Method and interface for consolidating price levels on a trading screen
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method including:
- generating by a computing device a first consolidated price level, wherein the first consolidated price level represents a first range of price levels for a tradeable object, wherein the first range of price levels includes a first number of price levels;
generating by the computing device a first consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the first consolidated quantity indicator is based on a plurality of quantities at the price levels in the first range of price levels;
generating by the computing device a second consolidated price level, wherein the second consolidated price level represents a second range of price levels for the tradeable object, wherein the second range of price levels includes a second number of price levels, wherein the first number of price levels and the second number of price levels are different;
generating by the computing device a second consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the second consolidated quantity indicator is based on a plurality of quantities at the price levels in the second range of price levels;
displaying by the computing device the first consolidated quantity indicator in association with the first consolidated price level on a price axis for the tradeable object, wherein the first consolidated price level is displayed on the price axis in place of the first range of price levels; and
displaying by the computing device the second consolidated quantity indicator in association with the second consolidated price level on the price axis for the tradeable object, wherein the second consolidated price level is displayed on the price axis in place of the second range of price levels.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A trading screen may display price and quantity information for price levels in a static axis of prices. The static axis of prices may be divided into two or more different regions. The price and quantity information for one or more of the regions may be consolidated from price and quantity information from plurality of un-consolidated price levels.
-
Citations
24 Claims
-
1. A method including:
-
generating by a computing device a first consolidated price level, wherein the first consolidated price level represents a first range of price levels for a tradeable object, wherein the first range of price levels includes a first number of price levels; generating by the computing device a first consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the first consolidated quantity indicator is based on a plurality of quantities at the price levels in the first range of price levels; generating by the computing device a second consolidated price level, wherein the second consolidated price level represents a second range of price levels for the tradeable object, wherein the second range of price levels includes a second number of price levels, wherein the first number of price levels and the second number of price levels are different; generating by the computing device a second consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the second consolidated quantity indicator is based on a plurality of quantities at the price levels in the second range of price levels; displaying by the computing device the first consolidated quantity indicator in association with the first consolidated price level on a price axis for the tradeable object, wherein the first consolidated price level is displayed on the price axis in place of the first range of price levels; and displaying by the computing device the second consolidated quantity indicator in association with the second consolidated price level on the price axis for the tradeable object, wherein the second consolidated price level is displayed on the price axis in place of the second range of price levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor, wherein the instructions are executable to:
-
generate a first consolidated price level, wherein the first consolidated price level represents a first range of price levels for a tradeable object, wherein the first range of price levels includes a first number of price levels; generate a first consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the first consolidated quantity indicator is based on a plurality of quantities at the price levels in the first range of price levels; generate a second consolidated price level, wherein the second consolidated price level represents a second range of price levels for the tradeable object, wherein the second range of price levels includes a second number of price levels, wherein the first number of price levels and the second number of price levels are different; generate a second consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the second consolidated quantity indicator is based on a plurality of quantities at the price levels in the second range of price levels; display the first consolidated quantity indicator in association with the first consolidated price level on a price axis for the tradeable object, wherein the first consolidated price level is displayed on the price axis in place of the first range of price levels; and display the second consolidated quantity indicator in association with the second consolidated price level on the price axis for the tradeable object, wherein the second consolidated price level is displayed on the price axis in place of the second range of price levels. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
Specification