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Click based trading with intuitive grid display of market depth and price consolidation

  • US 8,612,333 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2012
  • Issued: 12/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • generating, by a computer device, a plurality of consolidated price levels, wherein each consolidated price level represents a range of price levels for a commodity, wherein each price level of the range of price levels is based on price information related to the commodity and received from an electronic exchange;

    displaying, by the computer device, the plurality of consolidated price levels;

    generating, by the computer device, a first consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the first consolidated quantity indicator represents a plurality of bid quantity indicators associated with a first range of price levels of a first consolidated price level of the plurality of consolidated price levels, the first range of price levels corresponding to bids;

    displaying, by the computer device, the first consolidated quantity indicator at a first location aligned with the first consolidated price level of the plurality of consolidated price levels;

    generating, by the computer device, a second consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the second consolidated quantity indicator represents a plurality of ask quantity indicators associated with a second range of price levels of a second consolidated price level of the plurality of consolidated price levels, the second range of price levels corresponding to asks; and

    displaying, by the computer device, the second consolidated quantity indicator at a second location aligned with the second consolidated price level of the plurality of consolidated price levels.

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