Click based trading with intuitive grid display of market depth and price consolidation
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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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Abstract
A method and system for reducing the time it takes for a trader to place a trade when electronically trading on an exchange, thus increasing the likelihood that the trader will have orders filled at desirable prices and quantities. The price consolidation feature of the present invention, as described herein, enables a trader to consolidate a number of prices in order to condense the display. Such action allows a trader to view a greater range of prices and a greater number of orders in the market at any given time. By consolidating prices, and therefore orders, a trader reduces the risk of a favorable order scrolling from the screen prior to filling a bid or ask on that order at a favorable price.
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1. A method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium having stored therein instruction for execution by a processor, wherein the instructions are executable to:
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generate 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; display the plurality of consolidated price levels; generate 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; display the first consolidated quantity indicator at a first location aligned with the first consolidated price level of the plurality of consolidated price levels; generate 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 display the second consolidated quantity indicator at a second location aligned with the second consolidated price level of the plurality of consolidated price levels. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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