System and method for reducing the risks involved in trading multiple spread trading strategies

• US 8,583,536 B1
• Filed: 08/17/2007
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
• Inventors: Deitz, Alexander D., Mintz, Sagy P., Garrison, David W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Eric T
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAIRD, EDWARD J
• Application Number:
  US11/840,553
• Time in Patent Office: 2,279 Days
• Field of Search: 705/37, 705/35
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

System and methods for reducing the risks involved in trading multiple spread trading strategies in an electronic trading environment are provided. Specifically, reducing the risks involved in trading multiple spreads that share a leg by, among other things, quoting a single order in the shared leg instead of quoting orders for each of the corresponding spread legs. Based on the computed quote price for the single order, associating the single order with the leaned on price that results in the price closest to the inside market in the shared leg. The single quote order is based on the market conditions in the spread legs and the desired spread price. Once the single order fills, a hedge order is sent to the leg that obtains the most advantageous price for the spread based on the other spread options.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

defining a plurality of spread trading strategies, each of the plurality of spread trading strategies comprising at least a request to trade a first tradeable object and a request to trade a second tradeable object, wherein the first tradeable object of each of the plurality of spread trading strategies is a common tradeable object, and the second tradeable object of each of the plurality of spread trading strategies is different from the common tradeable object, and the second tradeable object is different in each of the plurality of spread trading strategies;

calculating by a computer device a quote price for the common tradeable object for each of the plurality of spread trading strategies based on a desired price to buy or sell each of the plurality of spread trading strategies;

from the calculated quote prices for the common tradeable object of the plurality of trading strategies, selecting by the computer device a first quote price closest to a price level based on either an inside market price or a last traded price of the common tradeable object; and

sending by the computer device a first quote order for the common tradeable object at the selected first quote price.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a condition;

in response to detecting the condition;

calculating a quote price for the common tradeable object for each of the plurality of spread trading strategies;

from the quote prices for the common tradeable object calculated after detecting the condition, selecting a second quote price closest to the price level based on either the inside market price or the last traded price of the common tradeable object; and

re-pricing the first quote order to the second quote price.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the condition comprises a user-defined condition.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the condition comprises a market fluctuation in the second tradeable object corresponding to a spread trading strategy associated with the first quote price selected prior to detecting the condition.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the condition comprises a time expiration.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the condition comprises detecting a fill of at least a portion of a total order quantity for the first order.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least a portion of the total order quantity to be filled is user-defined.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least a portion of the total order quantity to be filled comprises a percentage of the total order quantity.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least a portion of the total order quantity to be filled comprises a value.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a fill of a total order quantity of the first quote order; and

placing an offsetting hedge order for the second tradeable object in one of the plurality of spread trading strategies.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the offsetting hedge order comprises a market order.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the offsetting hedge order comprises a limit order.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the limit order is placed at a price level based on a leaned on price for each tradeable object that is not the common tradeable object and that corresponds to each hedge leg of one of the plurality of spread trading strategies that results in the first quote price closest to the price level, wherein the leaned on price is used to determine the first quote price.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the limit order is placed at a price level that is calculated based on a fill price of the first order and the desired price for one of the plurality of spread trading strategies.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the price level is user-defined.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the inside market price comprises a highest bid price and a lowest ask price currently available in a market.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining a precedence level for each of the plurality of spread trading strategies;

selecting one of the plurality of spread trading strategies based on the precedence level for each of the plurality of spread trading strategies; and

sending an offsetting hedge order for the second tradeable object of the selected spread trading strategy.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the precedence level is user-defined.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the precedence level is based on trading volume in at least one of the first tradeable object and second tradeable object associated with each of the plurality of spread trading strategies.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the precedence level is based on trading activity in at least one of the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object associated with each of the plurality of spread trading strategies.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that two or more calculated quote prices result in the same price closest to the price level;

selecting a spread trading strategy having a highest precedence level from two or more spread trading strategies associated with the two or more calculated quote prices closest to the price level; and

sending a hedge order for the second tradeable object of the selected spread trading strategy having the highest precedence level.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the quote price for the common tradeable object of each of the plurality of spread trading strategies is determined using the desired price and a leaned on price for each second tradeable object that corresponds to each hedge leg of each of the plurality of spread trading strategies.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the desired price to buy or sell each of the plurality of spread trading strategies is different.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the desired price to buy or sell each of the plurality of spread trading strategies is the same.