Trading order routing

• US 8,131,630 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Issued: 03/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co.KG (INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: BGC Partners Incorporated (BGC Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Claus, Matthew W., Noviello, Joseph C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shrestha, Bijendra K
• Application Number:
  US12/953,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20110071937A1
• Time in Patent Office: 469 Days
• Field of Search: 705/37
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• 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

An apparatus for routing trading orders comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores first trading information associated with a first buy order placed with a first market center. The first buy order is associated with a product and the first trading information comprises a disclosed quantity of the product and a reserved quantity of the product. The memory also stores second trading information associated with a second buy order placed with a second market center. The second buy order is associated with the product and the second trading information comprises a disclosed quantity of the product and a reserved quantity of the product. The processor is coupled to the memory and receives a sell order associated with a quantity of the product. The processor further cancels at least a portion of the second buy order placed with the second market center for placement with the first market center. The canceled portion of the second buy order is determined based at least in part upon the second trading information. The processor further routes at least one additional sell order to the first market center having a quantity that is based upon at least one of the first trading information and the canceled portion of the second buy order.

Claims

1. An apparatus for routing trading orders, comprising:

at least one processor of a trading platform; and

a memory, coupled to the at least one processor, that stores instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to perform a method comprising;

receiving from a first market center first trading information about a first plurality of orders, the first trading information comprising a respective disclosed quantity and a respective reserved quantity for each of the first plurality of orders;

receiving from a second market center second trading information about a second plurality of orders, the second trading information comprising a respective disclosed quantity for each of the second plurality of orders, each of the second plurality of orders comprising a respective reserved quantity, in which the trading platform does not receive the reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders;

receiving a trading order;

determining that the first market center provided to the trading platform the respective reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders;

determining that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders;

based on (1) the determination that the first market center provided to the trading platform the respective reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders and (2) the determination that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders, routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center, in which the act of routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center comprises;

determining a quantity of the trading order that can be fulfilled at the first market center; and

routing the determined quantity of the trading order to the first market center for fulfillment of the determined quantity;

determining that a remaining quality of the trading order can be fulfilled at the second market center; and

routing the remaining quantity to the second market center.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining that at least a first order at the first market center is contra to the received trading order and is available to be at least partially matched with the trading order; and

receiving information about at least a second order that is contra to the received order at the second market center and is available to be at least partially matched with the trading order,

in which the act of routing the trading order to the first market center is further based at least in part on (3) the determination that the first order at the first market center is contra to the received trading order and is available to be at least partially matched with the trading order, and

in which the act of routing the trading order to the first market center occurs after receiving the information about the second order.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving a first order for the financial instrument;

routing the first order to the second market center;

determining a quantity of the trading order that can be fulfilled at the first market center;

determining that at least a portion of a remaining quantity of the trading order can be matched with the first order after the determined quantity of the trading order is fulfilled at the first market center, in which the first order is contra to the trading order; and

after routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center, and based on (1) the determination that the first market center provided to the trading platform reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders, (2) the determination that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for each of the second plurality of orders, and (3) the determination that at least a portion of the remaining quantity can be matched with the first order after the determined quantity is fulfilled at the first market center;

cancelling at least a portion of the first order at the second market center; and

routing to the first market center a second order that is contra to the trading order and equal in quantity to the cancelled portion of the first order, in which the second order is matched with at least a portion of the remaining quantity of the trading order.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, in which the act of cancelling at least a portion of the first order comprises cancelling all of the quantity of the first order at the second market center, and in which the second order is equal in quantity to the first trading order.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the act of routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center comprises routing all of the quantity of the trading order to the first market center.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first and second orders each comprise buy orders for the trading product, and in which the third order comprises a sell order for the trading product.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first and second orders each comprise sell orders for the trading product, and in which the third order comprises a buy order for the trading product.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first market center comprises a cooperative exchange such that the first market center discloses to the trading platform reserved quantities of trading orders placed by trading participants other than the trading platform pursuant to a first disclosure policy associated with the first market center, and in which the second market center comprises a non-cooperative exchange such that the second market center does not disclose to the trading platform reserved quantities of trading orders placed by the other trading participants pursuant to a second disclosure policy associated with the second market center.

10. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining that at least a first order at the first market center is contra to the received trading order and is available to be at least partially matched with the trading order; and

receiving information about at least a second order that is contra to the received order at the second market center and is available to be at least partially matched with the trading order,

in which the act of routing the trading order to the first market center is further based at least in part on (3) the determination that the first order at the first market center is contra to the received trading order and is available to be at least partially matched with the trading order, and

in which the act of routing the trading order to the first market center occurs after receiving the information about the second order.

19. The apparatus of claim 1,

in which the trading order comprises a price and a quantity, and

in which the instructions, when executed, further direct the at least one processor to seek to fulfill as much as possible of the quantity at the first market center before seeking to fulfill any portion of the quantity at the second market center based on (1) the determination that the first market center provided to the trading platform reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders, (2) the determination that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for each of the second plurality of orders.

9. A method for routing trading orders, comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor of a trading platform, from a first market center first trading information about a first plurality of orders, the first trading information comprising a respective disclosed quantity and a respective reserved quantity for each of the first plurality of orders;

receiving, by the at least one processor, from a second market center second trading information about a second plurality of orders, the second trading information comprising a respective disclosed quantity for each of the second plurality of orders, each of the second plurality of orders comprising a respective reserved quantity, in which the trading platform does not receive the reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders;

receiving, by the at least one processor, a trading order;

determining, by the at least one processor, that the first market center provided to the trading platform the respective reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders;

determining, by the at least one processor, that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders;

based on (1) the determination that the first market center provided to the trading platform the respective reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders and (2) the determination that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders, routing, by the at least one processor, at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center, in which the act of routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center comprises;

determining a quantity of the trading order that can be fulfilled at the first market center; and

routing the determined quantity of the trading order to the first market center for fulfillment of the determined quantity;

determining that a remaining quantity of the trading order can be fulfilled at the second market center; and

routing the remaining quantity to the second market center.

11. The method of claim 9, the method further comprising:

receiving a first order for the financial instrument;

routing the first order to the second market center;

determining a quantity of the trading order that can be fulfilled at the first market center;

determining that at least a portion of a remaining quantity of the trading order can be matched with the first order after the determined quantity of the trading order is fulfilled at the first market center, in which the first order is contra to the trading order; and

after routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center, and based on (1) the determination that the first market center provided to the trading platform reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders, (2) the determination that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for each of the second plurality of orders, and (3) the determination that at least a portion of the remaining quantity can be matched with the first order after the determined quantity is fulfilled at the first market center;

cancelling at least a portion of the first order at the second market center; and

routing to the first market center a second order that is contra to the trading order and equal in quantity to the cancelled portion of the first order, in which the second order is matched with at least a portion of the remaining quantity of the trading order.

12. The method of claim 11, in which the act of cancelling at least a portion of the first order comprises cancelling all of the quantity of the first order at the second market center, and in which the second order is equal in quantity to the first trading order.

13. The method of claim 9, in which the act of routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center comprises routing all of the quantity of the trading order to the first market center.

14. The method of claim 9, in which the first and second orders each comprise buy orders for the trading product, and in which the third order comprises a sell order for the trading product.

15. The method of claim 9, in which the first and second orders each comprise sell orders for the trading product, and in which the third order comprises a buy order for the trading product.

16. The method of claim 9, in which the first market center comprises a cooperative exchange such that the first market center discloses to the trading platform reserved quantities of trading orders placed by trading participants other than the trading platform pursuant to a first disclosure policy associated with the first market center, and in which the second market center comprises a non-cooperative exchange such that the second market center does not disclose to the trading platform reserved quantities of trading orders placed by the other trading participants pursuant to a second disclosure policy associated with the second market center.

17. The method of claim 9, in which the act of routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center comprises:

based on (1) the determination the first market center provided to the trading platform reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders and (2) the determination that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for each of the second plurality of orders, routing at least a portion of the trading order to the first market center such that no portion of the trading order is routed to the second market center.

18. The method of claim 9, in which a total quantity of the trading order is filled at one or more market centers other than the second market center.

20. A apparatus for routing trading orders, comprising:

at least one processor of a trading platform; and

a memory, coupled to the at least one processor, the stores instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to perform a method comprising;

receiving from a first market center first trading information about a first plurality of orders, the first trading information comprising a respective disclosed quantity and a respective reserved quantity for each of the first plurality of orders;

receiving from a second market center second trading information about a second plurality of orders, the second trading information comprising a respective disclosed quantity for each of the second plurality of orders, each of the second plurality of orders comprising a respective reserved quantity, in which the trading platform does not receive the reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders;

receiving a first trading order;

determining that the first market center provided to the trading platform the respective reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders;

determining that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders;

determining that at least a second trading order at the second market center is contra to the first trading order and is available to be matched with the first trading order;

determining that at least a third trading order at the first market center is contra to the first stranding order and is available to be matched with the first trading order;

based on (1) the determination that the first market center provided to the trading platform the respective reserved quantities for each of the first plurality of orders, (2) the determination that the second market center did not provide to the trading platform reserved quantities for any of the second plurality of orders, and (3) the determination that the third order at the first market center is contra to the received trading order and is available to be at least partially matched with the trading order, exhibiting a preference for the first market center over the second market center by routing the first trading order to the first market center, in which the first trading order is at least partially matched with the at least third trading order at the first market center, in which the act of routing at least a porting of the trading order to the first market center comprises;

determining a quantity of the trading order that can be fulfilled at the first market center; and

routing the determined quantity of the trading order to the first market center for fulfillment of the determined quantity;

determining that a remaining quantity of the trading order can be fulfilled at the second market center; and

routing the remaining quantity to the second market center.