System and method for dynamically changing an electronic trade order quantity

• US 8,401,959 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2012
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Mintz, Sagy P., Burns, Michael J., Peterson, Thomas A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bartley, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US13/444,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20120203685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 341 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35, 705/37
• US Class Current: 705/37
• 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 methods for dynamically changing a trade order quantity in an electronic trading environment are described herein. According to one example embodiment, an automated trading tool determines if a leaned on quantity of a trading strategy has increased or decreased and if so, dynamically changing a desired order quantity to reflect the change in the leaned on quantity. Dynamically changing an order quantity may be more profitable for a trader as order queue position may be maintained and portion of the desired order quantity may get filled; rather than a trader losing their order queue position and/or taking a chance of not getting any of their order quantity filled.

Claims

1. A method including:

sending by a computing device a first command to enter a first trade order for a first tradeable object, wherein the first trade order includes an order quantity, wherein the order quantity is based on a definition for a trading strategy, a desired strategy quantity, and market data for a second tradeable object, wherein the trading strategy includes the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object;

detecting by the computing device an increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object;

determining by the computing device a new quantity based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object; and

sending by the computing device a second command to increase the order quantity of the first trade order to the new quantity when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object conforms to an increase parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the increase parameter is one of defined as a percentage value, defined as an integer value, based on one or more defined risk parameters.

3. The method of claim 1, further including:

comparing by the computing device the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object with the increase parameter;

determining by the computing device that the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object conforms to the increase parameter when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object is more than or equal to the increase parameter; and

determining by the computing device that the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object does not conform to the increase parameter when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object is less than the increase parameter.

4. The method of claim 1, further including:

sending by the computing device a third command to decrease the order quantity of the first trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the third command is sent after the first command and before the second command.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second command includes commands to cancel the first trade order and submit a second trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the second trade order includes a second order quantity, wherein the second order quantity is based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in the quantity available for the second tradeable object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second command includes a command to place a second trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the second trade order includes a second order quantity, wherein the second order quantity is based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in the quantity available for the second tradeable object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the definition for the trading strategy further includes a volume multiplier parameter, wherein the order quantity is further based on the volume multiplier parameter.

8. The method of claim 1, further including:

displaying by the computing device the increased order quantity in relation to an indicator for the first trade order for the first tradeable object.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor, wherein the instructions are executable to:

send a first command to enter a first trade order for a first tradeable object, wherein the first trade order includes an order quantity, wherein the order quantity is based on a definition for a trading strategy, a desired strategy quantity, and market data for a second tradeable object, wherein the trading strategy includes the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object;

detect an increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object;

determine a new quantity based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object; and

send a second command to increase the order quantity of the first trade order to the new quantity when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object conforms to an increase parameter.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the increase parameter is one of defined as a percentage value, defined as an integer value, based on one or more defined risk parameters.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

compare the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object with the increase parameter;

determine that the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object conforms to the increase parameter when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object is more than or equal to the increase parameter; and

determine that the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object does not conform to the increase parameter when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object is less than the increase parameter.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

send a third command to decrease the order quantity of the first trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the third command is sent after the first command and before the second command.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the second command includes commands to cancel the first trade order and submit a second trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the second trade order includes a second order quantity, wherein the second order quantity is based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in the quantity available for the second tradeable object.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the second command includes a command to place a second trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the second trade order includes a second order quantity, wherein the second order quantity is based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in the quantity available for the second tradeable object.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the definition for the trading strategy further includes a volume multiplier parameter, wherein the order quantity is further based on the volume multiplier parameter.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

display the increased order quantity in relation to an indicator for the first trade order for the first tradeable object.

17. A system including:

a client device,

wherein the client device is adapted to send a first command to enter a first trade order for a first tradeable object, wherein the first trade order includes an order quantity, wherein the order quantity is based on a definition for a trading strategy, a desired strategy quantity, and market data for a second tradeable object, wherein the trading strategy includes the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object,

wherein the client device is adapted to detect an increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object,

wherein the client device is adapted to determine a new quantity based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object, and

wherein the client device is adapted to send a second command to increase the order quantity of the first trade order to the new quantity when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object conforms to an increase parameter.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the increase parameter is one of defined as a percentage value, defined as an integer value, based on one or more defined risk parameters.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the client device is adapted to compare the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object with the increase parameter, wherein the client device is adapted to determine that the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object conforms to the increase parameter when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object is more than or equal to the increase parameter, and wherein the client device is adapted to determine that the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object does not conform to the increase parameter when the increase in quantity available for the second tradeable object is less than the increase parameter.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the client device is adapted to send a third command to decrease the order quantity of the first trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the third command is sent after the first command and before the second command.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the second command includes commands to cancel the first trade order and submit a second trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the second trade order includes a second order quantity, wherein the second order quantity is based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in the quantity available for the second tradeable object.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the second command includes a command to place a second trade order for the first tradeable object, wherein the second trade order includes a second order quantity, wherein the second order quantity is based on the definition for the trading strategy and the increase in the quantity available for the second tradeable object.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the definition for the trading strategy further includes a volume multiplier parameter, wherein the order quantity is further based on the volume multiplier parameter.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the client device is adapted to display the increased order quantity in relation to an indicator for the first trade order for the first tradeable object.