Enhanced system and method for managing financial market information

• US 8,131,618 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2011
• Issued: 03/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Weinstein, Bernard A.
• Primary Examiner(s): TINKLER, MURIEL S
• Application Number:
  US13/026,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20110137783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/34, 705/35, 705/39, 705/76, 705/77, 705/79
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/027 involving a payment switch or gateway
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• 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

A system and method are provided for managing financial market information. According to certain embodiments, the system includes a computer having a memory, processor, and display. The processor is capable of generating a graphical depiction of the financial market information on the display. The graphical depiction includes a multidimensional representation of a broad range of market information for at least two financial instruments. The graphical depiction resides in a single window on the display. The financial instruments may include multiple different classes of financial instruments, such as treasuries and futures. Different instruments may be selected and information, including basis information, relevant to the selected instruments may be displayed in a second window.

Claims

1. A system for displaying financial market information, the system comprising:

a computer comprising;

a memory to receive and store financial market information;

a display; and

a processor operable to process the financial market information and to execute software to generate a graphical depiction of the financial market information on the display,

wherein the graphical depiction comprises a multidimensional representation, in at least three dimensions, of market information for at least two financial instruments, wherein the graphical depiction resides in a single first window on the display, and wherein at least a portion of the displayed financial market information is dynamically updated in real-time,

wherein the at least two financial instruments include financial instruments from at least two classes of financial instruments,

wherein a first one of the at least two financial instruments may be selected, and information associated with the first one is displayed in a second window,

wherein a second one of the at least two financial instruments may be selected, and information associated with the second one is displayed in the second window, and

wherein basis information comparing the first one with the second one is also displayed in the second window.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein one of the classes of financial instruments is treasuries and another of the classes is futures.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least two financial instruments may be selected by a user to be displayed as the multidimensional representation.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein an arrangement of the at least two financial instruments may be altered by a user.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first one is a future and the second one is a treasury.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein comparative information is displayed in one or more windows on the display.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein comparative information comprises of basis information.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein comparative information comprises of curve swap information.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein comparative information comprises of trade differences information.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein comparative information comprises of summed net change information.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of basis information, curve swap information, trade differences information, or summed net change information are displayed in one or more windows on the display.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein at least two of basis information, curve swap information, trade differences information, or summed net change information are overlayed.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein a first one of the at least two financial instruments may be selected, and information associated with the first one is displayed in the first window separately from the graphical depiction.

14. A system for displaying financial market information, the system comprising:

a computer comprising;

a memory to receive and store financial market information;

a display; and

a processor operable to process the financial market information and to execute software to generate first and second graphical depictions of the financial market information on the display,

wherein at least one of the first and second graphical depictions comprises a multidimensional representation, in at least three dimensions, of market information for at least two financial instruments, the at least two financial instruments including instruments from at least two distinct classes of financial instruments,

wherein a first one of the at least two financial instruments may be selected, and information associated with the first one is displayed in a second window,

wherein a second one of the at least two financial instruments may be selected, and information associated with the second one is displayed in the second window, and

wherein basis information comparing the first one with the second one is also displayed in the second window.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein each of the first and second graphical depictions comprises a multidimensional representation, in at least three dimensions, of market information for the at least two financial instruments.

16. A non-transitory medium having stored thereon software that when executed by a processor enables the processor to generate a graphical depiction of financial market information on a display;

wherein the graphical depiction comprises a multidimensional representation, in at least three dimensions, of market information for at least two financial instruments;

wherein the graphical depiction resides in a single window on the display;

wherein at least a portion of the displayed financial market information is dynamically updated in real-time;

wherein the at least two financial instruments include financial instruments from at least two classes of financial instruments;

wherein a first one of the at least two financial instruments may be selected, and information associated with the first one is displayed in a second window;

wherein a second one of the at least two financial instruments may be selected, and information associated with the second one is displayed in the second window; and

wherein basis information comparing the first one with the second one is also displayed in the second window.

17. The non-transitory medium of claim 16, wherein one of the classes of financial instruments is treasuries and another of the classes is futures.

18. The non-transitory medium of claim 16, wherein the at least two financial instruments may be selected by a user to be displayed as the multidimensional representation.

19. The non-transitory medium of claim 16, wherein an arrangement of the at least two financial instruments may be altered by a user.

20. The non-transitory medium of claim 16, wherein the first one is a future and the second one is a treasury.

21. The non-transitory medium of claim 16, wherein comparative information is displayed in one or more windows on the display.

22. The non-transitory medium of claim 21, wherein comparative information comprises of basis information.

23. The non-transitory medium of claim 21, wherein comparative information comprises of curve swap information.

24. The non-transitory medium of claim 21, wherein comparative information comprises of trade differences information.

25. The non-transitory medium of claim 21, wherein comparative information comprises of summed net change information.

26. The non-transitory medium software of claim 16, wherein at least one of basis information, curve swap information, trade differences information, or summed net change information are displayed in one or more windows on the display.

27. The non-transitory medium of claim 16, wherein at least two of basis information, curve swap information, trade differences information, or summed net change information are overlayed.

28. The non-transitory medium software of claim 16, wherein a first one of the at least two financial instruments may be selected, and information associated with the first one is displayed in the first window separately from the graphical depiction.