constituent trading orders comprises:

determining the one or more new constituent trading orders based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of:

identifying the plurality of different trading products,

determining the composite value, and

determining the one or more constituent trading orders,

is based at least in part on one or more stored preferences of the trader.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises:

identifying the plurality of different trading products based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein determining the composite value comprises:

determining the composite value based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

determining the one or more constituent trading orders based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

generate the composite trading order based at least in part on a first preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader; and

wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises;

identifying the plurality of different trading products based at least in part on at second preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference; and

wherein determining the composite value comprises;

determining the composite value based at least in part on a third preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference; and

wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises;

determining the one or more constituent trading orders based at least in part on a fourth preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product comply with at least one preference of one or more stored preferences of the trader, the at least one preference specifying that the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product be associated with a yield spread that satisfies a configurable threshold.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the market data represent trading conditions in the one or more market centers.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

update the composite value according to current trading conditions in the one or more market centers.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the composite value is usable to track the plurality of different trading products.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the composite value is substantially equivalent to a quantity of the first trading product.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the composite value comprises at least one of:

a number of units of a first trading product-equivalent,

a face dollar amount representing a quantity of the first trading product equivalent,

a price per unit of the first trading product-equivalent.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first trading product-equivalent comprises at least some trading products of the plurality of different trading products.

21. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the composite value corresponds to available volumes of the first trading product and the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product in the one or more market centers.

22. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more constituent trading orders comprise a first constituent trading order for one trading product of the plurality of different trading products and a second constituent trading order for another trading product of the plurality of different trading products.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a note associated with a first maturity; and

the another trading product comprises a note associated with a second maturity.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a particular currency; and

the another trading product comprises a futures contract associated with the particular currency.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

28. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a note; and

the another trading product comprises a futures contract associated with the note.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

30. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

retrieve, from the memory, a trader profile, wherein the trader profile is associated with the trader and the trader profile comprises one or more stored preferences of the trader.

31. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

prior to identifying the plurality of different trading products;

receive a first trading order for a first quantity of the first trading product from the trader;

determine that a second quantity of the first trading product is available for trade in the one or more market centers; and

determine that the second quantity of the first trading product is insufficient to fill the first trading order for the first quantity of the first trading product.

32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the particular quantity of the first trading product comprises the second quantity of the first trading product.

33. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

continue determining additional constituent trading orders and transmitting the additional constituent trading orders to at least some of the one or more market centers until the composite trading order is satisfied.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the composite trading order is satisfied when at least one additional constituent trading order of the additional constituent trading orders is filled.

35. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

perform multipass processing of constituent trading orders until the composite trading order is filled completely.

36. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises:

for each trading product of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product;

determining that the trading product is related to the first trading product based in part on relationship data.

37. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

receive new market data from the one or more market centers, wherein the new market data relates to the plurality of different trading products.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein receiving the new market data comprises:

receiving the new market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

determining, based at least in part on the new market data, the one or more constituent trading orders.

40. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein receiving the market data comprises:

receiving the market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

41. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

42. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the market data relates to the availability for trade of the plurality of different trading products in the one or more market centers.

43. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least a portion of the composite value is substantially equivalent to the first quantity of the first trading product.

44. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

receive the composite trading order for at least the portion of the composite value, wherein receiving the composite trading order comprises;

receiving at least one input from the trader, wherein the at least one input represents the composite trading order.

45. The apparatus of claim 44, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

display the composite value at a user interface, wherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to the processor.

46. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

generate the composite trading order for at least the portion of the composite value.

47. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein generating the composite trading order comprises:

generating the composite trading order based at least in part on the composite value.

48. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein generating the composite trading order comprises:

generating the composite trading order based at least in part on one or more stored preferences of the trader.

49. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

display the composite trading order at a user interface, wherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to the processor.

50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

display a message at the user interface, wherein the message indicates that the first trading order cannot be filled from the one or more market centers solely with the first trading product.

51. The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

receive an input from the trader, wherein the input is indicative of a decision to submit the composite trading order; and

wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises;

determining the one or more constituent trading orders responsively to the input.

52. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers comprises:

transmitting, substantially simultaneously, the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers for execution.

53. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory is communicatively coupled to the processor.

54. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises a combination of hardware and software implemented in one or more modules.

55. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises one or more processing components.

56. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a user interface is communicatively coupled to the processor.

57. The apparatus of claim 56, further comprising:

the user interface.

58. The apparatus of claim 56, wherein the apparatus does not comprise the user interface.

59. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a client that comprises the processor and the memory.

60. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the client is communicatively coupled to a trading platform via a network;

and wherein the client further comprises a user interface.

61. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the client does not comprise a user interface.

62. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a trading platform comprises the apparatus.

63. The apparatus of claim 62, further comprising:

the user interface.

64. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the apparatus does not comprise the user interface.

65. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of:

a trading platform; and

a client;

wherein the client is communicatively coupled to the trading platform via a network; and

wherein at least one of the trading platform and the client comprises the processor and the memory.

66. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores at least one of:

a trader profile, and

a ruleset; and

wherein the instructions comprise at least one of software, logic, and code.

67. The apparatus of claim 66, wherein the memory does not store the trader profile.

68. The apparatus of claim 66, wherein the memory does not store the ruleset.

69. One or more non-transitory tangible computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to:

identify a plurality of different trading products, wherein the plurality of different trading products comprises a first trading product, and wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products comprises, for each trading product of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product, determining that a respective quantity of the trading product is substantially equivalent to a quantity of the first trading product;

receive market data from one or more market centers, wherein the market data relates to the plurality of different trading products;

determine, based at least in part on the market data and the plurality of different trading products, a composite value, wherein determining the composite value comprises;

determining one or more respective weighted quantities of one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product; and

summing a particular quantity of the first trading product and the one or more respective weighted quantities;

perform at least one of;

receiving, from a trader, a composite trading order for at least a portion of the composite value; and

generating the composite trading order; and

determine, based at least in part on the composite trading order, one or more constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more constituent trading orders are configured to, if filled, combine to satisfy the composite trading order; and

transmit, on behalf of the trader, the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers.

70. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

monitor whether the one or more constituent trading orders are filled successfully in the one or more market centers.

71. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 70, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

determine that at least one constituent trading order of the one or more constituent trading orders was not filled successfully.

72. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 71, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

receive updated market data from the one or more market centers.

73. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 72, wherein receiving the updated market data comprises:

receiving the updated market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

74. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 72, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

determine, based at least in part on the updated market data, one or more new constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more new constituent trading orders are configured to be substantially equivalent to an unfilled portion of the at least one constituent trading order; and

transmit, on behalf of the trader, the one or more new constituent trading orders to at least one market center of the one or more market centers.

75. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 74, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

monitor whether the one or more new constituent trading orders are filled successfully in the at least one market center;

determine that at least one new constituent trading order of the one or more new constituent trading orders was not filled successfully;

receive further updated market data from the one or more market centers; and

determine, based at least in part on the further updated market data, one or more additional constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more additional constituent trading orders are configured to be substantially equivalent to an unfilled portion of the at least one new constituent trading order.

76. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 74, wherein determining the one or more new constituent trading orders comprises:

determining the one or more new constituent trading orders based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

77. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein at least one of:

identifying the plurality of different trading products,

determining the composite value, and

determining the one or more constituent trading orders,

is based at least in part on one or more stored preferences of the trader.

78. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 77, wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises:

identifying the plurality of different trading products based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

79. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 77, wherein determining the composite value comprises:

determining the composite value based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

80. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 77, wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

determining the one or more constituent trading orders based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

81. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 77, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

generate the composite trading order based at least in part on a first preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader; and

wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises;

identifying the plurality of different trading products based at least in part on at second preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference; and

wherein determining the composite value comprises;

determining the composite value based at least in part on a third preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference; and

wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises;

determining the one or more constituent trading orders based at least in part on a fourth preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference.

82. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product comply with at least one preference of one or more stored preferences of the trader, the at least one preference specifying that the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product be associated with a yield spread that satisfies a configurable threshold.

83. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the market data represent trading conditions in the one or more market centers.

84. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

update the composite value according to current trading conditions in the one or more market centers.

85. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the composite value is usable to track the plurality of different trading products.

86. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the composite value is substantially equivalent to a quantity of the first trading product.

87. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the composite value comprises at least one of:

a number of units of a first trading product-equivalent,

a face dollar amount representing a quantity of the first trading product equivalent,

a price per unit of the first trading product-equivalent.

88. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 87, wherein the first trading product-equivalent comprises at least some trading products of the plurality of different trading products.

89. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the composite value corresponds to available volumes of the first trading product and the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product in the one or more market centers.

90. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein:

the one or more constituent trading orders comprise a first constituent trading order for one trading product of the plurality of different trading products and a second constituent trading order for another trading product of the plurality of different trading products.

91. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 90, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

92. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 90, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a note associated with a first maturity; and

the another trading product comprises a note associated with a second maturity.

93. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 92, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

94. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 90, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a particular currency; and

the another trading product comprises a futures contract associated with the particular currency.

95. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 94, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

96. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 90, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a note; and

the another trading product comprises a futures contract associated with the note.

97. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 96, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

98. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

retrieve a trader profile, wherein the trader profile is associated with the trader and the trader profile comprises one or more stored preferences of the trader.

99. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

prior to identifying the plurality of different trading products;

receive a first trading order for a first quantity of the first trading product from the trader;

determine that a second quantity of the first trading product is available for trade in the one or more market centers; and

determine that the second quantity of the first trading product is insufficient to fill the first trading order for the first quantity of the first trading product.

100. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 99, wherein the particular quantity of the first trading product comprises the second quantity of the first trading product.

101. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

continue determining additional constituent trading orders and transmitting the additional constituent trading orders to at least some of the one or more market centers until the composite trading order is satisfied.

102. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 101, wherein the composite trading order is satisfied when at least one additional constituent trading order of the additional constituent trading orders is filled.

103. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

perform multipass processing of constituent trading orders until the composite trading order is filled completely.

104. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises:

for each trading product of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product;

determining that the trading product is related to the first trading product based in part on relationship data.

105. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

receive new market data from the one or more market centers, wherein the new market data relates to the plurality of different trading products.

106. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 105, wherein receiving the new market data comprises:

receiving the new market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

107. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 106, wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

determining, based at least in part on the new market data, the one or more constituent trading orders.

108. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein receiving the market data comprises:

receiving the market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

109. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

110. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the market data relates to the availability for trade of the plurality of different trading products in the one or more market centers.

111. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the at least a portion of the composite value is substantially equivalent to the first quantity of the first trading product.

112. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

receive the composite trading order for at least the portion of the composite value, wherein receiving the composite trading order comprises;

receiving at least one input from the trader, wherein the at least one input represents the composite trading order.

113. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 112, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

display the composite value at a user interface, wherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to the processor.

114. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

generate the composite trading order for at least the portion of the composite value.

115. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 114, wherein generating the composite trading order comprises:

generating the composite trading order based at least in part on the composite value.

116. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 114, wherein generating the composite trading order comprises:

generating the composite trading order based at least in part on one or more stored preferences of the trader.

117. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 114, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

display the composite trading order at a user interface, wherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to the processor.

118. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 117, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

display a message at the user interface, wherein the message indicates that the first trading order cannot be filled from the one or more market centers solely with the first trading product.

119. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 118, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:

receive an input from the trader, wherein the input is indicative of a decision to submit the composite trading order; and

wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises;

determining the one or more constituent trading orders responsively to the input.

120. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 69, wherein transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers comprises:

transmitting, substantially simultaneously, the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers for execution.

121. A method, comprising:

identifying, by a processor of a device, a plurality of different trading products, wherein the plurality of different trading products comprises a first trading product, and wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products comprises, for each trading product of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product, determining that a respective quantity of the trading product is substantially equivalent to a quantity of the first trading product;

receiving market data from one or more market centers, wherein the market data relates to the plurality of different trading products;

determining, by the processor, based at least in part on the market data and the plurality of different trading products, a composite value, wherein determining the composite value comprises;

determining, by the processor, one or more respective weighted quantities of one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product; and

summing, by the processor, a particular quantity of the first trading product and the one or more respective weighted quantities;

performing at least one of;

receiving, from a trader, a composite trading order for at least a portion of the composite value; and

generating, by the processor, the composite trading order; and

determining, by the processor, based at least in part on the composite trading order, one or more constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more constituent trading orders are configured to, if filled, combine to satisfy the composite trading order; and

transmitting, on behalf of the trader, the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers.

122. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

monitoring, by the processor, whether the one or more constituent trading orders are filled successfully in the one or more market centers.

123. The method of claim 122, further comprising:

determining, by the processor, that at least one constituent trading order of the one or more constituent trading orders was not filled successfully.

124. The method of claim 123, further comprising:

receiving updated market data from the one or more market centers.

125. The method of claim 124, wherein receiving the updated market data comprises:

receiving the updated market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

126. The method of claim 124, further comprising:

determining, by the processor, based at least in part on the updated market data, one or more new constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more new constituent trading orders are configured to be substantially equivalent to an unfilled portion of the at least one constituent trading order; and

transmitting, on behalf of the trader, the one or more new constituent trading orders to at least one market center of the one or more market centers.

127. The method of claim 126, further comprising:

monitoring, by the processor, whether the one or more new constituent trading orders are filled successfully in the at least one market center;

determining, by the processor, that at least one new constituent trading order of the one or more new constituent trading orders was not filled successfully;

receiving further updated market data from the one or more market centers; and

determining, by the processor, based at least in part on the further updated market data, one or more additional constituent trading orders, wherein the one or more additional constituent trading orders are configured to be substantially equivalent to an unfilled portion of the at least one new constituent trading order.

128. The method of claim 126, wherein determining the one or more new constituent trading orders comprises:

determining, by the processor, the one or more new constituent trading orders based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

129. The method of claim 121, wherein at least one of:

identifying, by the processor, the plurality of different trading products,

determining, by the processor, the composite value, and

determining, by the processor, the one or more constituent trading orders,

is based at least in part on one or more stored preferences of the trader.

130. The method of claim 129, wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises:

identifying, by the processor, the plurality of different trading products based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

131. The method of claim 129, wherein determining the composite value comprises:

determining, by the processor, the composite value based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

132. The method of claim 129, wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

determining, by the processor, the one or more constituent trading orders based at least in part on the one or more stored preferences of the trader.

133. The method of claim 129, further comprising:

generating, by the processor, the composite trading order based at least in part on a first preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader; and

wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises;

identifying, by the processor, the plurality of different trading products based at least in part on at second preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference; and

wherein determining the composite value comprises;

determining, by the processor, the composite value based at least in part on a third preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference; and

wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises;

determining, by the processor, the one or more constituent trading orders based at least in part on a fourth preference of the one or more stored preferences of the trader and not on the first preference.

134. The method of claim 121, wherein the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product comply with at least one preference of one or more stored preferences of the trader, the at least one preference specifying that the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product be associated with a yield spread that satisfies a configurable threshold.

135. The method of claim 121, wherein the market data represent trading conditions in the one or more market centers.

136. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

updating, by the processor, the composite value according to current trading conditions in the one or more market centers.

137. The method of claim 121, wherein the composite value is usable to track the plurality of different trading products.

138. The method of claim 121, wherein the composite value is substantially equivalent to a quantity of the first trading product.

139. The method of claim 121, wherein the composite value comprises at least one of:

a number of units of a first trading product-equivalent,

a face dollar amount representing a quantity of the first trading product equivalent,

a price per unit of the first trading product-equivalent.

140. The method of claim 139, wherein the first trading product-equivalent comprises at least some trading products of the plurality of different trading products.

141. The method of claim 121, wherein the composite value corresponds to available volumes of the first trading product and the one or more trading products of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product in the one or more market centers.

142. The method of claim 121, wherein:

the one or more constituent trading orders comprise a first constituent trading order for one trading product of the plurality of different trading products and a second constituent trading order for another trading product of the plurality of different trading products.

143. The method of claim 142, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

144. The method of claim 142, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a note associated with a first maturity; and

the another trading product comprises a note associated with a second maturity.

145. The method of claim 144, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

146. The method of claim 142, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a particular currency; and

the another trading product comprises a futures contract associated with the particular currency.

147. The method of claim 146, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

148. The method of claim 142, wherein:

the one trading product comprises a note; and

the another trading product comprises a futures contract associated with the note.

149. The method of claim 148, wherein the one trading product is the first trading product.

150. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

retrieving a trader profile, wherein the trader profile is associated with the trader and the trader profile comprises one or more stored preferences of the trader.

151. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

prior to identifying the plurality of different trading products;

receiving a first trading order for a first quantity of the first trading product from the trader;

determining, by the processor, that a second quantity of the first trading product is available for trade in the one or more market centers; and

determining, by the processor, that the second quantity of the first trading product is insufficient to fill the first trading order for the first quantity of the first trading product.

152. The method of claim 151, wherein the particular quantity of the first trading product comprises the second quantity of the first trading product.

153. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

continuing determining, by the processor, additional constituent trading orders and transmitting the additional constituent trading orders to at least some of the one or more market centers until the composite trading order is satisfied.

154. The method of claim 153, wherein the composite trading order is satisfied when at least one additional constituent trading order of the additional constituent trading orders is filled.

155. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

performing, by the processor, multipass processing of constituent trading orders until the composite trading order is filled completely.

156. The method of claim 121, wherein identifying the plurality of different trading products further comprises:

for each trading product of the plurality of different trading products other than the first trading product;

determining, by the processor, that the trading product is related to the first trading product based in part on relationship data.

157. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

receiving new market data from the one or more market centers, wherein the new market data relates to the plurality of different trading products.

158. The method of claim 157, wherein receiving the new market data comprises:

receiving the new market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

159. The method of claim 158, wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

determining, by the processor, based at least in part on the new market data, the one or more constituent trading orders.

160. The method of claim 121, wherein receiving the market data comprises:

receiving the market data from the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

161. The method of claim 121, wherein transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders comprises:

transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers via at least one of a network and a trading platform.

162. The method of claim 121, wherein the market data relates to the availability for trade of the plurality of different trading products in the one or more market centers.

163. The method of claim 121, wherein the at least a portion of the composite value is substantially equivalent to the first quantity of the first trading product.

164. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

receiving the composite trading order for at least the portion of the composite value, wherein receiving the composite trading order comprises;

receiving at least one input from the trader, wherein the at least one input represents the composite trading order.

165. The method of claim 164, further comprising:

displaying the composite value at a user interface.

166. The method of claim 121, further comprising:

generating, by the processor, the composite trading order for at least the portion of the composite value.

167. The method of claim 166, wherein generating the composite trading order comprises:

generating, by the processor, the composite trading order based at least in part on the composite value.

168. The method of claim 166, wherein generating the composite trading order comprises:

generating the composite trading order based at least in part on one or more stored preferences of the trader.

169. The method of claim 166, further comprising:

displaying the composite trading order at a user interface.

170. The method of claim 169, further comprising:

displaying a message at the user interface, wherein the message indicates that the first trading order cannot be filled from the one or more market centers solely with the first trading product.

171. The method of claim 170, further comprising:

receiving an input from the trader, wherein the input is indicative of a decision to submit the composite trading order; and

wherein determining the one or more constituent trading orders comprises;

determining, by the processor, the one or more constituent trading orders responsively to the input.

172. The method of claim 121, wherein transmitting the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers comprises:

transmitting, substantially simultaneously, the one or more constituent trading orders to the one or more market centers for execution.

173. The method of claim 121, wherein a memory is communicatively coupled to the processor.

174. The method of claim 121, wherein the processor comprises a combination of hardware and software implemented in one or more modules.

175. The method of claim 121, wherein the processor comprises one or more processing components.

176. The method of claim 121, wherein a user interface is communicatively coupled to the processor.

177. The method of claim 121, wherein the device comprises one or more computing devices.

178. The method of claim 121, wherein the device comprises at least one of a computer, a workstation, a telephone, an Internet browser, an electronic notebook, a personal digital assistant, a pager, and a wireless device.

179. The method of claim 121, wherein a trading platform comprises the device.

180. The method of claim 121, wherein a client comprises the device.